12: Reaching the speed at which humans can take off

“Whoosh!”

The beautiful and sharp blade light flashed past the Otherworld Fiend King.

Sparks flew as the Otherworld Fiend King accurately blocked Zhang Manyue’s attack.

Her attack blocked, Zhang Manyue didn't get discouraged; she exerted force with her leg muscles, and her speed increased even further.

Under the moonlight, Xu Jingzhe could only see countless flashes of light and shadow around the Otherworld Fiend King. Zhang Manyue’s moving speed was already too fast for his naked eye to catch.

“Hiss, hiss…” A slight curve appeared at the Otherworld Fiend King’s stiff mouth. He extended his right claw, his movements seemingly very slow.

Yet, he accurately grabbed Zhang Manyue’s slender neck and lifted her up.

No matter how Zhang Manyue’s glowing white long legs thrashed, she couldn't break free.

“Zhang Manyue!” Xu Jingzhe exclaimed.

There were still bullets in the iron box; he loaded the magazine. But the sniper rifle was too heavy; even with all his might, he couldn't lift it!

“Damn it, I’m really useless!” Xu Jingzhe cursed.

Even the formidable Zhang Manyue was so vulnerable in the Otherworld Fiend King’s hands, how could he save her?

“System! System, you damn system!”

System: “Ding, what’s up?”

“I, I want to save Zhang Manyue! Now, immediately, right now!”

System: “Ding, can’t save her. You are not the Otherworld Fiend King’s opponent.”

Xu Jingzhe suddenly calmed down, losing his initial impatience, and said, “Are you the number one system on Blue Star?”

System: “Ding, of course. This system is handsome and dashing, charming and loved by all…”

“Alright, alright, since you’re the number one system on Blue Star, then based on the surrounding environment, help me analyze Zhang Manyue’s chances of survival.”

System: “Ding, data collection and analysis in progress… Ding, the probability of death is 99.9%.”

Xu Jingzhe’s heart sank to the bottom; what was the difference between this and 100%?

Wait!

No, this damn system didn’t say 100%, which means there’s a sliver of a chance of survival.

System: “Ding, you cursed me.”

“I’m praising your powerful computing ability,” Xu Jingzhe flattered the system, saying, “Since it’s not a 100% death rate, then how do I save her?”

System: “Ding, wait!”

“Wait?”

System: “Ding, yes. But before that, you need to eat the second soft fluid to enhance the bone strength and muscle toughness in your legs.”

“Think carefully; soft fluid from a thousand years ago is not easy to find. This soft fluid was originally meant to modify your mouth.”

“Nothing to think about, save Zhang Manyue.”

Xu Jingzhe took out the stone from his backpack and smashed it against the concrete floor.

...

The Otherworld Fiend King’s power was simply too immense; Zhang Manyue couldn't escape at all.

Her face had already begun to twist and deform, and her bright eyes started to become cloudy. If one looked closely, a blue light actually flickered deep within her pupils.

The Otherworld Fiend King lifted Zhang Manyue to about ten centimeters from his mouth, tilted his head, and his nose, identical to Voldemort’s, came close and sniffed her incessantly.

A hint of confusion appeared in his needle-sized pupils: not… human scent?

“Bang!”

The Otherworld Fiend King lost interest in Zhang Manyue and casually tossed her away. Despite being a casual motion, the force was immense.

Zhang Manyue crashed into a ruined building, a crackling sound echoed, and then there was silence.

“Hiss, hiss…” A grating sound came from his mouth, and the otherworld fiends behind him moved, rushing towards Xu Jingzhe’s building.

They were very fast; Usain Bolt would be a younger brother in front of them.

At this moment.

The soft fluid swallowed into his stomach had already been absorbed by the system, and Xu Jingzhe could clearly feel that his legs had changed.

He could kick over a car with one foot!

System: “Ding, relax your mind and body, let your brain be empty, and surrender your body to me.”

“Okay.”

Xu Jingzhe sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and took a few deep breaths.

He then realized that his mind was full of Zhang Manyue’s image.

He couldn't empty his mind at all.

Downstairs, the otherworld fiends had already arrived. Their limbs were covered in grayish-white scales, and their nails were like short blades, easily piercing into bricks.

In the blink of an eye, they reached the third floor, emitting ‘hissing’ sounds from their mouths, filled with a perverted excitement.

System: “Ding, the otherworld fiends have reached the third floor!”

System: “Ding, the otherworld fiends have reached the fifth floor!”

System: “Ding, the otherworld fiends have reached the eighth floor!”

...

In his mind, the system’s prompts kept ringing, making Xu Jingzhe even more anxious.

His forehead and back were covered in cold sweat.

When the otherworld fiends climbed up, it would be the moment his and Zhang Manyue’s lives were lost.

“Deep breath, deep breath, deep breath…” Xu Jingzhe kept telling himself.

System: “Ding, the otherworld fiends have reached the eleventh floor!”

System: “Ding, the otherworld fiends have reached the thirteenth floor!”

System: “Ding, the otherworld fiends have reached behind you!!”

Just then, Xu Jingzhe felt his mind go blank, and then he lost consciousness.

System: “Ding, host’s body has been taken over.”

Xu Jingzhe’s sitting body suddenly shot up, like a bullet leaving a barrel, measurable in milliseconds.

With a spinning kick, the first otherworld fiend that pounced was kicked in the chest.

Immediately, it shattered into pieces, turning into dust.

Xu Jingzhe leaped diagonally over the broken wall, falling straight down from a high altitude, landing on the ground.

It should have been a real person, but his figure gradually dissipated.

The Otherworld Fiend King’s head spun rapidly, his eyes trying to catch Xu Jingzhe’s figure. However, even he, powerful as he was, couldn’t lock onto him.

This was also because there were too many unfinished buildings blocking his line of sight.

Five seconds later, Xu Jingzhe was already five thousand meters away.

Ten seconds later, ten thousand meters away.

Twenty seconds later, twenty thousand meters away.

The speed was astonishing!

Converted, it reached 1019 meters per second!

People in the High Molecular Compound Zone had calculated that for humans to fly by their own power, they needed to reach 1020 meters per second!

Just one meter short, Xu Jingzhe had reached the speed at which humans could take off.

Two minutes later, Xu Jingzhe, holding Zhang Manyue, stopped.

He had to stop; his body had reached its limit.

One more second, and he would have been crippled.

System: “Ding, system detaching from host’s body.”

“Thud!” Without the system controlling him, Xu Jingzhe’s body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

......

Two days later, Xu Jingzhe slowly woke up.

He felt as if his body had been repeatedly run over by a several-ton car, and he had comminuted fractures all over.

It hurt!

It hurt so damn much!!

Most importantly, his legs, from the knees down, had no feeling at all.

Were they severed?

“Hungry…” Xu Jingzhe couldn’t speak, only his throat vibrated, producing a faint sound.

Zhang Manyue, who was sitting by the bonfire, resting her chin on one hand and staring blankly, heard the sound and quickly got up and walked over.

“You’re awake.”