70 Day 69: The Scum Is A Boss* (1/2)
(Note: *a villain to be defeated by the protagonist in a game or story.)
”Does this makes sense to you?” Luo Shi asked, panting, as they all slid back.
”Obviously, no...” Ming Ye answered and wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth.
They all already finished off half of the modified bodies' forces, yet more keep coming.
”Where and when in the hell did you made them?” Mu Xin asked his father, referring to the modified corpses.
”You're still young so you still are just but a naïve man.” Mu Jie said and shrugged. ”To have this many puppets... of course – ” he said and looked at his son. ” – it should've been a long time.” He said and smiled.
Mu Xin's eyes went wide. ”You don't mean...” he said, his face pale. ”8 years ago...?” he asked.
The others looked at him in shock. ”What?! 8 years ago?!” they said and looked at Mu Jie. ”That's when his...” they said, referring to when Mu Jie lost control of his powers.
”Yes.” Mu Jie answered. ”In order to feed myself of malevolent energy, I modified bodies. But, I didn't intend to make them...” he said, smiling. ”I just came upon on them.” He explained.
Mu Xin gritted his teeth, mad.
”Hey. What's he saying?” Luo Shi asked. ”'came upon'?” he asked.
Mu Jie turned to them. ”Of course.” He said. ”Since the process to modify bodies...” he said.
”Stop.” Mu Xin said, his whole body shaking.
The others looked at him.
Mu Jie grinned. ”It's long been passed down to our family.” He said.
Their eyes went wide.
As if not enough, he added. ”It came from our ancestor – Mu Jun, the founder of the sect. He...” he said. ”... left us this present.” He explained.
”How...?” they asked, shocked. ”Why...?”
Mu Jie just smiled and didn't answer.
”Mu Jun...” Mu Xin said. ”... it is his message left to us, the next generations.” He said.
They all looked at him.
”I don't know why he wants us to create a modified body, but – ” he said and glared at his father. ” – one is enough.” He told him, then his eyes narrowed as he looked at the countless modified bodies behind Mu Jie.
”Yes, yes.” Mu Jie said, waving his hand, disinterested. ”Your grandfather also said that...” he said, frowning.
Mu Xin balled his fists, his eyes full of loathing as he looks at his father.
”Xin...” Chen Shen called his lover, his eyes full of understanding and sympathy.
Mu Jie just smirked. ”Now, now...” he said as he raised his hands. ”Shall we continue where we left off?” he asked and his eyes narrowed, full of mirth as he looked at them all.
He waved down his hand and the modified bodies ran towards Mu Xin and the group.
”Shit – ” they cursed as they braced themselves for the impact.
The third wave of this battle... is an uphill battle.
Newfound Land.
”Damn it - !” Wen Yan cursed as he blocked Li Shan's foot with his arm when Li Shan kicked him. He slid back to Lei Ling who's healing the unconscious Chen Han and Fei Yin.
”Heads up.” Wu Bai said behind Wen Yan.
Wen Yan's eyes went wide and bent down in reflex just as something went past his head and kicked Li Shan's foot back.
”Ugh - !” Wen Yan cried when he was blown away as a strong gust of wind come out with two feet against each other.
”Argh – !” the others exclaimed and covered themselves.
”Wu Bai - !” Feng Mo called, looking at Wu Bai who's holding his ground against Li Shan.
Wu Bai sprang up on his other feet and turned in the air as he kicked Li Shan's head.
”Tsk - !” Li Shan clicked his tongue as he blocked himself with his arm. He slid back.
Wu Bai jumped back and landed in front of Feng Mo and the others.
”Wu Bai - !” Feng Mo called, looking at his tutor in all white standing in front of him.
”Who the hell is he...” Li Tian muttered under his breath, looking at Wu Bai.
”... something's not right with him.” Wu Yuan said, looking at Wu Bai. ”He's not my uncle.” He added.
The others looked at him in shock.
”... you're from BaiLong, too.” Li Shan said as he brushed off the dust on his sleeve where Wu Bai kicked him earlier.
”What?!” the others said, shocked, as they looked at Wu Bai.
Wu Bai didn't answer and just looked at Li Shan. ”I won't let you take our master.” He told him.
Their eyes went wide.
”... he's really not my uncle.” Wu Yuan said.
Their face was covered in dark lines. Can't he (Wu Yuan) care for the situation first rather than care for his runaway uncle? They thought.
Their face went serious and turned when Li Shan emitted his aura and covered his whole body with it.
”What an honor to fight with, and defeat a person from BaiLong.” Li Shan said and glared at Wu Bai as his aura got stronger.
”Ugh - !” Sun Yi, Wu Yuan, Li Tian and Wen Yan groaned as they covered themselves.
The debris are flying everywhere together with the broken roof and the wrecked walls.
”Wu Bai – !” Feng Mo called when Wu Bai emitted a white energy and surrounded himself. ”You can't - !” he said.
”I have to.” Wu Bai answered. ”I have to protect your and our master's friends.” He said and turned to Feng Mo. He smiled.
Feng Mo's eyes went wide. ”No - !” he said when Wu Bai patted his head.
”Protect your friends, too – ” Wu Bai said and looked at Sun Yi, Wu Yuan and Li Tian who are covered in wounds from their fight earlier against Li Shan. He turned and looked at Fei Yin and Chen Han who are unconscious. He turned to Feng Mo. ”I'll deal with him with all that I could.” He told him then turned to Li Shan just in time Li Shan lunged at him.
”Wu Bai - !” Feng Mo called and immediately covered himself and his friends with a barrier.
”Brother Feng, you...” Li Tian said, shocked, as he looked at Feng Mo.
”You're also from BaiLong...?” Sun Yi asked.
But, there's not time to answer. Li Shan raised his sword and stabbed Wu Bai. Wu Bai held the sword tightly and it broke.
”Aaaarrrghhh - !!!” they both shouted as their aura got stronger.
BOOM! An explosion erupted and blasted everything that's around just as a bright light covered everything.
Somewhere in Newfound Land.
The four gentlemen are in a stalemate. Or should it say, only three.
”Err...” the gentleman beside the other that's wearing black robes spoke. ”Could you be...” he said, looking at Chen Sheng.
”Zhe. It's obvious, isn't it?” the black – robed man, Yu Sheng, told Zu Zhe.
Zu Zhe frowned. ”Not for me.” he said. ”I didn't see him back in the cave at YuLing.” He explained.
Yu Sheng's brows raised, but didn't answer. He turned to Chen Sheng, then smiled. He respectfully knelt and put his right hand on his left chest. ”Your Highness.” He said.
Zu Zhe grimaced, don't know how to react. He turned when he heard a soft thud on the other side.
His eyes went wide when he saw the veiled man earlier also knelt, facing Chen Sheng. ”Wha...” he said, shocked.
”Prince Hou Sheng.” The veiled man called and respectfully bowed.
Chen Sheng stared at the two, then lowered his dimensional pocket he's carrying. After a second, he threw it up.
Zu Zhe's eyes went wide when a bright light flashed and covered the whole Newfound Land as thousands of talismans flew out of the pouch.
”Ngh - !” he cried and covered his eyes.
But, three gentlemen are in a stalemate.
”Rise.” Chen Sheng said, his voice full of authority.
Yu Sheng and the veiled man followed.
Yu Sheng turned and his eyes narrowed as he looked at the veiled man. ”You troublemaker.” He said, gritting his teeth.
”Huh?” Zu Zhe said and turned to Yu Sheng who's glaring at the veiled man. ”What? What's wrong?” he asked and looked at the veiled man.
Yu Sheng frowned. ”He's the reason why a rebellion took place in BaiLong.” He answered. ”The people of BaiLong found out that the royal family is hiding him – ” he said, his eyes narrowed and he balled his teeth. ” – a demonic cultivator, bearing malevolent energy that could cover the whole BaiLong!” he said. ”The man from HeiLong – Mu Jun!” he said and glared at the veiled man.
”... what?!” Zu Zhe said, shocked. Is there such a plot hidden in my story?! He thought.
But, Chen Sheng's serious face says it all – there really is such a plot.