readsfreenovel Chapter 167 Escape
Chapter 167 Escape
Chu Deng and Lee Jae-suk both chose to engage in close combat, showing great tacit understanding.
Chu Deng didn't want to affect her companions who were nearby. She wanted to preserve the bodies of Bai Mei and Yu San so that they could be buried intact.
Lee Jae-seok dealt with three other ability users of the same level in succession, resulting in two deaths and one injury. However, he also suffered great depletion of his own energy. In addition, his metal-type ability had been discovered by the other side long ago, and the location they chose was extremely open, with only one divine tree within a hundred meters. This did not allow him to replenish his metal abilities. With the metal he carried, it was difficult for him to use any large-scale attack moves.
The two exchanged blows, the immense force creating a gust of wind that whipped up the fine sand on the ground, no less than a storm.
The flames, like flowing sleeves, dispersed and coalesced with Chu Deng's attacks. Lee Jae-seok gathered most of his metal scimitars and daggers to form a metal armor. The temperature of Chu Deng's flames was too high; he had to thicken his defenses to block the terrifying heat.
"Bang bang bang-"
Chu Deng's punches grew heavier with each blow, showing no restraint whatsoever. The force of the punches, accompanied by the blazing flames, left blackened burn marks on Lee Jae-seok's armor, causing his defenses to cave in.
A direct confrontation wouldn't work. Lee Jae-seok quickly realized this; he couldn't see through Chu Deng's strength, and it was only a matter of time before his metal melted under Chu Deng's flames.
Lee Jae-seok retreated repeatedly to deflect Chu Deng's overwhelming force. He panted and looked at Chu Deng warily, his brow furrowed. He stroked his hot, protective metal with his palm, trying to restore the dented metal to its original state.
Then he raised his hand to touch his earring, removed the metal partition from his leg, thickened the twin swords, and pointed the sharp blades directly at Chu Deng.
Chu Deng noticed that his weapon was glowing with gold, suggesting that it had been enhanced with supernatural abilities.
This cannot be taken lightly.
Even though Lee Jae-suk is only a Level 4, Chu Deng has seen many examples of the weak defeating the strong. Even a lion needs to go all out to catch a rabbit, and this is not a game where you can be resurrected.
Chu Deng flicked his right hand in the air, and a streak of fire struck a branch of the fire tree in the sky. The fire tree understood and broke off one of its branches. It was now a level four fire-type alien plant, and its branches could withstand the energy of the flames and could serve as a carrier of the flames.
Chu Deng casually took the branch of the Fire Tree and held it in his hand, testing its feel.
Lee Jae-seok's eyes swept over the sacred tree above, focusing on the broken branch. He narrowed his eyes, then quickly tapped his fingertip three times behind his ear.
Park Ha, who was far away at the end of the trading day, received the signal, glanced at the time, and felt that things were in trouble.
This infiltration into South Korea was also well-prepared, with the key being the timing. They learned of Level 5's movements in advance and learned from the tragedy in the United States last time. They specifically chose a time when Jiang Guoqiang could not show his face to cause trouble. They also arranged special interference methods, but with time constraints.
Lee Jae-suk suddenly sent him a message telling him to prepare to evacuate quickly because there was danger. But it was halftime, and if Kang Guoqiang noticed anything amiss, all of them who had sneaked in would die.
"Give me a report on the situation in Southeast Haishan City." Jiang Guoqiang's tense nerves relaxed for a moment after the meeting. After calming down, he took the time to check on the situation he was most concerned about.
"Everything is normal," the mechanical voice reported.
"Hmm..." It's good that everything went smoothly. Jiang Guoqiang replied wearily, closed his eyes to rest for a moment, and then began to review the materials prepared before the meeting. The Level 5 gathering was never a tea party. As his fortunes declined, he had to take advantage of the fact that China had two Level 5 members to strive for the greatest benefit.
Fortunately, the younger generation has produced many talented individuals. Thinking of He Feiquan and Chu Deng, who recently showed his talent, Jiang Guoqiang regained some of his spirits. He just needs to get through this period.
"Cough cough—" He mumbled to suppress the itch in his throat, took a sip of tea, and frowned as he continued to look at the documents.
“Beep beep beep—” The signal kept flashing. Park Ha gritted his teeth and kept staring at the time. Finally, after seeing that the break time of the Level 5 meeting was over, he activated his space-type ability and teleported a ship full of metal cargo to the place where the signal came from—Shantou City!
“Swish, swish—”
Chu Deng used a tree branch to block Lee Jae-seok's long sword, but unexpectedly the sword suddenly split open, and the protruding blade tip emerged. Chu Deng turned her head to dodge, but was cut on the face by the blade, almost slicing her eye.
Blood gushed out, and Chu Deng kicked Lee Jae-seok in the chest, shoving him away. Flames gushed from the wound to stop the bleeding, and the pain made the veins in her temples throb.
"Whoosh—" Lee Jae-seok exhaled hot breath from his nose, sweat pouring down his forehead. His entire body was covered in black and white marks from the burns, as if he had just escaped from a fire.
Chu Deng wasn't much better off. Lee Jae-seok was like a turtle; to hurt him, you had to break through his defenses. But this guy managed to patch up his broken metal frame and actually repair the hole she burned in. Moreover, this turtle was equipped with two knives, and these knives would suddenly sprout more blades, making it impossible to defend against.
The wound on her leg was caused by a dagger that suddenly appeared from Lee Jae-suk's kicking foot. He even hid a dagger in his shoe!
Chu Deng kicked Lee Jae-seok far away, so Lee Jae-seok simply stopped going over and remotely controlled a rain of swords to attack Chu Deng from a distance, using Chu Deng as a live target.
The flames that gathered around Chu Deng shot out like bullets, deflecting the almost gapless blade and giving her room to move forward.
"Trying to run away?" Chu Deng had already noticed Lee Jae-suk's frequent tapping of his earring, which was undoubtedly a communication tool.
This person came to China to break him out of prison, and will definitely try to find a way to bring him back. Hong Shang is not a superhuman, unlike superhumans who can go to the sky or the sea, so he must leave by boat.
Chu Deng and Wan Hongdong were analyzing the ship's location yesterday, but considering the irrationality of space-type ability users, it was really difficult to predict, so they discussed having Bai Mei keep an eye on the movements in the sea.
Now that Chu Deng is the only one left, it's difficult for him to pay attention to the unusual behavior of the already turbulent sea during the battle.
But fortunately, she has another pair of eyes.
"quack!"
Dark clouds flew across the sky and landed on the branches of the divine tree, silently reminding Chu Denghai that there was a ship in the sea.
The situation has changed. Lee Jae-seok doesn't want to fight anymore. If they continue fighting, once the Fifth Level Conference is over, he will simply be a sitting duck for Kang Guk-keung.
He only wanted to get away from Chu Deng. After boarding the ship, which was made of special metal, he was able to control it completely. He was confident that he could escape Chu Deng's attack range with the help of the metal ship. Then he would go at full speed and return to South Korea. Even if Jin Laicheng died and he did not complete any of the three missions, he killed two level-four ability users from China and seriously injured a provincial director, which could be considered as some kind of explanation.
Chu Deng grabbed Lee Jae-seok's wrist, and Lee Jae-seok turned his head to look at Chu Deng in surprise.
How dare she? !
Chu Deng stared at Lee Jae-seok with bloodshot eyes, her palm pierced by the emerging spikes, yet she refused to let go.
Lee Jae-seok frowned as he manipulated the spikes in Chu Deng's hand, cleaving Chu Deng's hand in two. Blood splattered everywhere, revealing the white bone and the flesh inside, which had been churned into a bloody pulp by the spikes.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Deng's bloody and mangled hand continued to heal, the new flesh covering the bones, and his skin returned to normal in the blink of an eye.
Lee Jae-seok stared wide-eyed at the scene. This healing speed couldn't possibly be level four... This is—
Chu Deng, expressionless, grabbed his head and unleashed a terrifying blue flame. Since he had seen something he shouldn't have, this man had to die here.
The two were extremely close at this moment, and from a distance, it looked as if Chu Deng was holding Lee Jae-seok in her arms.
Lee Jae-suk's instincts were triggered by Chu Deng's murderous intent; his premonition screamed at him that he was going to die!
Just as the flames were burning Lee Jae-seok's hair, enduring the almost numb burning sensation on his scalp, Lee Jae-seok grabbed Chu Deng tightly, "Pfft pfft—"
Several bone-like spikes emerged from his body and pierced into Chu Deng's body!
The blood that had been gushing from his throat gathered, and Chu Deng couldn't control his chest from trembling. He spat it out, spraying it all over Lee Jae-seok's face. Lee Jae-seok felt as if a basin of boiling water had been poured onto his skin, and he could even hear a sizzling sound.
He actually had metal hidden inside his body...
Her blood was scalding hot...
The two locked eyes, and the next moment, Lee Jae-seok turned and ran. Chu Deng's wound, which had been pierced by the spike, was aggravated by Lee Jae-seok's action, and blood gushed out in large gushes, instantly forming a pool of blood on the ground.
Chu Deng's excellent eyesight allowed her to see Lee Jae-seok wiping his face as he jumped onto the metallic-looking boat. He didn't turn around, focusing intently on maneuvering the boat. Chu Deng could even see the person next to him who was helping him looking in her direction, and even giving her the middle finger in a mocking manner.