Clang!
A sharp claw struck the dagger, producing a crisp sound. Immediately afterward, another claw slashed towards my chest. I quickly dodged, but suddenly realized the claw’s direction had changed; its target was Qin Mengdie!
D@mn it! This bald guy is indeed a cunning fellow!
I instantly used the Spirit Fox Step, returning to Qin Mengdie’s side at lightning speed and pulling her into my arms.
Thud!
I felt a blow to my back, involuntarily taking a few steps forward, almost falling to the ground with Qin Mengdie.
“Are you alright?” Qin Mengdie’s face showed some anxiety.
I smiled, looking at Qin Mengdie with amusement, and said, “You actually know how to care about me?” With the Heavenly Silk Armor protecting me, of course I’d be fine.
“Who, who cares about you! I was just afraid that if you died, I wouldn’t be able to escape either!” Qin Mengdie said, turning her head away.
I didn’t have time to argue with Qin Mengdie, and this wasn’t the time for that, because I sensed that the bald man had attacked again!
I turned around and unleashed the golden sword energy from my dantian towards the bald man, but his body twisted in an incredibly strange way, dodging the sword energy!
The sword energy was extremely fast, and it was my most powerful skill at the moment, yet he dodged it! What uncanny movement technique!
Hmph! What good is good movement technique? Being hit by my Lightning Summoning Technique will make even the fastest reacter pause!
I activated the Lightning Summoning Technique, and a lightning snake rushed forward.
But unexpectedly, the bald man didn’t fight head-on. He used his uncanny movement technique again to dodge the lightning snake!
D@mn it! This guy’s movement technique is too D@mn unpredictable. I have no way to attack him. Even the most powerful moves are dodged by him! D@mn it! When the bald man reached me, his body contorted again, somehow managing to circle behind me and reach for Qin Mengdie!
“D@mn it!” I cursed under my breath, using my Fox Step to appear in front of him. My true energy condensed on my black dagger, and I launched a swift attack.
His speed wasn’t as fast as mine, but just as I was about to strike, his body began to contort, easily dodging my attack.
Although I missed, I forced him to stop, preventing him from harming Qin Mengdie.
Qin Mengdie quickly hid behind me, gripping my coat tightly. It seemed she was starting to get scared.
I was now completely on the defensive. If it were just the two of us, even with his unpredictable movements, I would find a way to kill him. But now, to protect Qin Mengdie, I couldn’t leave her side. Moreover, the bald man had seen my weakness, and every attack he made was aimed at Qin Mengdie.
“Ah!” I yelled, unleashing fireballs, water balls, and wind blades all at the bald man.
As I expected, these spells were completely ineffective in stopping him. However, I had only used four of the five elemental spells; I hadn’t even used the earthen wall spell, which I considered the most useless!
Just as the bald man was about to reach me, I pressed my hand to the ground, and an earthen wall instantly appeared in front of me.
The bald man’s movements were unpredictable, but his attack power wasn’t high. He would have to put in some effort to break through this earthen wall.
I picked up Qin Mengdie and said, “Hold on tight!” Then I used my flying technique to take flight. But after only three or four meters, I felt someone grab my ankle and pull me down.
Looking down, I saw that the bald man hadn’t tried to break through the earthen wall; instead, he had used his unpredictable movements to bypass it. D@mn it, this guy was too troublesome! I formed a sword incantation with my hands, unleashing another sword aura at the bald man. His body twisted again, dodging the attack, and his hand remained gripping my ankle.
I was furious. I stopped my flight technique, landed on the ground, and swung my leg, but missed. This, however, gave me an opening.
I moved swiftly to the taxi, placed Qin Mengdie inside, and slammed the door shut.
With the car door blocking my way, I could temporarily escape Qin Mengdie and launch a counterattack.
His identity was mysterious, but I didn’t believe his movements could evade my mental power!
I activated my Purple-Gold Enchanting Eyes, maximizing my mental power. Every move the bald man made was under my control.
Wind blades and fireballs attacked him simultaneously. Just as they were about to strike, his body began to twist again.
Because of his purple-gold bewitching eyes, the speed of his body’s contortions was slow, all of which I observed. Using my Fox Steps, I flashed in front of him at incredible speed.
This guy’s body was practically like a snake; the degree of contortion was simply outrageous.
Without time to marvel, I struck him directly with my black dagger, and blood flowed out immediately.
The injured bald man staggered back several steps, clutching his waist wound, and looked at me in a deep voice, saying, “Fire, wind, earth, water, lightning—you can actually use five supernatural abilities! And after your eye color changed, it seems you can clearly see my body’s movements. You… are definitely not just the head of the Xia family. Who exactly are you?!”
“I’m just a patriarch from a family that your SR could easily wipe out!” I said, looking at the bald man with amusement. Now that I could see the direction of his body’s contortions, I no longer needed to fear him.
“Hmph!” The bald man snorted coldly and attacked me again.
I transferred the sword energy within my body to the black dagger and slashed at the bald man.
The bald man tried the same trick again, his body contorting once more. However, for me, using something that had already been countered was suicidal!
With a flick of my wrist, I changed the trajectory of the black dagger, severing the bald man’s right hand.
The bald man grunted, but instead of retreating, he charged directly behind me.
Was his target Qin Mengdie? No, the taxi was to my right, and behind me was a stream. D@mn it! This guy was trying to escape!
I quickly turned around and instantly unleashed a golden sword energy towards his heart. Perhaps due to his injury, his body didn’t contort this time, and the sword energy passed directly through his back.
Splash! The bald man fell directly into the stream.
The golden sword energy was incredibly powerful; the bald man should be dead, but I was still worried. I needed to find him, dead or alive, so I quickly went to the stream, but after searching, I couldn’t find the bald man’s body.
“Struck in the heart by the golden sword energy, he definitely couldn’t have survived…” I thought, then returned to the taxi. He had to get Qin Mengdie away immediately; staying here any longer would be pointless!