109: Giant Lotus

After obtaining the demon blade, Wei He was overjoyed and brought a Radiation Engineer and Linlin to the Dark Forest.

Under Wei He's command, the Radiation Engineer raised the demon blade and chopped through a tree as thick as a bowl's mouth, severing it at the waist as easily as slicing through a melon.

“Hahahaha, it truly is a treasure blade! It can only be considered a treasure blade in your hands!” Wei He said to the Radiation Engineer, ecstatic.

“Why is it only a treasure blade in his hands? Wouldn't it be the same in someone else's?” Linlin blinked her 'wise' big eyes and asked Wei He slowly.

“In anyone else's hands, this is a demon blade, a demon blade that devours life. Only in his hands is it a treasure blade, because he won't have his life devoured by it!” Wei He raised an eyebrow slightly and said with a smile in his eyes.

“What's so special about him? Isn't it just that his outfit is a bit strange? Can that really resist the demonic nature of the blade?” Linlin's brain had completely stalled.

“Sigh, it's precisely his strange outfit that can protect against nuclear radiation. There's no demonic nature on this blade at all; there's only nuclear radiation!” Wei He patiently explained to Linlin.

“Really? What is this nuclear radiation you're talking about? Is it that green light on the blade?” Linlin narrowed her eyes into slits and asked Wei He with her mouth slightly agape.

“In a sense, yes!” Wei He looked at the blade proudly and said, “Unfortunately, I can't use this blade personally. Otherwise, with my Metal Element Ability plus this blade, I would be an invincible existence!”

“Tch, you're just an Entry Level Ability User. Invincible my foot! Even with a blade, how strong could you get?” Linlin didn't give Wei He any face at all; luckily, there was no one else around.

While the group was chatting, a Man in Black quietly approached and hid on a branch in the forest.

Linlin's eyebrows furrowed slightly as she turned to look deep into the forest.

“What's wrong? Is something on your mind?” Wei He asked, seeing Linlin's expression was off.

“No, I feel like something is wrong here. We should head back quickly!” Linlin, being a High-level Magician, could better sense nearby energy fluctuations.

“What danger could there be? The Demon Race is already vulnerable; the war will be over soon! Hahahaha!” Wei He laughed heartlessly.

At that moment, in a previously empty space not far from them, a giant lotus appeared. It was as tall as the trees in the Dark Forest and wider than two apocalypse tanks.

The moment the giant lotus appeared, a peaceful white light radiated from it. Wei He and Linlin were instantly frozen in place, while the Radiation Engineer holding the demon blade could still move freely.

Seeing this from his hiding spot, the Man in Black couldn't help but marvel, “As expected of a God-Demon Level power user. To be able to fight him is truly a great fortune in life!”

The giant lotus began to spin frantically at that moment. The massive suction from the rotation pulled everything nearby into the lotus. The trees that the Radiation Engineer had just cut down were sucked in and instantly ground into powder by the giant lotus's hard petals.

Wei He and Linlin watched this scene with eyes wide and tears streaming down. Because they couldn't move or speak, they could only watch as they were about to be sucked into the giant lotus.

Wei He's mind frantically contacted the red alert system, ordering all nearby Red Alert Troops to rush over while simultaneously ordering the Radiation Engineer in front of him to attack the giant lotus.

Just as the Radiation Engineer received the order and aimed his Radiation Cannon at the giant lotus, the Man in Black realized the cannon's power was something the giant lotus definitely couldn't withstand. He immediately revealed himself and lunged at the Radiation Engineer. Since the Radiation Engineer was aiming at the giant lotus and the Man in Black was extremely fast, the engineer's head was kicked off before he could react.

The one most shocked by this scene wasn't Wei He or Linlin, but the Man in Black. He roared in shock, “No way, a God-Demon Level energy fluctuation, yet so vulnerable?”

Wei He was also speechless. What, couldn't someone have powerful attack but weak defense? Most units in the red alert system were like that. Such ignorance! Unfortunately, he couldn't say anything, so the Man in Black heard nothing.

“Hehehe, Wei He, I didn't expect the mission to be completed so easily. Hehehehe!” The Man in Black stared at Wei He with interest.

Wei He looked at the Man in Black, truly not knowing who he was. Thinking that the Man in Black he killed before was from Blood Poison Town, this one must have come for revenge. He didn't expect their strength to be so formidable.

In that moment of Wei He's reflection, the two of them, along with the gravel on the ground and the demon blade, were pulled into the air by the suction of the giant lotus. Thinking of the fate of those trees, the two closed their eyes in despair.

At that moment, the Man in Black grabbed Wei He's foot. He seemed unaffected by the giant lotus's suction. He said smugly, “I still need to take your head back. If it's ground to pieces, how can I report back!”

Just as Linlin was about to be drawn into the giant lotus, the qingxia demon blade was pulled in first by the suction, spinning as it went. The hardness of this demon blade was clearly much greater than the lotus petals. It spun and sliced through the giant lotus's petals. Because it was spinning, the petals were ground into fragments by the demon blade, followed by the lotus platform—the lotus heart—which was also shredded.

A large hole was ground through the center of the giant lotus. The massive suction and the soft white light vanished along with the giant lotus at that moment.

Linlin fell to the ground. When Wei He found he could move his body, he immediately activated his Supernatural Ability. His whole body turned golden-yellow, and he kicked at the Man in Black. The Man in Black simply threw Wei He aside, slamming him heavily onto the ground. Blood flowed from the corner of Wei He's mouth.

“Hmph, a mere Entry Level Ability User dares to show off in front of me!” Just as the Man in Black finished speaking, a laser beam shot towards him. He dodged, and the laser hit the ground, forming a crater several meters deep.

Linlin was now flying in the air, with lasers continuously firing from the white Magic Array in front of her towards the Man in Black.

Just as the Man in Black was about to fly up and deal with Linlin, an Earth Wall suddenly rushed toward him. He kicked the Earth Wall to pieces, and Huang Yichen arrived just in time.

“Damn, close-quarters combat isn't my strength. Better to retreat for now!” The Man in Black thought to himself. More Red Alert Troops were rushing this way; he had no choice but to leave.

With a wave of his hand, countless small lotuses flew through the air. While everyone dodged the attack, he leapt onto the treetops and flew into the distance.

“Capture him! I want him alive!” Wei He stood up with difficulty and roared at the Red Alert Troops.

The Bozi Youning, rhino tanks, and the multifunctional infantry vehicle carrying Chrono Legionnaires and Radiation Engineers all gave chase in the direction the Man in Black had fled.

Huang Yichen escorted Wei He back to Kongdi City.

“Brother Wei He, are you okay? Does it hurt?” Linlin looked at Wei He anxiously.