novelden Chapter 145 The 3-Year-Old Boy
Chapter 145 The 3-Year-Old Boy
The three people on Star-Picking Cliff turned around at the same time and looked toward the source of the sound.
A dark-skinned, white-bearded old man with yellow eyes and vertical pupils looked at Cole with a forced smile and said, "You are cursed. Only the divine power bestowed upon you by your master can save you, but you actually let someone else seal it away. How foolish!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Ning immediately realized that the guy in front of him was the doctor's lackey, specifically in charge of human experiments.
Looking at Ke Lai's fearful and nervous eyes, and her slightly trembling body, Xu Ning felt boundless disgust for these scum who treated human life like dirt.
"Divine power? That's utter nonsense!"
Xu Ning took a few steps forward, facing the old man with a white headscarf, and said irritably, "It seems that the Empress still reigns in Zhidong. Listening to you, anyone who doesn't know better would think that the Doctor has usurped the throne and become the new god of Zhidong."
"It's just borrowing the remaining power of some demon god's remnants. What do you mean by holy? Old man, you're making me laugh."
Xu Ning's blunt remarks deeply hurt the old man's pride.
His original intention was to find a living test subject who could survive after being injected with the Demon God's reagent, hoping to bring back this rare material, Cole, to please the Doctor.
Unexpectedly, a brat suddenly appeared and started spouting nonsense. Enraged, the old man immediately drew a curved knife with a hooked blade from his waist.
"I'm only thirty years old, and you dare call me an old man! Go to hell, you brat!"
Wow, the three of them were all shocked.
Did you not even open your eyes when you washed your face?
With his black skin, black spots, and white beard, how could he possibly look thirty years old?
Xu Ning understood immediately; this must be an external manifestation of the loss of life force as a side effect of using the Evil Eye.
It seems this old guy isn't the chosen one.
Look at Diluc, he's been playing with the Evil Eye for four years, and he's only gotten more energetic with each game, he's become a night owl.
However, Xu Ning was not one to mince words. Avoiding the old man's sharp retort, he laughed and said, "Well, you really look a bit older than you are. Are you in a hurry to be reincarnated? I might as well give you a ride."
The old man missed his first strike, then gave a sinister smile. With a flick of his wrist, his curved blade split into four, which, linked together by black flames, coiled around Xu Ning like a chain.
Xu Ningchen switched the gourd to sweet rain, which he mixed into his fist techniques and sprinkled on the curved blade components that were burning with black flames.
黑火沾染了甘霖之后，几乎是快速的熄灭掉，徐宁屈指弹飞一片钩刃，随即一拳便打在了这老小子的下巴上，将他狠狠地揍飞了出去。
When Xu Ning rescued the soldier who was burned by the black fire at the city gate, he discovered that the sweet rain in Jiuquan was exceptionally effective against this black fire.
But this situation, as seen by the old man, utterly horrified him.
Having grown accustomed to the unstoppable power of black fire, how could he not be terrified when he suddenly encountered a situation where it was completely ineffective?
In a fit of rage, the old man tore off the white cloth that had been wrapped around his neck and head, revealing five enormous needle holes.
"You've received at least five injections? You're a tough guy, old man, even though you seem to have died young."
Xu Ning took a sip of wine and mocked again without any mercy.
"I may die, but none of you will leave here alive!"
Suddenly, countless black wisps of smoke emerged from the five pinholes, gradually obscuring the old man's figure and then slowly expanding.
Xu Ning wasn't one to wait for the enemy to unleash their ultimate move. With a snap of his fingers, he ignited the alcohol, and a fiery dragon burst forth, burning towards the black mist.
Just as the fire dragon was about to engulf the black mist, a huge, furry beast claw suddenly emerged from the mist and slammed down, scattering the fire dragon.
The black mist gradually dissipated, revealing a huge figure.
A monster with a triangular forehead and sharp claws on its four feet, resembling both a lion and a sheep, appeared.
The monster stood up, its forked tongue lolling out like a snake. Looking at its sharp claws, it cackled, "Such an extraordinary body, truly worthy of the power of a god."
"Now it's time to send you two brats on your way."
Even after turning into a monster, this old guy still hasn't forgotten to bring Cole back to his master; he's really dedicated.
Xu Ning inhaled the aroma of the alcohol, ignited his right fist, and unleashed wave after wave of fire dragons towards the monster before him.
Behind them, the bowstrings twanged, and streaks of fire arrows whistled as they shot toward the monster's eyes, throat, and other vital organs.
Amber now knew that the enemy was powerful enough, and Xu Ning would likely have a hard time winning.
Fortunately, I remembered to bring my bow and arrows today, so I won't be standing empty-handed and unable to help like I was the day before yesterday.
“You lowly Mondstadt people, you damned brats.”
The monster roared, its claws writhing left and right with black flames. Fortunately, Xu Ning was fast enough that he was only burned on the hem of his clothes by the black flames. He tossed his wine gourd and quickly extinguished the flames that were trying to climb up.
However, Amber was concerned for Kry's safety. Despite the attack from the beast's claws, she did not dodge or evade. Instead, she forcefully used the power of fire element to create a fire shield and took the blow head-on.
"Amber!"
Cole let out a scream, regretting for the first time that he had come to Mondstadt.
Xu Ning gritted his teeth, secretly resenting his own powerlessness.
With my current skills, I can deal with monsters or bad guys of similar size. At worst, I won't be unable to defeat them, but I won't be at a loss.
However, when encountering such large elites or BOSSes, one's own attack methods become extremely inadequate.
We must find a way to break through our limits and develop new attack methods.
But this time, it all depends on that guy.
Xu Ning looked up at the black magic circle that suddenly appeared above the monster's head, from which several iron chains burning with black flames fell like rain.
The iron chains with sharp spikes pierced through the monster's limbs and chest without any resistance, then tightened suddenly, lifting the entire monster up.
"We don't have much time. Aim for this guy's heart and strike with all your might."
Xu Ning flashed to stand next to Amber, and simultaneously, a burst of red flames blazed in both of their hands.
With the same charged attack and the same target area, the fire dragon, wrapped in arrows, pierced through the monster's heart.
The black flames on the monster's body rapidly dissipated, like a punctured water balloon.
The monster's body reverted to the old man's appearance. He turned around with difficulty, looking at the masked man standing coldly behind him, his gaze fixed on the evil eye on the man's left hand.
"Evil Eye? How could you..."
However, before he could finish speaking, the old man collapsed and, as Xu Ning had instructed, hurriedly went to be reincarnated.
Then Kaeya suddenly jumped out from behind Diluc and shouted exaggeratedly, "Ah, the culprit in the Blackfire case has come here! Come and stop him! Ah, he also killed your superior."