Chapter 23: Holy Shit, Still Thinking About This Stuff Before Death?
Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Holy Shit, Still Thinking About This Stuff Before Death?
「Inside the Gate World.」
Fang Xiu had originally been surrounded by the two of them.
However, after a few moves, Fang Xiu had not only broken free from their encirclement but had also just discovered a secret within his own body.
Clenching his fist, Fang Xiu suddenly felt his entire body overflowing with power.
However, the now-Beastified Yu Boyuan across from him was about to use his second Skill.
Fang Xiu didn’t recognize the man at all.
So naturally, he had no idea what his second Skill was.
However...
’As long as it’s not a Power-enhancing Skill!’
Fang Xiu thought to himself.
After his Beastification, Yu Boyuan’s Power was already immense. His first Skill boosted his speed, making him even harder to handle.
If his second Skill also increased his Power, then it would be game over.
"Surge!"
As Fang Xiu watched, Yu Boyuan activated his second Skill.
Once again, a ray of light enveloped Yu Boyuan.
Fang Xiu then watched as Yu Boyuan, who had already bulked up once, swelled up even more.
"You’re kidding me."
At that moment, Fang Xiu suddenly had an ominous premonition.
’It’s over. My twilight years are doomed.’
’No, my prime years!’
’No matter how you look at it, this has to be a Power-enhancing Skill.’
"Hehe, my second Skill, Surge, can double my Power. Let’s see if your Power can match mine now!"
Yu Boyuan was even kind enough to explain it to Fang Xiu.
He had obtained his second Skill by absorbing the Demon Core of a Strength Type Demon Beast.
It could roughly double his Power.
For Boyuan, this was more than enough.
"You call that ’Surge’? It’s more like ’Muscle Building’!"
Fang Xiu quipped.
"Says you!"
Yu Boyuan said, clenching his fist, "Watch me knock you down with one punch!"
He stomped the ground, his body launching forward like a cannonball.
He then threw a punch, aiming straight for Fang Xiu’s head.
Two Skills: one for speed, one for Power.
The Power, boosted by his speed, became even more formidable.
The fist was closing in, right before his eyes.
Fang Xiu knew it would be very difficult to dodge.
’Just how much Power do I have? Is it greater than Yu Boyuan’s?’
’But this isn’t the time to think about that.’
Fang Xiu had no choice but to act.
As Yu Boyuan’s fist closed in, Fang Xiu shot out his hand.
He caught Yu Boyuan’s wrist.
"Huh?"
Yu Boyuan was stunned.
But without a moment’s hesitation, Fang Xiu gave it a casual twist.
CRACK!
"AHHH!!!"
A bloodcurdling scream escaped Yu Boyuan’s lips.
Fang Xiu was stunned, too.
His movement had been as smooth as flowing water.
It had felt so natural.
’I didn’t even think I could catch Yu Boyuan’s Attack!’
’But I did.’
’And I caught it pretty well, too.’
’One smooth twist, and I broke his arm.’
"This is your doubled Power? Why is it so weak?"
Fang Xiu asked Yu Boyuan, somewhat puzzled.
Hearing this question, Yu Boyuan’s face, already red from pain, flushed an even deeper crimson—this time, from pure humiliation.
’You’re asking me? Who the hell am I supposed to ask?’
At this point, Yu Boyuan felt like crying.
He was clearly Level 15, he had clearly used Beastification, and he had clearly used a Skill to increase his Power.
So why... could he still not beat someone who had just gone through his Awakening?
And this person was a Sacrificial Master, of all things.
’You might as well just Sacrifice me and get it over with!’
The humiliation was so intense that Yu Boyuan started to wonder if something had gone wrong during his Awakening—that he wasn’t a Beastification Awakener at all, and this was all just a figment of his imagination.
"Fal—"
Seeing Yu Boyuan captured, Nie Tai was about to use a Skill.
But Fang Xiu glared at him.
The glare alone was enough to scare him into interrupting his own Skill.
"Damn it, Nie Tai, you coward!"
Seeing Nie Tai get intimidated by a single glare from Fang Xiu, the howling Yu Boyuan grew even more furious.
"AGH..."
Just then, Fang Xiu twisted forcefully again.
Yu Boyuan let out another miserable scream.
His arm was about to be twisted into a pretzel by Fang Xiu.
"GULP!"
Looking at Yu Boyuan’s state, Nie Tai swallowed hard.
Then he said, "I’m going to get backup!"
With that, he turned and ran.
Fang Xiu looked at the fleeing Nie Tai, then back at Yu Boyuan in his grasp.
He lifted him up and threw him forcefully.
BANG!
Yu Boyuan slammed right into Nie Tai.
"Hehe!"
Fang Xiu chuckled and picked up a rock.
"You two should stop running. Otherwise, with my strength, getting hit by a rock I throw is going to hurt a lot."
As he spoke, Fang Xiu forcefully threw the rock.
WHOOSH!
With a sharp whistle of air...
THUD!
The rock slammed heavily into the ground.
It left a deep crater.
"GULP!"
Staring at the deep crater, both Yu Boyuan and Nie Tai were dumbfounded.
’What kind of Power is this?’
’Is this guy really a Sacrificial Master?’
’He looks like some kind of freakish Strength Type Awakener!’
’What if we were wrong? What if this guy wasn’t an SSS Level Sacrificial Master, but an SSS Level Power Awakener?’
’Then everything would make sense.’
’Damn it, that woman Lu Yu’Er really tricked us this time.’
’After I get back... if I get back, I’ll have to drag her to a hotel and teach her a harsh lesson.’
’Otherwise, there’s no way to extinguish this fire in my heart!’
’And it’d be hard to extinguish other fires, too.’
"You... holy shit, did you just get hard from this?"
At that moment, Fang Xiu had happened to glance down.
Although Yu Boyuan was looking at him fearfully, he was clearly... having a reaction.
’This guy’s a pervert!’
"Bro... you’ve misunderstood! I was just thinking about something else!"
Yu Boyuan said awkwardly.
He had just been thinking about getting back and... what he’d do with Lu Yu’Er...
But why did he have to think about it at this particular moment?
Because after Beastification, his pants were stretched tight, making it very obvious!
"Heh, thinking about that right before you die? I’m impressed!"
Fang Xiu sneered.
Even Nie Tai felt awkward.
’What’s with Yu Boyuan? He’s not normally like this.’
’Thinking about that stuff right before he dies... he’s hopeless!’
Yu Boyuan was speechless, unable to defend himself.
"Bro, that wasn’t me! I’m just a helper Yu Boyuan dragged here. Just let me go!"
Nie Tai was panicking now.
Fang Xiu’s Power was on a completely different level from theirs.
There was no way to escape now.
All he could do was beg for mercy.
’A true man knows when to bend and when to stand tall.’
’If Yu Boyuan could get horny at a time like this, then surely there’s nothing wrong with me begging for my life, right?’
"You’re a helper?"
Fang Xiu looked at Nie Tai and asked.
"Yes, I’m just a helper!"
Nie Tai nodded hurriedly.
"You don’t know anything?"
Fang Xiu asked again.
"Right, right, right, I don’t know anything!"
Nie Tai felt a wave of relief.
He really didn’t know anything.
Yu Boyuan just told him to come help kill someone, and there would be benefits.
So he came.
Who knew the target wasn’t a person, but some kind of monster?
"Oh, you don’t know anything? Then there’s no use keeping you around!"
Fang Xiu said, picking up a rock, "Might as well kill you then!"
Nie Tai: ...