Chapter 1654: Assassination Under Moonlight
First it was Bige, then Pang Badi. Who knows who'll be next to fall victim!
If this keeps up, all the morale that Ranxing Victory has painstakingly built up will be completely gone!
What exactly is the Holy Star hiding?
This Beheading Dao Plan has really got Jiangnan running around like a headless chicken!
Sure enough, not long after, Yang Jian called again.
"Don't stay at the academy anymore. Come to the Western Frontier, or go to the Moon. There'll be a Dao Heaven there responsible for your safety!"
"The academy's high-end combat power is insufficient. I'm afraid you'll become the Holy Star's next target!"
"If they really make a move on you, your life won't be safe. Right now, Hua Xia can't afford to lose anyone, least of all you!"
Jiangnan almost burst out laughing on the spot.
Insufficient high-end combat power? That's ancient history!
The uncles and aunties at the Nursing Home are full of energy with nowhere to vent!
(•́ω•̀)ᕤ "It's not to the point where I need to hide on the Moon for some phantom assassination. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Yang Jian sighed. "Fine! As long as you're sure. If anything happens, let me know anytime!"
"Oh, right! The International Spirit Martial Alliance specially sent you a defense application!"
"Knowing you're facing great danger, they specially assigned Hell Envoy Ku Po to personally protect your safety!"
"If you agree, the alliance's people will come over."
Jiangnan was stunned. Ku Po, huh? Although he's not a top-tier player, he's still a great expert!
The Undead Legion on that Moon Eye battlefield left a deep impression on him.
He cares about me that much?
He doesn't talk much, but he's not bad. Who would've thought?
After thinking it over, Jiangnan still shook his head.
(๑･᷅～･᷄) "Forget it! I won't waste resources. Let him guard someone who needs protection! I don't need protection."
Yang Jian was taken aback. Good heavens!
Turning down a bodyguard delivered to your door? What kind of trump card is Jiangnan hiding?
Is he really that confident?
But Yang Jian didn't insist and politely declined the alliance's defense application.
[Shen's resentment value +1001!]
[Shen's...]
Jiangnan grinned, pulling out the small fire jar containing Shen's real body from the alternate dimension and tapping it a few times.
There's nothing better than an energy body resentment generator, alright?
He's been getting a dozen or so from it every now and then.
But Jiangnan didn't know that some of these resentment points weren't coming from Shen's main body...
But from his split soul.
...
Deep within the Golden City ruins of the Eagle Country's Stonehenge.
Gabriel suddenly emerged from the shadows, pale-faced and utterly disgusted.
His body carried a burnt smell, and quite a few feathers on his two black wings were scorched.
(￢益￢#) "I've had enough! When's the backup coming? I told you I can't handle that human!"
"Next time, I might not even be able to escape. I've already killed a few Dao Heavens for you, isn't that enough?"
But Igor looked indifferent. "No tail following you, right?"
Gabriel shot Igor a vicious glare.
"If I couldn't shake off Odin, I wouldn't be alive to complain."
Igor stepped forward and patted Gabriel on the shoulder, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
(๑¯ิٹ¯ิ) "Don't worry! The Beheading Dao Plan is going quite smoothly. Everything is still under control."
Gabriel said crossly:
(ꐦ°᷄д°᷅) "You call this smooth? The humans are already on guard! They're using that damn curse array to block us! Odin is too fast!"
"He'll come to support in no time! It's already happened twice!"
Igor said calmly, "How is it not smooth? At least the Dao Heavens on the human side are all holed up inside the curse array and won't come out. The goal has been achieved."
"The Beheading Dao Plan is just clearing obstacles for the better execution of the World Purification Plan."
"Now that the preparations are mostly done, only the Rainforest Maze is still a bit troublesome."
"After all, it was left behind by the ancient Holy Star during the first war. They left no way out—too absolute! But with Vivian and the others there, it's only a matter of time before it's dealt with."
Gabriel sneered, "You really are planning layer upon layer."
Igor narrowed his eyes. "Originally, I wanted to use the World Purification Plan as the finale, but the Moon's Ranxing caught me off guard. Odin broke through the gate, and the spark was lit."
"My patience is wearing thin! The Moonless Plan's failure doesn't matter."
"Once the Purification begins, Blue Star will fall entirely into the Holy Star's hands."
Heaven Slaughter! Moonless! World Purification!
They were supposed to be interlocking steps, but something went wrong at the Moonless stage.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
Humans will see! The power of the Holy Star. Wail in despair, you ants!
Then Igor's tone shifted, a killing intent flashing in his eyes.
"But I haven't even gone after Odin yet, and this bastard is coming to me on his own? Does he really think reaching Star Breaker rank makes him invincible?"
"Let's see if you can handle this big gift I've prepared for you!"
"Gabriel! I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you one more time."
Gabriel's eyes widened.
(•̀口•́#) "Huh? Send me again? Is there no end to this?"
"I told you! If I make another move, I might not make it back. I don't want to end up like Feiyan, having to reincarnate here."
Igor laughed. "This time, it's not about dealing with a Dao Heaven. Just a Diamond-rank human!"
"There's no one over there who can withstand your methods. The intelligence doesn't mention any God-Slaying Spell Array being set up there either."
"If you can kill him, so much the better! Anyway, our goal is to lure Odin out..."
Gabriel's eyes lit up. "Oh? Killing a Diamond? Who?"
...
The night was as heavy as water, with a blue moon hanging in the sky.
In the heavy training room, three old men were ganging up on Jiangnan.
Even under ten-thousand-fold gravity, their movements were exceptionally agile, sweat flying everywhere.
Zhao Dezhu kept swinging his fists.
(#)°᷄д°᷅) "What's wrong, you little brat? Is that all you've got? Huh? Where's that momentum from just now?"
Jiangnan clenched his steel teeth, desperately fending off attacks from three directions, his expression deadly serious.
Zhao Dezhu and the others wanted to give Jiangnan a good beating, wear him out until he couldn't move.
That way, they could get some rest!
Training like this—
Before Jiangnan could drop dead from exhaustion, the old men would be the ones withered away first!
But just then—
With a "Boom!" Jiangnan's rank, under such immense pressure, directly broke through to Diamond Nine!
A large cloud of spiritual energy converged toward him.
Zhao Dezhu nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.
What the hell?
How did he level up while fighting?
Breaking through in the middle of a battle—how casual can you get?
Yet no one noticed a black thorn piercing through the clouds,
Rushing toward them with extreme speed!
At the Scientific Research Center, Han Menglu was the first to detect the anomaly, but it was too late.
The newcomer was too fast, crossing her brainwave range in an instant.
In a split second, the entire heavy training room disintegrated under the impact of this high-speed collision.
The fallen angel Gabriel flapped his black wings madly, charging in with astonishing speed.
No wind-up, no buildup—
He simply ignored all defenses and appeared right before Jiangnan.
Jiangnan, in the middle of breaking through, met Gabriel's gaze across the void.
Time seemed to freeze in that moment.
Jiangnan's pupils shrank sharply. His first thought was:
∑(°口°●)
Holy crap! They really came to kill me!
Gabriel's hell spear thrust straight toward Jiangnan's head.
Even Gabriel was stunned for a second.
For a moment, he even wondered if he'd attacked the wrong person. Had it been that long?
Back on the Moon, was Jiangnan this dark?
Was it from basking in the moonlight?
Good thing his eyesight was sharp, or he wouldn't even be able to see the guy!
In that instant, every hair on Jiangnan's body stood on end. He was in the middle of breaking through and couldn't even teleport.
Against a powerhouse like Gabriel, no matter how freakishly strong Jiangnan was, he had zero resistance.
By the time Jiangnan even registered what was happening, the hell spear was already on him!
But in that moment, Jiangnan felt a brutal force from behind grab him by the collar.
The world spun, and he was thrown away like a sack of potatoes.
It was Grandpa Zhu!
Zhao Dezhu, eyes wide, charged head-on at the incoming Gabriel.
Spirit Muscle Jade Bone!
Golden Bell Shield!
Steel Body!
Thorn Rebound Armor!
In a flash, Zhao Dezhu's body flashed with multiple lights. A massive golden bell phantom materialized around him.
Nine-clawed golden dragons coiled up the bell.
"Clang!"
A metallic ring echoed as the golden bell phantom was instantly pierced by the hell spear.
Then the spear drove straight through Zhao Dezhu's chest, black-purple light erupting.
"Boom!"
A ferocious shockwave exploded in all directions, tearing apart the heavy training room and the surrounding ground.
Zhao Dezhu's body, propelled by the brutal impact, flew like a cannonball across the entire Pioneer Plains, gouging a scar through the map!
Jiangnan cried out urgently, "Grandpa Zhu!"
He knew better than anyone how terrifying an angel was.
Grandpa Zhu was only Dao Heaven Three. Taking a direct hit from an angel—how could he still be alive?
If Jiangnan had taken that hit, he'd be dead without a doubt!
But then, soaked in blood, Zhao Dezhu crawled out of the giant crater, alive and kicking.
A gaping hole the size of a bowl was punched through his chest, blood gushing wildly. The black-purple curse of the fallen angel spread through his chest in all directions.
Zhao Dezhu coughed up blood. "Tch! That one really packed a punch!"
But look at Gabriel—his entire arm, the one holding the hell spear, was covered in dense cracks.
Like shattered porcelain, blood dripped from his arm onto the spear.
Gabriel's face was dark with gloom. "Tsk! Rebound damage? Damn it!"