Chapter 98 Fungal Remains Frenzy 59 The Art of Winning Hearts and Minds.
Blood dripped down, falling onto the back of his hand that was supporting him on the ground. Nanmen Jue covered his bleeding left eye and tried to look up at Cheng Xiuye, only to see a blurry bloody blur.
She was hit by four blows at the same time, but the one to her eye was the most serious. If the potato chip hadn't blocked a large part of the force, her brain would have been pierced directly. Even so, the blow punctured her entire eyeball, causing her excruciating pain in her brain, making the other injuries on her body seem less noticeable.
But she was covered in blood, smiling, staring intently at Cheng Xiuye with her only remaining eye, completely obscuring her serious injuries.
Cheng Xiuye looked at her, and his massive body couldn't help but take a step back.
"What a pity." Nanmen Jue observed him for a few seconds and had to regretfully admit that she had lost this confrontation.
Cheng Xiuye staggered, but clearly showed no signs of falling. He remained standing there, blood gushing from his chest, soaking through two layers of clothing and leaving a large bloodstain.
Cheng Xiuye pulled out the bone knife that was still stuck in his chest, held it up to his eyes and examined it carefully. Given his current size, holding a rather long scalpel was like holding a thicker needle.
"This is your knife. Your bones are beautiful," Cheng Xiuye said. "What was your mental state when you broke your own ribs?"
"Before entering the God's healing zone, all I need to do is stay alive." Nanmen Jue slowly got up and knelt on the ground. Her eyes were in terrible pain, but you couldn't tell from her face.
"What did you use just now?" Cheng Xiuye asked again.
Have you heard of "Fat Otaku Happiness Shield"?
"So that's what it is." Cheng Xiuye had obviously heard of it before. "It can only block an attack of up to seventy points at a time. You're really lucky."
He looked at Nanmen Jue for a few seconds and said the same thing as Nanmen Jue before, "What a pity."
“Yes, you wanted to experience the feeling of tearing me apart with your own hands, so you overdid it.” Nanmen Jue grinned. “Even if you pull your strength to a hundred, it’s not so easy to use seventy of your strength at once.”
"How could you know I wouldn't use a lightning strike right from the start, leaving you no chance to even use your items?"
Nanmen Jue stared at him and slowly stood up from the ground.
"Since you're useless, what's the point of saying this?" she said softly.
These two enemies, who were just fighting to the death, poking each other in the eye sockets and stabbing each other in the heart, suddenly began to have a seemingly peaceful conversation. To others, this would seem very surreal, but it is also a kind of tacit understanding between the two. They both need some time to adjust their physical condition.
The side effect of using the Fat Otaku Happiness Shield is that after each use, her heart will stop for fifteen seconds. During these fifteen seconds, Nanmen Jue will be almost completely unable to resist. However, she never showed this weakened state, so even Cheng Xiuye did not realize that she was using this item.
The earlier comment, "What a pity," was a lament that the best opportunity to kill Nanmen Jue had been missed.
Even with the gap in strength widening to this extent, he still dared not underestimate Nanmen Jue. The pain in his chest reminded him that this was a wolf that was sharpening its teeth and sucking blood. As long as she had a breath left, she would seize every opportunity to bite off the neck of her prey.
The period of adjustment in their understanding has now come to an end, and both of them are constantly on guard against the other suddenly making a move.
Nanmen Jue tried to summon back his White Bone Blade, but Cheng Xiuye held it tightly and looked at Nanmen Jue with a mocking gaze. So Nanmen Jue simply stopped moving and just watched him.
After a moment of silence, just when Nanmen Jue thought Cheng Xiuye was about to make a move, he suddenly spoke up again.
"Nanmen Jue, where exactly did you come from?" Cheng Xiuye's expression was strange. "Before the main god issued the announcement, no one had ever heard of your name. You appeared out of nowhere like a shooting star, with a dazzling light that made everyone dazzled. No one knew you, no one understood you... Everyone who knew you is dead. So we can only speculate that your previous world was your first world, but no one dares to believe this speculation. How could that be?"
Nanmen Jue said, "Just because you haven't heard of a name, does that mean they're a complete newcomer? Aren't you being a little too confident?"
A strange smile appeared on Cheng Xiuye's pale face. "It's precisely because you haven't been here long that you asked such a stupid question. Of course, we have a way of knowing."
Nanmen Jue stared at him for a moment, then suddenly smirked, “This ‘you all’ probably doesn’t refer to Ouroboros and Zhou Yiming.”
Cheng Xiuye's smile froze. For a moment, he showed the embarrassment of having his dirty secret exposed to his face, but he quickly suppressed this emotion and appeared very calm.
“Zhang Jin is the person who has been in the space the longest among all the living reincarnators. You have no idea how terrifying the power he holds.” Cheng Xiuye sneered slightly. “What four major guilds? It’s just that Zhang Jin is low-key and doesn’t want to reveal too much. In reality, even if the three major guilds are united, they can’t do anything to him. What’s wrong with me joining him? Everyone who has met him would make the same choice.”
Nanmen Jue kept covering the damaged half of her face. Upon hearing this, she reached out her other hand and picked at her other ear.
Cheng Xiuye said, "What do you mean by this?"
"This is the first time I've seen someone describe a two-faced traitor with such righteous indignation. Clean your ears and broaden your horizons," Nanmen Jue said.
Cheng Xiuye's face turned extremely ugly.
“Amin is too arrogant. He’s not cut out to be a tyrant. If it weren’t for my help through Zhang Jin, he wouldn’t have reached his current position. He should have died long ago,” Cheng Xiuye said coldly. “He should be grateful to me. Without me, Ouroboros would never have developed to this point.”
“I’m a little confused,” Nanmen Jue said. “You seem to have betrayed him yet you support him, like friends, but you also look down on him. What exactly is your relationship with him?”
“Does it matter?” Cheng Xiuye said. “You will die here, die today, and never have the chance to join the Ouroboros and complain to Amin.”
As he finished speaking, something exploded outside the church. The ground shook, and the shockwave hit the church's windows, making a loud, crashing noise, like a grand and jarring symphony.
Nanmen Jue didn't move, still covering half his face, staring intently at Cheng Xiuye.
Cheng Xiuye was quite surprised. "You should have seen it when you came in. There are four mother trees outside now. Weren't you most worried about the lives of these NPCs? Why weren't you in a hurry to go out and save them?"
A bright smile slowly appeared on Nanmen Jue's blood-stained face.
Seeing her smile, Cheng Xiuye's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He narrowed his eyes and asked sharply, "Where is Zhang Zhi now?"
The light in Nanmen Jue's single eye grew brighter and brighter. She didn't say anything, she just looked at him and smiled.
Cheng Xiuye's expression changed several times in succession, and she began to mutter to herself nervously: "This is impossible. All four mother trees are on the island. You can't possibly take Zhang Zhi out... Even if there are people from the Crimson Church here, it won't work. This is impossible!"
Nanmen Jue said, "Do you know who he is? Since you know he's from the Crimson Church, aren't you afraid that if you kill him, you'll be hunted down by them too?"
Cheng Xiuye abruptly stopped muttering and looked coldly at Nanmen Jue. "The Crimson Church is a very special place. Their high-ranking officials all hide their names and genders. I don't know who he is, but as long as he dies here, no one will know that I killed him."
Nanmen Jue had already considered this possibility and chuckled softly.
"Number one wanted criminal, Nanmen Jue, is wreaking havoc in the Reincarnation World. Cheng Xiuye, the second-in-command of the Ouroboros, had no choice but to use a despicable orange-tier item, even transforming himself into a grotesque form, just to kill Nanmen Jue. This is your script, isn't it? As long as you're the only one who survives this time, your reputation will be restored." Nanmen Jue's smile widened, his tone growing colder. "You not only want to kill all the reincarnators, but you even want to kill all the native inhabitants of this world to completely eliminate any future troubles. This is your reason for wanting Zhang Zhi no matter what."
With each sentence Nanmen Jue spoke, Cheng Xiuye's facial muscles twitched. As Nanmen Jue made his conclusion with absolute certainty, Cheng Xiuye gave a nervous laugh, a kind of madness flowing in his eyes.
"You actually made that guess? That's quite a bold idea."
"Do I even dare to think about it? I can't compare to you daring to do it."
Nanmen Jue smiled, but her vigilance grew stronger. She was only guessing, after all, such a thought was too outrageous, but Cheng Xiuye's reaction made her heart sink completely.
He actually intends to do that!
"Not as good as me? No, no, no, Nanmen Jue, isn't that just you being modest?" Cheng Xiuye said in a low voice, "In terms of slaughtering the reincarnation world, who dares to say they can compare to you? If you weren't in this world, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to think of such a solution once and for all."
Nanmen Jue's smile froze.
A tremendous fear suddenly enveloped her. She slowly lowered her arm, revealing half of her face, which was covered in blood and gore. Her eye sockets had completely burst open, leaving only a bloody hole with flesh rolled back. The other half of her face was intact, beautiful as an immortal. Half-human, half-ghost, half-demon, half-god, she was extremely striking. Cheng Xiuye was stunned for a moment, and a look of infatuation appeared on her face.
“Even at this point, you are still so beautiful.” He said softly, “You’ve even become more beautiful after being imperfect. Nanmen Jue, I’m thinking of changing my mind. Maybe I should let Yu Wanyan turn you into a puppet… But then I won’t be able to see your most beautiful feature, your eyes. The puppets she makes are all soulless idiots.”
Nanmen Jue ignored all these perverted words. She stared at Cheng Xiuye, her fingertips twitching slightly.
Cheng Xiuye immediately noticed the change in her aura. He also composed himself, letting all four arms hang naturally at his sides, creating a position that was both offensive and defensive.
But Nanmen Jue did not attack immediately; even at this point, she remained rational.
"If you want Zhang Zhi, come with me."
Cheng Xiuye said, "Do I look like a fool? You can't possibly take her away."
"If you're so sure, why is there doubt in your eyes?" Nanmen Jue said.
Cheng Xiuye lowered his eyes, concealing his surprise and doubt. He did not believe Nanmen Jue's words, but seeing how certain Nanmen Jue was, he couldn't help but have doubts.
He still said, "You want to lure me away, but Nanmenjue, there are four mother trees here. Even if I don't intervene, none of the people here will survive. Even if the people from the Vatican are here, it won't make a difference."
"It doesn't matter," Nanmen Jue said coldly. "I'm someone who has already destroyed a world. What do I care if the people in that world live or die? I'm a lunatic. When I'm happy, I act like a saint, and when I'm unhappy, I act like a madman. Do you really think I care about these people or those few reincarnators? Don't forget, they're still thinking about killing me."
Cheng Xiuye was silent for a moment, then said, "Nanmen Jue, you've confused me. If that's the case, why did you take Zhang Zhi away?"
He didn't realize that he had subconsciously come to accept Nanmen Jue's opinion and believed that she had really moved Zhang Zhi away.
A strange smile curled at the corner of Nanmen Jue's mouth.
"You stole my level and you dare ask me this kind of question?" she said. "I just don't want you to have your way, Cheng Xiuye. Even if I die here, I won't let you get what you want."
After saying that, Nanmen Jue instantly withdrew his attacking stance and turned to run!
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