Chapter 140: Hidden Flower, All Day Flying Flowers
A sharp, deadly dark light flashed, and Night Owl barely dodged. He was covered in wounds, exhausted.
Although he had obtained the gene potion and advanced to Level 6 after completing the mission to assassinate Luo Xue, facing a Level 7 martial artist and a Level 7 enforcer simultaneously, he was still outmatched, only able to flee.
“There’s no point running anymore, you can’t escape, Night Owl.” Luo Yong sighed. “Just give up… We’ll burn incense for you every year.”
“Spare me the pleasantries. If you really want to help me… let me leave the tower.” Night Owl chuckled bitterly, gripping his hidden blade. “I just want to live. I can’t survive on Suspended High Tower 132.”
“What secret did you learn…”
Luo Yong was increasingly puzzled. Why did Night Owl suddenly betray them, going from the mayor’s most trusted subordinate to his most wanted target?
Even if he knew, learning this secret would put him in the same situation as Night Owl, but he couldn’t help his curiosity.
“Heh… it’s too crazy. Even if I told you, you wouldn’t dare to believe it.”
Night Owl dodged Chen Ting’s dark light attack, but this time, he wasn’t fast enough, another wound appearing on his body.
Enforcers could control various elements, some even able to manipulate natural disasters within a certain area.
Chen Ting was a Shadow Enforcer. Perhaps influenced by the shadow element, she was always silent.
Luo Yong’s strength was enough to kill Night Owl, but it would take time.
The reason Qualcomm sent Chen Ting as well was that he knew only she would kill without hesitation.
She was like an emotionless killing machine, every move aimed at Night Owl’s vital points.
“Sorry, brother, but if that’s the case, I can only make you suffer a bit more.” Luo Yong took a deep breath, his muscles bulging, his eyes bloodshot. “Hopefully, in our next lives… we can still be brothers.”
In an instant, Luo Yong transformed into a four to five-meter giant, his muscles swelling abnormally, turning an iron-gray color, metallic crystals erupting from his flesh, gleaming coldly.
Luo Yong had decided to end his brother’s life quickly, paying the price to activate his ability.
In this form, Luo Yong could crush even Yinke alloy, humanity’s strongest material, with his bare hands.
Night Owl, an assassin, didn’t have the robust physique of a martial artist. A single punch could shatter his bones, turning him into a bloody mess.
Chen Ting frowned slightly and said coldly,
“Is this necessary?”
This transformation put a heavy strain on an ability user’s body and wasn’t used lightly unless facing a formidable foe.
“Sending my brother off is worth it.” Luo Yong exhaled hot air, his body rapidly heating up to adapt to the metalized blood and flesh. “Don’t worry, I’ll control myself and try not to damage the machinery and equipment here.”
Chen Ting didn’t say anything, tacitly agreeing.
She turned and attacked Night Owl again, several hidden blades forcing him into a corner.
At the same time, Luo Yong leaped high, his fist smashing down towards Night Owl.
“Sorry, brother, this might hurt a bit… but it will be quick!”
Looking at the approaching metal giant, Night Owl’s pupils constricted.
He opened his mouth, wanting to reveal the secret.
Once they knew this secret, the mayor would never let them go.
But…
“Qualcomm… Mayor, you’re quite the schemer, sending Luo Yong and Chen Ting to kill me.” Night Owl closed his eyes slowly, sighing inwardly. “I still can’t… let them, let the entire Suspended High Tower, be buried with me…”
“Boom—”
The iron fist struck.
Night Owl was unharmed.
He opened his eyes in astonishment and saw a small, unfamiliar girl before him.
The girl, with her slender arms, had blocked Luo Yong’s punch.
“Hiss… that hurts. She must be a peak Foundation Establishment body cultivator…”
Luo Xue winced, pushed Luo Yong away, and shook her hands in pain.
Nangong Mengxiang was a peak Foundation Establishment body cultivator, troublesome even for Core Formation cultivators.
“Wow, you even blocked ‘Iron Man Luo Yong’s’ punch. It seems I underestimated you.”
A woman’s surprised voice came from beside them, but she didn’t seem too shocked.
Luo Yong, staggering back, looked at the scene before him in astonishment.
He hadn’t expected to be stopped by a little girl who didn’t even look like an adult.
More importantly…
Where did these two come from?
Luo Xue and Ceres had both disguised themselves to avoid giving Suspended High Tower 132 any excuse.
After all, they were here as Federal officers, and interfering in the tower’s internal affairs was a taboo.
Luo Xue had several classic disguises.
Ceres had shown Luo Xue her amazing makeup skills. Before the transformation, Ceres had looked like a knowledgeable professional woman.
But after putting on makeup, she had become… a punk girl.
Exaggerated eye makeup, tanned skin, pink wavy hair, and purple lipstick. She looked like a different person.
Luo Xue almost thought Ceres also knew the Thousand Faces Cultivation Art.
“Who… who are you…”
Night Owl stared blankly at the two, as if they had descended from the heavens, unable to understand. When had he ever known… such a strange pair?
They actually risked offending the Suspended High Tower to save him?
“Don’t misunderstand, we just want to ask you something.” Luo Xue glanced at Night Owl. “I was watching just now, you and this iron man seem to be quite close?”
Seeing Night Owl again, Luo Xue felt a strange sense of irony.
Two years ago, she had been hunted by Night Owl, and two years later, she had saved his life.
Although the reason she saved him was to ask about Ling Ling’s whereabouts.
“…We grew up together, like brothers.”
Night Owl’s eyes flickered, and he lowered his head.
“Forget about your past. Ce… Big Sis, find a place where we can talk, take him there.” Luo Xue looked at Ceres.
“No problem.”
Ceres snapped her fingers, and an invisible force made Night Owl stand up.
“You’re… a Seer? Level 7?” Night Owl was shocked.
“You know about that too?” Ceres blinked. “But I’m not, I’m just a kind-hearted passerby.”
“…Although I don’t know who you are, you’re harming him by doing this.” Luo Yong said in a deep voice, his voice like the clang of metal. “In his situation, a quick death is the best outcome.”
Chen Ting also wasn’t idle. Several hidden blades were aimed at Night Owl, and a few more were hidden, aimed at Luo Xue.
“Sorry, we’ll return him to you after we’re done asking.”
Luo Xue said apologetically, but she stood between Luo Yong and Night Owl.
Luo Yong’s expression darkened.
“Are you also interested in the secret he knows? If so… you can’t leave either.”
“What secret?” Luo Xue paused, then realized it was the erased records in the Archives Bureau. “I’m not interested. I just want to know some other things.”
“…No matter what, you can’t leave.”
Luo Yong strode forward, charging towards Luo Xue.
Although he was large, his movements were surprisingly agile. In the blink of an eye, he passed Luo Xue and lunged towards Night Owl.
Luo Xue quickly followed, blocking Luo Yong again.
But perhaps because Luo Xue looked like a child, and a girl at that, Luo Yong didn’t want to fight her and dodged again, his movements almost a blur.
However, Ceres intervened.
She activated her ability, and Luo Yong instantly felt his body stiffen, falling from mid-air.
He lost control of his body, as if all his nerves had been severed.
“Don’t move.”
The heavily made-up punk girl looked at the falling Luo Yong with a gentle smile, a hint of mockery in her eyes.
“She’s… a Seer who can control the nervous system?”
Luo Yong’s pupils constricted, wanting to warn Chen Ting.
But he couldn’t speak. His nervous system wasn’t his own.
Those with this ability were rare. Who was this woman?
Although Suspended High Tower 132 also had an ability user with a similar ability, her level wasn’t high, only Level 4, not on the same level as this woman.
To be able to affect a Level 7 ability user, she had to be at Level 7 or above.
At the same time, Chen Ting, who had been silent, also made her move.
While Luo Yong was still talking, she had already moved to a suitable position, waiting for an opportunity.
And the moment Luo Yong was hit by Ceres’s ability, Chen Ting struck, several hidden blades flying towards Night Owl’s throat and heart.
Unfortunately, Ceres had also anticipated Chen Ting’s intentions. Under her control, Night Owl burst with incredible speed, dodging the blades.
However… Chen Ting didn’t hesitate and instantly entered her shadow state.
Just like Luo Yong’s metallization, the shadow state was also Chen Ting’s strongest form, allowing her to use the shadow element to briefly walk in the shadow realm.
Half of her beautiful face transformed into a ferocious ghost, and her body gradually turned dark and translucent.
“How troublesome.” Ceres frowned slightly. “A Level 7 ability user’s form transformation… tsk, using it so frequently will shorten your lifespan.”
“In our line of work, living to a ripe old age is impossible.”
Chen Ting’s cold voice echoed from all directions, like a demonic whisper.
Countless hidden blades shot out from different directions, blocking all of Night Owl’s escape routes.
Night Owl’s eyes showed despair. He knew that if the Level 7 ability user hadn’t transformed, he could still have a chance.
But once she went all out… it was a complete crushing defeat.
Reaching Level 7 was a qualitative change for ability users. When their bodies reached a certain critical point, they could overload their abilities.
This overload would cause mutations in their bodies, transforming them into another form, and their combat power would also greatly increase.
A Level 7 ability user in their normal state was roughly equivalent to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and after transformation, they could rival even peak Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Luo Xue’s previous judgment of ability users’ strength was slightly off. The limit of the human body was indeed the peak of Foundation Establishment, but ability users after transformation were on a different path.
The metalized Luo Yong and the shadow-formed Chen Ting, in a sense, could no longer be considered human.
Just then, Luo Xue, who hadn’t been able to catch up to Luo Yong, arrived.
She didn’t know why Chen Ting’s combat power had suddenly increased, but she had a countermeasure.
—”Hidden Flower.”
Although she had only charged it for half a day, it was enough to double the power of her next strike.
However, Luo Xue hadn’t brought a sword, and she hadn’t reached the level where she could use her fingers as a sword.
So…
Luo Xue’s gaze fell on the fallen Luo Yong.
To be precise, on the metallic crystals that had erupted from his body after his metallization.
Luo Yong, sensing Luo Xue’s gaze, felt a chill down his spine.
“What is this little girl planning?”
“I’ll borrow something from you.”
Luo Xue reached out and pulled out a piece of metal crystal, along with some flesh and blood. With a swipe of her finger, the metal crystal transformed into a short dagger.
Luo Yong didn’t feel any pain, his nerves were disconnected, but the scene still made him break out in a cold sweat.
All of this happened in a few breaths. By the time Luo Xue had the metal dagger, the hidden blades had already struck Night Owl.
Ceres calmly controlled Night Owl’s nerves, minimizing his injuries, barely keeping him alive.
As Chen Ting was about to launch her next attack, Luo Xue’s childish voice rang out.
“All Day—”
Instantly, brilliant flower petals seemed to fall from the sky, swirling and dancing, enveloping the entire battlefield.
And amidst these falling petals, Luo Xue, holding a dagger, appeared beside Chen Ting.
The falling flowers and the young girl created a beautiful scene.
The next moment, killing intent filled the air.
“—Flying Flowers!”
Every flower petal carried a terrifying killing intent, attacking Chen Ting. Even in her shadow state, she couldn’t completely avoid them.
Chen Ting was forced to teleport away, escaping the range of All Day Flying Flowers.
She had a strong feeling that if she was directly hit, she would die—after all, Chen Ting wasn’t a martial artist and didn’t have many defensive methods.
“Thump—”
As Luo Yong’s massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, the short battle came to an end.
When the dust settled, both the mysteriously appearing sisters and Night Owl were gone.
“They… took Night Owl and escaped?” Luo Yong clutched his injured arm, his face darkening. “Damn it, it’s all my fault…”
“Night Owl won’t survive. The hidden blades pierced his heart.”
Chen Ting shook her head, her alluring figure emerging from the shadows, looking at the empty ground.
“But… before he died, would he tell his saviors that deadly secret?”
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