Chapter 8 (2/2)

He then asked with concern, “Sir Zhou, is the wound on your neck alright?”

Only then did Zhou Lang sense that something was wrong. He reached out his hand to touch his throat. When he pulled his hand away, there was a speck of blood on his palm.

The bolts of lightning that erupted from the Lightning Eagle Ring would numb his entire body. Thus, he hadn’t realized that he’d been injured until Gao Xuan told him about it.

The wound on his throat was small, but it almost touched his aorta.

Zhou Lang was both shocked and enraged. He was shocked at his opponent’s speed and how his sword was virtually undetectable. And he was angry at how he had almost been killed.

Zhou Lang became even more murderous. “Good moves. Good sword techniques. To think that you managed to injure me.”

Gao Xuan was still humble. “It was luck that I managed to succeed with my sneak attack. I’d be no match for you if we truly fought, Sir Zhou, so thank you for taking it easy on me.”

“D*mn it!”

Zhou Lang was an even-tempered man, but he couldn’t help but curse. What the lad had said just now was despicable.

However, he didn’t like to fight with words. He said calmly, “To think that there’s an expert like you amongst the students. I was careless,” Zhou Lang said as he took out a gun from behind his back. “Now, let’s see if your sword is faster than my gun.”

“Hey, hey, hey.”

Gao Xuan’s expression changed slightly when he saw the gun that Zhou Lang had taken out. He retreated, saying, “We were just playing around. Sir Zhou, you’re a man of influence. Don’t tell me that you can’t take a joke. Don’t do this. We can talk things out…”

Behind him, Yun Qingshang understood Gao Xuan’s intentions. She took a step forward and stepped in front of Gao Xuan to protect him with her body.

Gao Xuan was very touched. He praised Yun Qingshang loudly, “Good friend, good buddy!”

Gao Xuan also leaned in toward Yun Qingshang’s ear and said, “Don’t worry. The Crimson Heart can definitely withstand a bullet from that gun.”

Zhou Lang was in awe of the lad when he saw how scheming and shameless he was. He said coldly, “The gun in my hand is a high-end weapon made by Xuanyu, the Gungnir Model Three. It can penetrate even the greatest of armors.”

“Hey, hey, hey. Don’t shoot. We can talk things out…” Gao Xuan quickly pleaded. His tone was incredibly humble.

But Zhou Lang didn’t care. He’d made an exception and said many useless things. That was because the bolts of lightning from the Lightning Eagle Ring would numb his entire body. He needed time to adjust.

Zhou Lang had regained control of his body during their short conversation. He was no longer interested in wasting time talking with Gao Xuan.

Zhou Lang was about to pull the trigger when the cry of a sword suddenly rang in his mind again.

Zhou Lang’s head became heavy, and he once again slipped into a daze. He even forgot where he was and what he’d been about to do.

The only thing in his mind was the melancholic yet eerie cry of a sword. He felt as though countless demons were surrounding him and murmuring at him.

“Join us…”

“Battle, battle, battle…”

“Believe in me, and I’ll grant you eternal life…”

This time, Zhou Lang could understand what some of the demons were saying, and this made him even more afraid.

“Illusions! A mind attack!”

Zhou Lang forcefully bit down on his tongue. The intense pain jolted him awake, and he saw that a pair of fists was coming toward him.

Zhou Lang was shocked. He frantically tried to shoot his gun, but he heard the cry of the sword again, and his movements involuntarily slowed.

Yun Qingshang manically rushed forward, and her fists landed fiercely on Zhou Lang’s temples.

Yun Qingshang knew that this was a rare opportunity, so she used her full power to charge forward. With the boost she got from the Crimson Heart, there was a terrifying amount of force behind her fists.

Zhou Lang’s head immediately became misshapen. He bled from every orifice as his body slumped lifelessly onto the ground. He looked like he was about to die soon.

Gao Xuan leisurely walked over to Zhou Lang. “Look, it’s not enough to just avoid damage. You didn’t protect yourself from the negative effects of the sword. You were continuously beaten back until you died without having dealt a single blow…”

Gao Xuan could actively control the Demonic Murmurs of the God Slaying Sword. His Source Power was weak, but mentally, he was strong.

He could continuously activate the Demonic Murmurs, which he had done to attack Zhou Lang’s mind. Even an expert like Zhou Lang didn’t have the opportunity to retaliate. The Demonic Murmurs continuously beat him down, and he could only look on helplessly as Yun Qingshang busted open his head with her fists.

Of course, this had only been possible because Zhou Lang had been injured by the God Slaying Sword. It was only under those conditions that he’d been able to continuously layer the powers of the Demonic Murmurs.

Gao Xuan had already put away the God Slaying Sword. He picked up Zhou Lang’s gun and toyed with it for a bit before saying, “It really is a good gun.”

Then, he said to Zhou Lang, “Sir Zhou, since you’re definitely going to die, you can transfer anything valuable you have over to me. You can just transfer all of the Credit Points you have in your bank account to me too. Otherwise, you’ll only benefit the bank. I won’t take your stuff for free. I’ll owe you a favor…”