Chapter 19: Timestop (1/2)

Timestop

Lu Yin was caught off guard, “You guys weren’t the ones that started Earth’s evolution?”

Jeraldine shook her head, “No, the planet where we were originally supposed to train on is actually quite far away.”

This was shocking information. If Earth’s evolution hadn’t been triggered by the Great Yu Empire but somehow initiated locally, could it have been that corpse?

“Who is this escaped criminal?” he asked

Jeraldine coughed a few times, “I don’t actually know. Their identity is classified, so no one knows what they look like or even what their name is.”

“Then how are you supposed to find them?”

“This is a planetary trial, of course, it wouldn’t be that simple.”

“But even if you manage to track the criminal down, are students enough to capture him?”

“Probably. They come from the Innerverse, but they’ve sustained heavy injuries so there’s no way for them to be stronger than a Melder. On top of that, all their equipment is destroyed so they have nothing to rely on.”

Lu Yin released Jeraldine after ten more minutes of conversation, having someone take her to a place where she could bathe and get treatment. She took an entire day to take care of herself, only meeting him the next afternoon. While she had been in pain for the entirety of the past few weeks, a special healing potion that she’d brought on the trip ensured that the shoulder injury was all that remained. At their next meeting, Lu Yin led Jeraldine to an empty field outside Nanjing, “So you’ve recovered completely outside of your shoulder? Do you want to try and beat me to avenge the humiliation?”

Jeraldine glared at Lu Yin; her limbs were still bound with metal chains. However, he only laughed, “Stop pretending. With your strength, these things can’t restrain you.”

Clang! Jeraldine immediately broke free of the chains, but this caused pain to shoot up her right arm. She paled instantly, “I told you I’d help you.”

“Would you still be afraid if I got rid of this?” Lu Yin removed Terence’s gun from his belt and threw it on the ground. Jeraldine stared in shock at the weapon; this gun that could injure even Sentinels was the primary reason she had been afraid of him. How could he toss it aside so easily?

“Come on, see if you can beat me. Victory means control of Nanjing and vengeance, wouldn’t that be perfect?” he taunted her.

Jeraldine ‘s eyes gleamed and she tossed her hair behind, rushing towards Lu Yin with full force. Even if she wasn’t sure of defeating him, she knew that she could at least hold her own in combat. After all, he was only a new Sentinel himself. Sparks flew from the ground whenever her feet made contact, flames condensing around her left hand as she swept it forward.

Using Roving Step, Lu Yin dodged the Flame Palm with ease before tossing out some crystals, “Not enough fire, try again.”