Free Web NovelChapter 443: Chapter 60: The Astonishing Truth about Xiaoyugan
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Rare Mutation Entry, Phantom Scalpel.
Through the observation provided by Prayle’s Eye, Bai Wu saw that the Phantom Scalpel was indeed just a rare Mutation Entry.
But another ability of the doctor, the Mythical Aberrant Keyword: Aberrant Fusion Technique, could provoke an aberration in the Keyword.
What was originally a hand gesture that could slash out "phantoms with attacking power" had now become an offensive move akin to some sort of "blade energy."
Numerous energy arc blades, like bats startled by the dawn light, whistled past as if in the next second Lin Rui would be devoured by this flock of bats, leaving nothing but a skeleton stripped of flesh!
Of course, such a scene would not occur. As countless arc blades slashed towards Lin Rui, a golden ring appeared like a door, standing between the arc blades and Lin Rui.
The arc blades that were originally focused on Lin Rui now appeared in various places around the prison.
Laundry rooms, high walls, libraries, the perimeter of the cells—all had intense energy fluctuations bursting forth.
"Close call! Almost got hit, hahahaha..."
Lin Rui was genuinely joyful for dodging the attack, not mocking his opponent. His Time-Space Power could transfer anything, including the opponent’s attack.
He was very wary of the doctor’s methods used just now; in his view, it definitely was a sort of a extremely formidable, perfect Mutation level Keyword. Because he noticed that the high walls had developed cracks.
Even a level-9 Mutant using a perfect Mutation Keyword-level method would struggle to cause environmental damage.
However, Lin Rui’s judgment this time was wrong.
The method used by the doctor was very ordinary, but with the influence of the Aberrant Fusion Technique, these ordinary methods began to mutate irregularly.
What was originally only a close-combat scalpel had become a long-range attack method, and its power had substantially increased, especially its absolute cutting force against living beings. It was only that these scalpel blades couldn’t touch Lin Rui, so he didn’t feel the change.
The doctor kept swinging his hand blade, dense enough with arc blades to sever flesh and blood like a dense swarm of bees.
"Ahh, so scary! It feels like if you get hit, you’d definitely die, right? Definitely, right?"
Lin Rui’s voice remained elusive,
A flash of gold, and he instantly appeared behind the doctor.
The doctor thought it had adapted to Lin Rui’s speed, but at this moment, it suddenly realized that Lin Rui hadn’t been showing his real strength!
This guy, who seemed to have changed his personality, had displayed a speed that did not give it any time to react.
The moment his back was exposed to Lin Rui, the doctor also came up with a quick-witted plan and suddenly used the perfect Mutation Keyword "Spiritual Bed Experiment."
However, unlike the methods used against prisoners like Yan Zizai, the Spiritual Bed Experiment seemed to have also changed under the effect of the Aberrant Fusion Technique.
Attacking the blue "Soul" could cause intense agony, ignoring the opponent’s defense, the kind of pain that reached deep into the soul.
But extracting the Soul required touching the opponent, and under the influence of the Aberrant Fusion Technique, this limitation was lifted.
Lin Rui’s punch, akin to the speed of light, abruptly stopped, but the strong wind from the punch still struck the Spiritual Body.
"Wow! That really hurts!"
Lin Rui cried out, his entire being transformed into a beam of golden light, just like a person in extreme pain, crashing around like a headless fly.
But this action, due to the golden Temporal Power, was too rapid—so rapid that it appeared like a swordsman was drawing countless straight slashes through the air.
The doctor had intended to take down Lin Rui in one fell swoop when Lin Rui hit his Spiritual Body, but the shadow of Lin Rui running around in pain was too fast. This speed once again refreshed the doctor and the Warden’s understanding of Lin Rui.
After suffering for several seconds, Lin Rui finally stopped his motion and said,
"This ability is too cheaty! Hahaha, it makes me not dare to hit you!" ƒгeewebnovёl.com
The Warden always felt something was off:
"Was he always like this?"
"Don’t know, feels like he’s become a completely different person, but that power is indeed unique to him."
The Warden and the doctor watched Lin Rui warily.
Although Lin Rui had been at a disadvantage just now, it was clear that he was thoroughly enjoying this battle.
"What an interesting ability."
Golden light surged from his palm. Lin Rui revealed a smile just like the Masked Man, and then he disappeared again.
Once again, he appeared behind the doctor, who still used Lin Rui’s Spiritual Body as a shield.
It was like hundreds of cannonballs constantly bombarding a region, terrifying air currents surging out one after another at the place where Lin Rui had just been.
Yet, none of these terrifying punches struck Lin Rui as the golden light flickered endlessly in the vast outer courtyard area.
But Lin Rui no longer had that initial feeling of effortless evasion.
The Time-Space Power gave him a "speed" that transcended the concept of "speed"; ordinary meanings of "fast" simply couldn’t catch him.
But strangely, Lin Rui found no matter how he dodged the Warden, the Warden always clung to him like a ghost, that oppressive feeling just nipping at his heels.
As if turning his head, he would collide with the other party!
Constantly dodging and shifting away from the punches, Lin Rui didn’t stop moving for a moment! The Warden’s countless attacks he dodged with ease or directly transferred away with Temporal Power.
But no matter how the dimensions of time and spatial movement changed, he couldn’t shake off that sensation of the Warden being as close as a shadow!
"Wait a second..."
"Was I deceived?"
"Big guy, is your ability just a bluff? Did you cheat? How can you keep up with my speed all the time?"
"That’s unscientific, completely unscientific!"
Every time he looked back, he could always see the Warden, and there were several close calls where he was almost hit by the Warden’s punches.
Lin Rui kept mumbling to himself, constantly thinking about all sorts of possibilities in his mind.
"Why can’t I shake him off... and every time it feels as if he’s right next to my ear... My speed keeps changing, do you keep changing as well?"
"Turn back and you are doomed to meet?"
"Is this some kind of keyword? A clingy bug keyword? It’s so annoying. Will you chase me to the ends of the earth? But I’m not into muscle guys!"
Confident in his own speed, Lin Rui vaguely guessed that the Warden’s terrifying tracking ability might not stem from the Warden’s own speed.
For in seven hundred years, no Evil Fallen had managed to keep up with him.
But Lin Rui realized the truth a bit too late...
Constantly dodging punches and trying to shake off the Warden, Lin Rui’s physical strength drained rapidly.
After an initial burst of energy, came the exhaustion of his strength, and the intense panting made Lin Rui feel that something was wrong, he shouldn’t be so tired.
He felt the Warden’s breath closing in again from behind, and as he tried to initiate a flash move once more, he discovered that his speed had significantly decreased.
The doctor might not be able to escape, being trapped by twelve strands of golden time-space power, but it could still sense the changes on the battlefield.
Sensing Lin Rui’s increasingly weak presence, the doctor laughed wantonly:
"Do you think it’s still seven hundred years ago? Do you think we can still only hide from you? You should know who the power in my body comes from, and it’s this power that has allowed me to create the greatest masterpiece in seven hundred years!"
"The Warden is a monster that even you can’t defeat! Each and every keyword on him has undergone my aberrant modifications!"
"No matter how formidable your body is! If you are hit by him, you will hardly be able to withstand that mighty destructive force!"
Lin Rui had only been hit once by the Warden, and he did not want to experience that terrifying destructive force a second time, but his physical strength now was nearly depleted.
Being overconfident was never Lin Rui’s style. Although he always murmured and grumbled, he never underestimated his opponent. The reason he got caught was due to "information" being overlooked.
The Warden was very powerful. If the exhaustion of his physical strength had been normal, Lin Rui could have fought with the Warden for days and nights, and he even had a sure-kill technique that could easily defeat the opponent, but his strength was draining too fast right now.
"Damn... this time I really screwed up..."
Finally, the Warden was no longer using phantom interceptions but began to directly attack Lin Rui, because Lin Rui’s speed... had slowed down.
The judge held the horizontal flute at his lips:
"It’s time to end this, it seems that after seven hundred years, you have not grown stronger. Warden, his soul is very strong, surpassing countless sacrifices. Kill him!"
The terrifying roar was so loud that it hurt Lin Rui’s ears.
"Ah, I’ll definitely die if that punch lands!" Lin Rui cried out in panic.
The Warden’s punch, possessing immense destructive power, combined with another perfectly modified aberrant keyword—Absolute Destruction, and the power of Doomsday Fragment "Manjushage," formed an assault that absolutely could not be faced head-on!
Unlike all the previous attacks Lin Rui had faced, it wasn’t countless punches bombarding him, but one massive fist that threatened to obliterate everything!
"No big deal, I can dodge it!"
No matter how terrifying the force was, he could dodge it in a moment, or move away, even if his speed had slowed down, Lin Rui was still confident.
But when he tried to do just that, Lin Rui saw many "Wandering Spirits"
In the summer seven hundred years ago, on the streets of Food City, those once lively faces now appeared in front of Lin Rui with an aura of decay.
In the eerie flute music, they beckoned Lin Rui towards them.
Old friends, his past first love, they all eagerly awaited for him to join them.
It was at that moment that Lin Rui covered his ears, and the illusions before his eyes instantly blurred.
His strong will allowed him to immediately understand these were hallucinations caused by the flute music. But the judge did not believe that the flute alone could trap Lin Rui.
What he needed was just a moment of distraction from the Masked Strange Person.
In that moment... it could be fatal!
The terrifying punch was already upon him, and Lin Rui suddenly realized there was no escape.
His habit of mumbling kept up even in the most dangerous moment:
"Ah... am I about to embark on the next journey?"
The oblivion-like force instantaneously spread out from Lin Rui’s position, blossoming like a flower.
A barrier formed around the judge with the flute music, while the Warden protected the doctor in front of him.
The aftermath of the explosive force of destruction swept through the prison area like a storm. The remnants of collapsed walls were scattered everywhere by the terrifying force.
In the midst of the dust and stones, the Warden snorted coldly, while the doctor showed a smile, as if their biggest enemy for seven hundred years had finally died!
Only the judge did not convey a powerful soul through the flute music, he slightly furrowed his brows.
As the residual force of the punch gradually dissipated, the entire outer courtyard of the prison lay in ruins. The Warden thought the battle was over, preparing to pull out the twelve spears that trapped the doctor.
But upon touching the spears, both the Warden and the doctor realized a problem...
Since the owner of the golden temporal power is already dead, why can this temporal power still condense into the shape of a spear?
An uneasy premonition bloomed in the doctor’s heart in an instant, like the sudden flourish of Manjushage flowers.
To confirm this premonition, a familiar chuckle from some masked person soon filled the air.
"Hahahahaha... Almost died there! Hey hey, didn’t kick the bucket!"
Gnashing his teeth, the doctor had never found this laughter so detestable. Amidst the dust-filled sky, both the judge and the warden were puzzled about how exactly Lin Rui had evaded the recent strike.
As another voice rang out, they suddenly knew the truth.
"Playing safe with full health is not fun, recklessly wandering with critical health is a bad habit, I should have reminded you, right? Never underestimate your opponent, and pay special attention to guard against the whistle."
"Hahahahaha... Sorry, sorry!"
"Forget it, even if I didn’t save you, you wouldn’t have died."
In the midst of endless clouds of dust, the silhouettes of two masked individuals gradually became visible.
The judge’s pupils contracted slightly, and in his vision, a soul appeared.
Of course, this soul was not the Masked Strange Person... it was the Priest.
The terrifying punch just now did not strike the Masked Strange Person, but hit the Priest instead. Whether it was the judge, the warden, or the doctor, they all clearly understood that the Priest’s position had been instantly swapped!
And naturally, the only one who could have done this was the "patient"—Yan Zizai.
The ones who had saved Lin Rui were Bai Wu and Yan Zizai, the escapees who had rushed over from the prison cell block.
Although everything was as Bai Wu said, Lin Rui, who was mouthing off about how terrifying it was, how he was going to die, and something about the next leg of his journey, actually possessed the means to extricate himself from the situation.
However, given the urgency at the moment, Yan Zizai didn’t think much before activating Bipolar Transposition twice at high speed, just before the powerful punch could sweep over Lin Rui.
The one who bore the brunt of the terrifying punch... was none other than the fourth boss of the prison, the Priest.
This creature, who lived in the nightmares of others to draw on human nature, was killed with one punch by the most inhumane guardian in the prison.
The warden, who had been silent from the start, snorted coldly, his throat containing a low growl akin to that of a wild beast:
"Two more people have joined the escape, not bad at all. Handcuff yourselves, I can’t kill you now, but since you’ve broken free from your handcuffs, you might as well die!"
The battle seemed to just be beginning, but Bai Wu had already seen the outcome.
"It is very powerful. As the master of the prison, it possesses many keywords, and under the unethical doctor’s modifications over seven hundred years, these keywords have acquired the ability to extend beyond their original capacities. If you were to fight it alone, you truly wouldn’t stand a chance. Even the second-generation masked ones at your side would have to put in some effort to win.
Especially since it has that black-robed judge blowing his whistle behind it, three on three, it won’t be easy for you to win. Are you prepared to bleed? This will definitely be a fierce battle—just kidding! Haha, all of the above is nonsense.
I’ve discovered your favorite thing to do, you immoral fiend, is to shake up others. And what a coincidence, so is mine!]
There’s even no need to list out keywords or mutation ranks, because this battle is already drawing to a close.
As the dust settled and the residual power of the fearsome punch finally dissipated, Bai Wu, wearing his mask, sneered:
"Two more people have joined the escape? You really need to get your eyes checked."
As Bai Wu’s words fell, suddenly the roar of a Gatling gun thundered through the air!
Caught off guard, the warden frantically shielded his head with his hands, as countless terrifying bullets with enormous penetrating force came flying!
What followed was a deafening lion’s roar, curses filled with anger, and—the furious shouts of countless prisoners!
Yuan Ye, Colt, and Lu Yan, leading a tidal wave of prisoners, broke out of the prison cell area, and the outer courtyard was instantly dominated by the presence of powerful Evil Fallen!
These prisoners, who had just had their shackles broken, were eager for a battle that would end in tearing and destruction!
The bald-headed Qian Yixin looked up at the dazzling sun in the sky, pulled out a pair of sunglasses, which were his belongings from before his imprisonment.
Putting on the sunglasses once again, he felt like a suit-clad Assassin, embraced the breath of freedom, listening to the cathartic roars of all the prisoners—
Qian Yixin wore a contented expression, lit a cigarette, and said with satisfaction:
"These are good times, wouldn’t miss it for the world!"
This time, Lin Rui was swinging his fists just as he had before!
The terrifying power of his punch warped spacetime, and the doctor suddenly felt something was amiss. He turned around, attempting to defend, wondering if the madman was planning to disregard the soul-induced pain and forcefully attack despite the agony.
No one could withstand the excruciating pain produced when striking the soul!
Indeed, Lin Rui hadn’t been that reckless!
His movements seemed identical to his previous attack, except faster! Stronger!
In the outer prison courtyard, the high wall area.
The doctor now realized, as the golden energy was able to break the rules of time and space and transfer him, that this person was indeed the Masked Strange Person.
"Your fusion disease didn’t take your life?"
Lin Rui laughed heartily:
"Don’t you think my voice has gotten younger? Not only did the fusion disease not take my life, but it also filled this old man with vitality!"
The golden glow frolicked like a dragon amongst the clouds, Lin Rui’s voice ethereal and variable, revealing several tempos in a simple conversation.
This meant that the dimension of time here had become extremely unstable, and spatial constraints had no effect on Lin Rui.
Seven hundred years ago, the masked stranger had, with undefeatable time-space powers, conquered one Evil Fallen after another.
It seems that no matter the combat system, the power to influence time and space, even if not the most supreme, is definitely at the top tier within the entire battle hierarchy.
The doctor’s emotions gradually stabilized, and though the Masked Strange Person was indeed powerful, as it observed Lin Rui’s constantly sprinting and blinking figure, it shockingly found that its own vision could keep up with Lin Rui!
It leaned forward and rushed towards Lin Rui, swinging its right arm and chopping down with a hand blade.
The seemingly simple hand blade had a trajectory that left multiple phantoms in the void, and though they were called phantoms, each hand blade felt as if it truly existed.
From a distance, this brief motion of swinging its right arm made the doctor appear like a thousand-handed deity, and the energy gathered at its fingertips formed multiple arc blades as the motion concluded.
Just when the doctor and the judge thought that the Masked Strange Person would retreat again due to intense pain, something eerie happened!
The fist enveloped in golden light did not touch the blue "spirit"!
A golden ring suddenly appeared on the doctor’s right side.
The fierce fist force, which was meant to output against the blue spiritual material, mysteriously burst forth from the golden ring.
"Bingo! Didn’t expect that, did you? I play dirty too!"
Lin Rui’s excited cry echoed throughout the entire outer courtyard area, like a youth excited about solving an opponent’s puzzle!
Time-Space Power, able to use golden light to change temporal dimensions, as well as to alter one’s own spatial position!
With Time-Space Power, one could easily displace an opponent’s attack, which, in a sense, is an absolute defense.
But the application of Time-Space Power doesn’t stop there!
Lin Rui could also transfer his own attacks!
In the moment that the raging fist was about to hit his spirit, he shifted that power, and the trajectory of the fist force moved to the opponent’s right side! ƒгeewebnovёl.com
It was as though he had been hit by heavy artillery! The doctor’s entire body became twisted!
A full-powered strike from Lin Rui, with his twelfth grade Innate Force, was enough to severely injure any ninth-grade mutant of the Evil Fallen.
The doctor’s body sank deep into a pit in the ground, directly caved in by Lin Rui’s hit!
It wanted to rise, but it couldn’t move due to the punch just now.
"One down, your turn is next!"
Twelve golden spears appeared from the void and fell straight from the sky; eight spears pierced the doctor’s limbs, while the remaining four impaled near the shoulder blades and on either side of the waist!
The doctor was thoroughly restricted.
Lin Rui excitedly looked at the judge:
"Time is precious, shall we make this quick?"
The golden figure flashed again behind the opponent, but at that moment, Lin Rui felt a very dangerous presence behind him.
He found it unbelievable, as if that person had already appeared within arm’s reach, even sensing their breath.
Subconsciously, Lin Rui turned to look back.
Where there had been no one, a mighty body suddenly appeared, topless, revealing muscle-bulging like an explosion—a monster with horns on its head.
"Ah... can you teleport too? Then I’m really screwed!"
Of course, Lin Rui didn’t have time to utter these words, because the muscle-bursting monster with ghostly horns didn’t say a word before throwing a heavy punch!
Lin Rui’s figure was blasted away by the punch, slamming into the high wall. The high wall, protected by special rules, collapsed instantly.
"Ah... so painful, even more than when I hit myself earlier... cough cough cough..."
This time, Lin Rui wasn’t just talking nonsense. He spat out blood, the power of that punch beyond his imagination.
Even he felt that his body couldn’t recover.
With twelfth-grade Innate Force, even if all growth went to a single attribute, the body would still be tough.
"Troublesome character..."
Lin Rui slowly stood up from the rubble of the high wall, his expression growing solemn as he stared at the towering figure nearby that seemed like a giant.
The Warden joined the battlefield.
As Guardian of the prison and the holder of a fragment, it was the most powerful monster in the entire prison.
At the same time, it was also the holder of the Doomsday Fragment in the Shudu Prison area.
"Manjushage," commonly known as the flower of the dead, a special fragment that could forcibly create a temporary "feature" on the opponent or oneself.
If used on someone more evil than good, it would create a random "positive feature," while if used on someone more good than evil, it would spawn a random negative feature.
However, this rule could be twisted. If the fragment holder was someone more good than evil, the rule would reverse.
Since the Warden could become the master of the prison, it was naturally of the cruel and evil sort.
With "Manjushage," the Warden gained a powerful feature—"Life Drain."
The damage inflicted on enemies would be partially converted to its own life force and maximum life limit.
On Lin Rui’s body, however, there was now a negative feature—weakness.
His combat ability wouldn’t diminish, but any action would cause a significant loss of physical strength.
Lin Rui had yet to notice that his body had been bestowed with a weakness by Manjushage.
The Warden moved quickly, giving Lin Rui little time to breathe. That punch was just from the strongest in the prison,
