Chapter 255

The iron-tower blood elementalist stood like a statue in astonishment . The point of the snow-white Cirrus was stuck against his chest . Shi Xueman was still in position to rush forward, but remained motionless .

The sounds of fighting were deafening in Central Pine City, but here at the warehouse gate, there was only dead silence .

Liao Nan and the triangle-eyed blood elementalist’s expressions were frozen . Their eyes were filled with shock and fear .

The iron-tower blood elementalist looked down with difficulty, like rusty machine . Even such a simple action required almost all his effort . His eyes were vacant with astonishment and incredulity .

The snow-white Cirrus was surrounded by white fog . The figure at the other end of the spear was blurred in his vision .

The tip of the spear, made of Firmament Iron, was crystal clear, like a sapphire . Its blade which was as thin as a cicada’s wing reflected his pale face .

On his chest, cracks spread like a spider web from where the spear point was poking .

This… was really like broken porcelain .

His body turned out to be as fragile as porcelain…

He had always been confident in his body . Only now did he realize that such confidence was ridiculous .

But it was too late to learn this, and the powerful attack had been too abrupt . He didn’t feel rage or unwillingness, however, only freedom . Such an ending… was not bad for him .

His body that was as heavy as an iron tower fell backward, throwing up a dust cloud . once again, everything fell into silence .

Shi Xueman recovered her spear slowly . She looked tranquil, as if she hadn’t done anything special . There was no trepidation or anxiety on her face . Her eyes were calm, as if she was in her own family’s training hall .

“As the descendant of the Shi Family, I’m honored to have fought with you using the move [Cloud Whale] . “

Her voice was clear and sonorous . Waving Cirrus in her hand, the girl looked at them peacefully .

A streak of fear flashed across the triangle-eyed blood elementalist’s eyes . Just now, he’d said those lascivious words on purpose to get his companion aroused, so that the idiot would initiate an attack first . He didn’t care about that idiot’s death at all, but Shi Xueman’s strength was indeed outside of his expectations .

That spear move just now was stunning .

Clap, clap, clap .

Liao Nan applauded . With excitement and admiration, the former mayor’s bodyguard said, “I’d heard of the Shi Family’s inheritance, [Hydromancy], which covers everything related to the water attribute . Having seen it myself just now, I have to admit that it really lives up to its reputation . That spear move was as powerful as a mountain and could hardly be withstood . [Cloud Whale] deserves its fame . What’s more, the spear move is forceful . As a girl, you didn’t weaken its power at all, and instead added to its glory . I really admire it . “

Liao Nan gave a salute with respect .

Shi Xueman was indifferent . She stood still with the spear in her hand .

The triangle-eyed blood elementalist said coldly, “Stop that nonsense . Let’s fight back together . “

“Together?” Liao Nan laughed out loud . “I dare not . The bad example is right in front of us . You’d better go your way and I’ll go mine . “

The triangle-eyed blood elementalist didn’t really care about his words, simply giving him a grim smile and saying, “If so, then enjoy your time with your goddess . I’ll leave first . “

Then he bent his knees and bounced up . Like a flash, he immediately disappeared behind the dilapidated walls .

Shi Xueman became less anxious in her heart and slightly moved her fingers that were tightly holding the spear . Although she had seemed to utilize that spear move effortlessly, in fact it had consumed a great deal of her energy . The surging energy and blood inside of her chest were only soothed after a while .

That move was called [Broken Sea], indicating that the sea would be broken by the bump of a Humpback Cloud Whale . With this move, she could gather all her strength and elemental energy from the eight palaces at the point of the spear, which would create an astonishing destructive power . The spider-web like cracks were its unique feature .

The power of [Broken Sea] correlated with the number of elemental energies one could control . Every eight elemental energies would drive its power to a higher level .

Shi Xueman was only able to control eight elemental energies .

Practicing [Broken Sea] was extremely difficult, and only those who had achieved elemental internalization could do so . Shi Xueman was already pushing herself to utilize this move, after which she needed about thirty seconds to recover every time . During the recovery period, her fighting strength was zero .

She had noticed the precautions the three blood elementalists took against each other, so she’d decided to bet on her judgment . It was a risky bet, since if she was besieged and caught in a dogfight, the situation would be dangerous .

Fortunately, she won .

Her attack had scared the two who were still alive and one of them left . Now only Liao Nan was here and her strength had recovered, which was a perfect ending for her .

But just as she felt a bit relaxed, what Liao Nan said next made her nervous again .

“I know you are buying yourself time . “

“I’m familiar with the distress signal of A-1 unit,” Liao Nan said with a spurious smile on his face .

Shi Xueman was not swayed by him and tightly held Cirrus in her hand . As long as Cirrus was with her, there was nothing to fear . No matter how disadvantageous the situation was, she would not lose her courage .

“Let’s fight if you want!”

The flickering light of the explosions in the distance lit up Shi Xueman’s cold and perfect face, which attracted Liao Nan’s attention like a magnet .

Liao Nan looked at her as if he was looking at the most beautiful masterpiece in the world . Suddenly, he said, “Do you know what happens when an elementalist is infected with blood poison?”

“What do you mean?” Shi Xueman frowned .

Liao Nan spoke in a relaxed tone and even had a smile on his face, as if what he was saying had nothing to do with himself . “As long as you are infected by the blood poison, your mind will be eroded by it and you will finally descend into a beast . No, not beast, but half a beast and half a human being . You will have some remaining consciousness, but your body will be dominated by the beast . You will be irritable and eager to kill . Yes, you will not be able to control yourself . It’s more miserable than death . “

Shi Xueman was shocked by what he said .

To any survivor in the Central Pine city, the casualty barrack was something that no one wanted to mention . They didn’t know how to face the fate of the casualties .

Neither did Shi Xueman . It was too desperate .

Therefore, hearing what Liao Nan was saying, her heart shivered .

“The only way to stay alive at this point of time is to become a blood elementalist . ” Liao Nan paused and then burst into laughter . “I’m not saying this to seek your sympathy . I’m satisfied with what I am now . Of course, it was hard to accept at the very beginning, but now I have let it go . I’m free from care anyway, so why not choose to stay in this world as another form of being?”

Shi Xueman didn’t say a word . Eyes downcast, she suddenly burst out with a strong intent to kill .

“Oh, calm down . ” Liao Nan smiled . “I know what’s in the warehouse . It will be terrible if you act on impulse and damage the things in there . “

Shi Xueman, who was about to rush out, suddenly froze . Yes, he was right . The gold needles in the warehouse must not be damaged . She saw the mayor and the dean leave in the direction of the embroidery workshop, so she could only depend on herself now .

Now, Master Han’s plan of “treating the city as a piece of cloth” was their only hope .

Compared with the golden needles in the warehouse, Liao Nan was of no importance at all .

“Then let’s continue . ” Liao Nan looked up to glance at the sky and leisurely said, “It’s my great honor to talk with goddess like this . I never had such an extravagant hope before . That’s why I said maybe there would be a chance if I change my way of being . Do you have any understanding of blood elementalists?”

Shi Xueman felt a flicker of interest in her heart, but she didn’t say anything .

Liao Nan continued, “If one wants to transform from a blood fiend man into a blood elementalist, he has to be able to agglomerate blood traces . Hmm, the feeling was spectacular at that time . It was just like drifting up and down in the blood sea of the netherworld, then hearing a voice calling your name . After that you can’t help walking towards the shore, and once you step onto land, you come back to this mortal world . “

Shi Xueman only hoped that Duanmu Huanghun and the others would arrive sooner .

Liao Nan was not annoying . Instead, he had an elegant and collected demeanor . Plus, she was very sympathetic about what he had encountered; nevertheless, she intuitively disliked him for no reason .

Suddenly, Ai Hui’s figure appeared in her mind .

That guy was not at all elegant and was always sarcastic and mean; however, you could always see the eagerness for life in that bastard’s eyes . It was so strong and firm that nothing could influence it even a little bit . More importantly, there was not the slightest hint of confusion in his eyes .

In Liao Nan’s eyes, there was only confusion, decadence, and annoyance towards life .

Was it because of what he had been through? Yes, it was understandable that Liao Nan might have become what he was today after such a traumatic experience .

Not everyone was like that bastard who could never be influenced by anyone or anything!

A glimmer of a smile flashed across Shi Xueman’s face .

Noticing the smile on Shi Xueman’s face, Liao Nan cheered up . With more sincerity, he said, “After you can agglomerate the god trace – oh, I mean what you call the ‘blood trace’ – then blood spiritual force can be produced and you become a blood elementalist . Not everyone is equally talented, so the blood elementalists are different too . Basically, there are three categories . “

Shi Xueman suddenly asked, “Which three?”

Liao Nan smiled faintly . “The first is called god guard . A god guard’s body is being constantly tempered by keeps by blood spiritual force, which, compared with elemental energy, is far more effective . Your training speed can be largely boosted and your body will become invulnerable . Neither swords nor spears would hurt you . Some gains great improvement in speed, some in flexibility, some in strength, and some in self-healing ability . Most blood elementalists – about sixty percent – fall into this category . “

“How about the second category?”

“The second is called god shaman . They are more sensitive to the surrounding environment and are good at communicating with the Nature . They can summon spirits and train blood demons . To be a god shaman requires a lot of talent, so only three out of ten people are qualified . “

“But the rarest category is god priest, who is well versed in psychi attacks . They can create illusions to control enemies’ minds . Less than ten percent of blood elementalists can become a god priest . Their attack patterns are hard to predict . If you encounter them, you’d better run for your life . “

This suddenly reminded Shi Xueman of the frightening girl in red . She was very likely to be a god priest .

She suddenly asked, “Why are you telling me all of this?”

Liao Nan raised his eyebrows and said with ease, “Although we belong to different sides, I don’t want you to be killed so soon . The battle has just started and it’s sure to last for a long time . If you die in the early stage, I’ll feel lonely . I hope you can live longer . “

“I will . We belong to different sides,” said Shi Xueman seriously, her eyes downcast . Then, she raised her head; her eyes were cold . “That means we are enemies . “

“Get beheaded!”

The cold and clear voice was filled with power .

Shi Xueman’s spear stabbed out .