Chapter 200: The Fall of a Count
Hearing Su Jiu’s words, Bairnis was stunned. After a few breaths, she closed her eyes, her pale lips pursed slightly, and with all her strength, she slapped Su Jiu’s palm.
“Mmm.”
In an instant, a brilliant, soft white light enveloped them both. Half of the small green wings behind Su Jiu disappeared, and a phantom of a green feather descended from the sky, landing on Bairnis’s chest.
The next moment, Bairnis vanished in a burst of light particles. At this moment, she was completely bound to Su Jiu, becoming Su Jiu’s personal beast soldier.
Just now, Su Jiu felt as if her Ice Dragon Transformation had been struck, not wounded, but her life limit had been reduced. She wasn’t as durable as before!
The feeling of contracting Bairnis was strange. Although she hadn’t summoned her, she felt her body being strengthened all the time. Although the enhancement wasn’t much, this all-round enhancement was equivalent to direct personal strength, which was not bad.
“You two are no match for me at all. I don’t even know how you cultivated to Battle King, hehe. But you will all be made into a blood sacrifice for me later,” Count Sam’s taunting voice came from afar.
Upon hearing the voice, Su Jiu’s gaze shifted towards Count Sam. She realized that with the enhancement of the blood bead, he could actually fight two people at once while heavily injured. He even managed to single-handedly defeat the seemingly powerful Count Shetuo with his withered claws.
The rapier in his hand knocked the weapon out of the latter’s grasp, followed by a flying kick. Soon, Count Shetuo was kicked onto the icy surface of the sea, and the face of another count became extremely ugly. He could barely hold on and was about to be defeated.
“Su Jiu, leave Miss Su Jiu to me. Meng will handle it.”
Su Jiu’s heart sank, thinking something was wrong. Just as she was about to act, she felt a searing heat from behind her, followed by Mr. Wenders’ voice.
Turning her head, she saw Mr. Wenders holding the Crimson Flame Spear in reverse. A head, that of the Bishop Mod from before, was impaled on the spear tip. Su Jiu was shocked – he had actually killed the high-ranking Battle King bishop so quickly.
“Impressive. Although I haven’t been to Dragon Country many times, I’m sure you’re a top-tier existence even in that ancient Eastern kingdom.”
Mr. Wenders looked at Su Jiu in surprise, noticing that apart from being a little weak, she didn’t have a single wound on her. He couldn’t help but praise her.
Just now, he had seen her gain the upper hand in a battle with a mid-level Battle King, even heavily injuring the old count. And this was no poser Battle King from the Ancient God Sect.
As a king-level expert of the Blood Clan, they not only had long lives but also much richer combat experience than ordinary people.
At only 18 years old, Su Jiu’s ability to defeat such a king-level expert as a Battle General would make her a saintly figure even in a force like the Sacred Hall.
“You go destroy that blood bead, and I’ll go deal with this old count’s sword.”
After a brief moment of admiration, he gave the order. The next moment, blue flames erupted from his spear, piercing the head. A powerful aura filled with heat surged out from his body.
Under the tremor of his powerful aura, the dark sky seemed to reverse time. For a moment, the black clouds were painted by the flames as if it were dusk.
The cape on his silver armor fluttered in the airflow, and a trace of red flame ignited in Mr. Wenders’ eyes. With a leisurely gaze, he shot towards Count Sam, his spear dragging faint crimson trails. “Count, bullying the younger generation is nothing. How about taking a blow from my Dragon’s Roar!”
“Where is Sect Leader Mod?! This red dragon with a long spear… is it true what they say? You, a rebellious knight, have also come to the Black Market!?”
After sending the other count flying and feeling his aura being locked onto by Mr. Wenders, Count Sam’s heart trembled violently. He moved without daring to delay, immediately raising his rapier to meet the attack, his face filled with righteous indignation as he roared:
“Wenders! I have no enmity with you. Are you not afraid of being arrested by the Sacred Hall for participating in this struggle?”
Facing Count Sam’s warning, Mr. Wenders smiled and paid it no mind. The next moment, he instantly appeared in front of the former, a scorching gust of wind surging at the spear tip, like a volcanic eruption, bearing a terrifying explosive power, and slammed down.
Where the spear tip passed, space distorted, and even the invisible air was torn into a concave arc, with airflow constantly erupting outwards.
Seeing such a fierce attack, Count Sam’s face revealed a look of horror. He was already injured, and if he clashed directly with the opponent, it would undoubtedly be a thankless task!
“He just fought with Sect Leader Mod, so he can’t possibly sustain a long battle. I have the Sacrifice’s formation. As long as I can hold him off, he…”
Thinking this, he quickly dodged using the Blood Clan’s agility, only sustaining minor burns. He looked towards the coffin with immense relief, but the next moment, his eyes widened abruptly.
The blood bead had been destroyed and frozen. Looking at the source of the frost, he saw Su Jiu standing there, grinning mockingly and waving at him.
“Damn it!” Count Sam’s face turned extremely grim. He wanted to reactivate it, but there was no time. Mr. Wenders’ attack arrived again, and a spear shaft carrying flames struck him heavily from the side.
Without the support of the blood bead, he was no match for Mr. Wenders. His aura weakened in mere moments. This blow from the spear shaft sent him crashing heavily into the sea.
In the air, he spat out a cloud of blood mist. His gaze flickered towards the sea, his face contorting into a ferocity. He had made arrangements in the sea, and as long as he fell into it, he still had hope of survival.
“When did she…”
But as he plunged towards the sea, in a fleeting glance, he saw a goose-yellow figure rushing towards him. In her hands were long, sharp claws, charged with a brilliant crimson light.
“Accompany those you turned into Corpse Demons to their graves.”
Su Jiu said softly, then her claw wind whistled, piercing his body like a nine-toothed rake. With a tear, a huge impact tore his hunched body into pieces.
A generation’s old count died so ambiguously.
Blood mixed with rainwater splattered around. Su Jiu looked at the sword that had already charged up in the sky not far away, frowned, and shouted at Mr. Wenders in the sky, “Let’s go! That lightning greatsword has the might of a War God.”
She then slid away on the ice towards a farther distance. In less than half a minute, she was a thousand meters away when suddenly a thunderous roar erupted.
Su Jiu stopped and looked back, only to see the Sword of Judgment slashing terrifyingly at the coffin, creating a massive tsunami. Yellow lightning arcs crackled on the massive waves.
The coffin, split in two, was instantly submerged by the waves. Su Jiu vaguely saw a humanoid object within the coffin seem to move, roaring in defiance before finally being buried by the lightning.
“Without the formation, let these sins flow into the sea.”
Su Jiu withdrew her gaze, heard the voice, and turned her head to see Yun Xi who had appeared silently beside her. The latter said with a sigh.
“I knew it was you,” Su Jiu met her gaze and smiled with tacit understanding, then asked softly, “Are you really not considering coming to Dragon Country with me? My cat can do backflips.”
“Pfft! You cheeky servant…” Yun Xi pursed her lips and smiled, extending her slender arms, gently flicking Su Jiu’s forehead. With her hands behind her back, she chuckled, “I came to say goodbye to you this time. As for going to Dragon Country, perhaps another time. There are things I need to attend to.”
With that, she narrowed her eyes and looked into the distance, sighing again with a hint of helplessness. Shaking her head, she ascended into the sky and soon vanished into the night sky like a star.
“This girl… she doesn’t tell me anything. Am I still too weak?”
Su Jiu sighed softly. She wasn’t worried about Doubi Xi, as the latter handled matters methodically. She was just lamenting her own weakness.
After offering a slight bow of thanks to Mr. Wenders, she followed him back to You Si’s small shop, rested briefly, and prepared to head to Magic City.
Along the way, she felt a peculiar sensation spread through her heart after signing the contract with Bairnis and using her Blood Clan body. Her body seemed exceptionally fatigued.
“So sleepy…”
…
At the same time, on the other side of the explosion, Laura stood with an old man with a white beard wearing a mage robe.
“Old Man Eir, why didn’t we go up and grab that coffin just now? I feel like there was still a chance,” Laura said unconvincingly to the old man with a white beard.
She heard them say that it contained the body of a Duke. If it were used to refine her bloodline, it would bring her immense improvement.
However, she didn’t notice the beads of sweat on the old man with a white beard’s face. He had just been targeted by two incredibly powerful auras, both seeming to warn him not to act rashly.
Hearing Laura’s words, a look of fear immediately appeared on his face. He quickly pulled her and prepared to leave, saying as they walked, “Don’t say any more. We can’t afford to offend the people over there.”
