Chapter 316 - Its Alive (1/2)
Hao Xuan looked left and right, carefully examining every little detail before he gave the all-clear for Jin Wang to move in.
They both walked up to the edge of the purple river and bent down to observe it. A slightly bluish mist covered the top of the river like a layer of cloud. It wasn't very thick but there was enough of it there to not be ignored.
”You know what it is?” Hao Xuan elbowed Jin Wang.
Jin Wang slapped his arm in response, ”What the hell do I look like to you? No, I don't know what it is. And use your words b*tch!”
Hao Xuan looked at him with a blank expression. He wanted to say a great number of things in return but held back as it was neither the time nor the place to argue about something so childish.
He turned towards the only other source of information at his disposal.
”Baracus, can you identify the liquid?”
*Beep*
Hao Xuan held out his left hand and a ray of light fell on the river below from the watch. After a couple of seconds, it retracted.
”The mist above the liquid is acting as an insulator. I can't detect anything below it. You will have to get me a sample so I can run a few tests.”
”...”
Baracus purposefully said that out loud so Jin Wang heard him as well. He looked at Hao Xuan with a straight face and made an offer.
”I'll give you 10 gold coins if you put your hand in it.”
”...”
Hao Xuan couldn't tell if he was kidding or not but he still decided to make a counteroffer.
”I'll give you 10,000 if you do it. How about that?”
”I'll give a MILLION!”
”B*tch you ain't got a million. But I'll give you a mill if you do it,” Hao Xuan scoffed rather arrogantly. Jin Wang's eyes went wide and then became tearful.
”Just because I'm poor doesn't mean you have to rub it in like this,” he said wiping non-existent tears from his eyes.
Fortis who was watching from the top of Hao Xuan's head became angry and started slapping him.
”BAD MAN!”
”OW!” Stop, he's kidding, its a joke!” Hao Xuan quickly responded.
Even with his body which was sturdier than an actual tank from back earth, those tentacles of his felt like whips on tender skin.
Jin Wang laughed inwardly but still acted like he was crying in front of Fortis as he stopped low and reached out his hand towards the mist. And as soon as he touched it, the mist that was completely inert until a moment ago reacted like it had been tasered.
*Sssss*
Sound very much like the sizzling of meat on a hot pan came from it as the mist turned into a solid pike and shot straight towards Jin Wang's heart.
Hao Xuan and Fortis both stopped whatever they were doing. Hao Xuan's back muscles expanded like a bear's, almost tearing his shirt apart.
In one smooth motion, he swung the glaive counterclockwise and cut the pike in half before it could reach Jin Wang. He continued the attack and brought the Glaive above his head and then struck down like a hammer.
The Force Qi erupted from the Glaive and fell on the mist. Just as the Qi touched it, purple liquid and the mist for about 30 meters around them started bubbling.