Chapter 1209: Chapter 1207: Bamboo Insects of Night Holy City (15)
Is this what it feels like to be a Divine Being?
It is indeed intoxicating.
Although I gained the ability to wield authority through Insight after completing the ritual last time, there hasn’t been a suitable opportunity to make use of it until now.
Now Fu Qian increasingly understands why so many high-ranking Transcendents are willing to risk losing control to advance even further.
It’s true, a change of perspective can lead to a completely different view.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that right now, I see the world in a matrix of green code or anything like that.
In fact, the scenery right now is no different from before.
The difference lies within oneself, knowing clearly that you can spread "Calamity" to any entity at will.
It’s like facing the same scene but with a pen in hand versus a gun; the mindset is entirely different.
Especially when the weapon in your hand is comparable to a rapid-fire Barrett.
Of course, when you’re not actually prepared to kill someone, the greatest significance of a weapon is for it to be seen.
Luckily, Old Master Henry has a high enough Ranking and enough Insighth to promptly notice something odd about himself, saving me the effort of explaining.
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Dang!
Of course, sometimes being too subtle isn’t good either.
In the next moment, the Tranquilizer in Fu Qian’s hand made a clear ringing sound.
It wasn’t because the Bell suddenly repaired itself, but rather it was struck by a sharp claw, resounding from the blow.
The heavy force attached to it made even Fu Qian’s hand feel heavy, the impact was outrageously strong.
Could a "cat" really do this?
Especially since it seemed like a magic-based ability at first glance.
Indeed, this attack came from Old Master Henry, who had found himself caught in a Calamity.
He clearly recognized its danger, and in the face of this threat, the retired employee showed incredible decisiveness and ferocity in combat.
Far from retreating, he was even more convinced of Fu Qian’s culpability and launched an attack directly.
While inwardly praising him, the Tranquilizer in Fu Qian’s hand whirled and spun, the ringing becoming as continuous as rainfall, blocking a succession of attacks coming from unbelievable angles.
This was no easy task. Old Master’s Henry’s claws, now shimmering with a silvery hue, were accompanied by the Tyrant Ring re-emerging with each strike of his hand.
As he weaved through it, not only did his assault become exceedingly covert and hard to detect, but it was also covered by various distortions of rules.
The force was elusive and the trajectory defied physical laws.
Most critically, Old Master Henry showed no sign of fatigue. His body gleamed increasingly more valiantly with silver light, his dominance comparable to a Liquid Metal Terminator.
He’s putting up a good fight, but unfortunately, I’m a bit busy.
Another praise echoed in Fu Qian’s mind as the sudden assault came to an equally abrupt halt.
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When Old Master Henry reappeared, he was at a diagonal position behind, shielding a bewildered Yuan Shan with his body.
"Don’t lose focus!"
Without looking back at his student, he coldly issued a reminder.
"How..."
In her slight confusion, Yuan Shan found an object tossed at her feet, which upon closer inspection turned out to be a copper-colored bullet.
"This Mr. Fang is certainly not gentle!"
"You flatter me too much!"
Praising incorrectly, Old Master Henry offered his commendation before Yuan Shan could express her opinion, while Fu Qian was already smiling modestly in response.
At the same time, on one side of his waist, a slender arm that had grown out of his abdomen was slowly re-sheathing Mercy.
Fu Qian did something very simple just now, he pinched a hand figuration and triggered the effect of Mercy’s Suffocation, and then fired a shot at Yuan Shan.
Although from the current situation, it seems Henry was cleverly induced to block himself after noticing the anomaly of "growing brighter", rather than being completely used as a tool of the Prism of Radiant Transformation.
But his attitude was also very resolute, and it was not something that could be resolved through verbal communication.
Therefore, Fu Qian chose the despicable language of physical action.
And sure enough, Old Master Henry did not disappoint, showing considerable care for his student despite various despises and taunts.
Even if the shot had hit its mark, it wouldn’t have been a serious injury to a Demigod, but it was instantly countered by a distracting move.
His actions were also full of aggression, as he deliberately slowed down the firing motion just slightly to catch the bullet directly.
In a moment of reflection, Fu Qian looked down at the weapon in his hand.
On the Tranquilizer, crisscross indentations were now starkly evident.
Old Master Henry’s lethality was abnormally strong; under that tempestuous exchange, he had left dense damage on this Extraordinary Item.
How brutal. After all these dealings, it’s clear the Prism of Radiant Transformation isn’t about this type of physical harm, which makes one even more curious about who his other oath-bound entity could be.
Of course, it didn’t seem possible to satisfy this curiosity for the time being.
If this conflict continues, every active Night Watchman in the city would probably be alerted.
As the proclaimed location of the Northern Headquarters, it wouldn’t be surprising if there were some First Phase individuals holding a meeting here.
"I had no choice but to resort to this strategy; please don’t take offense."
The next moment, facing the mentor and student, Fu Qian explained with a beaming smile.
"I really came here with no ill intentions, just for a technical exchange. Does Old Master really intend to be thorough in elimination?"
While talking, he pointed at Yuan Shan, who had a complicated expression.
"To favor the treacherous, bring disorder to Shangjing, and harm the loyal and good – if by chance you can’t succeed and atone for your crimes, your student will not be able to escape involvement."
"Don’t worry, she won’t escape death, no matter who’s standing behind you."
Unfortunately, facing the threat, Old Master Henry’s stance to hunt his prey didn’t waver in the slightest.
"And no one will know about it."
Alright then.
Fu Qian sighed inwardly.
One, the killing intent was set, and two, he didn’t seem ready to seek help.
Old Master was perhaps overly confident, at least to some extent confirming the speculation that he had been induced.
Fu Qian didn’t think it was a good thing that he wasn’t looking for help.
As mentioned earlier, the special trait has already been fully assimilated, and now there’s actually a not-so-stable option, which is to let oneself be killed, hoping that the warehouse’s failure settlement will help lock in his state.
In this scenario, if he were to be beaten to dust by the Just Night Watchman, it wouldn’t be too bad a development.
That’s also why Fu Qian was acting so brazenly.
However, just like the unsuccessful self-headshot from before, facing an opponent who’s also Second Phase, Henry stubbornly refused to take this most logical approach, instead firmly opting to fight one-on-one.
Fu Qian felt as if he saw a Superior Being looking down from above, deftly maneuvering to block off all of his chances at survival bit by bit.
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As for just giving up resistance and letting Old Master Henry single-handedly defeat him?
To entrust one’s life and death to a character whose mind is clearly under the influence of the Prism of Radiant Transformation would be far too naïve.
Don’t think just because Old Master Henry is full of killing intent at the moment, that Fu Qian couldn’t guess with his toes that if he really let him half-kill himself, it’s highly likely that at Yuan Shan’s plea, he would let him off the hook and take him back to be locked up.
Then quietly wait for the Prism of Radiant Transformation to complete its descent into true form and turn him into an imbecile.
"Teacher, I think there may be some misunderstanding."
As it turned out, Chief Yuan had already started to plead on his behalf.