Chapter 69 – Deeper (1/2)

Chapter 69 – Deeper

Mo Ya and Jin Yan reached out for the cloak at the same time but Mo Ya, being slightly stronger of the two, reached it before Jin Yan could.

Mo Ya’s lips curled into a smug smile, and as he was about to grab the cloak, a cheeky grin appeared on Jin Yan’s face. Suddenly, a green scroll appeared in Jin Yan’s hand.

He tore the Mystic scroll and released a thousand runes long sequence in the air. The runes shone, spun, and transformed into a black mink. Its fur was shiny, and there was static electricity on its hair covering its body. This was nothing other than a terrifying Lightning Mink.

Famed for its speed, the Lightning Mink was a powerful Myst stance that even condensed prime Warriors could not easily deal with due to the runic mink’s agility.

Just as Mo Ya’s hand touched the purple chiffon cloak, the runic mink appeared in front of him and bit him hard with its razor sharp teeth. The bite together with being shocked by the mink caused him to loosen his grip. But the mink didn’t stop attacking. It quickly climbed up Mo Ya’s sleeve and continued biting and scratching him as he took a step back attempting to rid himself of the mink by shaking his body.

Mo Ya’s face turned ashen after shaking off the runic creature with great effort. He took a few steps away making sure he was safe from the minks relentless attacks at least momentarily. Although the electric mink was from a scroll and weaker than its true form when used by a condensed prime Warrior, the speedy strikes even weakened were not to be taken casually, not even for Mo Ya.

“You are not stingy at all! Are you?” Mo Ya didn’t expect Jin Yan to use a scroll that cost at least a hundred thousand silver.

“It’s just a scroll! I’m getting a medium-grade Mystic Arm in return. I think it is definitely worth it!” Jin Yan flicked his sleeves while laughed at Mo Ya and slowly reached for the purple-gold cloak.

Just as Jin Yan fingers touched the cloak, he heard a sweet voice. “This is my cloak!” Then a slender hand appeared in front of him, and one of the delicate fingers from this hand curled and flicked forward onto the back of Jin Yan’s hand.

When Lin Zi Yan’s finger landed on Jin Yan’s hand, he felt like his hand was struck by a bolt of lightning. His whole body shook, and he reflexly pulled his arm backwards.

The prideful smile on his face instantly disappeared. He looked down at his trembling hand and shouted, “Who are you!?” He couldn’t believe someone other than Mo Ya was strong enough to contest for these medium-grade Mystic Arms.

Jin Yan widened his eyes then cautiously hid his numb hand behind his back while staring at Lin Zi Yan. She was kneeling and folding the cloak up then put it in her bag. He tried to hide the fact that he was surprised, but seeing the person was a small girl he couldn’t accept his defeat.

All of this did not escape Mo Ya’s eyes as he got rid of the mink. He saw how Jin Yan was stopped by a discrete finger flick, and he too was surprised to see the intrusion of this unknown person. His eyes were fixed on her as she stood up. Just as he was confused trying to guess her identity, Mo Ya made a brief moment of eye contact with Lin Zi Yan.

When he saw her purple eyes, his face twitched. He gasped and went through shock, euphoria, and fear within seconds.

Without consulting Jin Yan, Mo Ya said, “Yea, you can take this cloak!” He took a deep breath and regained his cool. At this moment, Jin Yan’s opinion didn’t matter to him anymore.

“Bullshit! I broke the barrier with you Mo Ya! Why are you on her side? She didn’t even help us? Listen girl! You better hand the cloak back before I lose my temper!” Jin Yan said in a cold tone as he furiously stared at Lin Zi Yan. He was clearly annoyed by Mo Ya’s reaction.

‘I worked together with Mo Ya to break the shield and even used a medium-grade Mystic scroll to get this cloak, and you’re going to sneak up on me and take my treasure out of nowhere?! Do you have a death wish?’ Jin Yan knew that Lin Zi Yan was strong, but with his spear he was confident. He believed that he could take on anyone in this Bloodmist Labyrinth. ‘I’m not afraid of anyone; I’ve fought condensed prime Warriors with this spear in my hand! I’m not going to let anyone disrespect me, especially not a girl!’ Lin Zi Yan exposed Jin Yan’s sensitive side.