Chapter 19
The auction was completely silent, with only the heavy breathing of the people echoing.
Everyone stared at the man's every move, trembling in the tense atmosphere, fearing that the other party would suddenly start a killing spree.
"The dragon species has disappeared for a long time." The man just said it without beginning or ending.
Lu Mi followed his gaze and turned the flute in his hand, raising his eyebrows meaningfully, but without any intention of answering the other party's doubts.
The man narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly changed the subject, "You are the human who hurt my brother."
He said this with great certainty. Among all the humans present, only the silver-eyed young man in front of him gave him a different feeling.
It was clearly their first meeting, but at just one glance, he had an inexplicable understanding of the Zerg's previous defeat.
This human...
The next second, the man suddenly turned away from everyone else, as if only the silver-eyed young man was left in the world before him, and suddenly took an attacking stance.
"One on one? You're quite self-disciplined, that's good." Lu Mi was originally worried about what to do if the other party insisted on taking hostages, but now it seems that this person seems to be interesting.
The huge chandelier on the top of the venue was swaying slightly back and forth with the hull amid the waves.
“Squeak—”
“Squeak…”
Suddenly, two figures disappeared from their original positions at the same time, and suddenly appeared in mid-air to collide and fight, and strong winds spread in an instant.
The chandelier above shattered in the air wave and fell like flowers scattered from the sky.
The crowd, who had been holding their breath, screamed again and scrambled to flee, and the scene suddenly fell into chaos.
“Ah! Hurry and contact the Transcendent Guild—! Wait, don’t leave me…!”
On the other side, Grant was accidentally stepped on several times during the shoving and had to give up trying to squeeze through the door. Instead, he rolled back to the corner of the venue and hid there.
And there, Salien, who had arrived earlier, was standing with his arms folded across his chest, staring intently at the battle in mid-air.
Grant suddenly felt like he had found his organization. He grabbed the man's hood and stood up. Ignoring the man's warning look, he asked nervously, "Who has the upper hand now?"
Upon hearing this, Salien no longer cared about anything else. He looked back at the two afterimages fighting in the air and frowned tightly, "It should be the human side." This refers to Lu Mi.
Grant: “Should?”
Salien glared at him angrily and said speechlessly, "If I could see clearly, would I still be hiding here with you?"
It was a battle of completely different levels. It was difficult to even catch sight of both sides, let alone keep up with their pace.
Even though his confidence had been crushed to smithereens by Lu Mi before, this was the first time he felt that he had grown a pair of eyes in vain.
——Damn, where did these monsters come from!
Whether it was the abyss creature that looked like a human being, or Lu Mi who was able to fight against it without losing, it was as if all the incredible things happened overnight, tearing his three views apart every second!
However, Salien didn't know that Lu Mi and the Zerg had not yet exerted their full strength.
"Why don't you use your full strength?" The man quickly noticed that Lu Mi was holding back, and he frowned and spoke in a deep voice.
Lu Mi casually used his silver spear to block the opponent's swinging arm - the Zerg's body is the most powerful weapon. The tight muscles collided with a dull sound, and bulged slightly in the confrontation of power between the two sides, and the terrible explosive power was about to burst out.
"We are on the sea now. Where would I stay if we overturn this ship?" Lu Mi kicked the other person out.
They communicate with each other while hurting each other at the same time.
The man flew backwards and smashed a big hole in the booth. In an instant, smoke and dust rose up. The next second, he stood up from the ruins.
The clothes on his upper body were already in disarray and torn. The inhuman monster simply tore off the troublesome fabric, revealing his most primitive body.
The well-defined chest and muscular abdomen tensed slightly as he accumulated strength, vaguely revealing the gushing, burning wildness and released ferocity.
"In that case..." The man's lips, which had always been straight, opened slightly for the first time.
If there were other high-level Zerg here, they would be surprised to find that their big brother actually started to get excited and serious!
The wings behind the man suddenly glowed slightly, as if glowing in the light... no, they were really glowing!
"Is it my illusion? Why do I seem to see two enemies..." In the corner, Grant shook his head and felt that the men in his field of vision were like clones, and there were several more of them at once.
Salien's expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly pressed his head down. "Oh no! The light and shadow reflected by these wings can cause hallucinations!"
Saleen knew very well that Lu Mi was now the last line of defense for everyone. If Lu Mi fell into the trap - even if it was just a momentary flaw, they would all be doomed!
The black-haired boy's face was extremely ugly at this moment, and he looked at the battlefield with almost fear.
There, the two sides were fighting at a rapid speed every minute and every second, and the naked eye could no longer keep up with their speed.
The venue has collapsed nearly halfway in this short battle, with thick smoke and dust filling the air, waiting for the final result to be revealed.
“Crash—”
It was the sound of blood spilling.
As the smoke gradually dissipated, Saleen's pupils suddenly widened, and bright red blood splattered in his vision, dripping onto the ground.
There, the silver-eyed young man held a gun in one hand and pierced the Zerg's chest from behind.
"How bizarre..." The young man narrowed his silver eyes slightly and exclaimed, "So the Zerg's blood is also red."
The pierced man stood motionless, as if frozen in time, only his muscles rising and falling with his rapid breathing. The next second, he struggled hard to raise his head, "...Why don't you kill me?"
With that last strike, the silver spear should have pierced his heart.
The silver-eyed young man exerted a little force on his wrist, and the silver spear that was pierced into the opponent's chest suddenly turned over, and the red blood brought out a boiling heat.
The man groaned and suddenly fell to his knees, completely suppressed.
The silver-eyed young man stretched out two fingers like catching a butterfly and pinched the man's wings, which were trembling slightly with pain.
"Kill you?" Lu Mi raised his eyebrows. "That would be so boring. I didn't work so hard to defeat you just to get a corpse."
In order to control the economic losses and reduce the force, they deliberately only used physical techniques without using other fancy skills, just to confine the movement to this venue - it was very hard!
The silver-eyed young man squatted down, looked into the man's blue eyes, and smiled after a moment.
"I'm very impressed with you."
The young man spoke in an intimate, whispering tone, word by word to the man who was looking up at him.
"How about giving me your name?"
Those silver eyes were so strange and beautiful, but at this moment, the man actually felt a different kind of fear - the monster that was once so invincible was suddenly hit by some unexpected emotion, and was invaded bit by bit by the strange breath, but he felt powerless to resist and saw the end of retreat.
At this moment, the monster suddenly realized that the person in front of him—
[This person is the real "hunter," and he is the weak prey, who just stumbled into the other party's trap.]
Now he was his prey.
[This human made no secret of his desire for a monster, and he wanted not only the monster's life, but also its soul and loyalty.]
And now, this monster...
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"Hey, why did you let him go like that?" Grant looked at the man flying out of the window. "If he comes back..."
"He won't." Lu Mi smiled slightly, "I promise, he won't."
Outside the window, the pair of gorgeous wings gradually flew away and completely disappeared from sight.
Although Grant didn't have a good impression of monsters, he believed Lu Mi. Since Lu Mi said so, he just pretended not to see it.
But Saleen is clearly not so optimistic.
As a killer and a transcendent, he knew better. "There must be an abyss rift in this area. An abyss rift means there will definitely not be only one monster appearing."
Grant was now unfazed and lay down on his back, saying, "Whatever. I'm tired. There's no way to escape this vast ocean. Besides, we still have Lu Mi—Brother Lu, please protect me!"
Salien condemned his passive attitude, saying, "It's shameful to just sit there and wait for death."
Grant: "...Can you speak?"
"He's right. We can't just do nothing." Lu Mi suddenly spoke up. He thought for a moment and said, "Grant, are there any aircraft on board?"
"I think so," Grant replied uncertainly. "But the aircraft here are generally used for sightseeing and can't fly very far. Using them to escape the sea is impossible."
Speaking of this, Grant couldn't help feeling heavy-hearted.
However, Lu Mi said, "That's enough. Please ask them to prepare a flying vehicle and wait for takeoff at the nearest hatch number seven."
Just as Grant did as he was told, Salien seemed to understand something and looked at him incredulously, as if he were a madman. "What do you want to do?"
Lu Mi turned around and said with a smile on his lips -
"Steal home."
…
"Brother! You're back?!" Inside the insect nest, several high-level Zergs looked at the man flying in from outside, with expressions of surprise on their faces.
However, when they noticed the injuries on each other's bodies, their expressions tensed and they showed disbelief.
"Brother, why are you injured?"
"Kole said you went hunting for him. Could it be that you also...?"
"Shut up!"
The following words were shouted down by others, as if this could dispel the disbelief and fear of the crowd at the moment.
Impossible! Forget Cole, how could two Zergs be killed here in a row, especially when one of them was their strongest brother in the entire hive, second only to the Queen Mother? This is absolutely impossible!
Did humans set a trap? How cunning!
The man said nothing, refusing everyone who wanted to come forward to help him treat his wounds, and asked instead, "Where's Cole?"
"this……"
Everyone's faces showed panic. Finally, a Zerg came out with a pale face and replied, "When you were away, because you didn't deliver food, the Queen Mother took out his liver... Other brothers are already taking care of him."
...Is it possible to not catch up? The man closed his eyes.
"Brother, you should go and rest now. Fortunately, Cole didn't tell anyone about you, and the Queen Mother doesn't know anything yet."
"Yes, yes. If the Queen Mother knew that my eldest brother had also failed, she would definitely be furious. Then..."
By then, the Zerg Queen won't care whether this is her most powerful son or not. Any tainted tool might be killed.
Everyone thought of this and couldn't help but feel worried. After all, their mother was very strict, and it was usually their eldest brother who protected them. Otherwise, few of them would have survived until now.
The man remained silent, closing his eyes to sense for a moment before suddenly asking, "Isn't the Queen Mother in her lair now?"
"Yes, it seems something's wrong with the Zerg army that was summoned from the Abyss. It's said a demon is blocking the crack over there, killing the insects, and the Queen Mother went to help." The man continued, "Luckily you weren't there at the time, brother. The Queen Mother was furious when she heard the news, and she used all the informants to vent her anger!"
Although those killed were all lower-level Zerg, they couldn't help but feel sad for the other party.
The man remained expressionless after hearing the news. He just nodded and left.
The Zergs who stayed where they were were refused permission to follow and could only watch the other side's back, which showed no sign of injury at all. Only the blood oozing from the chest reminded them that all this was not an illusion.
"I always feel like... something's different about Big Brother..." A high-level Zerg murmured in a low voice, with an inexplicable feeling in his heart. "Did something happen during this trip?"
The other end.
A flying vehicle left the giant ship and flew slowly in one direction at an extremely fast speed.
"By the way, why did you come along?" Saleen turned the steering wheel and glared at the noble boy sitting in the back seat.
After the collapse of the meeting hall, Grant had long lost his usual dignity and neatness. His face was now covered in dust, and he looked quite funny.
"How could you not take me with you on such an exciting trip!" He didn't care about his own embarrassment. Perhaps a few days ago, he would never have believed that he would one day be so determined to hang out with a group of illegal transcendents like this. "Besides, Brother Lu is not here. If another monster comes, I'm dead."
He was convinced that the world was now full of dangers and that living was too difficult. He seemed to be able to find a sense of security only when he was with Lu Mi.
Although Lu Mi's hiring price tripled in a short period of time, he still felt it was worth it and said he had no shortage of money.
Lu Mi was about to speak, but was suddenly startled——
In the space of consciousness, the Book of Keys suddenly opened automatically to the first page, and the name on it was flashing wildly.
...What's going on?
Sequence One's state suddenly became so active, it seemed as if a large-scale battle was taking place. Was it from the Abyss? Who was he fighting?
Just as Lu Mi was trying to sense it more carefully, Saleen's exclamation suddenly came from the front of the driver's seat -
"What is that!?"
Lu Mi looked in the direction of the sound, and sure enough, he saw a huge nest of snow that stretched for a thousand meters in the sky, with no end in sight.
Countless monsters were flying in and out, and the densely packed corridors were dazzling and made one's scalp tingle. It was like a complex, yet orderly monster kingdom.
He had observed the direction of the attacking Zerg twice before and had already outlined the route in his mind. It seemed that his prediction was correct.
Grant, who was standing by, was already speechless from the shock of the scene before him.
Their aircraft, in front of this huge country, were like small people who had strayed into the country of giants and could be swallowed up in one bite.
At this time, Saleen restarted the engine and decisively began to turn around.
"What?" Lu Mi looked at him puzzledly.
"Of course we run!" Saleen gritted his teeth. "Although there might be victims in that nest that were captured by monsters from other seas, it would be fine if it were easy, but we're clearly courting death now. I've recorded this scene with the dashcam. Before those monsters discover us, I'll send the footage back to the Transcendent Guild and let them deal with it."
One-on-one is fine, but charging into the enemy's base camp alone? That's crazy! Even if the Extraordinary Guild Headquarters' assault force came, they would probably be wiped out!
However, Lu Mi stood up from the back seat and gently pressed his hand as he turned.
Salien paused, taking a deep breath. He wasn't surprised, for some reason. Perhaps it was because Lu Mi had been shattering his worldview ever since they met. But this time, even he couldn't help but look at him, and the three of them on the same craft, as martyrs.
"Drive forward without worry." Lu Mi's tone seemed to be just reminding him that the green light was on and he could go.
Oh my god, we can go now! There's hell ahead!
Salien looked at Lu Mi with bloodshot eyes, but the other party just looked at him calmly, with his silver eyes fixed on him.
“…”
The next moment, Saleen suddenly grinned. Even though sweat from fear began to drip from his forehead and his adrenaline surged, his expression was distorted as if he had given up, and he pushed the speed gear all the way to the maximum!
"I don't care about anything!"
Crazy, crazy, crazy! Everything is crazy! Saleen's heart is screaming!
The roaring sound of the engine finally attracted the attention of the patrolling Zerg that was getting closer and closer.
At this time, Lu Mi slowly took out the flute——
“——!” A low flute sound suddenly rang out, turning into sound waves that spread layer by layer, penetrating the clouds and flying into the sky.
At that moment, the outermost layer of low-level Zerg attacking them stopped, as if they saw an ancient and huge beast descending in front of them.
In an instant, all the low-level Zerg felt a real pressure, as if countless needles pierced through their bodies, densely aimed at their hearts.
What is that sound...
Why is there such a terrifying oppressive force!
They let out strange, sharp and piercing cries, their underdeveloped brains unable to figure out what was happening, only instinct drove them to escape.
However, the first low-level Zerg that wanted to escape was quickly killed by a red-haired high-level Zerg that came rushing over.
"Let's see who dares to escape!" The high-level Zerg had a certain resistance to the sound of the flute. Even though they were feeling palpitations, they forced themselves to suppress it, their tense expressions turning cold.
He quickly turned towards the source of the flute sound, showing extreme aggressiveness.
"A mere human—"
"How dare you come here!"
The undisguised anger and tyranny emerged from him.
Lu Mi's behavior was no less than setting off firecrackers at their doorstep. Not only did he fool them with the sound of the flute, it was also a huge provocation!
"Die!" The red-haired high-level Zerg went berserk in an instant, carrying an indomitable momentum like a hurricane, roaring and diving towards the aircraft.
At the same time, the other high-level Zergs who were gathered in the nest to discuss their brother's strange injury also felt the unique sound wave frequency of the dragon bone flute.
Everyone stood up suddenly, their pupils shrinking into vertical lines in response.
"Enemy attack?"
“Who is so bold…!?”
"The Queen Mother is not here, go inform Big Brother!"
When everyone arrived at the scene, they saw the red-haired Zerg struggling and being shot down from the sky. The falling figure slammed into the sea, and the splashing water reflected in their unbelievable eyes.
In the distance, Lu Mi was already standing on the ceiling outside the aircraft.
The silver-eyed young man casually made a gun flower, put away his gun and stood, his eyes lightly scanning the crowd.
He was clearly just a human being, but for some reason, everyone felt almost as if they were facing the Queen Mother, and they couldn't help but tense up.
Unexpectedly, the silver-eyed young man opposite suddenly smiled, raised his chin, and pointed the tip of his gun at them from a distance, "Want to join us?"
Just as everyone was about to make a move with different expressions on their faces, a voice suddenly stopped them—
"Everyone, step back."
"...Brother, you're here?!" They looked in the direction of the voice and felt extremely relieved when they saw that figure.
A few of them glanced at each other's injuries with concern, but their long-held trust prevailed. They never believed their brother would fail; this man would never yield to anyone.
Everyone unconsciously straightened their chests and subconsciously looked at the expression of the enemy who was about to be in trouble. Unexpectedly, the other party's expression was very strange.
"Have you made up your mind?" Lu Mi said.
"Ji Zhou." The man suddenly spoke, his blue eyes fixed on him.
Everyone's expressions suddenly became strange. How... do you two know each other?
"Lu Mi." The young man with silver eyes answered, and the corners of his lips curled up in an arc, as if he understood the other party's decision in an instant, or as if it was tacitly understood.
Just as everyone was looking at the two men frantically, the two men suddenly started fighting without saying hello.
Ji Zhou took the lead in attacking with extremely swift momentum.
The other Zerg saw this scene and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, yet at the same time felt that their previous absurd thoughts were ridiculous. As expected, their brother couldn't possibly have anything to do with humans.
However, as time passed, everyone's originally relieved expressions became strange again.
"Don't you think..." a high-level Zerg with green wings asked hesitantly, "Brother seems to be showing off his strength to the other party?"
This is actually a bit strange to say. After all, isn't fighting about showing your strength to your opponent?
But everyone could feel that this "display" was different.
Because Ji Zhou was just showing off his skills - he was not trying to kill the opponent, but simply wanted the opponent to understand his abilities.
The best proof is that he has not used any repeated moves so far, whether it is martial arts or other Zerg skills.
Except——
"Hey, where did those light cannons come from?" the silver-eyed young man asked curiously.
Then, Ji Zhou suddenly waved his hands again, made seals with his hands, and drew an arc with his arms to both sides.
I saw dark blue light balls emitting amazing energy appear behind him, spread out like a fan, and then each light ball shot out a beam of light with earth-shaking power.
…Not a single beam of light successfully hit the silver-eyed young man.
This was the most powerful move the Zerg could perform, known only as "Phantom Light," a move only high-ranking Zerg could unleash, known as "Phantom Light." While high-ranking Zerg could only unleash a dozen or so beams, the strongest, Thorn Cosmos, could unleash a hundred, and the Zerg Queen's was even more impressive.
The silver-eyed young man dodged it easily and perfunctorily, then turned around to carefully analyze the optimal angle of each beam of light, marveling at it.
Everyone then felt that this scene was so familiar, just like when they were teaching the new Zerg, they had demonstrated it repeatedly and patiently.
But this guess is too scary!!
At this moment, everyone saw a piece of white paper appear at the fingertips of the silver-eyed young man.
The piece of paper floated towards Ji Zhou, and they only saw the man piercing his fingertips without hesitation and quickly writing something on it.
Immediately afterwards, everyone felt a strange and powerful force silently touching their souls.
Then, the piece of paper disappeared in the hands of the silver-eyed young man.
The next moment, unprecedented magic circles unfolded beneath the feet of the two men. Identical patterns sparkled with brilliant light, more vast than the stars in the universe. They echoed each other from afar, as if calling to each other's souls.
If I call upon your name, you shall give me your strength.
The boundless sea below adorns the scenery, and the sound of waves surges endlessly.
Even though they didn't know what was happening, even though they were just spectators, everyone was shocked by this inexplicably sacred ritual and fell silent.
At the same time, in the invisible spiritual world, a new page suddenly appeared in the Book of Keys. In the pitch-black space of consciousness, a brand-new, enormous door descended from the sky and landed with a thud.
Invisible chains connected the silver-eyed young man and the alien race from the abyss.
Two pairs of eyes of different colors looked at each other from a distance, and the silver-eyed young man suddenly smiled, "Now, you should stand on my side."
The crowd couldn't believe what arrogant words they heard.
And the next moment, what was even more unbelievable was that the strongest high-level Zerg at the moment actually took action, walked in front of the opponent, and then folded its wings and hovered.
——From then on, they were at odds with the Hive and were clearly separated.
The remaining high-level Zerg looked at each other in confusion, as if they still had no idea what was going on.
After receiving Lu Mi's approval, they heard their most trusted elder brother slowly say, "Those who are willing to follow me, come over here."
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