Chapter 1235: Fooling Around! (Bonus Chapter)
Rhodes' pupils constricted sharply. Under ten thousand times gravity, even with his physique, moving was already extremely difficult!
Added to that was the blanket attack of black beads, with speed so fast it was hard to distinguish with the naked eye!
Rhodes' eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging on his forehead!
He swung his eight blades wildly, leaning his upper body back!
"Eight-Blade Style: Gale Slash!"
Under these circumstances, Rhodes relied on his powerful physique to swing his blades and cut the black beads!
"Clang, clang, clang—"
A series of crisp cutting sounds rang out, and many black beads were sliced in half!
They slid to both sides along the blade edges!
Like bunker-buster bombs, they blasted huge craters into the ground!
No one knew how deep they sank into the earth, and they even triggered a small earthquake nearby!
But even so, eight or nine black beads still pierced Rhodes' body!
Leaving bloody holes in his chest, they plunged into the ground, taking a splash of hot blood with them!
Rhodes coughed up a mouthful of blood!
And under ten thousand times gravity, the blood gushing from his wounds was sucked out like a waterfall!
It slammed into the ground, exploding into bursts of blood mist!
Rhodes' face turned pale. This move was ruthless!
Using the ten thousand times gravity field plus the mass of the black beads, the kinetic energy from the fall was enough to break through even Starlight-level defenses, wasn't it?
Once injured, his blood gets drained by the gravity?
That was truly malicious!
Jiangnan punched fiercely, bone spurs protruding viciously on his fists!
"Even being pierced through the heart won't kill you? You've got guts!"
Rhodes' expression twisted. "An octopus has three hearts!"
Just as Jiangnan's fist was about to slam into Rhodes' kidney—
A reddish-brown tentacle extended from Rhodes' body!
It caught Jiangnan's fist!
Rhodes grinned viciously. "Star Disk: Great Absorption!"
In an instant, a terrifying suction force erupted!
The physical strength, spiritual energy, energy, and blood energy inside Jiangnan were draining at a terrifying speed!
In no time, they hit rock bottom. Even the spiritual energy needed to use his Spirit Techniques was completely sucked dry!
The Ten-Thousand-Ton Curse Array collapsed due to the depletion of spiritual energy, while Rhodes' injuries healed rapidly from the absorbed energy!
His eight blades slashed at Jiangnan from different angles!
Without hesitation, Jiangnan stabbed his right bone blade at his own left wrist and slashed fiercely!
In the blink of an eye, blood splattered!
Jiangnan abandoned one hand to break free. At the same time, the Small Whip on his spine shot out, stabbing into the ground stained red by Rhodes' blood!
"Blood Drain!"
In just a few breaths, the hand Jiangnan had cut off grew back, as good as new!
His spiritual energy recovered a little, and he teleported away from Rhodes in an instant!
"Shua!"
A chilling blade light swept past, and strands of hair scattered in the air!
Jiangnan's eyes were full of caution.
Rhodes squinted. "You're ruthless enough with yourself? If you were a moment later, you'd be dead!"
Jiangnan grinned. "Oh? Is that so?"
Rhodes' expression suddenly stiffened. On the tentacle, the left hand Jiangnan had cut off was now raising a middle finger!
┌∩┐
Rhodes: (ర益రꐦ)!!!
Damn it! When he cut off his own hand, he still had the nerve to give me the finger?
[From Rhodes: Resentment +1000!]
But just then—
Jiangnan suddenly looked up at the 16th floor!
"Space Compression!"
A flash of pink appeared in the room!
In an instant, the space within three thousand meters became as solid as refined gold!
It pressed violently against their bodies!
"Pfft—"
Everyone present coughed up a mouthful of blood!
Qian Benying appeared beside Alice, hoisting her onto her shoulder!
She turned and ran!
"Damn you, Jiangnan! You stole my Spirit Pearl, so I'll steal your fish!"
"Let's see who loses more!"
In a blink, Qian Benying and Alice vanished!
Jiangnan: !!!
Gee! This is no joke!
The maximum teleportation distance for a Diamond-level Space System is ten thousand meters!
A Starlight-level Space System can teleport thirty thousand meters per jump!
It would only take Qian Benying four teleports to escape his hundred-thousand-meter range!
I was just returning the money, and you're getting carried away?
Stealing my fish? Perfect timing!
Rhodes was furious. I started a fight, and you come to take advantage?
No way!
"Where are you looking?"
Rhodes charged straight at Jiangnan with his blade!
But Jiangnan teleported away from Rhodes in an instant!
Appearing beside Mila!
"Space Displacement!"
At the same time, Qian Benying was frantically teleporting with Alice!
(•'ヮ'•۶)۶(ᵒ̴̶̷～ᵒ̴̶̷̣｡)
Her eyes were full of excitement!
Ya ha ha! Huge profit!
This fish was worth ten billion. Even though she lost the Spirit Pearl, she could easily sell this fish and recoup her losses!
Not only could she pay off her debt, she could even save plenty of pocket money and embark on the peak of life from here!
She might even get her hands on the Lantis treasure!
The feeling of intercepting was just too wonderful, right?
Let him screw me over? He can go cry at home!
No way he can catch up to me! I'm a Starlight!
But the next moment, Jiangnan suddenly appeared on Qian Benying's shoulder!
(•'ヮ'•۶)۶(¯ิ.̮¯ิ๑)
He pulled out a Forgiveness Hat and put it on her head!
Closed his eyes, took off the hat, plucked green grass, all in one smooth motion!
He flicked Qian Benying on the forehead!
(๐･᷄ὢ･᷅) "Fooling around!"
Qian Benying: ???
Why is that Jiangnan's voice?
Jiangnan breathed a sigh of relief. He'd made it just in time. In a blink, Qian Benying had already teleported ninety thousand meters with Alice!
A little later, and she'd be out of range!
He could leave three marks total. One was on Pang Badi!
One was on Alice when he caught the pearl. And the last one—
When he was fighting Rhodes earlier, he left it on Rhodes' tentacle!
"Displacement!"
—
Seeing Jiangnan teleport away, Yao Hong and Hetherlin had already returned!
Rhodes' expression twisted. He leaped over to Heidi, swinging eight blades wildly!
Diamond-level Robert was almost sent flying in one exchange!
Rhodes grabbed Heidi, holding his blade to her neck as a hostage!
She was only the crown princess of the Fish Kingdom. She couldn't be a Space System too, right?
"Give me the mermaid, or I'll—"
(ꐦ･᷅益･᷄)っ=[]::::7(•︠～•︡)
Before Rhodes could finish, he disappeared!
And Jiangnan returned to the scene, now holding Heidi in his arms!
(๐ᵒ̌ㅂᵒ̌)(•̌ࡇ•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣
Heidi: ???
So... was I just taken as a hostage for a second?
Meanwhile, ninety thousand meters away, on Qian Benying's shoulder—
Rhodes was displaced there!
(ꐦ･᷅益･᷄) "I'll kill her!"
(⌯꒪꒫꒪) "Huh? Where the hell is this?"
Before Rhodes could react, the scenery changed again. Qian Benying teleported another thirty thousand meters!
She suddenly looked up at her shoulder!
Huh? (•̌口•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣
What? It's Rhodes?
I was carrying the mermaid out just now!
She thought she'd heard Jiangnan's voice and felt a forehead flick!
Now it's Rhodes?
Is that Jiangnan's Spirit Technique? Unbelievable!
How did he manage that from so far away?
The moment Rhodes saw Qian Benying, his eyes turned red!
(ର益ରꐦ) "It's all your fault! If you hadn't messed things up, I'd have the mermaid by now!"
"What the hell are you butting in for? Ahhh! You're pissing me off! I'll kill you!"
Under the effect of the Forgiveness Hat, Rhodes was furious, his eyes bloodshot!
He raised his blade and swung at Qian Benying!
Qian Benying was furious. I'm not even angry yet, and you're getting riled up?
I worked so hard to steal the fish, and it's gone!
In a huff, she teleported frantically back toward the Golden Orange Building!
If it fails once, I'll try again!
Brave Yingying, not afraid of Nan!
I refuse to believe it!
[From Qian Benying: Resentment +1000!]
Rhodes had no intention of letting Qian Benying leave. He clung to her tightly!
She was forced to bring him back near the Golden Orange Building!
At that moment, over at the Golden Orange Building, Jiangnan had just returned with Heidi in his arms!
Craig rushed over from the palace. Seeing the building, which looked like a piece of Swiss cheese, he twitched his eyes!
(≖﹏≖◟) "What's going on?"
Before Jiangnan could answer, Qian Benying teleported back with Rhodes, trying to steal the fish again!
But when she saw Craig there, her pupils constricted. She sucked in a breath, her pretty face turning pale!
(‧̣̥̇乛﹏乛‧̣̥̇)
There's a Dao Heaven-level? What's the point of trying anymore?
Without a second thought, she turned and teleported away in a strategic retreat!
She was there for less than half a second!
Jiangnan looked into the night sky and grinned!
(๑◔◡◔ิ๑) "It's fine now. Let's explore the Lantis treasure tomorrow morning!"
Craig was taken aback. "So soon? Don't you want to prepare more? I was thinking—"
Jiangnan smiled. "Nothing to prepare. Tomorrow it is!"
And preferably within 24 hours, heh heh heh~
Meanwhile, Qian Benying, having failed, had nowhere to vent her anger!
Ahhh! So close!
Rhodes was still red-eyed over there, raising his blade to cut her!
"You're pissing me off! You pink-haired bitch, I'll kill you!"
Qian Benying glared. (งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "Who are you calling a bitch? Do I owe you something? Kill me? You think I'm easy prey?"
"If I can't handle Jiangnan, I sure as hell can handle you!"
"Space Shatter!"
In an instant, the surrounding space solidified, then shattered like a mirror!
The cracks split wounds across Rhodes' body, forcing him to dodge in panic!
This woman's attack power is strong, but I refuse to swallow this!
Just looking at her ticks me off!
Qian Benying gritted her teeth. "You still dare to dodge? I'll beat you to death!"
She teleported right in front of Rhodes!
"Space Compression!"
Rhodes was bound and crushed, but he spat out a mouthful of ink, hitting Qian Benying square in the face!
(#･ˇ3ˇ･) Spit—¯ิ.`.`.(ಠ‧̣̥̇口‧̣̥̇ಠꐦ)
"Ink Concealment!"
Qian Benying, now covered in ink, couldn't see a thing!
"You spat on me? I'll kill you!"
The two began a furious battle. Qian Benying treated Rhodes as Jiangnan, venting all her anger!
Rhodes, facing a Starlight-level Space System, was having a terrible time, but the Forgiveness Hat kept him going!
Luckily, Qian Benying's vision was obscured, giving him a chance, but he was still at a complete disadvantage, soon turning into a bloody mess!