137: Chapter 137 Strange Heartbeat

At this moment, the Jerky Bear Head charged into the pit, followed by intense fluctuations of Power of Corruption emanating from within.

As the Black Tide filled the entire crater, a grey shadow burst out from the pit.

Seeing this, Nie Ning reached out and released Lightning Edge Blade; in an instant, dozens of grey lightning blades streaked toward the grey shadow.

But just as the Lightning Edge Blade was about to strike the Two-Faced Man, following the eerie sound of a beating heart, Nie Ning suddenly fell into a daze.

The Lightning Edge Blade lost control, all of them grazing the Two-Faced Man's body and slamming into the ground.

By the time Nie Ning regained his senses, the Two-Faced Man had already rushed right in front of him.

As the sound of the heartbeat grew louder, Nie Ning's face turned flushed from blood congestion, and a sensation like paralysis spread throughout his entire body.

At that moment, the Jerky Bear Head charged out, its massive bear maw biting toward the Two-Faced Man.

The Two-Faced Man's body twisted eerily, narrowly avoiding the Jerky Bear Head's bloody maw.

Magic power surged around Nie Ning as countless fireballs smashed into the surrounding ground.

These fireballs were merely condensed through elemental manipulation, so they didn't possess much power.

However, for Nie Ning, it was already enough.

One explosion after another rang out continuously. Although they didn't hit the Two-Faced Man, the noise they created weakened the sound of the heartbeat.

Having gained a moment to breathe, Nie Ning raised his hand and summoned a large number of grey vines to attack the Two-Faced Man.

Facing the Vine Entanglement and the continuous attacks from the Jerky Bear Head, the Two-Faced Man could only keep dodging.

At this time, the Power of Corruption in the vicinity began to fluctuate violently, and the sound of the heartbeat grew louder and louder along with it.

Nie Ning's expression hardened slightly; he knew he couldn't let this drag on any longer.

He immediately took out the staff he had obtained from the ruins, and a massive grey earthen wall rose from the ground, blocking the Two-Faced Man's escape route.

Just as the Two-Faced Man tried to turn back, several black branches summoned by the Jerky Bear Head burst out from the soil and slammed fiercely into his back.

The Two-Faced Man crashed to the ground, smashing a large crater into the earth.

Since the ground had been reinforced by Nie Ning's corrupted earth manipulation, the Two-Faced Man was unable to use any earth-escaping techniques.

Meanwhile, the grey Vine Entanglement took the opportunity to wrap around the Two-Faced Man's body.

Immediately after, three more tall walls rose from the ground, forming a square box that encased the Two-Faced Man inside.

As the walls began to crack, a bright grey light emerged from the fissures.

Lava Burst!

BOOM!

The square earthen box exploded, and the terrifying energy fluctuations buried the Two-Faced Man. That strange heartbeat also vanished along with it.

Seeing this scene, Nie Ning wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Although he had already been promoted to a Second Ring Wizard, performing such large-scale witchcraft still made him feel a bit overwhelmed.

Thump, thump, thump...

Suddenly, the sound of the heartbeat rang out again, even more violently than before.

Nie Ning forced himself to stay alert, his gaze locked on the explosion area, while his right hand began to gather Elemental Power once more.

Just as Nie Ning was prepared to release another eight-fold elemental fusion, the sound of the heartbeat stopped abruptly—and along with it, Nie Ning's own heart stopped as well.

Nie Ning's eyes widened; he hadn't expected the Two-Faced Man to have such a move.

However, his powerful Spiritual Power prevented him from dying instantly, but the magic power within his body began to show signs of running wild.

At this moment, the Black Tide surged into the explosion area, and a translucent Two-Faced Man charged out from within.

The Two-Faced Man hovered in mid-air, turning his head to reveal Kara's half-face. The upward curve of his lips seemed to mock Nie Ning's incompetence.

Nie Ning struggled to control his runaway magic power as a dazzling multicolored sphere of light gathered at the tip of his staff, while his other hand secretly reached toward his waist.

The Jerky Bear Head had already reached the Two-Faced Man's back, and a large number of flesh tentacles suddenly extended from the ground to grab him.

The Two-Faced Man was like a piece of paper, lightly dodging the Human-Faced Balloon's flesh tentacles, but the black water released by the Jerky Bear Head blotted out the sky, forcing him back to the ground.

At that exact moment, Nie Ning threw a black nail, pinning it into the Two-Faced Man's soul body.

As a weapon of the weird old man, it could naturally affect spiritual bodies like the soul of corruption.

Furthermore, it didn't fail just because the Two-Faced Man had no shadow; it was as if it were pinned into a piece of flesh, and the Two-Faced Man was directly pinned to the ground.

Nie Ning seized the opportunity, and the Elemental Sphere at the tip of his staff quickly transformed into a grey spear, then turned into a streak of light that shot toward the Two-Faced Man.

The spear pierced into the Two-Faced Man's body, and the violently fluctuating energy even distorted the air.

BOOM!

The spear suddenly exploded, tearing the Two-Faced Man's soul body to shreds along with it.

The sound of the heartbeat vanished. Nie Ning hastily punched his own chest, trying to restart his heart.

But for some reason, even though the eerie heartbeat had disappeared, Nie Ning could still feel a strange energy wrapped around his heart like a maggot on a bone.

Realizing something was wrong, Nie Ning dropped back to the ground. Forcing his consciousness to remain awake despite the urge to faint, he immediately recalled the Jerky Bear Head from the air.

He wanted to use the Jerky Bear Head's devouring power to try and suck out that energy from his heart's location.

The Jerky Bear Head came to Nie Ning's side and opened its massive maw to pounce on him.

But just then, a ray of moonlight descended from the sky, enveloping Nie Ning's body and simultaneously knocking the Jerky Bear Head away.

"Are you okay?"

Norma ran to Nie Ning's side and asked anxiously.

Nie Ning rolled his eyes; he opened his mouth but couldn't speak. His entire face was flushed red with blood, and his body was swaying, unable to stand steadily.

Seeming to sense Nie Ning's abnormality, Norma hurriedly placed him on the ground, then clasped her hands together in a prayer-like gesture.

At the same time, a large number of silver light particles began to gather toward Nie Ning.

As the silver light entered Nie Ning's body, the eerie energy was dispersed by the silver glow, and Nie Ning's heart began to beat again at that moment.

Nie Ning inhaled deeply, feeling that the world was truly beautiful.

"It's so good that you're okay."

Seeing Nie Ning recover, Norma held his head and cried out in joy.

Smelling the milky scent emanating from Norma, Nie Ning silently signaled the Jerky Bear Head to fly away and also put the Human-Faced Balloon underground into a dormant state.

"That's about enough, isn't it? If someone sees this, they'll think I'm dead."

Nie Ning said quite dissatisfied, being held so tightly he could hardly breathe.

Hearing this, Norma's face turned slightly red, and she quickly released Nie Ning.

But then she seemed to remember something. Her gaze swept over the dilapidated ruins of the Guard Hall, and a look of confusion appeared on her face: "Where is that thing that looked like a bear head?"

"It probably escaped after being heavily injured by you."

Nie Ning stood up and spoke nonsense, while inwardly complaining about Norma's actions just now.

If it weren't for the Moon God's Protection, Norma's actions just now might not have killed the Jerky Bear Head, but they almost sent him away first.

And are you acting in a romance drama here?

You didn't go to eliminate that huge Jerky Bear Head, but instead held my body and shouted like a fool.

If the Jerky Bear Head really had malicious intent, based on Norma's performance just now, both of them would have died eight hundred times already.

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