Chapter 382: I’m done for, I’m going to be late again
"That kind of waste, Han Hu, I never took him seriously from the start. The only reason I followed him to learn Han’s way was just an assignment from the boss."
"In fact, before learning Han’s way, I had already killed three teachers, all of whom died by their most prized combat techniques."
"And I, after mastering the strengths of four schools, finally realized that killing people... really doesn’t require fancy techniques."
At this point, Jiang Bingyao shed his "clumsy" appearance, becoming agile, jumping back and forth as light as a feather.
"It’s just a Genetic Ability, I have it too." A slight breeze appeared around Jiang Bingyao. With the help of this weak wind, his body technique became even more elusive.
This was a wind element auxiliary genetic ability!
"Die!" Jiang Bingyao suddenly burst out at lightning speed, instantly arriving in front of Misaka Tsuchiemon, swinging his fists quickly, intending to catch Misaka Tsuchiemon off guard with this rapid fierce attack.
Unfortunately, he underestimated Misaka Tsuchiemon’s genetic ability. After punching out, his fists were frozen in mid-air.
It was as if the air in front of him had turned into concrete.
A glint flashed in Misaka Tsuchiemon’s eyes. He swung his blade continuously, pressing towards Jiang Bingyao.
As Jiang Bingyao was about to dodge, he suddenly felt a pull at his waist, as if someone was tugging at his belt, yanking him forward.
This yank sent his abdomen right in front of Misaka Tsuchiemon’s blade. From a third person’s perspective, it looked as if Jiang Bingyao intentionally presented his vital spot.
"Damn!" Jiang Bingyao’s face changed drastically, decisively activating his second ability, absorbing all the blood qi into his abdomen.
The next moment, his skin turned bright red like blood. If Li Zheng were present, he would instantly recognize this ability.
Shh!
Clang!
The tachi sliced through the clothes, leaving only a white mark on Jiang Bingyao’s abdomen, not even a drop of blood spilled.
The blood qi possession absorbed the blood qi, temporarily strengthening the body and enhancing defensive abilities.
This ability Lin Feng also had once.
At that time, it was broken by Chu Xiao, who transformed into a giant and crushed Lin Feng to death.
He died with an unchanged exterior, but all his internal organs were smashed into a pulpy mess.
Indeed!
This ability is less effective on internal organs than on skin and flesh.
"How is it? How does it feel when your attack can’t break through my defense?" Jiang Bingyao laughed wildly, relying on this genetic ability to act tyrannically.
After activating the blood qi possession, hitting him doesn’t hurt at all.
But when he hits others, the damage is astonishing.
This is a melee player with comprehensive development in attack, defense, and speed, and all three abilities are extraordinary.
Misaka Tsuchiemon retreated hastily, his face somewhat ugly.
His weapon’s inability to break through the defense meant his means of attack were nullified.
From here on, until Jiang Bingyao exhausts his Genetic Force, he would be completely passive.
"You can’t escape!" Jiang Bingyao grinned wildly, chasing up in a flash, reaching out with both hands, aiming to grab Misaka Tsuchiemon’s head.
This move was the Han way ultimate skill "Strong Hand Skull Splitter," rivaling in lethality with "Deliberate Punching." Being grabbed by it meant his head could be crushed as easily as a watermelon.
But Misaka Tsuchiemon’s genetic ability activated again, halting Jiang Bingyao’s hands and allowing him to escape.
"Damn!" Jiang Bingyao cursed angrily. Misaka Tsuchiemon’s genetic ability seemed tailored against him, always disabling his attacks at the most crucial moment.
Misaka Tsuchiemon remained calm, quietly controlling the gloves on Jiang Bingyao’s hands. These gloves were made with metal to enhance lethality, just right to be counteracted by his genetic ability.
(Too late, too late! I’ll finish writing it by twelve-thirty without fail!)
In a moment of self-pity, Li Zheng even had the thought of drowning himself by sticking his head in water.
Fortunately, he stopped himself.
Mordo Sheng it is, better than being dead.
If luck favors him, it’s still possible to see his family again after going back.
But before that, the main thing is to keep himself alive.
The last bit of "food" had completely turned into a wave of murky liquid, slowly dispersing throughout the lake over time, retrieval impossible.
Li Zheng raised a limb to rub the corner of his eye, pretending to wipe away tears, mourning the lost food for two seconds.
Oh well, might as well find some food quickly while he’s not hungry yet.
At least, he had already found a water source; he might as well try surviving by drinking water.
With this in mind, Li Zheng turned to leave.
"Hmm? What’s this?"
As he turned, a glimpse from the corner of his eye caught something seemingly at the lake bottom, making him pause and look back.
The muddy dispersion from the "food" on the water’s surface cleared, revealing a verdant object on the lakebed.
Luckily, the original mudball had fallen right at the lakeside. Considering Li Zheng’s small size of less than two centimeters combined with his limb extension, he could just reach it.
With little effort, Li Zheng fished the verdant object out, discovering it to be a green seed.
The seed looked somewhat like a pine nut, about five millimeters in size, with a hard shell that had a green hue like jade.
However, what caught Li Zheng’s attention wasn’t the seed’s beautiful appearance.
It was the rich "aroma" the seed emitted once exposed above the water.
This was the smell of "food"!
It was exactly the same scent as the mudball from last night, only countless times stronger!
"Eat it!"
Though Li Zheng had just finished eating not long ago, the thought of eating the seed suddenly sprang up and overwhelmed his mind.
Eat it... eat it...
"Gulp."
Without much thought about why the seed had such a tempting allure, he instinctively swallowed it whole.
Having eaten the seed, Li Zheng snapped back, "This seed... is a quarter of my size, and I didn’t even chew, just swallowed it whole?!"
Seems...
There wasn’t an instance of the seed stuck within him either...
"No matter, a seed this small is only worth wedging in the teeth..."
Li Zheng instinctively dismissed the concern with human reasoning, not considering whether the seed might be poisonous.
Even if it were poisonous, it was pointless; the seed and mudball had the same smell, there must be some connection. If he were to be poisoned, it would have happened long ago; a little more wouldn’t matter.
Li Zheng didn’t want to die, but it didn’t stop him from having a devil-may-care attitude.
Instead of worrying about poison, it would be better to think about resources for survival.
Just treat it like biting a sunflower seed without spitting the shell out.
Waving his two short and thick antennae, Li Zheng diligently analyzed the substances in the air.
Unfortunately, he found no trace of the seed or mudball scent, sinking him into despair; it seemed finding food required searching far and wide.