Book 2: Chapter 64: Carolâs Qilin Arm
Extending her small head out from Durangoâs back, Carol surveyed her surroundings before resting her eyes onto Yakovâs body. After discovering that his wounds have completely gone, she spoke out in a cautious manner:
âIsâ¦is he really not a zombie?â
âDid I just say that he isnât, big miss? How is he a zombie?â giving a sigh, Durango proceeded to reply in a grim manner: âI really hope that he is some kind of zombie, at least weâll be able to fight against him.â
Being the only person here with an ordinary mind and body, Durango was obviously extremely clear about the grimness of the current situation. Firstly, Eleanor was unable to continue her offense due to her albinism. Secondly, although he was only 1 rank lower than Yakov, he did not have any weapons, leaving him utterly incapable of pulling off any victory against the latter.
As for Carolâ¦itâs already a good thing thatâs sheâs not double-crossing any one of her supposed allies.
âItâs good that heâs not a zombie.â all of a sudden, Carol opened her mouth.
âHuh?â
Standing up, Carol focused her eyes right towards Yakov. In the next instant, her expression turned into one of fearlessness before speaking out: âIâll duke it out with him.â
âWhat?â Durangoâs eyes sprang wide open in disbelief, as he was utterly gobsmacked by what Carol, that outrageous fellow, had said.
âYou two still have other tasks to complete, so just leave this fellow to me.â
âWhy are you so courageous out of the blue?â
âThis isnât courage, but responsibility.â
âResponsibility my ???. I beg of you, big miss. Can you donât continue showing off? Your greatest responsibility is to sit obediently behind us.â
âSo I should just sit here and see you two die one after another?â
âUrgh!â even Durango was stumped by Carolâs reply, as he knew that what she said made sense. Even if she was to sit obediently behind him, it wouldnât change the horrible situation that they were in. Therefore, why not just risk it all, right?
âDonât forget that my nameâsâ Emona Carol!â
âWhat!â in that instant, Durango noticed an incomparable flash of angelic brilliance blossoming from Carolâs body, making it impossible for him to stare straight at her.
She might have some kind of trump card up her sleeves! At this moment, even Durango, who had utterly no faith in Carol, could not help but let those thoughts fill his mind.
âHuh, I see. Looks like the weakest one of you is actually the one with the greatest threat, huh.â retracting his smile, Yakov took a deep breath. In the next instant, Battle Qi gushed out ferociously from his entire body, before finally converging towards his large blade.
Yakovâs large blade started to turn into an astonishing jet black shade. Despite remaining stationary, frightening aura started to radiate out from it.
Nevertheless, there wasnât a single ounce of fear present on Carolâs face. Raising her little fists up, she rushed straight towards Yakov while unleashing a yell from her mouth.
Not a single Battle Qi fluctuation? Doubts couldnât help but surface in Yakovâs head as he looked at Carolâs utterly ordinary fist hurtling towards him.
No. This isnât right. Unless thereâs something wrong with her head, she would definitely not rush towards himself without any Battle Qi. She definitely has the ability to conceal her Battle Qi like what Eleanor had done so earlier!
Sheâs able to perfectly conceal her aura, and is also able to rush fearlessly to unleash an attack. This girlâs level must definitely be on par, or even higher than me!
Her previous joke of an attack had misled him! She did that to create a weak facade and used that opportunity to launch a fatal attack on himself!
Naive! Am I really that stupid?
A feeling of embarrassment from being played with surfaced within Yakovâs heart. With a loud roar, Battle Qi exploded ferociously from him, blasting out in the form of a terrifying wave of air.
âCome, you stinking brat that only knows how to play dirty tricks! Iâm gonna duke it out with you!â
Howeverâ¦
Carolâ¦
âWaaaaaaaaah!!!â
Was blown off by the expanding wave of airâ¦
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Durango reacted the quickest with a facepalm, having already known that this was going to happen.
Eleanor was also stupefied for quite a while as her face twitched in an exceedingly peculiar manner.
At this moment, Yakovâs expression was as ugly as one would become after eating a fly, as he felt that he had been pranked so badly by Carol. This was even more uncomfortable than landing an empty blow.
Carol rolled around a few times on the ground. After covering her face with dust, she finally stood up. As the pain from the fall came shooting across her body, her mouth pucker into a crying look. Nevertheless, she forced it back, though her red and moist eyes created an exceedingly pitiful look for anyone to see.
âAre you trying to fool around with me?â Yakov felt an incomparable surge of fury greater than what he had felt earlier, he had actually been fooled into unleashing a powerful move by this brat! What an embarrassment! What an embarrassment!
Scattering his Battle Qi, Yakov stood upright once again, before sneering: âI donât have to time and effort to accompany you and your nonsense. Iâll deal with you slowly after killing the other two off.â
This was the only method that Yakov knew that could wash away the embarrassment he had suffered in the hands of Carolâs feint. Furthermore, that name Emona. What a familiar surname. It should be the name of some aristocratic family. Hmhmhm. This means I can take my time to play with her.
Yakov turned his attention back towards Eleanor as she was the enemy that posed the greatest threat to him.
Nevertheless, this was an utter show of disrespect towards our intensely prideful (lol) miss Carol! How could the great miss Carol endure such humiliation! In the next instant, the pain that she had suffered was completely tossed out from her mind, and with a cute roar, she rushed forwards.
âGrrrr! Iâm gonna duke it out with you!â
Yakovâs face twitched in irritation. As he really didnât want to deal with that brat, he opted to use a casual wave of his large blade to chase the latter off.
The humiliation present within Carolâs heart grew even more fervent in the face of Yakovâs exceedingly casual move. As her emotions surged higher and higher, a heatwave suddenly blasted out from her body. An exceedingly powerful feeling of strength proceeded to surge through Carol as this happened, something that felt extremely familiar to her. Wanting to teach this ignorant fellow a lesson, Carol did not even hesitate a single bit before focusing on this feeling.
The heatwave was followed suit by a surge of scorching hot blood that converged towards Carolâs right arm, instantly causing a change to occur. Her arm started to grow thicker, as vicious-looking spikes sprouted through her sleeve. Black iron-like scales proceeded to surface on her arm, while her neat and groomed fingernails transformed into sharp claws that sparked with a terrifying glint.
This isâ¦
Before Carol even had time to think about the transformations happening to her arm, a wave of heat suddenly appeared before her eyes. All of a sudden, her vision became exceedingly clear, to the point where she could even count the number of strands that make up the cobweb hanging at the corner of the faraway wall.
At the same time, from Carolâs point of view, Yakovâs movements seemed to turn into a slow-motion film. With a slight tilt of her body, she evaded his casually swung chop, before launching her right first directly into his unguarded abdomen.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âOof!â A large fountain of scarlet blood spurted out from Yakovâs mouth as he backpedaled two steps in response. Unable to believe what he had just experienced, he pointed towards Carol while voicing out âyou, youâ from his mouth. Nevertheless, he was unable to say a single word even after a long time had passed.
A dumbfounded look hung on Carolâs face as she looked towards her transformed right arm, taking quite a long while before gawking out as a flash of realization struck her:
âQiâ¦Qilinâs arm!â