Volume 2 Chapter 5 Part2 (1/2)
Illusions, Lies, Truth Volume 2: Human Doll Contract Part Two
Original novel in Chinese by: 御 我 (Yu Wo)
Chapter 5: Contract Between Human and Doll… Part 2—For Your Sake—translated by lucathia (proofread by Trespa.s.serby & EvlNabiki)
Jiang Ziya froze. He was about to tell Lu Yang not to be reckless when Xiao Xue gave a tug in his arms.
”Gēge, no. When you look for the barrier dimension's weak point, you'll need someone to hold that thing back. If you want to help Lu Yang-gē, you should hurry and find that weak point instead!”
That was true, but seeing Lu Yang face off against such a huge creature, a dark beast practically twice Lu Yang's height even when it was grounded, how could Jiang Ziya calmly search for the weak point?
Lu Yang stood in front of the black beast. He looked like a boat in the ocean, about to be overturned by the waves at any moment. However, there was no trace of fear on his face. He was already prepared for battle, filled with fighting spirit.
Slay pierced about around him, flying with great force and speed, even emitting the ”vrmm vrmm” cries of a sword, appearing plentifully imposing. Even though the slim sword didn't seem as powerful as the black beast opposing it, the sword definitely couldn't be overlooked!
Zhang Dongqi had originally looked down on these youngsters. The one whom he truly minded was the G.o.d of the Eastern Sky, Taiyi, who stood afar in the distance.
But now that he had seen that sword of his opponent's, he stopped looking down on him. He cried out in alarm, ”You possess an innate familiar spirit?”
No wonder people caution not to wreak havoc in Zhongxiang City!
That b.a.s.t.a.r.d Zhang Dongping should have just died, instead of provoking an opponent with such strong people backing him up while he was at it! That strange woman, the G.o.d of the Eastern Sky, Taiyi, and even this youngster who possessed an innate familiar spirit…
Zhang Dongqi began to question just who the h.e.l.l he had kidnapped. How could a single person have so many people backing him up? And these people weren't even from the same crowd!
The woman had an unknown special ability; the G.o.d of the Eastern Sky, Taiyi, was the head of Jiu Ge; that youngster gave the impression of the way of the Tao. As for Taoism in Zhongxiang City… Don't tell me he's from Master Ah Lu's Qing Wei Gong?
If Zhang Dongping had left behind even a single piece of his corpse, Zhang Dongqi would definitely dig it out and whip his corpse. Too bad that b.a.s.t.a.r.d hadn't even left behind dust.
”I'll say, let's not make the situation as serious as one involving the Zhang family and Jiu Ge.” The G.o.d of the Eastern Sky, Taiyi said exuberantly, ”Why not have a fight with him? If he wins, you will treat it as if nothing at all happened today. You will return and tell the Zhang family that you have already killed the foe. You won't ever return for vengeance.”
”What if I win?”
Hearing such a condition, Zhang Dongqi felt that it would be fine even if he lost. After all, the G.o.d of the Eastern Sky, Taiyi was famous to the point of being scary. With this Taoist brat in the mix as well, he really wasn't confident that he could escape. He might even lose his life here. But if he agreed to this condition, even if he lost, he could leave with his life intact. This way, he could guarantee his survival.
Fu Taiyi said indifferently, ”If you win, I will accept all the conditions you asked of Jiang Ziya earlier.”
Zhang Dongqi's eyes shone. The two demons to be given in the terms were no longer important. What excited him more was that the G.o.d of the Eastern Sky, Taiyi would promise him three things. Nothing could compare to such an amazing deal!
”No problem! But I won't take down the barrier dimension.”
Fu Taiyi was generous and straightforwardly said, ”That's fine! But I also have a condition. We have the right to look for the weak point of the barrier dimension, and we are allowed to destroy it.”
Zhang Dongqi frowned and said, ”If you take part, won't this barrier dimension get destroyed right away?”
”Then, I won't interfere.” Fu Taiyi lazily said, ”I'll let those two brats play with you. How's that? Are you going to agree to my invitation?”
Zhang Dongqi's heart leaped in excitement. He immediately agreed. Even though his opponent was a Taoist who had an innate familiar spirit, he was too young. Zhang Dongqi didn't at all believe that his opponent would be able to defeat him. Besides, they were in his barrier dimension. His advantage wasn't slight.
As for whether or not his barrier dimension would get destroyed, Zhang Dongqi wasn't confident about that. But he believed that the barrier dimension would at least hold for ten minutes to half an hour with no problems. That amount of time would be enough for him to knock all the teeth out of this pretentious Taoist brat!
”Hah!”
The moment he heard Zhang Dongqi agree to the invitation, Lu Yang had Slay commence the attack. He had battled with demons for many years, and his mind was not the least bit pedantic. If there was a way to sneak an attack, then he would definitely not use brute force. If he could take the first strike, then he would strike first. Exterminating demons was a job that required him to put his life on the line. If he were overly concerned with miniscule details, then he'd be a goner!
Both of them were pract.i.tioners. They knew that with their lives on the line for this job, they had to be despicable. Therefore, Zhang Dongqi didn't unreasonably scold Lu Yang about sneak attacks being despicable. They just began fighting right away.
That black beast was humongous in size, yet its actions were very nimble. Lu Yang wasn't able to dodge it more than once. If not for Slay returning to defend him in time, Lu Yang would have been sent flying several times already.
To the side, Jiang Ziya was very distracted. He really couldn't calmly search for the weak point while his good friend was battling a beast. On top of that, he was a bit angry that Fu Taiyi wasn't lending a hand. But then he immediately recalled the conditions Fu Taiyi had mentioned. They were obviously for the sake of protecting him.
There was no way he could stay on guard forever. If he were to catch the Zhang family's attention, Jiang Ziya would definitely not be able to live peacefully any longer. It could even be said that he would be killed sooner rather than later. Only Fu Taiyi's proposed conditions could help free him.
But seeing how cautious Zhang Dongqi was toward Fu Taiyi, if Fu Taiyi were to lend a hand, then Zhang Dongqi would definitely refuse the battle invitation. Therefore, they could only have Lu Yang fight instead.
Jiang Ziya bit his tongue, using the pain to force himself to calm down so he could scrutinize his surroundings for the weak point. Still, he could not help occasionally glancing at Lu Yang, and then his face would pale from how frightening the battle appeared.
”Little Lu Yang, you really are strong!” Fu Taiyi praised nonchalantly to the side, ”To be able to survive for so long in the opponent's barrier dimension… That's no small feat… Oh no, I've only just praised you, and you've been clawed. Pay more attention! You've already been a pract.i.tioner for so long, with such abundant battle experience, and you let yourself get bullied by an animal. How embarra.s.sing.”
…Can a human win against a beast in battle?
Hearing Fu Taiyi speak, Lu Yang's teeth were nearly about to crack from how tightly he had them clenched. Even the tiger Wu Song fought against wasn't this gigantic!1
Not only was the beast fast, its furry skin was incomparably tough. Even when Slay found an opening to strike, Slay would get stopped by the layers of needle-like fur, causing very little damage to the foe.
Lu Yang could only do his utmost to dodge using his exceptional physical abilities. However, mistakes were unavoidable. Injuries littered his body more and more, causing Jiang Ziya to feel distraught as he watched from the side, unable to do anything about it.
”Where in the world is the weak point?” He was so frantic that he was about to pull his hair out.
Xiao Xue also spoke anxiously, ”Gēge, try looking more closely at other places!”
But I've looked everywhere already! He had looked several times at every corner and hadn't discovered anything. Just where is the weak point of this barrier dimension—
Jiang Ziya suddenly realized where he hadn't looked.