Chapter 969 - Escape And Pursuit (1/2)
“If not, we’d better go back…” Fang Ning said meekly when he got wind of the truth.
“It doesn’t exist.” Sir System rejected him flatly and launched an assault at once.
At the camp’s exterior, Vigilante A transformed himself into the black sword, aimed at the weakest malevolent spirit commander and plunged forwards!
The malevolent spirit commander was hiding there and focusing his attention. He had the stockiest build, yet he had the highest number of death strokes on his body.
According to the explanation of “Death’s Eye”, the higher the number of death strokes, the weaker the living being. An individual who had achieved the state of a True God had nearly invisible death strokes. Also, the death strokes were unstable and partially hidden.
In the blink of an eye, the attack fell on the malevolent spirit commander.
However, the crimson stroke that linked the other malevolent spirit commanders lit up brightly.
The black armor of the malevolent spirit commander who was attacked turned green!
“Bang!” There was a loud noise and the black sword returned without killing its target!
Immediately, the black sword changed its target and focused on the second malevolent spirit commander!
“Death’s Touch” could break through the defenses of non-living beings below God level. Yet, nothing worked this time, which shocked Fang Ning.
The assault was launched on the second malevolent spirit commander. Nonetheless, the same thing happened. There was a loud bang and nothing worked.
Both attacks were completed in a matter of seconds.
At first, the malevolent spirit commanders did not react in time. At the second time, they had prepared themselves with a counter-attack.
All fifteen malevolent spirit commanders turned towards the spot where the black sword appeared.
A few cries of agony could be heard from within the camp. Obviously, a malevolent spirit had been sacrificed.
A poisonous cloud spread across the sky and covered the entire ground!
The area where the malevolent spirits were standing on was also covered. Not a single gap remained!
Apart from the fifteen commanders, everything that was touched by the poisonous cloud was corroded. A chasm more than three hundred meters deep appeared on the ground!
Apparently, a formidable tactic was hidden within the poisonous cloud which targeted metal in particular. In this situation, it was a fine strategy.
Nevertheless, the black sword had retreated after failing to kill the malevolent spirit commanders twice. Coincidentally, it flew away right before the poisonous cloud could envelop it!
“Dammit, Death cheated me and this doesn’t work!” Sir System screamed.
Fang Ning was frightened by what he witnessed. Sir System was the only one who could pull off this trick. If it were him or another so-called expert, both individuals would have succumbed to the boundless poisonous cloud.
Instead of unleashing another attack, Vigilante A left the camp.
“Eh, Sir, they looked like they have leveled up to be Saint Seiya…” Fang Ning mused. (TN: Saint Seiya is a Japanese manga series where the main characters are knights or “Saints” who wear sets of armor in battles.)
“Not only that, the poisonous cloud was fearsome too. Even if a mythical-grade flying sword gets hit by it, it has to be sent back to the foundry to be crafted again. Didn’t you notice how quiet that dumb sword is? It’s obviously shaken from that incident.” Sir System replied exasperatedly.
“No, I gotta get a refund from Death.” It was rare for Fang Ning to be so proactive.
“Fair enough.” Sir System calmed down when he saw Fang Ning’s reaction.
At the System Hotel’s entertainment room, Black Water spoke before Fang Ning could say anything.
“I’m sorry, I’ve miscalculated. I didn’t expect the Spirit Lords to be so willing to part with their own godly armors and lend them to those malevolent spirit commanders. All fifteen of those malevolent spirit commanders are connected by the crimson stroke and whoever gets assaulted will put on the godly armor instantly. Hence, Death’s Package failed to work.” Black Water explained.
“It’s no use of you explaining to us. The truth is, your products aren’t effective and you’ve wasted our magical energy!” Fang Ning would not think for the other party.
“Alright, I previously sold you a total of four packages. Aside from Death’s Touch with its immensely short lasting period, the other lasting periods are still in effect. I shall reluctantly cast Death’s Touch for you once again. Within an hour, which is before the effect of Bestowment Extrication wears off, you can look for other targets to attack at once.” Black Water grimaced as he said this.
“I knew it would be like this. A black bubble is enough for him to cast God-level skills for several times, but he only casts it for us once!” Sir System gritted its teeth.
“Hey, unscrupulous merchants are always like this. You should be familiar with it.” Fang Ning snorted.
“What are you getting at? Are you saying that I’m an unscrupulous merchant as well?” Sir System retorted angrily.
Fang Ning hastily switched the topic. “Let’s not waste time and look for other targets.”
“But I don’t know whether there are any other targets?” Sir System groaned.
“Hold on, I’ll get the green frog to ask someone else.”
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Half an hour later, Vigilante A flew towards a canyon.
Yin Energy swirled around the canyon. However, the area was surrounded by a massive, barren piece of land and not an ounce of Yin Energy was present.
A mysterious evil creature lived in the depths of the canyon. It had hundreds of heads and thousands of legs. It showed itself and disappeared from time to time.
Each of its heads and legs turned and stretched about, absorbing large volumes of Yin Energy.
In the Lower Realm, this creature would have been worshipped by humans as a malevolent deity.
This was the evil monster discovered by the Bodhisattva Spirit King some time ago. It was a spirit general that served under the Spirit Lords known as the “Multi-headed Monster”.