Free Web NovelChapter 127: Chapter 127: Two Life-and-Death Battles
The third floor of the High Tower, Hongyuan Tower Production Base Factory No.2.
Bai Wu was no stranger to this factory.
In the cellar of the Hongyuan Tower Production Base Factory No.4, that place which was originally used as a freezer, was where the cultists hid the bodies.
Due to the inability to catch all at once, and only treating the symptoms but not the root cause, Bai Wu did not have Wu Jiu deal with it.
Of course, the people of the Tower God Society, though crazy, were not so foolish as to leave the freezer of Factory No.4 as it was; it had now been moved to Factory No.2.
What Bai Wu needed to do was to sneak into the cellar of Factory No.2. Ruan Qingyun was trapped there.
From the time Yan Jiu sketched out the gate of Factory No.2, Bai Wu guessed that Cain must be in collusion with the Tower God Society.
This was actually good, in Yan Jiu’s description, the one who kidnapped the dwarf’s wife was a woman, and Bai Wu had a feeling that this woman might have some connection with himself.
It was even very likely to be the "lady" he had contacted before.
...
Ruan Qingyun was very smart.
Similar to Bai Wu’s initial encounter with an attack, she was first kidnapped, knocked unconscious, and after coming to, she remained calm throughout, clearly having been through her share of tumult.
She had already contacted Yan Jiu, so the people coming to rescue her were undoubtedly on their way. Now, she just needed to figure out a way to stall for time.
Luckily, Lilith did have some interest in Ruan Qingyun.
In an extremely short period, this woman had dispatched four fourth-order Innate Force guards arranged by Wu Jiu.
With her powerful Talent Sequence, her actions looked graceful yet were incredibly lethal.
However, she also had some odd habits; when killing characters she deemed important, she would reveal her own name.
This seemed like a ritual.
Ruan Qingyun would not die at her hand, and even to many, Ruan Qingyun was not deemed an important character, but Lilith believed that she had seen through her Destiny.
As for being important, as an infiltrator of the Tower God Society, she believed that if there really was a Tower God in this world, Ruan Qingyun’s skin must be regarded as a gift from God.
So, she also felt quite favorably towards Ruan Qingyun.
"Where will I be sent? Did you find me to threaten Wu Jiu?" Ruan Qingyun asked calmly.
This room was laid out differently from the slaughterhouse cellar Bai Wu had been in; it was filled with many dusty crates, but what was inside the crates, nobody knew.
Lilith said:
"Threatening him is not what we want. To be precise, you will die, but not here."
"Out of pity for someone about to die, could you tell me where I will die?"
"You sound like you’re fishing for information."
"What else can I do? I detest the unknown; at least don’t let me die too miserably," said Ruan Qingyun, facing Lilith without any fear.
Lilith actually admired this; a beautiful person should retain some dignity and decorum in death.
"You can’t do anything. Once the paperwork is sorted, you’ll be transported to the Manor as cargo."
The Manor.
In Ruan Qingyun’s knowledge, buildings that qualify as a manor only existed on the third and fifth floors.
Through the conch shell, she had learned from Yan Jiu that her location was in the industrial area of the third floor.
"So, I will be going to the fifth floor..."
Lilith had never met that Mr. Zhong, the ruler, but in the description of one of her old friends, he was a fat man, pompous and corpulent, looking just like the glutton who died from overeating in the movie "Se7en."
Even though she had long forgotten the content of that movie...
Ruan Qingyun said:
"There have been continuous disappearances of young girls before, do they share the same fate as me?"
"Yes."
"But they weren’t kidnapped by you; you are not part of that gang, you just want to frame them."
"A beautiful and intelligent woman; it’s a good combination. But given your fate, it only adds to the tragic air. I will remember you," Lilith stated, her tone indeed very much like that of a devotee.
Ruan Qingyun continued:
"Even if I were to bite off my tongue and commit suicide, my body would still end up dying on the fifth floor, wouldn’t it?"
Lilith did not respond to Ruan Qingyun again.
At this time, Ruan Qingyun heard the instructions from Yan Jiu, and what Yan Jiu heard were the instructions from Bai Wu over the phone.
"Have her take off the mask, let’s have a look."
Actually, this instruction was pointless. But it was, after all, a way to buy time.
Ruan Qingyun pondered for a moment before saying,
"You give me the impression of a very beautiful person, and you should know that I don’t easily compliment someone on their beauty. I want to see what you look like. Could you take off that mask for me to see?"
Lilith shook her head:
"You bear a visage blessed by the gods, and I should grant your last request before death, but this is something I can’t do."
"That’s a pity."
Over at Yan Jiu’s side, she began to parrot the words of Bai Wu:
"Ask her! What if Wu Jiu chose to come save me?"
"If Wu Jiu didn’t leave at that time and had chosen to stay, would you still have kidnapped me?"
"Good question, but there are no ifs in this world, and your man doesn’t love you as much as you imagine."
Lilith’s tone even carried a hint of mockery.
But at this moment, Yan Jiu explained,
"Sister Ruan, don’t listen to his nonsense. Dwarf... Captain cares a lot about you. He had no idea that someone would dare kidnap directly outside the branch after he left."
It was indeed a good question, and Ruan Qingyun was also wondering if the team members were in danger and she was kidnapped at the same time, what Wu Jiu would choose.
She didn’t dare to think too deeply, as it was an answer that could break a woman’s heart.
"Just be stubborn with her, just insist on this issue, say that Wu Jiu would do anything for you!"
The instruction from Bai Wu was aimed at delaying time.
Lilith seemed to have her tone of mockery perfectly replicated by Yan Jiu, who at this moment was just like a monitor.
Although the girl did not have a joyful expression and always practiced various expressions in front of the mirror,
her imitation of people’s actions, even down to their tone of voice, was something she excelled at, just as if she could precisely replicate what she saw onto paper like a machine.
Therefore, Bai Wu sharply noticed that Lilith seemed to look down on human emotions, or perhaps love, with some disdain.
Arguing with Dwarf’s Wife and Lilith, just forcibly spreading dog food, might further delay the time.
Indeed, though both women were far from ordinary, they still managed to debate over the issue of love for two minutes.
Bai Wu also used the observation of Prayle’s Eye and his own level four proficiency to sneak into Hongyuan Production Facility Plant No. 2 unnoticed by gods or spirits.
At this moment, he was no more than a hundred meters away from Lilith.
In the cargo hold, Lilith quickly realized that Ruan Qingyun’s unreasonable insistence that Wu Jiu loved her was inconsistent with the rationality Ruan Qingyun had shown before.
"You’re buying time."
Lilith was sure that Ruan Qingyun could not escape on her own, as her eyes told her that Ruan Qingyun possessed no talents.
"Is someone coming to rescue you?"
"So, are you going to tear up the ticket?" Ruan Qingyun didn’t deny it because she heard the sound of the door being pushed open.
Surprise flashed in Lilith’s eyes.
Bai Wu was wearing a smiling face mask and had donned a black robe.
He didn’t know what the trick to this mask was, just that it was an item of Spirit Possession, but in Lilith’s eyes, surprise turned to disbelief.
"Fourth level, fifth rank, without any talents. Is this your rescuer?"
The mask brought Lilith no small measure of surprise; on one hand, because it resembled the mask of an old friend to some extent.
On the other hand, she was reminded of an urban legend from the Pre-Tower Era.
Bai Wu’s voice was deep as he spoke,
"It seems you have a very special pair of eyes."
Lilith scoffed:
"I can easily see right through you."
"Then my secret of wearing black underwear is no secret to you anymore?" Bai Wu joked.
In such a serious situation, Ruan Qingyun suddenly felt like laughing.
Lilith was taken aback, then said angrily,
"Are you humiliating me?"
"I wouldn’t dare. By the way, I’m actually wearing white."
[She does have two rather interesting minor sequences on her. One is Sequence 240: Eye of Insight; the other is 399: Heart Like Still Water. If you were a good child who loved to learn, you would know that this woman is very similar to you; even though I am also that kind of, well, lascivious person, I suggest you not to entertain fantasies about women older than seven hundred years. You had better be careful, all her attributes are about twice yours. However, you best not lose this fight, otherwise, it would be too embarrassing. For that, I will give you a few hints.]
Eye of Insight, Sequence number 240.
Bai Wu always took his opponents seriously, but for some reason, facing this particular sequence gave him the composure of a father towards his son.
As for Heart Like Still Water... that made it even harder for him to feel spirited.
Heart Like Still Water has detailed data, able to maintain calmness instantly during its activation period, suppressing all negative emotions to below twenty-five percent.
Without a doubt, this was a very practical non-combat skill.
The opponent also had stats twice his own, but Bai Wu... really felt like laughing.
The feeling was like that of a refined genuine product upon seeing a poor imitation.
"She can’t even see that I possess Taotie and Prayle’s Eye."
The Eye of Insight could see the opponent’s weak points in numerical values, displaying their Innate Force and Talent Sequence.
But it could not see sequences within the top one hundred, which seemed to be a natural suppression between sequences.
Especially since... the Eye of Insight could only target living beings, not inanimate objects.
Prayle’s Eye, although not as detailed in numerical terms as the Eye of Insight, gave Bai Wu the impression that it encompassed the past, the present, and the future within its observational range.
And it’s not limited to living beings but encompasses all things in the world.
Apart from Prayle’s Eye and the Eye of Insight, there was also Sequence 169: Eye of the Scales and Sequence 929: Enhanced Vision.
These eye abilities, during activation, allowed one to see changes within their line of sight in the next few seconds. Enhanced Vision, on the other hand, improved one’s own eyesight.
All these eye abilities, in Bai Wu’s opinion, were inferior to Prayle’s Eye. Because this was the ceiling of all visual talents!
Lilith also seemed to instinctively feel something very strange about Bai Wu, perhaps the urban legend’s mask he carried reminded her of many distressing past events.
"Are you trying to save someone?" Lilith took a step towards Bai Wu.
"Obviously," Bai Wu took a step forward as well.
...
...
Outside the tower.
When the elites of the Investigation Corps and the Garrison Corps stepped into this area, their respective sensory teams quickly realized something was amiss.
This was a swamp forest.
Under the physical laws outside the tower, the swamps of the forest nurtured monsters similar to piranhas.
The swamps themselves also possessed a certain strong suction power.
Strangest of all was the vegetation and trees. They stood above the swamp, their distribution and size ratio quite chaotic.
At a glance, one could see that some trees were tens or even hundreds of meters tall, with mushrooms growing on their trunks taller than other smaller trees.
The smallest trees were like blades of grass, while the largest resembled the world tree itself.
This bizarre scene, Bai Wu and others had seen in the fog, but this time, the elites participating in the military exercise of both armies did not encounter dense fog.
They didn’t even encounter an Evil Fallen.
Members of the sensory teams quickly began to report on the area’s temperature, weather, wind direction, and the number of Evil Fallen.
"Forty-four degrees, cloudy, no wind, the number of Evil Fallen, one."
This result left the elites participating in the exercise somewhat baffled; the vast jungle obscured by trees of varying heights, plenty of hiding spots, and complex terrain was indeed suitable for hunting Evil Fallen.
Originally, there were over seventy Evil Fallen in the area, but upon entering, they were told there was only one.
Within the Investigation Corps, the strongest person below Wu Jiu was Liu Mu. Even when facing Wu Jiu, Liu Mu had not been defeated, although he had never won either.
His overly strong defense naturally put him in an invincible position. The number one expert of the Garrison Corps was the captain of the first team, Yuan Du.
Yuan Du’s weapon, like that of Wu Jiu, was a dagger. But his style was completely different.
His blade did not seek a fatal strike, but once someone was hit by him, they would suffer various pains and even hallucinations.
Yuan Du and Liu Mu had never fought before, but in the eyes of many, the outcome between the two was simple.
As long as Yuan Du could make Liu Mu bleed, even a tiny scratch, Liu Mu was bound to lose without a doubt.
"What should we do now? If there’s only one Evil Fallen, this competition is meaningless." Yuan Du looked to Liu Mu.
Liu Mu said:
"Have everyone stand by. Let’s each pick a few elites to investigate."
"That’s also feasible." Yuan Du agreed with Liu Mu’s arrangement.
The entire jungle resounded with some kind of ethereal singing that should have been extremely abrupt, yet everyone felt it was quite natural.
Even no one mentioned it—they had subconsciously forgotten something that concerned their very survival.
Liu Mu and Yuan Du each selected several elites from their camps and began their area investigation.
They ran between bizarre trees so tall they could blot out the sky. The area was vast, and their progress was slow.
Both groups of experts felt something was wrong with this jungle. There was a strange and eerie atmosphere.
The first hour passed, and the exploratory team discovered that not only was there more than one Evil Fallen, but only one Evil Fallen had survived!
On the edge of the swamp, in the branches, and atop the giant mushrooms and flowers, there lay corpses of various Evil Fallens.
Without exception, these bodies were all torn apart by some terrible force. Limbs and organs were scattered everywhere.
Liu Mu looked to Feng Zhan, and Yuan Du to the second expert of the team, Zuo Yue.
"It seems that there’s a powerful Evil Fallen that has been hunting other Evil Fallens, but that shouldn’t be... Evil Fallens cannot leave their region, and if this one has always been here, how could it only now have started killing the others?"
While the elites were puzzled, a towering figure dropped from the sky.
Hundred-meter-tall giant trees were pierced straight through by a terrifying force, crashing down and kicking up clouds of dust.
Through the dust, Liu Mu and the others caught a glimpse of a silhouette with outspread wings, like an ancient demon.
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As the dust cleared, skin as black as cold iron appeared before them, with demon horns on the joints seemingly containing explosive destructive power.
That pair of eyes brimmed with fighting intent. An unprecedented sense of oppression permeated the air.
"Be careful," warned Liu Mu.
He was always the warrior leading the charge, and this time was no exception. However, for the first time, even before the clash, he felt a chill that made his scalp tingle.
Yuan Du wanted to mock Liu Mu, but the aura exuded by the demonic-like creature was too astonishing.
He felt he should do something, yet he couldn’t remember what.
Liu Mu, Long Xiao, Feng Zhan, Meng Yuan, Yuan Du, and Zuo Yue, gathered in front of the Evil Fallen Body, were the strongest forces of the High Tower.
Each had nearly a seventh-tier Innate Force, and also possessed powerful Talent Sequences.
However, the demon seemed somewhat disappointed upon sensing the aura of these High Tower individuals:
"Are there no more warriors in the Tower? Why do I smell a gathering of trash?"
Not far behind the demon, another voice came:
"Of course, there is. He just hasn’t appeared yet. Before that, why don’t you warm up a bit?"
"Then I’ll trust you once more!"
Instantly, the shadow of the Demon Evil Fallen disappeared. Out of nowhere, a virulent storm arose in the windless jungle.
Feng Zhan cried out, "Be careful!"
By the time his words landed, Yuan Du was already enveloped by a shadow.
As the mightiest of the Garrison Corps, Yuan Du drew his blade at once—a Spirit Possession Weapon that could inflict three random negative attributes the moment it struck an opponent.
His Talent Sequence could significantly weaken the target’s resistance to various abnormal effects.
The strike was immensely fast, and his strength of the sixth tier, level nine, was formidable.
But in the eyes of the demon, this human dressed in the Garrison Corps’ clothes seemed to move in slow motion:
"Too slow, little trash," the demon commented.
The demon’s fingers easily caught Yuan Du’s blade. With his other hand, he lifted Yuan Du, faster than he could react.
Only Feng Zhan, with his eyesight, could catch the speed of the demon.
At the same time, Feng Zhan, Long Xiao, Meng Yuan, and Zuo Yue attacked together, assaulting the demon from all angles.
However, in the next second, the demon’s wings spread once more, and it stood as if in the eye of a typhoon, repelling the advancing soldiers of both forces with a ferocious storm.
As for Yuan Du, his powerful weapon... was directly broken by the demon.
"Overly reliant on weapons, trash."
As fear seeped into Yuan Du’s eyes, the demon felt excessively bored, carelessly tossing Yuan Du aside. This top expert of the Garrison Corps, regarded as the best on the surface, was thrown out like a pebble.
The next one was Feng Zhan.
"I hope you can give me some surprises since you’re able to capture my figure!"
The voice was ethereal, as if coming from many directions, and countless demon illusions charged toward Feng Zhan.
Feng Zhan could discern which one was the real body, but the moment his hands touched it, his entire arm fractured!
"Stacking a single attribute will only make your weaknesses more apparent than others, boring trash, roll away!"
A heavy and forceful kick shattered all the bones in Feng Zhan’s body, leaving him unconscious just like Yuan Du, another fighter from the Investigation Corps whose speed was second only to Wu Jiu.
The hunt began.
But this hunt was not the High Tower’s Garrison Corps and the Investigation Corps hunting the Evil Fallen.
They were the prey, facing the strongest Evil Fallen they had ever encountered since birth.
The huge commotion caused by the battle gathered all the elite members of the Investigation Corps and the Garrison Corps.
Those who had witnessed the demon’s tremendous power, like Liu Mu and Long Xiao, roared at everyone to fall back.
They had completely forgotten that they had devices to return home.
While the demon was facing off against the elites of the High Tower, the Masked Man behind the demon scrutinized each warrior.
The battle between the demon and the elite Allied Forces were almost always decided in an instant.
Dragon Squadron Captain Long Xiao fought fiercely with heavy offense and light defense, every critical part of his body severely damaged by the demon, leaving behind the comment, "Trash who doesn’t understand defense without an extreme sharpness."
First Squadron Captain Meng Yuan, the one with the most balanced strength and the most exquisite fighting skills, consequently suffered the worst beatings.
"Without any outstanding tactics, you’re simply an all-around mediocre waste."
Meng Yuan’s brain was severely damaged, rendering him utterly disoriented.
Tang Zhen, the Fourth Squadron Captain of the Garrison Corps, with his Talent Sequence of illusory false bodies, had always taken the mysterious assassin’s path and was known as the one least wanted to be provoked in the High Tower.
The illusory false body could create numerous illusions with the aura of the real body, and his body could move freely among these illusions.
Tang Zhen was considered the second-best talent that the Garrison Corps had seen in recent years.
But facing the demon, Tang Zhen was nearly tormented into developing a psychological trauma.
"A side show, an assassin who doesn’t know how to blend in with the environment? Are you even worthy of the title ’assassin’? You’re sullying the word, a somnolence-inducing piece of trash!"
As if such battles were far from satisfying, the demon plunged directly into the elite ranks of the Investigation Corps and Garrison Corps, laying waste to the multitude of formidable opponents with overwhelming power.
Not a single fight lasted more than three rounds.
Lin Wurou’s hair was ripped off by the demon, labeled as good-looking but impractical trash; Wang Shi’s hand bones were directly crushed, judged as weak and baseless trash; Shang Xiaoyi’s teeth were knocked out, tagged as crazed little trash.
As for Yin Shuang, the demon didn’t even seem to have the desire to fight.
Among the elite of the two armies, there were indeed some individuals with rare Sequences, but facing a Level 9 Evil Fallen, or rather, an Evil Fallen that had long surpassed Level 9, the elites of both armies were too weak.
This could not truly be called a fight.
"What is this, a trash heap? Is this the future of the High Tower?"
As the elites continued to fall, the scorn and mockery in the demon’s eyes grew increasingly clear.
But the Masked Man behind the demon was somewhat puzzled since, up to this point, not a single person had died. Whether it was the Garrison Corps or the Investigation Corps, they were seriously injured and needed medical treatment, but their injuries were not fatal.
This made the Masked Man feel something was amiss.
These people were severely injured by the demon, but the medical teams would quickly treat their wounds.
Although the demon called them trash repeatedly, he very much enjoyed the feeling of being mobbed by them; of course... he wished that these pieces of trash would employ more lethal attack methods.
A battle that could have ended in ten minutes was drawn out to three hours by the demon’s playfulness.
He suppressed his own power just to see the faces of these trash filled with despair.
When the negative attributes descended, the Siren’s Song played once again, causing them to forget even more thoroughly what they had already forgotten.
The various negative attributes eroded the elite of the Garrison Corps and Investigation Corps, and the despair within their hearts made their facial expressions extremely terrified, which was quite pleasing to the demon’s eyes.
Especially the scent they emitted was even more tempting to the demon.
He enjoyed this battle, yet was immensely disappointed!
"In the end, they are just a bunch of trash!"
The battle was not over yet.
Just as the demon’s voice fell, a golden light surged forth.
Liu Mu, the second top expert of the Investigation Corps, used his body as a shield and stood in front of the demon!
Clang!
As if striking some kind of metal, the demon’s attack was actually blocked outright!
"Hmph, another piece of trash has come."
The Xie Mo Corner that could penetrate anything was aimed at Liu Mu, the demon’s eyes filled with a trace of expectation.
It charged again!
The speed seemed much slower, but the strength was even more astonishing.
The terrifying Xie Mo Corner, originally capable of piercing everything, was actually blocked by Liu Mu under his fierce charge!
Vajra Indestructibility, although only Sequence 259, rank-wise it was far from strong on the list.
But like Wu Jiu, Liu Mu also possessed the talent to advance in the Sequence.
Extreme Shadow at 256, after advancing, its attribute could almost become immune to slow resistances.
And for Vajra Indestructibility at 259, once advanced, it would possess the characteristic of growing stronger when facing strong opponents, able to convert forty percent of the enemy’s attack power into its own health recovery speed and vitality.
During the activation of the Sequence, Liu Mu originally had an extremely exaggerated defensive capability, and after advancing in the Sequence, this ability became even more terrifying.
Facing the demon’s assault head-on, the soldiers of the allied forces saw a glimmer of hope.
Holding high the shield that had just been repaired not long ago, Liu Mu’s eyes were filled with intense fighting spirit!
The demon revealed a smile:
"Not a bad look in your eyes."
Liu Mu seemed like a brash man, but after his friends had been dealt with one by one, he was no longer the first to rush to the front lines; instead, he began to observe the Evil Fallen.
The Evil Fallen seemed extremely familiar with the tactics of both the Investigation Corps and the Garrison Corps, effortlessly defeating each person, trampling on everyone’s pride, but never delivering a killing blow.
Liu Mu even felt as if... he was being pointedly instructed by a strict and sarcastic senior.
He observed the demon’s every move, how his own elite were cleanly resolved by it, vaguely enlightening him.
At the same time, Liu Mu realized this was an arrogant guy, the more his opponents excelled in something, the more he wanted to destroy their confidence in that very manner.
While the elites of the allied forces were dominated by fear, Liu Mu actually felt a sense of disappointment. Even more disappointed was the demon.
So seeing the look in Liu Mu’s eyes, the demon became interested, feeling as if he had finally found a treasure in a junkyard.
"Interesting little fellow, you seem different from those other trash. But how many attacks can you endure?"
"Come and fight!" Liu Mu bellowed.
The demon’s offensive came again, this time not a single strike, but a sky full of fist shadows, falling like a heavy rain.
The entire battlefield trembled instantly from the dense and powerful punches.
Liu Mu’s body was continuously sent flying by the tremendous force, hundreds of punches landing on him like a sudden storm.
Every punch of the demon was enough to easily crush a warrior with Level 6 Innate Force.
Hundreds of punches came in an instant, and the surrounding scenery was pit-pocked and shattered by the punch force. After the terrifying fist wind dissipated, Liu Mu was covered in blood, standing in front of the demon.
His internal organs were almost shattered by the terrifying force of the punches, and blood seeped out from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.
Only his body still stood firm in place. The golden light had been suppressed halfway through the burst of punch force.
With the demon’s final terrifying punch, everyone heard the sound of bones shattering.
But even so, Liu Mu still did not fall.
"Finally, I see someone somewhat decent, but just this is not enough to amuse me. Boy, if you can still talk, give me your name."
Liu Mu breathed with difficulty:
"Investigation Corps... there are those ten times stronger than me... You’re just lucky... to not have encountered them..."
His voice was weak, and the surrounding support and perception team members could clearly feel that Captain Liu’s body was almost in a state of near-collapse and shattering.
But even so riddled with holes, there was still no sign of retreat in Liu Mu’s eyes, as he stood forcefully by sheer willpower!
Wang Shi’s eyes instantly turned red.
All the warriors with the same fighting style as Liu Mu also burst forth with fighting spirit at this moment.
This was outside the Tower, and too much despair and fear would only lead them into greater predicaments. The right amount of grief and anger could actually dilute these emotions.
Liu Mu’s actions unquestionably ignited the soldiers’ passion once again!
Sensing the battle will of those around him, the demon said something rare:
"Congratulations, you’ve transformed from trash into trash with a bit of spirit."
The flurry of swords and sabers surged like a landslide, the elites of both armies began their most massive counter-attack under various Talent Sequence enhancements!
Their physical condition was far from what it had been, but their eyes were filled with desperate determination.
The demon temporarily gave up on Liu Mu to clash with the allied forces for a while.
But it didn’t take long before he started feeling bored again.
"Will can indeed make a person surpass themselves for a short while, even if they are trash, but weakness—"
More and more attacks landed on the Evil Fallen’s body, who didn’t bother to defend himself and, facing the direction of the allied forces, unleashed a punch!
"Is the original sin!"
The punch seemed to distort space itself, and the destructive blow interrupted everyone’s attacks.
The absolute gap in strength, easily...crushed their wills once more.
Liu Mu’s body was swept away by the wind of the punch, flailing in the air like dust, unable to control his movement.
As far as the demon was concerned, the most interesting toy at the moment, he clearly had no intention of letting him go!
But just as he was about to intercept Liu Mu in mid-air, a blade light sharper than any before struck!
The speed of this blade was so fast that even the demon barely managed to respond in time!
When he instinctively went to defend, Liu Mu’s tall figure had already been caught by a man who appeared rather small.
Liu Mu’s eyes were unfocused, his blood staining the clothes of his rescuer:
"You’re finally here... Wu Jiu..."
"Don’t talk, heal him, quickly treat Liu Mu."
Wu Jiu’s appearance on the scene immediately lifted the spirits of both armies; for the first time, the elite of the Garrison Corps felt that this short man seemed so grand.
Wu Jiu set down Liu Mu, his eyes falling on the Evil Fallen.
"We meet again, I didn’t expect you to have survived."
"I also didn’t expect that the world outside the tower was so vast, yet I would still encounter you."
Everyone was shocked, even the Masked Man behind the demon showed a thoughtful expression.
This Evil Fallen, who had singlehandedly devastated the elite forces of the High Tower Allied Forces, actually knew Wu Jiu?
"Seeing how their spirits lifted, I thought some noteworthy figure had arrived, but it turns out to be someone who has already lost to me."
The demon spread his wings again, speaking disdainfully:
"It seems you were lucky to not die after I tormented you for six days, fleeing back at the first opportunity."
In front of Wu Jiu was the powerful Evil Fallen who had toyed with him for six days but hadn’t killed him.
Wu Jiu would have never encountered such a being in the blue region... but during his exploration, he crossed into different regions.
"Not exactly at first opportunity, I stayed another eighteen days afterward."
Wu Jiu had no interest in reminiscing, his blade flashed. His figure quickly appeared behind the demon!
A wound manifested on the rarely injured wings of the demon!
Eighteen days?
To the demon, this statement seemed sharper than Wu Jiu’s blade.
Crazed battle intent appeared in his eyes.
Similarly, facing the fear from the past, the only one who had ever defeated him, Wu Jiu showed no sign of backing down.
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...
On the third floor of the High Tower, in Hongyuan Production Facility Plant No. 2.
Facing an adversary whose level and attributes suppressed his own by more than double, Bai Wu fought with extreme difficulty.
What should have been a battle over in a matter of seconds, saw Talent Sequences unexpectedly trigger a bond between them!
Like the Kiss of Satan and Wheel of Sorrows and Joys, two different sequences combined could devour the fortune of those around.
Bai Wu had never imagined that Prayle’s Eye and the Eye of Insight could have a bond!
It was a secret even Lilith wasn’t aware of; she even thought her eyes had evolved...
Potential value, estimated remaining lifespan, tendency for weakness transfer, liked items, disliked items...
These data, previously unseen, suddenly materialized in front of Bai Wu’s eyes shortly after he appeared.
In this world, there are some talents that are extremely special; once a person possesses them, no one else can have them. Most of these sequences are within the top thirty Talent Sequences.
Therefore, neither Lilith nor Bai Wu would have ever guessed that the talent she dreamt of yet knew not its effects, was right in Bai Wu’s hands.
Lilith’s eyes had been enhanced, and so had Bai Wu’s.
In an instant, a vast amount of information appeared in Bai Wu’s vision.
"If I were you, I would immediately protect my groin. On her fourth move, she is likely to suddenly kick out a rare one. It probably won’t shorten your length, but it can turn your two eggs into four."
"Go for the chest! Go for the chest! Go for the chest! Trust me, if you do, she’ll expose a flaw due to leaning back, and you’ll have a brief chance to catch your breath!"
"Ah ha, you’re down to half health, so thrilling indeed. So, where’s your ’Musou’? What? You don’t use ’Musou’ when your health bar is red? Hurry up and talk some trash!"
Despite being able to predict his opponent’s moves like the Eye of Scales, Bai Wu was still forced by an absolute strength disparity to resort to talking trash.
"What’s your relationship with Cain?"
"Is Cain the president of the Tower God Society?"
"You’ve been around for seven hundred years. How many boyfriends have you had?"
"Wait, you’re not... still a single dog, are you?"
"Ay, my mask is only half left! Recognize me now? Madam~"
Bai Wu’s mask would gradually become damaged in accordance with the state of his body. In other words, if he remained at full health, Bai Wu’s mask was the strongest facial shield.
But if he were seriously injured, the mask would automatically become damaged and broken.
"It’s you!" Lilith exclaimed in shock!
Everything seemed to return to the beginning.
The stunning woman donning the bronze mask could hardly believe that this man, who had survived dozens of rounds in her hands... was the very same young man who had been captured and taken outside the tower to participate in the gambling game.
"How is this possible..."
Without using Heart Like Still Water, Lilith’s inner thoughts were not as composed and dignified as her outer appearance.
She slowed down her attack speed due to shock and amazement.
When she could see the remaining lifespan of her opponent in her eyes, she felt that something was off.
No matter how she attacked, no matter how fierce her moves were, the numerical value of this man’s remaining lifespan was always "???"
This meant... if the Eye of Insight was not mistaken, then this man... would likely not die today.
Recognizing Bai Wu’s identity, Lilith’s mindset changed.
This man, who had only left the tower for the first time a month ago, was now able to fight her for so long...
What on earth had he experienced?
Lilith was supposed to have acquired an additional talent sequence through the Legion, but she was yet to realize something—if Bai Wu was not to die today, then the one who should die today was her.
"You should know, if we keep fighting like this, both your pretty eyes and ugly you will die sooner or later. Maybe you should consider using another trump card while this old maid hasn’t wielded her stronger powers."
Although Lilith had slowed her movements, she still managed to land a kick on Bai Wu, breaking his ribs. But Bai Wu could clearly sense that her movements had become more disordered.
"I’m going to kill you! I’m going to kill you!"
"Your current mood is really not in keeping with your dignified image, sister!"
Though her punches lacked finesse, Prayle’s Eye’s predictions weren’t affected, and the flaws Lilith exposed became larger and larger.
From the previous exchange, Bai Wu was already half-crippled, while Lilith was unscathed. The disparity seemed huge...
But Bai Wu had been waiting for an opportunity.
The opportunity had arrived!
Lilith’s red dress fluttered as she instantly appeared before Bai Wu, with a fierce hand-chop aimed at his neck.
Bai Wu had no doubt that this chop could directly break his neck!
Bai Wu twisted his neck, having anticipated Lilith’s move. As her hand-chop grazed by, he used both arms to lock her in his grip.
The scene looked as if dry tinder had met a blazing fire. The combat moves were extremely crude, but even cruder events followed. Bai Wu, disregarding the force Lilith had on his waist, bit down viciously on her neck like a starving wolf.
"I hope you... won’t make me grow something I shouldn’t."
(Finally... finally labored through it. I should be able to finish this part of the story tomorrow and enter the new instance.)
