1657 Exploding At The Slightest Touch (1/2)

Edited by Aelryinth

The meteorite slammed into the seawater around two kilometers away from the peninsula. The wave it stirred up soon arrived with a strong heat surge. The strong wave was high enough to roll over the trees on the surface of the sea, but to Mu Ningxue's surprise, the beautiful trees were surprisingly firm. They did not bend after being struck by the strong wave.

”That thing looks like our Golden Sun Combat Officer, Norman's skill. I saw him using it when I was young… I have admired Combat Officer Norman since then,” Kris exclaimed.

”Norman, why is he here? Is he pulling off a stunt? What is he doing, diving into the ocean like that? Is he going to soar into the sky next? That's pretty cool!” Mo Fan said.

”I...I don't know,” Kris admitted.

Mo Fan's words convinced the rest of the group that Norman might be practicing some extreme ability. Not many people had the ability to sweep across the sky like a meteorite. His speed was just too crazy. It easily outmatched the distance covered by a Blink spell. After all, Blink needed a certain time to Channel!

”By the way, why hasn't he come out of the water yet? It's been quite a while,” Mo Fan noted.

”Did something go wrong?” Heidi wondered.

”I knew something did not seem right.”

”Let's go check him out!”

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They went further out to sea and discovered the place where the meteorite had landed. There were some reefs nearby broken into pieces, indicating that the man had dove deeper into the sea.

”Old Zhao, go take a look,” Mo Fan prodded his friend.

Zhao Manyan was not too willing, but he had no choice but to dive into the water. The others waited for him on the boat.

A while later, Zhao Manyan's head poked out from the surface of the sea. He said indifferently, ”I see nothing. He might have left. Why are we wasting our time here?”

”Search carefully, in case something bad happened,” Mo Fan said.

”Why don't you do it?” Zhao Manyan snapped.

”I'm not a good swimmer,” Mo Fan answered serenely.

Zhao Manyan rolled his eyes and dove into the water again.

”Strange, why do I feel like I had the same conversation before? I'm not a good swimmer...I'm not a good swimmer...” Mo Fan mumbled to himself.

Zhao Manyan was gone for a longer time. They finally noticed some movements under the water ten minutes later. A head with disheveled hair soon poked out from the water. Mo Fan thought it was Zhao Manyan and leaned forward to ask if he had found anything, but was greeted by a strange pale face with cracks on it. He almost threw a Fiery Fist at it on impulse!

”It's so tiring!” Zhao Manyan dragged the man onto the boat and panted heavily to take in the fresh air.

”Old Zhao, why did you bring a water ghost back? Are you having another new fetish?” Mo Fan inquired blankly.

Kris went closer and moved the person's hair aside. He took a closer look at the man's face and blurted out, ”It's Master Norman. Goodness gracious me, it really is Master Norman!”

”How did you even recognize him?” Mo Fan looked at the face that was damaged beyond recognition. He was actually impressed by Kris' ability to recognize the guy.

”He's suffering from serious injuries. Most of them are inflicted by Elemental Spells. He must have fought an intense battle!” Mu Ningxue said.

”An intense fight? This guy killed a Silver Moon Tyrant Titan in an instant! How many people in the world can even defeat him, let alone hurt him like this!” Mo Fan exclaimed.

Mo Fan had witnessed Norman's strength in person. This man could take him on even if he was using the Demon Element! He was easily one of the strongest Super Mages, with the ability to roam across demon hordes freely, so how did someone like him end up in such a state? Did the guy enjoy courting death, just like him?

”He's still breathing,” Heidi said.

”How did this happen? Master Norman is easily ranked in the top five in the Parthenon Temple! This isn't possible, it's unbelievable!” Kris was lost in his thoughts. He acted like he had suffered a humiliating defeat himself.

”Speaking of which, didn't he come from the direction of Mount Tyrant? Was he fighting the Black Dragon?” Zhao Manyan said.

”Most of his injuries are from Elemental Spells. If he escaped from the mountain, he was most likely fighting the people there instead of the Black Dragon… Could it be?...” Mu Ningxue's eyes glittered.

”Does that mean he really injured himself when he was pulling off a stunt?” Kris was still considering Mo Fan's speculation.

Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, Heidi, and Mu Ningxue fixed their eyes on Kris. Kris immediately realized how stupid he sounded, and quickly shut his mouth.