Chapter 523: Wanna Learn? I'll Teach Ya!
Watching the sun rise bit by bit, Jiangnan's face darkened completely!
He hadn't gotten a single moment of peaceful sleep this night!
Pushing open the door, everyone had already gotten up early. The moment they saw Jiangnan come out, everyone quickly turned their heads away!
Mountain Cat's cheeks were flushed bright red. Just thinking about last night's events made her want to die of embarrassment!
Katerina also covered her face, sneaking embarrassed glances at Jiangnan. He even had dark circles under his eyes!
I made him go to the bathroom three times to find me last night—he must think I have a bladder problem, right?
Little did she know, last night had been far more eventful than Katerina could have imagined!
Only Skinny Monkey and Black Crow sidled up to him with sly grins, bumping his shoulder.
"Nice one, Nan Shen! You were pretty fierce last night! That attack speed! I'm jealous, ooh!"
"Haha! Seriously intense!"
Jiangnan was taken aback: "How do you know?"
Skinny Monkey rolled his eyes: "No kidding! How could we not know? Do you have any idea how loud it was?"
Black Crow: (΄◞ิ.̫.̫◟ิ‵) "Spill it! What was your move last night?"
Jiangnan puffed out his chest, looking proud: "I was obviously the one on top!"
The two widened their eyes: "Duuude—with Tie Niu's build... how exactly did you—"
Tie Niu: (ꐦ･᷄ᴗ･᷅) "Hmm?"
Jiangnan was stunned: "What Tie Niu? You two don't actually think... pfft!"
"You two are completely rotten in both body and mind! Last night, Qian Benying came by, I gave her a beating, and she ran off!"
As soon as he said that, everyone's minds went blank!
What? Qian Benying came?
So the noise last night wasn't with Tie Niu? It was beating up Qian Benying?
Holy crap!
A Diamond Peak spatial system—how did you manage to get that attack speed?!
And you even drove her off?
Black Crow and Skinny Monkey were still in shock when their vision suddenly darkened.
There stood Tie Niu with a "sweet" smile right in front of them, cracking her knuckles, a mountain of muscle!
"Come on, you two. Tell me—what kind of build do I have?"
Skinny Monkey and Black Crow's faces instantly turned white!
Jiangnan's expression turned serious: "In about half a month, we should have results on the spell inscription materials."
"This hideout isn't safe anymore. Later, let's rent an apartment near Central Park as a new base."
Everyone was stunned. Half a month?
Why was Nan Shen so sure? Could it be...
Mountain Cat asked hesitantly, "Xiao Nan, did you hear some news?"
Jiangnan shook his head: "Hard to say. We need to be prepared."
"For now, aside from necessary information gathering, everyone else should focus on getting ready for battle!"
Everyone nodded. After what happened at the power plant, their trust in Jiangnan went without saying. They just needed to follow orders.
They waited until the Teletubbies suit time ran out, then shed the suits and quietly relocated to a new apartment near Central Park.
Black Crow was in charge of intel gathering, while Linda was sent back to her country by Katerina to liaise with the Dark Night Army and handle the orphanage children's affairs.
As for the three Sofia girls, Jiangnan untied them and dumped them in a deserted alley. They were useless now, and keeping them around only increased the risk of exposure.
But he still kept Lan Bo and Fen Bo on him.
After all, they were talismans to counter the Magician—better to keep them close.
Days passed one by one. During this time, white halos frequently appeared over the Metropolis, and even space seemed to warp because of them.
Faint but intense energy fluctuations could be felt.
Each time, it drew the Magician and Piers to investigate, but they found nothing.
Jiangnan knew this was the Unicorn Bose Body gathering power for a final counterattack.
She wouldn't show up until the time was right.
The Bright Society and the Star Shield Bureau were both chasing after the anomalies.
Buffett was even taking the opportunity to frantically deploy troops to the Metropolis, preparing for any contingency.
The other factions hadn't been idle either during this time.
Instead, they were frantically searching for Qian Benying's traces in the Metropolis!
Because the key had cost them all their treasures, they were itching to skin Qian Benying alive!
Not only did they fail to get the materials, but they also took a huge loss?
No matter how many mouths Qian Benying had, she couldn't clear her name now. She was dragging Rokka around the Metropolis hiding everywhere.
It wasn't that she couldn't fight head-on—it was that Jiangnan had hit her too hard, and she was still limping from it...
In a dingy motel room, the curtains were drawn tight.
Qian Benying hugged a pillow, lying face-down on the sofa, tears streaming: "Wuwuwu—Jiangnan! Just you wait! I'll kill you, wuwuwu—"
At that moment, Rokka was holding ointment and swelling spray, cheeks flushed as she applied medicine to her.
She looked extremely excited—she was almost grateful to Jiangnan!
If not for him, when would she ever get such an opportunity?
Her little hand dabbed the ointment and gently smeared it on.
Rokka: Wow٩(ŏヮŏ٩｡)
Qian Benying: !!!
"Ah! Rokka-chan, be careful! It hurts so much! Wuwu—damn Jiangnan!"
Rokka pulled her hand back as if shocked: "Just bear with it, okay? I told you not to go, and now look what happened!"
"See how Jiangnan beat you—the sole pattern from his slipper is even imprinted on you!"
Qian Benying gritted her teeth: (๐༎ຶ﹏༎ຶ)
Slipper print?
Is it going to leave a scar?
She stank all over, and even had a slipper print left on her!
She was already regretting coming to the Metropolis!
"How about we just go back home?"
"No! I'll die before I go back! I will definitely kill him!"
Just then, urgent footsteps suddenly sounded from the stairwell!
"I saw her! The pink-haired girl is upstairs!"
Rokka: !!!
"Sakura-chan! Run! Let's go!"
She frantically began packing up the items on the table.
Qian Benying was frantic: "Ahhhhh! How vexing!"
The door was kicked open with a bang. Jones and a group from the Round Table Alliance charged in—only to find the room empty.
"Keep searching!"
...
Back in the apartment!
Mountain Cat and the others had their ears pressed against the wall, listening intently.
"Hey, hey, hey! Nan Shen has been locked in his room all morning and won't let us in. What do you think he's doing?"
"Shh, shh, shh—listen! He's singing again!"
From the room came an oddly catchy song!
"Ah~ la sao sao! Da li di la di di~"
"La da li geng li sao~ Ding Dang Cat~"
Several of them couldn't help covering their mouths, faces turning red from holding back laughter.
"Pfft—what kind of hobby is that, Nan Shen? 'Ding Dang Cat'?"
"I can't take it! I really want to go in and see! Such a cool Nan Shen normally, but this adorable反差萌?"
"Too catchy! That melody is just looping in my head!"
"Shh! Don't you dare laugh at Xiao Nan! He's been under a lot of pressure lately. Maybe this is his way of decompressing!"
Inside the room, Jiangnan's throat was nearly smoking from singing, his forehead drenched in sweat.
Staring at the 200 green-glowing scallions on the bed, his face darkened.
He'd only managed to produce this much in a whole morning—he was about to puke from eating so many durians!
To prepare for the Central Park battle, the Great Scallion Sword's sacrificial technique—Scallion Sword Energy—would definitely come in handy!
One strike could make an average Platinum cough up blood; a few strikes could kill!
While it couldn't kill a Diamond, it could force them back. Having plenty prepared would definitely be useful.
"Individual strength is ultimately too insignificant. Dammit, I'm going all out!"
With that, he slung a bundle of scallions over his shoulder and pulled open the door.
Mountain Cat and the other five tumbled in all at once...
Jiangnan's face darkened even more. The air was filled with absolute awkwardness!
"Whatever! I was going to teach you how to use them anyway. Look at this!"
Everyone stared at the green-glowing scallions in Jiangnan's hand, eyes sparkling.
They clearly remembered how fierce Jiangnan had been at the power plant, swinging two scallions around!
One scallion strike sent a Diamond flying!
Jiangnan casually released a spatial barrier, forming a cage.
"Tie Niu! Strongest defense form!"
Tie Niu nodded, her expression excited. She'd been dying to test the power of these scallions!
"Skill: Iron-Wall Defense!"
Crossing her arms, a brown-yellow light covered her entire body as an extremely tough keratin layer formed on her skin.
Jiangnan twisted his waist and swung: "Na~ Li Daddy!"
In an instant, the invisible scallion sword energy shot out and slashed fiercely against Tie Niu's crossed arms!
"Clang!"
Brilliant sparks flew, and the sound of metal clashing echoed!
Tie Niu's body was sent flying in an instant, crashing hard against the spatial barrier, vomiting a mouthful of blood!
The sword marks on her arms were shocking, making everyone gasp.
Even the spatial barrier had cracked from the impact—a testament to the terrifying force!
The scallion in Jiangnan's hand burst into green flakes. He quickly stepped forward to help Tie Niu up and fed her a small ginseng.
Tie Niu was utterly stunned: "Nan Shen! You're so fierce!"
Her soft, cute voice hit Jiangnan's ears, and he couldn't help shuddering.
Too much! Too much!
"So, do you want to learn? Once you master it, even a Black Iron can slash out this kind of power with my scallion!"
Everyone nodded frantically!
Tie Niu was at Platinum Level 6, a full tank build—her defense was absolutely terrifying!
And even she got broken by one scallion strike?
Excitement was written all over everyone's faces!
"That's so badass! Are you saying we can be just like you?"
"This would be incredibly useful on the battlefield!"
"I want to experience slashing bullets with a scallion too!"
"I want to learn! I want to learn!"
Jiangnan: (˵ಡಡ˵) "Wanna learn? I'll teach ya!"