LRAB Chapter 168 Business
Chapter 168 Business
Chapter 168 Business
Black mist swept in, plunging the world into darkness. The entire Tree Crown Royal City Secret Realm was shrouded in deathly silence. The shattered space began to tremble violently, and countless fragments whistled past, flying across the sky.
Qin Nan was completely speechless. Even Xiao Hui, who was usually sarcastic, was now trembling. Although they had anticipated the danger of this battle, the scene before them was still beyond their imagination.
Tan Zhixin has experienced countless thrilling battles. She has fought against other high-ranking members of the heretical demons and faced bizarre greedy individuals. In countless life-and-death battles, she has always felt like she is dancing on the edge of a knife.
Even so, no battle could compare to the apocalyptic scene before them.
This is no longer the combat power that a high-ranking cadre could unleash. Having mastered a certain kind of energy, the Skull Lord Tu has now surpassed the cadre level and reached a level that is unimaginable to ordinary people.
On the ruins of the royal city, as the broken bones of the strange beasts continued to gather, a huge figure gradually took shape.
It was a giant formed from bones, over twenty meters tall. Its body was pieced together from bones of various sizes, with eerie light shimmering at its joints, and an evil aura unique to the heretical demons constantly emanating from it.
The giant's arms were incredibly thick, each finger like a sharp blade, radiating a chilling aura.
He was like a mountain peak, standing firmly at the top of the tree of life.
Sir Skull let out a deafening roar that echoed through the air like thunder.
The roar seemed to announce its arrival, instantly forming a visible sound wave that swept out rapidly, causing the surrounding space to tremble violently.
The cracks in the sky grew larger and larger, and countless fragments of space began to peel away, disappearing into the depths of the turbulent currents with a whooshing sound.
The branches and leaves of the Tree of Life began to wither, the golden leaves withered one by one, and the once vibrant trunk began to dry up, with black sap flowing from its bark.
Sir Skull's gaze swept over the desolate scene beneath his feet, seemingly extremely satisfied with the sight.
Under that gaze, everyone present began to tremble slightly involuntarily. The terrifying aura even made most of the Flower Fairy Guards unable to hold their weapons steady.
Faint starlight streamed down from the cracks in the sky, but the people present felt no warmth from it, only a chilling cold.
Facing the skeletal duke's eerie blue eyes, Tan Zhixin and the others sensed no emotion whatsoever that of an intelligent being, only endless tyranny and murderous intent.
Just by looking into their eyes, the intense aura of evil was enough to affect everyone's emotions and perceptions.
Sensing the corruption, Tangcao and Qin Nan quickly erected a magic barrier. Magic flowed around the three magical girls, creating a dazzling display of colorful magic.
Under their protection, the remaining flower fairies, though pale-faced, were not yet in mortal danger.
From high above, Sir Skull's eerie laughter echoed from afar.
"Little worm, I thought you'd hide in the mountains forever...:"
Looking down at the crowd below, Sir Skull quickly turned his gaze to Tan Zhixin.
Clearly, in his eyes, among everyone present, only this person was qualified to speak with him.
"So, this is your true self-proclaimed identity?"
Tan Zhixin stared intently into the eyes of the Skull Knight, her expression remaining remarkably calm even though she had absolutely no confidence in competing with him.
"A secret realm from the mythical era, legendary creatures, and this unprecedented vitality—you've been planning this for over a decade, all for this moment?"
"More than ten years?"
Lou Jue Tu sneered and exhaled a breath of foul air.
"For the past two hundred years, I have been searching for a way to enter the Crown City. You can't even imagine how much I have sacrificed for it. Now, everything is ready, so I no longer have to play along with you."
"So what if you kill us?" Tan Zhixin said calmly. "There are so many magical girls in the world, someone will always stand up and stop you."
"Do you think my next goal is to directly invade the real world?"
Sir Skull looked down at Tan Zhixin with a mocking gaze.
"In your human terms, I'm a 'businessman.'"
Chaos breeds panic, panic breeds fear, fear evolves into despair, and in the moment despair descends, there's always something to be gained.
"The bigger the chaos, the bigger the mess to clean up. I've been in this business for hundreds of years, and now my 'business' is booming."
Upon hearing Sir Skeleton's somber words, Qin Nan suddenly realized something. Her eyes widened as she stared intently at the ghostly depths of Sir Skeleton's pupils.
"You, you want to—"
call! !
"...puff!"
Before Qin Nan could finish speaking, a ghostly blue flame erupted from the Skeleton Lord's blade-like fingers, transforming into a whip that lashed fiercely at Qin Nan's body.
Qin Nan didn't even have a chance to defend himself. His extreme speed was completely useless at this moment. He was sent flying backward and returned to his original form in a burst of light.
"Qin Nan!!"
Little Grey exclaimed in surprise and flapped its wings to catch up with Qin Nan's figure.
"I don't like people interrupting." Sir Skull grinned, but his gaze remained fixed on Tan Zhixin the entire time.
With an eerie light gleaming in his dark blue eyes, Sir Skeleton seemed to be trying to discern some unusual emotion from Tan Zhixin's expression, but he was disappointed. Even though Qin Nan was forced to revert to her transformation after being blasted away, Tan Zhixin maintained her original indifferent demeanor.
"You really haven't changed at all... you little worm..."
"You know, I was really heartbroken when I heard the news that you had been crippled by those faceless people. I regretted not being there at the time..."
"I bet your expression at that moment was priceless...:"
Tan Zhixin didn't speak, but narrowed her eyes slightly, her pretty face covered with frost.
"Do you still think you can strategize like you used to? Now you're just a useless piece of trash. You can't do anything except watch your teammates die one by one in front of you, just like before."
"Is this what you wanted? To see me cry my eyes out in despair?"
Tan Zhixin calmly raised her head and said in an icy tone.
"You can take away my transformation ability, and you can take away my city, but you can never take away my heart, or my identity as a magical girl."
Seeing Tan Zhixin's gloomy face, Sir Skull's smile widened.
"I love seeing you pretend to be strong. If you actually knelt down and begged me, I would be really disappointed, but it's fine this way...:"
Sir Skeleton raised his hand again, and a ghostly blue flame burned fiercely in his palm.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I'll make you watch helplessly as your descendants die a horrible death at my hands."
As he spoke, Sir Skeleton slowly pointed his finger at the arabesque below.
"Let's start with this one..."
Just at this time.
Suddenly! Sir Skeleton seemed to realize something.
His massive body stiffened for a moment, then abruptly turned his gaze into the distance.
Xiao Bai thought she and Tang Cao were doomed, but just then, a familiar aura appeared in her senses.
Tang Cao turned her head blankly, and in the dim environment, a figure slowly appeared at the edge of her vision.
The figure was covered in the blood of strange beasts, making it look particularly eerie in the darkness.
The black, sticky liquid flowed down his armor and dripped onto the ground.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, unable to believe their eyes. Even the flower fairies were speechless.
The figure walked towards them step by step, leaving a bloody footprint on the ground with each step.
The eerie atmosphere suddenly became silent; you could hear a pin drop, and the only sound in the world seemed to be the footsteps of the other party moving forward.
Sir Skeleton slightly raised his arm, his dark eyes filled with apprehension.
Although they had never actually fought, the aura emanating from his opponent at this moment had already exceeded his expectations.
Unlike lower-ranking officials like Qiongniu and Hu, at Sir Skull's level, he was already able to judge an opponent's combat strength simply by their aura.
He thought it was just a high-ranking official like himself, but he didn't expect that even though he had control of the Heart of Life, he could still feel a threat from this figure.
As the figure drew closer, everyone finally saw his face clearly; it was Tang Zijun, who had just fought his way out of the raging army of alien beasts.
He exuded a strong, fishy stench, a pungent smell unique to alien beasts after being modified by heretical demons.
Tangcao and Xiaobai stared blankly at the wolf rider, unsure of what to say.
Tang Zijun didn't look at them, but instead focused her gaze on Qin Nan, who was not far away. Qin Nan had lost consciousness, but fortunately, she was not in any danger.
It seems that although magical girls don't have invincible transformation frames, when they are hit by a massive attack and forced to deactivate their transformation,
Magic will still subconsciously protect its original body.
Seeing that Qin Nan was alright, Tang Zijun breathed a slight sigh of relief. Then he looked towards the royal city behind the massive body of the Skull Lord. In a corner of the ruins, Su Siyao lay collapsed on the ground, already unconscious.
Tang Zijun slowly stood still and raised her head.
His blood continued to drip, and at his feet, a nauseating pool of blood had formed.
Tang Zijun spoke, her voice a little hoarse.
"So you're called Sir Skull?"