Free Web NovelChapter 1177: Chapter 1177: Awakening
"Awooo! Ugh-dee, ah-dee, ah-dee, Iz used his ninja skills to shave highlighters!" Pei Yan’s lookalike, known as Little Tiger, scratched his head awkwardly upon hearing the voice behind him.
Pei Yan slapped his forehead with an expression of speechlessness because his first time using the human body was still unfamiliar. This ordinary sentence was spoken like a foreign language; it was truly challenging for Hu Jiu to transform into a human shape. For this, Pei Yan walked over to him, patted his shoulder with a bitter smile, and said, "Alright, stop talking! If you keep talking, the image I’ve carefully cultivated over the past few years will be completely ruined by you! Until you fully master the speaking skills, do not speak randomly in front of outsiders."
"Ah, okay!"
Hu Jiu’s honest demeanor made Pei Yan increasingly fond of him. He patted his head with a smile and said, "Since we’ve survived together in this Dragon Realm, no matter how your status is calculated here, I don’t care. But to me, you’re considered a member of the Pei Family. I’m your second...," Pei Yan paused because he wanted to say second brother, but remembering Lin Junzhao, he hesitated and included him, saying, "You can call me third brother! I have two sisters above me; I’ll introduce you to them later!"
"Alright!" This time, Hu Jiu responded decisively.
After talking with Hu Jiu, Pei Yan turned to look at the crowd staring at him. Ever since he signed the symbiotic contract with Hu Jiu, he had fallen into a coma. Just now, when the little girl Golden Phoenix Feather was ordered to move their bodies inside the room, he had just awakened to some awareness, but his body couldn’t move yet. This was also the matter Golden Phoenix Feather wanted to report to Long Jin but was interrupted.
Although his consciousness had awakened, Pei Yan’s body needed time to regain its action and to control all of his abilities. This period was torturously long for him because, as soon as he became aware, he sensed the auras of several people with whom he had deep-seated hatred from outside. Despite not understanding how these people were able to break into this heavily guarded Dragon Realm where he was, it was clear to him, even with simple thinking, that their real target was him, lying on the bed, unable to move.
When Ivan rushed into the attic, Pei Yan’s lower body had just regained the ability to move. As Ivan found the sealed entrance of the basement and began breaking it open, Pei Yan’s half body remained paralyzed. Just as Pei Yan was in agony, thinking he was about to suffer a setback, the Tiger Liquor who lay beside him on another bed moved! Seeing Tiger Liquor jump off the bed and press his head against him, Pei Yan laughed out loud! Indeed, the direct lineage of the Ancestral God recovered faster than him by twenty percent!
Under the symbiotic contract, both of them shared abilities, bloodlines, energy, and the Power of Origin, even their mental communication was several times faster than others. Under Pei Yan’s guidance, Tiger Liquor quickly managed to preliminarily master his air-related ability, hiding himself in the shadows to launch a surprise attack on Ivan and repel him.
Thinking back, Pei Yan’s luck was indeed great. Ivan was so eager for revenge that he overlooked the presence of Tiger Liquor in the intelligence. This resulted in a momentary carelessness, coupled with the psychological shadow Pei Yan had previously cast upon him, leading to his utter confusion when ambushed; until Pei Yan kicked him out of the basement, he had only just regained seventy percent control over his body. Had it been Bai Ze, the sharp ones, or Nero, possessing far superior close-combat skills that broke in, either might have seen through the subtleties, endured the strikes and pressure, and delivered Pei Yan a fatal blow.
Reflecting on his narrow escape from the Death God, Pei Yan felt a lingering fear but more anger and killing intent within. With this anger, Pei Yan walked out of the ruins, took out a pack of cigarettes from the storage ring, pulled out a cigarette, placed it in his mouth, lit it, took a light puff, then looked up to the sky at Bai Ze, Nero, and others leading the Blood Slaughter with a smile: "So many familiar faces!"
"Indeed, despite so many days apart, Brother Pei still retains his charm!" At this point, Bai Ze knew the plan had failed but did not despair, instead responding with a smile.
Pei Yan nodded at Bai Ze with a sense of appreciation: "It’s rare for Brother Bai Ze to remember me! Ah, now that I think about it, among the numerous people who’ve fought against me, you’ve had the least direct engagement with me!" As he spoke, Pei Yan exhaled a smoke ring, flicked the ash with the cigarette pinched in his hand, and pointed at Bai Ze: "But you surely schemed against me the most! Delacuri’s affair, the Sword Discussion Conference, and today’s event! My goodness!"
Stepping airborne, he circled around feeling the chaotic conflict of energies throughout the Dragon Realm, Pei Yan shook his head and smiled wryly: "The whole Dragon Realm has been turned upside down; it must be your work too! Creating such a huge disturbance, could it be that it’s solely to kill me?"
"Brother Pei, that’s far too exaggerated! Never mind anything else, but with the Sword Discussion Conference, both you and your investigation department enjoyed enormous benefits. As for today’s affairs, I dare not claim sole credit; it’s all the strategic planning of my teacher and your superior’s old friend, Mu Fanchen. I only made minor adjustments to the original plan and came to see you, an old friend, while I was at it!" As Bai Ze spoke, he was subtly signaling Nero and the others to prepare for retreat while quietly mobilizing the source energy within him to activate the previous arrangements.
"Then I ought to thank you, right?"
"I wouldn’t dare!"
The two of them exchanged a series of sharp remarks; Bai Ze was buying time to prepare for escape. Pei Yan had already awakened a joint symbiotic contract with an increasingly powerful Tiger Liquor, plus two Children of Origin in Dragon Realm; the differences in both numbers and strength had reversed, staying any longer would be entirely meaningless, as prolonged presence might lead the entire squad to be buried here. Although this mission hadn’t succeeded in killing Pei Yan, they had captured the Dragon King Zhuo Geng and unleashed the previous Saraf, causing chaos throughout the Dragon Realm. Such achievements are enough to resonate across major planes, sweeping away the recent decline of the Blood Slaughter Legion, revitalizing morale, and restoring allies’ confidence in cooperation. This outcome befits the battle for fame after officially graduating.
On the other hand, Pei Yan was also delaying; although he had regained action capability, he was still bluffing. He needed time to integrate the new abilities bestowed hence due to the contract with Tiger Liquor.
"Alright, enough with the small talk! Looks like I got you beat!" Pei Yan took a deep drag on the cigarette in his mouth, then spat the remaining stub toward Bai Ze with a cold chuckle: "Don’t even think about escaping! You’ve gone to all this trouble trying to kill me; do you think you can leave without leaving anything behind?"
"Hold him off! I need a bit more time!" Bai Ze was entirely unaffected by Pei Yan’s words, retreating quickly while shouting at Nero.
"You’re always needing a bit more time!" Even though Nero was displeased with Bai Ze constantly using him as a shield, after grumbling, he still chose to step forward and block Pei Yan.
