Chapter 139: Not Recognizing Anyone

Chapter 139: Not Recognizing Anyone

The man in black was stunned for a moment after such a large mass of pitch-black Curse Power was thrown into his face. Then he was shocked to discover that this Curse Power, which he had originally unleashed, was now beyond his control after being flung back. This was something utterly unbelievable.

Even if it was thrown back at him, it shouldn’t have inflicted much harm. Yet, this mass of Curse Power tormented him severely. He had no idea what this jumbled mass of various Curse Powers mixed together even was, because such a thing was nearly impossible.

Curses could be continuously cast on a person, but they could never be mixed together first and then cast. Yet, this exact situation was happening now. He felt terrible. The mixed Aberration Curse Power continuously drained his strength and stamina. Even his originally normal hair began showing white strands. And he had no way to deal with it!

The man in black’s plight was noticed by others. When they looked at Zheng Yichen again, their expressions grew serious. However, they decided against launching any further attacks at him. If this guy could even grab the most elusive Curse Power, then their own Arcane Arts would probably be thrown back at them too.

Moreover, Zheng Yichen was putting more and more distance between himself and them. In just that short time, Zheng Yichen had already neared the Black Mist area. They couldn’t stop him now!

“Whew… cough! This is awful.” The instant he charged into the Black Mist, Zheng Yichen coughed violently. It felt like rushing into a burning house, choked by thick smoke. Worse, the Propulsion Device on his body began to rust as if time had accelerated the moment he entered.

In an extremely short time, heavy rust appeared. In less than two seconds, only the core frame remained. The frame parts, where Zheng Yichen’s Mana flowed, survived. But the parts without Mana coverage simply rotted away, becoming useless. This Propulsion Device, now just a core skeleton, was naturally unusable. Sighing awkwardly, Zheng Yichen stored the nearly scrapped device.

He flew toward Loris.

“… Hey! Loli, long time no see… Ah!?” Zheng Yichen dodged in terror as a Mana whip cracked through the Black Mist, aiming for his head. “Don’t attack! I’m on your side!”

Shouting, Zheng Yichen rushed to Loris’s side. He couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Indeed, the blurry silhouette he saw from outside was exactly right. Loli had turned into a mature woman. Of course, her original features were still recognizable—an adult version of Loris.

But unlike the Loli before, Loris’s eyes at this moment were icy cold, shining with a robotic, emotionless hue. This was nothing like her previous Loli form, which, though quiet, at least showed human emotion in her eyes.

“…” Loris gazed indifferently at Zheng Yichen. The Black Mist around her suddenly thickened. Zheng Yichen glanced around quickly. It wasn’t that the Black Mist itself was thickening, but rather, it was flowing back, concentrating toward her body, causing the density around her to increase.

This was not good. If the Black Mist disappeared, it meant the people from the outside Campsite could attack. When Zheng Yichen came here, he noticed those people carried many long-range heavy weapons, all Alchemy-enchanted. Their power far surpassed the ballistas Zheng Yichen encountered during the Human siege earlier. If hundreds of Crossbow Bolts rained down at once…

In short, any idea that she might hesitate upon hearing a familiar voice was nonsense. After hearing Zheng Yichen’s voice, Loris immediately launched a second attack. The Mana whip lashed fiercely toward Zheng Yichen again. Grinning wryly, Zheng Yichen reached out and grabbed the whip.

Then his Eyeballs nearly popped out in shock. Grabbing this Mana whip felt like grabbing the Light Spear from before. The attacker’s strength was too great, the Mana Quality too high for him to seize it quickly. Consequently, Zheng Yichen was sent flying by the whip. A deep gash appeared in the center of his claw, the hard Scales on his palm cracked all over…

“Cough, sorry for the trouble.” Sent flying out, Zheng Yichen found himself outside the Black Mist. He happened to see the young woman with milky-white long hair closest to the mist. She was also startled by why Zheng Yichen flew out backward, but it didn’t stop her from acting. Several Light Ribbons swiftly coiled toward Zheng Yichen, who, seeing things go wrong, tried to dart back into the Black Mist.

“Darn!” Seeing the Light Ribbons flying toward him, Zheng Yichen widened his eyes and cursed. He opened his mouth and bit down on the ribbons. The young woman noticed a faint golden glow appearing on Zheng Yichen’s teeth as he bit down. As if witnessing something incredible, the flight speed of the Light Ribbons slowed for an instant.

That brief delay was enough. All the ribbons were caught in Zheng Yichen’s mouth. With a forceful clench of his jaw, the Light Ribbons that could have easily bound him immobile were bitten through. Then, without looking back, Zheng Yichen scurried back into the rapidly shrinking Black Mist.

“… Divine Power?” the young woman muttered in astonishment.

“Whew, that really worked.” Zheng Yichen touched his teeth and muttered with lingering fear. The golden light on his teeth just now was that Alien Energy he extracted from the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, originating from the Light Screen. Unlike the scattered state under the Light Screen, the Alien Energy he extracted and reused was much more condensed. Moreover, the rate of exhaustion when using this energy was extremely low.

Just now, biting through the Light Ribbons only consumed a negligible trace of Alien Energy. As for the bitten ribbons, Zheng Yichen now held them in his hand. After all, without someone controlling them, they would quickly dissipate. What Zheng Yichen did was grab them before they vanished.

He successfully stopped their dissipation, completing the grab. “Hey! Loli, I’m back again.”

As soon as Zheng Yichen finished speaking, another whip lashed toward him. Compared to before, the fierceness of this whip had at least doubled. Zheng Yichen was horrified. The last whip cracked his claw open. Another strike like this, and his hand would be gone too!

Without hesitation, Zheng Yichen flung out the Light Ribbons he had just grabbed from the young woman. The ribbons and the whip collided, like water meeting fire, quickly creating a violent reaction!

Huh? It’s holding her back…!?

Zheng Yichen saw that Loris’s hand maintaining the Mana whip couldn’t pull back. The Light Ribbon even crept along the whip onto her arm. He thought with slight surprise. This wasn’t good either. It meant that milky-white-haired young woman possessed power that could directly threaten Loris!

Never mind. He didn’t plan on facing so many people head-on anyway. Seize the chance to take her away now. Once she finished reclaiming the Black Mist, he probably wouldn’t have another opportunity.