Fang Xiu hadn’t expected Lu Yu’Er to sell him out at a time like this.
He had just been planning to stall for a bit.
But now, it was clear he wouldn’t get that chance.
"ROAR!"
Yu Boyuan let out a furious roar as his clothes burst apart.
"A Beastification Awakener?"
Fang Xiu looked at Yu Boyuan. Coarse hair was beginning to sprout from his body.
’Looks like... he’s a wild boar?’
At that moment, sharp bristles sprouted from Yu Boyuan’s body, and two large tusks grew from the corners of his mouth.
He clearly looked like a wild boar.
"I’m not just a wild boar! I’m a Zefeng Wild Boar!"
As if he had heard Fang Xiu, Yu Boyuan roared.
"Isn’t that still a wild boar?"
Fang Xiu was speechless.
’A *great* wild boar versus a wild boar... Is there really a difference?’
"It’sh different... I... am... a Zefeng... Wild Boar!"
Yu Boyuan shook his head.
The tusks made it hard for him to speak clearly.
"Alright, great wild boar. To have gone so deep into your Beastification without losing your mind... your Level must be pretty high!"
Fang Xiu could see that Yu Boyuan was now covered in boar bristles, with tusks and a pig-like snout.
He was still standing on two feet, his hands hadn’t turned into trotters, and his ears were still human.
Aside from that, he had basically taken on all the characteristics of a wild boar.
With this degree of Beastification, an ordinary Awakened would have lost their sanity long ago.
But Yu Boyuan hadn’t. He could still converse with Fang Xiu.
This meant he was still rational.
"Hmph, of courth! I... I’m a C Level... uh... Wakened!"
Hearing Fang Xiu’s words, Yu Boyuan puffed up with confidence. He gave a thumbs-up, looking as if he were the most powerful being in the world.
It was just that his tusks were still getting in the way of his speech; he’d even mispronounced "Awakened."
"Yes, very impressive. May I know your name?"
Fang Xiu asked.
’I still don’t know where this guy came from.’
"Heh heh, alright. I’ll tell you before you die."
Seeing that Fang Xiu seemed to be losing his nerve, Yu Boyuan was ecstatic. Full of confidence, he declared, "Remember this. My name is Yu Boyuan. In your nexsht life, try not to offend people you can’t afford to."
"I see. And this gentleman?"
Fang Xiu nodded slightly and turned to the Rock Element Awakened.
But he received no answer. The man just sneered, "Don’t tell me you need to know our real names to perform a Sacrifice, do you?"
"Hm?"
Fang Xiu froze.
Yu Boyuan froze as well. "Fuuuck... Nie Tai, you dumbath, why didn’t you thay sho shoooner?"
Yu Boyuan was starting to panic.
’If he really needs our true names, aren’t I totally screwed?’
But after he spoke, both Fang Xiu and the Rock Element Awakened fell silent.
Nie Tai: ...
"Why the hell did you say my name?!"
Nie Tai was furious.
He had been clever for once, just this one time.
And he’d been completely screwed over by his pig... no, his *great wild boar* of a teammate.
’We’re screwed. If the Sacrifice really requires our true names, we’re going to get team-wiped!’
"Heh, my thanks to you, Brother Boyuan, for the information!"
Fang Xiu said, striking while the iron was hot.
"Damn it, Yu Boyuan, you’ve really done it this time! You got me killed!"
Nie Tai felt a cold sweat break out all over his body.
’Am I really going to die here today?’
"Wh... what the hell are you afraid of? When... when he’th Sacrificing, jusht use Falling Rock to... to interrupt him, right?"
Yu Boyuan wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, but even he could see the logic here.
’A Sacrificial Master can’t succeed if they’re interrupted during the Sacrifice!’
Of course, this was just Yu Boyuan’s own assumption.
He had never actually encountered a Sacrificial Master before.
So naturally, he didn’t understand how they worked.
"That... that’s true!"
Nie Tai thought about it. It seemed to make sense.
Seeing his attempt to sow discord fail, Fang Xiu was a little exasperated.
’If I could’ve gotten those two to fight each other, I could have reaped the rewards, or at least made a run for it.’
’I can’t believe the great wild boar actually came up with that solution in a split second.’
But that didn’t matter.
At this moment, Fang Xiu took out his Magic Staff, pointed it at Yu Boyuan, and spoke with a faint smile. "Yu Boyuan, you don’t really think a Sacrificial Master’s Sacrifice..."
He paused, a grin spreading across his face, then continued, "...can be interrupted, do you?"
"It... It can’t?"
Yu Boyuan stared as Fang Xiu raised his Magic Staff.
He felt a flicker of fear in his heart.
He had only been guessing that a Sacrificial Master’s Sacrifice could be interrupted.
After all, some weaker Mages or healers from the Healing System could have their chants interrupted.
"Why don’t you try it and find out?"
Fang Xiu said nothing more.
He gripped the Life Staff tightly with both hands, pointing its head toward Yu Boyuan and Nie Tai.
Instantly, both Yu Boyuan and Nie Tai felt an invisible pressure spreading around them.
It began to slowly press in on them, making it hard for either of them to breathe.
’Is this the pressure a Sacrificial Master exerts?’
’He’s just a newly Awakened Sacrificial Master, yet his presence is this powerful... It’s unbelievable.’
Yu Boyuan and Nie Tai thought to themselves.
Nie Tai, in particular, was starting to regret coming with Yu Boyuan.
’They said he was just a newly Awakened Sacrificial Master.’
’But the pressure this guy is giving off is even stronger than Boyuan’s Beastification.’
’Am I really going to die here today?’
’No way! I’m still so young! I’ve never even been with a woman! I can’t die here!’
Nie Tai roared inwardly.
The thought of killing Yu Boyuan in exchange for his own life even crossed his mind.
"Yu Boyuan!"
Fang Xiu’s gaze fell on Yu Boyuan as he barked out his name.
The moment he heard his name, Yu Boyuan’s face grew grim.
Then Fang Xiu spoke again. "Nie Tai!"
Nie Tai couldn’t stop his body from trembling.
A smile tugged at the corner of Fang Xiu’s mouth. "And now, I will Sacri—huh? Teacher, you’re here!"
"Huh?"
Yu Boyuan and Nie Tai froze, then whipped around in unison to look behind them.
But there was nothing there.
When they turned back, Fang Xiu was already ten meters away!
"Damn it, we’ve been tricked! His Sacrifice can’t possibly take both of us at the same time!"
Yu Boyuan finally realized what had happened.
He shouted to Nie Tai, "Get Falling Rock ready! I’ll drag him back here, and you can smash the bastard to pieces!"
With that, he dropped to all fours and kicked at the dirt with his hind legs.
Then, he charged forward.
"Trying to run from me, the Zefeng Wild Boar? Do you even know what ’Zefeng’ implies?"
Yu Boyuan’s voice echoed behind him.
But his figure had already shot forward like an arrow from a bow.
SWOOSH! He tore off in the direction Fang Xiu had gone.
He looked just like a wild boar about to gore someone and send them flying.
"BWAHAHAHA, you can’t escape, Sacrificial Master Fang Xiu!"
Yu Boyuan’s arrogant laughter reached Fang Xiu’s ears.
Without looking back, Fang Xiu ran even faster.

Comments

Loading...