Chapter 2096: Can't Just Come for Nothing, Right?
Of course, Jiangnan wasn't about to use his fists to hit Borden—how painful would that be?
So, under Black Steel's terrified gaze, Jiangnan pulled out a small stool from behind!
Black Steel's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets!
Holy crap! He can even hide a stool in his butt pocket?
Is Boss Nan's butt pocket a bottomless bag? Does it connect to another dimension or something?
Jiangnan isn't just gutsy—he's unfathomable too!
At this moment, Borden, with the sack over his head, roared:
(ꐦ⋟益⋞) "I don't know how you got into my cell! But if you think you can hit me? Go back and train for two more years!"
"Break my defense? I'll ask you—are your fists hard enough... Aiya!"
The small stool slammed directly onto Borden's body. What Strong-Phase Alloy? It broke through instantly!
Molten iron sprayed wildly from the wound, and the intense pain made Borden twitch!
(#)˃̣̣̥᷄皿˂̣̣̥᷅) "Impossible! This is impossible! You... Aaahhh!"
And so the brutal beating began. Jiangnan swung the small stool until it became a blur, all the while muttering as he smashed away!
(｡･ˇ益ˇ･) "Damn it! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have lost my happiness! I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death, you hear!"
"And you still dare to welch on my debt? You've got some nerve! I think you're tired of living—I'll make you understand who's the real boss here!"
[From Borden: Grudge Points +1009!]
[From Borden...]
No matter how much he begged for help, no one came to save him. At this moment, Borden truly experienced what real despair meant.
They beat him with the stool for a full half hour, and the Grudge Points never stopped refreshing.
His prison uniform was torn to shreds.
Black Steel trembled in fear—even a Metal Clan member can get swollen from a beating? How much force did he use?
Jiangnan, panting slightly while holding the stool, was about to stop. But as he looked at Borden, his anger flared up again.
Jealous Jiang: (งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "If I don't have it, you can't have it either!"
With that, he pulled out the Ox-Horse Pen, switched it to Horse Pen Mode, and drew a single stroke over Borden's vitals!
In an instant, the censoring was complete!
At this moment, Black Steel and Insect Big Dung both gasped sharply!
What kind of magical operation is this? Manual censoring—is that even possible?
However, Wang Youzhi suddenly realized something and opened his mouth wide in shock!
∑(°口°๑) "Sss—is this the legendary Horse Pen Mode? It can do censoring too? Wait, the mosaic you used... could it be..."
Jiangnan's face turned even darker:
(̿▀̿益▀̿̿ꐦ) "It's exactly that 'could it be'!"
As he spoke, he yanked the sack off Borden's head!
Borden's face was full of terror. He opened his eyes, spat out another mouthful of molten iron, and looked utterly hopeless!
(#)༎ຶ3༎ຶ`(#) "Pfft—how hard did you hit me? How did it come out as a mosaic?"
"Is my injury so severe that it can't even be broadcast without censoring? Waaah..."
I've never heard of someone being beaten into a mosaic before, dammit!
Jiangnan snarled, "Talk! Where's the Minghe Crystal? Didn't you say that if I had the guts, I could come get it myself? Well, here I am! If you don't hand it over, I'll keep beating you!"
Borden shuddered:
(#)◔₃◔ิ(#) "I... I really don't have any. I used them all... I simply don't..."
Insect Big Dung glared:
(ꐦຈ益ຈ) "Don't listen to his lies! He definitely has some! He must have hidden them in his butt pocket! Still not admitting it? Do you dare let me inspect you myself?"
Borden panicked:
(#)༎ຶ口༎ຶ(#) "No, no, no! I really didn't hide them! Let's talk this out..."
Insect Big Dung rolled up his sleeves: "Hold him down! I'll check him out and see!"
So, under Jiangnan's horrified gaze and Borden's screams, Insect Big Dung actually found 27 crystals from his inspection!
Jiangnan wiped the cold sweat from his brow:
(•́ω•̀٥) "Sss—you... you really went for it, huh? By the way, what exactly is the Minghe Crystal used for? Is it very precious?"
Insect Big Dung grinned: "A specialty of the Ming He! Absorbing it can permanently increase your mental strength! You can only fish it out from the Ming He!"
"You know why the Netherworld Race has such strong mental fortitude, right?"
Jiangnan's eyes suddenly lit up! No way? A treasure that can increase mental strength?
Earlier, when he used Ming He energy to cultivate, he noticed a slight improvement in mental strength, but the effect wasn't obvious.
Could this Minghe Crystal be a concentrated form of mental energy?
If that's the case, then it really is a treasure!
Mental strength has always been his weak point. If he could get a large amount of Minghe Crystals to improve it...
Borden panicked:
(#)༎ຶД༎ຶ(#) "No! You can't take them! Those are my happiness! The boss won't let you off! He..."
Before he could finish, Jiangnan knocked him out with a single stool blow!
He planned to use the Minghe Crystals to cultivate and give it a try later.
Meanwhile, Wang Youzhi rubbed his hands together and came closer:
(ʃƪಡ³ಡ) "Hey, can I borrow the Ox-Horse Pen for a bit? I want to try it too! The tattoos on your body were drawn with Ox Pen Mode, right?"
Jiangnan cackled:
(*ꈍ↼ꈍ) "That's right! I can lend you one, but don't let the guards find out, okay? Otherwise, it'll be hard to explain."
Wang Youzhi patted his chest: "Don't worry!"
So, under his expectant gaze, Jiangnan stuffed an Ox-Horse Pen into Wang Youzhi's arms.
Just got his new toy, Wang Youzhi couldn't wait to experiment on Borden!
He used Ox Pen Mode to doodle on Borden's face, drawing a little mustache!
✍(◠ヮ◠) "Ehehe~ Ehehehe~"
Jiangnan swallowed his saliva and couldn't resist either. He took out his own Ox-Horse Pen and joined Wang Youzhi in creating art on Borden's body!
✍(◞ิ̫◟ิ‵) "Gigigigi~"
Black Steel watched trembling—these two were tattooing Borden?
They're unredeemably wicked, aren't they?
After finishing their masterpiece, the two followed the usual protocol and deleted the files. Then they tossed Borden onto the bed, opened the door, and left.
Borden was left in a coma, dreaming sweetly of being beaten up.
Of course, they didn't head straight back to their cells. Instead, they turned and went to Sa Mo's room!
Another brutal beating ensued. Insect Big Dung even fished 46 Minghe Crystals from Sa Mo's butt pocket!
The four of them had vented their anger, and they left with style!
Wang Youzhi was extremely excited, no longer sleepy. He planned to give himself some badass tattoos later.
"Where to now? Go back to sleep?"
Jiangnan said matter-of-factly:
(*ꈍ◠ꈍ) "How could that be? The nightlife has just begun, okay?"
"We haven't dealt with Xing Luo and Carl yet! Outside, I might not be able to beat Xing Luo. But here? Gigigigi~"
"He'd struggle to die! As long as I'm in Ming He Death Prison, they won't have a single good day!"
Black Steel also felt a surge of excitement!
Holy cow—going after Bose Bodies? This is so exciting! Where else would you get a chance like this?
However, they didn't know where Xing Luo and Carl's cells were. So they started searching through the various prison rooms!
Passing by other cells, if it wasn't the right one, they'd give a couple of slaps as a toll fee!
After a chaotic rampage, the four suddenly appeared in the deepest room of the male prison area!
The room was lit with red lights!
(๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Huh? Where is this? The room layout is different..."
The entire cell was empty!
The only thing there was a giant metal cocoon standing in the middle of the room!
Both hands and feet were bound in thick Strong-Phase Alloy!
The race and face were unclear—it was locked up tightly. The cocoon was also wrapped with chains!
The only opening was a small window at eye level!
The moment Jiangnan and the others entered, a pair of blood-red eyes locked onto them!
The eyes were filled with brutality and killing intent, but also a hint of disbelief.
What's going on? These four are also prisoners? They just opened the door and walked in?
The four felt a chill run down their spines, as if stared at by a demon!
Instinctively, they sensed danger!
Black Steel's fur stood on end:
(Ŏ◊Ŏ‧̣̥̇) "Holy crap! Wrong room! Retreat! Fast! This is the confinement treatment for a Sky-high Grade criminal!"
"The only Sky-high Grade criminal in the male prison area! The Blood-colored Miracle—Yakeli!"
Jiangnan's interest was immediately piqued:
(*ﾟﾛﾟ) "Oh? Sky-high Grade? That's one rank higher than me?"
"What did he do to get in here? Is he more heinous than me?"
Jiangnan stepped forward curiously to observe.
Black Steel was paralyzed—this guy really doesn't know what fear is, does he?
Insect Big Dung stroked his chin:
(๑ຈกຈ) "I've been squatting here for over a hundred years. I've only heard of the name 'Blood-colored Miracle Yakeli.' I've never seen him come out."
"I heard he's an early inmate of Ming He Death Prison. The crimes he committed are lost in the river of history by now."
Jiangnan clicked his tongue. So he's been locked in this metal cocoon all this time, not even allowed to move? And they didn't kill him?
Enduring the long years until now—can his mind still be normal?
Jiangnan raised an eyebrow:
(๑◔～◔ิ) "What race are you? Locked in here like this—how do you go to the bathroom?"
"How do you eat? Do the guards bring you food? Why are you called the Blood-colored Miracle? Do you want to come with me..."
Before he could finish, Yakeli's blood-red eyes blazed with killing intent!
The next instant, a strand of blood-colored muscle shot out from the observation window!
It wasn't pure muscle—more like a strange, blood-colored crystal, incredibly sharp!
It aimed straight for Jiangnan's head!
The speed was extreme. Jiangnan quickly turned his head, but a bloody gash still appeared on his cheek!
(￢ヮ￢ཀ) "Ah la la~ I was just asking a few questions. Pretty bad temper, huh? Want to kill me? Hey—you can't get out, can you? Frustrating, isn't it?"
[From Yakeli: Grudge Points +1010!]
[From Yakeli...]
The metal cocoon emitted teeth-grinding deformation sounds and began to shake violently!
Yakeli's eyes became even more ferocious!
Wang Youzhi: (͡°ก͡°) "Should we beat this one too, while we're at it? We're already here!"
Black Steel: ???
What the hell do you mean 'beat this one too while we're at it'? This is a Sky-high Grade criminal! The Blood-colored Miracle Yakeli!
How are your thought processes so messed up?
Jiangnan glared:
(｡･ˇ～ˇ･) "Nonsense! How can we hit him?"
Black Steel breathed a sigh of relief. At least Boss Nan is more normal.
Jiangnan: (´ﾟωﾟ) "The metal cocoon is in the way, so it's inconvenient to get at him. If we take it apart, it'll be hard to put back together."
"But you're not wrong—if we don't do something, we would have come here for nothing. The 'prison reform operation' isn't just empty talk, you know?"
"A dog that walks by gets two slaps. An egg gets shaken until the yolk is scrambled. That's the bully spirit we need!"
"Let's give him something exciting!"
With that, he pulled out an expired bottle of Didiwei from behind and poured it in through the observation window!
Black Steel: ???