Free Web NovelChapter 87: Chapter 87: People Like the Evil Fallen
Cain.
A familiar name. Wu Jiu suddenly remembered, Bai Wu had asked about such a person.
He had never seen this person, but why did he say they had met again?
In the strike just now, Wu Jiu had not used his full speed, but he was still astonished that his strike was caught.
Cain had an indescribable oppressive aura about him.
In fact, for three long years, he hadn’t felt such pressure inside the High Tower.
Even Liu Mu, whose strength was closest to his own, was no exception.
Among the strong known by the Garrison Corps and the Investigation Corps, the second highest, rank six, segment nine.
In the first five floors of the entire High Tower, at least among the experts known to the public, there was not a single seventh rank, while Wu Jiu had directly reached the eighth rank, fourth segment, and was about to enter the eighth rank, fifth segment.
This great leap across two realms made him unmatched in the High Tower. Even if he intentionally held back, there were few who could withstand his attacks.
But Cain had just defended against them all.
Behind the mask, the face was inscrutable, but Wu Jiu had a feeling that the other party was mocking him:
"Ah, the number one in the High Tower, such a fast blade, but it seems I, the second of the High Tower, can block them all!" Cain’s tone was quite excited.
Wu Jiu narrowed his eyes, his blade speed increasingly fast.
His sharp short blade frequently contacted Cain’s gloves and, gradually, Cain began to struggle to keep up with Wu Jiu’s speed.
"Is that it?" It was Wu Jiu’s turn to mock.
His speed was still not at full throttle. Up to this point, Wu Jiu had already displayed the ultimate speed of the eighth rank, fourth segment.
But he had not yet used Extreme Shadow.
Extreme Shadow could make his speed surge even more wildly.
Cain’s arms, shoulders, and even his mask were now scratched. Wu Jiu was astounded to find that Cain’s entire outfit was made of Spirit Possession items, with amazing defensive power.
Though he had thoroughly suppressed Cain in speed, he found it difficult to inflict a fatal injury.
"Such a terrifying speed, and to possess such speed, your physical strength must be extraordinary too. This truly is a body to be coveted by many. Compared to mine, it’s much, much better."
"You talk too much!"
Although he couldn’t inflict a fatal wound, Wu Jiu was sure that as long as he slashed enough times, continuously attacking the same area, he could break down the opponent’s defense.
He once again turned into streaks of blade light, and in this grey-white space, it was like an eraser dragging out trails of white.
Cain seemed to be cut by straight lines, and his voice gradually revealed a hint of pain, but also an abnormal sense of enjoyment.
It seemed the stronger Wu Jiu was, the happier Cain became.
"Such an astounding body. Looking back through the entire history of the High Tower, only three people have been as powerful as you, but they are now outside the tower, becoming powerful monsters."
"I’ve heard that you once encountered an Evil Fallen outside the tower, an incredibly powerful one that didn’t kill you. Have you ever thought that it might have once been, just like you, the mightiest Guardian of the High Tower?"
"Perhaps it held some sort of expectation for you?"
"Oh dear, this mask is inspired by one I got from an old rival. Don’t keep hitting my face, what if my weakness is somewhere else?"
"Speaking of masks, don’t you find this mask very familiar? We are indeed in sync!"
Wu Jiu furrowed his brows.
Although the opponent was enduring the pain of being slashed, his playful tone made it seem as if he was more than coping with the fight.
On the other hand, he indeed found this mask very familiar.
It was Bai Wu’s mask.
Wu Jiu did not know that seven hundred years ago in some city, there was a "Law Enforcer" who donned this mask and captured one Evil Fallen after another, confining them in the Ninth Psychiatric Hospital.
The owner of this mask had caused Cain quite a bit of trouble at the time.
Later, the owner of the mask disappeared without a trace, and the mask was lost somewhere in that city until it was brought back by members of the Investigation Corps and then caught the eye of Bai Wu.
Wu Jiu only knew that Bai Wu’s mask bore a striking resemblance to this one.
Wait, could he have mistaken me for Bai Wu? Bai Wu had also mentioned Cain’s name before... It seems this person may be targeting him? But he has never seen Bai Wu and mistook me for him?
A swirl of questions arose in Wu Jiu’s mind. He made a snap decision and said in an extremely soft voice,
"If you want to mimic me, you at least need the strength to stay alive."
Cain became even more excited,
"It really is you!"
The battle between the two was indecisive. It looked as if Wu Jiu was suppressing Cain single-handedly, but Wu Jiu also found it difficult to injure Cain.
Meanwhile, Liu Mu and a fifth-order expert from the Investigation Corps were joining forces to fight against six fourth-order and eleven third-order adversaries. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
"Damn it, these guys are clearly insane, so why are they coordinating so well just to target us?" the fifth-order expert exclaimed angrily.
He was a believer in balance, having ascended to the second stage of the fifth order, and he shared all five attribute blessings equally. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
He was absolutely stronger than these fourth-order and third-order comrades, but they were outnumbered.
Liu Mu’s approach seemed much simpler. His Sequence was very close to Wu Jiu’s Extreme Shadow—Talent Sequence 259: Vajra Indestructibility.
Compared to Wu Jiu’s fiendishly difficult teleportation, Liu Mu’s combat was simple; he could just stand still.
His specialization was strength, vitality, and regeneration speed combined with Vajra Indestructibility. Even attacks from those of the sixth order would struggle to inflict effective damage on him.
Not to mention these third-order and fourth-order fighters.
"Is this some kind of Sequence that can drive people mad?"
Liu Mu always felt something was wrong. He couldn’t memorize the whole Talent Sequence list, but he knew most of it, and couldn’t find any such evil ability in it.
These people all seemed possessed by demons, angry and sorrowful.
"Captain Liu... Did you hear someone talking?" the fifth-order expert asked.
"No," Liu Mu responded, lifting two old soldiers from the Garrison Corps in his hands and knocking their heads together, knocking both soldiers out cold.
The fifth-order expert suddenly felt very troubled in his heart, and couldn’t help but think about some past events that angered and humiliated him.
Since Liu Mu hardly needed to move, he observed every person the whole time. When he noticed that the only rational person in the Garrison Army looked disturbed, Liu Mu suddenly let out a loud shout!
This shout, like thunder that had been accumulating for a long time, suddenly fell, snapping the fifth-order expert back to reality.
He breathed heavily, as if awakening from a nightmare.
Cain also saw this scene.
"Your teammate is unexpectedly reliable. It seems he cannot be bewitched. However, High Tower limits my performance, and the final battleground for our showdown isn’t here either."
Although Wu Jiu was continuously attacking Cain, he also took notice of the situation on the other side. Just now, Liu Mu’s Zhang Fei-like roar seemed to have dispelled some negative thoughts from that fifth-order Garrison Corps expert.
He was familiar with the Sequence list and was certain that there wasn’t such an ability among those he knew to have detailed annotations.
For some reason...
Wu Jiu suddenly had a terrifying thought; this was some Evil Fallen’s ability.
The aura emanating from this person was also like that of a top-tier, malevolent Evil Fallen.
