Chapter 114: Slaying the Eerie Human

Hearing that voice, Wang Hui momentarily lost focus. But in that brief lapse, the armored creature suddenly unleashed an incredibly powerful aura, forcefully knocking Wang Hui several meters away.

Seeing this, the princess finally came to her senses. It seemed the desert man was not allied with the armored creature.

Though she didn’t fully understand the situation, one thing was clear: the desert man appeared to have just saved her life. In other words, he would not kill her.

Wait—desert man?

A shiver ran through her body as a sudden realization dawned.

Her mother had the power to control seawater and could even transform her body into water. It was said her mother was chosen by the Ocean God, which granted her these abilities.

After her mother’s death, she inherited those powers, making her the chosen one of the sea.

But since the ocean was currently dormant, her powers were weak.

If the desert man could control sand, did that mean he was chosen by the desert?

Could it be that he and she were of the same kind?

It was not impossible—in fact, it seemed quite likely.

After all, the ocean had its deity; why shouldn’t the desert have one too?

Moreover, the fact that he had come here might mean he was seeking her, to fulfill the prophecy of the deep sea’s awakening together.

If that were true, then this desert man was an ally!

With that thought, the princess stood up immediately and ran toward Wang Hui.

Wang Hui was dumbfounded. What had just happened?

It meant the difference in strength between him and the armored creature was enormous; he was no match for it. Yet this girl was drawing the armored creature toward him...

Besides, Xiao Zi had told him to protect this girl.

This was troublesome.

Feeling cornered, he glanced toward Xiao Zi.

At that moment, Xiao Zi had stopped moving and was facing off against three armored creatures.

Sensing Wang Hui’s gaze, Xiao Zi said calmly, “These guys only have S-class strange creatures in their arms. The rest of their bodies are human in structure, so they’re very fragile. Find a way to drain the energy from their arms—only then can you attack their bodies.

“There are five of these things here: three with me, one with you, and one hidden in the shadows. I don’t know what it wants, so be careful.”

After speaking, Xiao Zi activated his Blood Rage skill, his entire body glowing blood-red, his aura intensifying more than twofold.

Upon sensing Xiao Zi’s aura, the three strange humans launched a fierce attack toward him instantly.

But just as they were about to reach him, Xiao Zi vanished in an instant, becoming a red mist that enveloped the three attackers.

“Just as I thought. They only possess parts of strange creatures and can use their energy, but they aren’t true strange creatures themselves.”

It was now certain these five were hybrids of humans and strange creatures, seemingly waiting here specifically for him.

Perhaps the Painting Kingdom or the Sunset Kingdom was wary of him and sent these beings to deal with him.

If ordinary B-class or A-class strange creatures fought these three simultaneously, they’d probably be doomed.

But Xiao Zi not only had his Blood Rage burst skill but also three outrageously powerful rule-level skills, making handling these three a breeze.

He chose not to unleash his Forbidden Domain, because within it, the energy of strange creatures would be amplified. Though he could control strange creature energy there, the gap between him and S-class beings was too great. He wasn’t confident he could maintain control.

The moment he ascended to the sky, he activated Time Stop.

Without hesitation, he immediately released three Soul Wind Blades.

These Soul Wind Blades, empowered by the Blood Rage skill, surged with tremendous energy toward the three strange humans.

At such close range, Xiao Zi finally used his Blood Demon Eye to fully discern the energy flow within these three, understanding why they wore armor.

Their armor was no ordinary metal—it was crafted from a strange material capable of conducting strange creature energy.

In other words, by wearing this armor, the immense energy from the strange creatures in their right arms could be transmitted throughout their bodies.

Another crucial detail was that their brains appeared to have been implanted with something; their thoughts were controlled.

Originally, Xiao Zi thought since their minds were human, he could use the Jester to perform mind control. But now, that was impossible—they would have to fight head-on.

The three Soul Wind Blades moved with incredible speed, arriving before the three strange humans in the blink of an eye. At that moment, Xiao Zi ended the Time Stop.

At such close range, the three had no time to evade or shield themselves by redirecting their energy toward the incoming Soul Wind Blades, which struck their necks.

The seemingly tough armor shattered instantly without the protection of strange creature energy, as if it were made of paper.

With their armor destroyed, their fragile human bodies beneath were exposed, utterly unable to withstand Xiao Zi’s attacks.

In a flash, they collapsed to the ground. The powerful strange creature energy within them lost its restraint and rampaged through their bodies until it exploded completely.

The whole fight could be summed up in one word: exhilarating!

Because dealing with these three was essentially an instant kill.

However, one problem loomed for Xiao Zi: rule-level skills consumed enormous energy.

He had used the Time Stop for less than a second, and more than half of his internal energy was already depleted. That meant even if he drained all his energy, he could only maintain Time Stop for just over a second.

Though that time seemed fleeting, it was truly too short—only useful against mindless foes like these.

Having solved his immediate trouble, he looked back at Wang Hui.

At this moment, Wang Hui was constantly shifting between sand and human form, dodging attacks from the strange humans.

Seeing Xiao Zi finish his battle, Wang Hui hurriedly called for help, “Boss, save me!”

Though recently chosen by a god and possessing A-class strength as a decision-maker, his mastery over his powers was still lacking. He could only manipulate sand in a rudimentary way, like a fool.

He could handle ordinary A-class foes somewhat, but against these S-class energies, he was helpless.

Just as he finished speaking, the strange human who had been observing from afar suddenly moved.

An overwhelming aura erupted from him as he rapidly flew toward Wang Hui, his body entwined with black vines.

For a moment, death’s terror engulfed Wang Hui; his eyes glazed over, unable to react to the lightning-fast approach. He could only watch helplessly as the attacker drew near.

Moments later, the princess’s eyes widened in shock. She was dumbfounded, unwilling to believe what she saw.