Chapter: Chapter 370
“No wonder that guy was so tough and hard to beat, turns out it was you.” Placing a hand on Bai Ling’s shoulder, Leticia said as she cast healing spells.
Back then, she truly hadn’t expected the person in black to be Bai Ling, but now that she thought about it, if such a powerful person in black wasn’t a newcomer, then only Bai Ling would have this possibility.
In the previous battle, Bai Ling had clearly not gone all out; she hadn’t even used her signature moves, whether it was her Star Sword or those star sword energies.
“So now can you tell me what happened just now? Since the person in black was you, can I assume this mission is actually a secret experiment by the Hero Association?” Signaling her sister with her eyes to bring the bandages, Leticia stroked the wound still lingering with dark energy and asked in a low voice.
As her warm fingertips brushed over the wound, Bai Ling couldn’t help but shiver. Leticia’s Death Finger hadn’t held back, and her shoulder still ached terribly.
If she hadn’t turned her head at the last moment, Leticia would have been holding her corpse and weeping.
This was murder of her husband.
“We found some effective methods from the prophecy book that can weaken the combat power of gods to a certain extent, and also extract some of the gods’ power from divine artifacts. The white mist in the factory before was extracted from Mist City using this method,” Miss Bai explained. “However, these things cannot be mass-produced; we only made some by exhausting all of Central City.”
“That badge and those vehicles had quite a strong suppression effect on me. Your results are really useful.” As an experimental subject who personally experienced it, Leticia spoke of her experience while bandaging Bai Ling’s wound. “So, is that big thing you’re preparing also for this effect?”
“Yes, or rather, the badge and the metal plates on the vehicles are by-products of that thing. If that thing is activated, gods within the entire Central City area will be weakened by at least fifty percent. It’s a pity that the thing is too large and can only be placed in a fixed location.” As she spoke, Bai Ling took out a cracked silver amulet from her怀里. “Actually, the main subject of this experiment was me. While wearing this amulet close to me, I can use some of the Mist God’s abilities, and at the same time, I will be suppressed by those things.”
Leticia was completely an accident. Very few people knew that she was now a deity. Bai Ling had not leaked any secrets, so our Demon Queen Miss was truly not targeted.
She was caught in the crossfire.
The Hero Association’s experiment was testing whether S-class heroes could fight against an enemy with divine power in a real combat situation. However, the experimental target they chose seemed to be a bit too powerful. Even though she was weakened, and hadn’t used her iconic powers, and was using a short dagger she wasn’t used to, Bai Ling still beat all the S-class heroes except Leticia like dogs.
What is a Sword Saint? What is invincible? If it weren’t for encountering a Demon Queen who stumbled onto the scene, this experiment would have become Bai Ling’s personal show.
“I say they should have chosen someone with weaker combat power for the experiment. If you, a freak like you, are put on the field, then nothing can be tested?” Leticia tightly wrapped the white cloth around Bai Ling’s arm. The damage caused by the Death Finger could only be treated this way; there were no miracle cures, just honest recuperation.
Even a weakened Bai Ling was still Bai Ling. Just as Leticia was weakened by thirty percent, she was still not someone ordinary people could trifle with.
Yes, perhaps in terms of absolute firepower, she fell short, but the moment she used her divine powers, Bai Ling was almost decapitated by a single finger. This indicated that those things did not have a very strong suppression effect on divine powers.
Oh, perhaps Bai Ling’s own mental resistance was also very low.
“Others will continue the experiment later, but after this, I estimate the association will not send you out again,” Bai Ling sighed as she touched the thick white cloth wrapped around her shoulder.
Even she had been defeated by Leticia; anyone else would have been wiped out by Leticia in a single encounter.
Others did not have her strong mobility and magic resistance. If they took a blow from “Embrace of the Underworld,” they would have to surrender. They would be taken out by Leticia’s set of control combos.
“The residual magic on the wound has been cleared, but there’s still quite a bit that can’t be cleared. After all, it’s a magic simplified from a forbidden spell, and even I, as the caster, cannot clear all the effects. From now on, you’ll drink a tube of the potion I prepared every day, and your arm should recover in about half a month.” After discussing the experiment, Leticia shifted the topic to Bai Ling’s wound.
Her finger had completely disabled Bai Ling’s right hand for a full half a month. During this period, Bai Ling’s combat power would be greatly reduced, to the point where Leticia could easily defeat Miss Sword Saint with one tube of mana.
And that was without using her divine powers. If she used her divine powers… how could Bai Ling withstand it?
Not being able to use her dominant hand was indeed a serious injury for a Sword Saint.
Of course, she could still use it if she insisted, but the consequences might be quite severe. The after-effects would likely be worse than the injury caused by Leticia’s finger.
“Don’t move around these days, and don’t use your supernatural powers. Or should I just put a cast on it?” Leticia suggested that Bai Ling be a one-armed hero these days and not move around unnecessarily.
“I think I need compensation.”
“Compensation for what? I haven’t even settled the score for you deceiving me yet. You were wrapped up so tightly back then, not revealing any aura. Who knew it was you? Was I supposed to hold back when dealing with an enemy?” Leticia said with a laugh. “You deserve this.”
This time, the blame definitely fell on Bai Ling. Could they blame Leticia?
Leticia didn’t know it was Bai Ling at the time. She truly thought her opponent was an enemy who inexplicably possessed divine power. Who knew this person was actually an ally?
If she had known, she would have started performing long ago and wouldn’t have used a spell like Death Finger.
“Tsk, you hurt me, you have to compensate me!” But girls, after all, have the right to be unreasonable. Even though Bai Ling’s age was approaching that of an aunt, her psychological age was still very young!
So she could also be unreasonable!
Using her still-free arm to hug Leticia, Bai Ling rested her head on the Demon Queen Miss’s shoulder and gently blew on her fair swan-like neck, “At least accompany me for a week!”
“Have some shame, my little Bai, you asked for this!”
“Just say you’re the one who injured me.”
It proved that when a girl starts being unreasonable, her lover really has no way to deal with it, not to mention that the girl’s injury was indeed inflicted by her lover.
“So I don’t understand, why do I have to sleep with you? It’s completely useless for your recovery.” Leticia asked with deadfish eyes while being held in a warm embrace.
Bai Ling’s final request was for Leticia to sleep with her these days. Could Leticia refuse? Looking at Bai Ling’s watery, pitiful big eyes, she really couldn’t bring herself to refuse.
So, after taking a bath, Leticia, wearing pajamas, slipped into Bai Ling’s bedroom. This was also Bai Ling’s request.
“Before, I always slept at your place. Is it okay for you to come here these days?” Miss Bai said.
No problem, of course, no problem. Where she slept was still sleeping.
Rolling her eyes, Leticia surveyed the room, which had changed significantly from before. It had become increasingly girlish. Did this mean Bai Ling’s inner self was also becoming more girlish?
“What are you looking at?” Perhaps because Leticia’s gaze was too undisguised, Bai Ling reached out and turned Leticia’s head back.
“Looking at your room. It has a lot more decorations than before. Did you prepare it yourself?”
“Hmm, not entirely that I prepared it myself. I just told Xiaoya that I wanted to make the room look nicer, and Xiaoya volunteered to help me change it like this.” Miss Bai smiled faintly as she looked at her sister’s work, showing that she was quite satisfied with the current room. “Doesn’t it look good?”
“It’s all pink and tender, like a room for a teenage girl, which doesn’t match your age.” Leticia remarked that Bai Ling, the old lady, shouldn’t pretend to be young; it was useless. Everyone knew her age.
Although Leticia herself wasn’t much younger.
Upon hearing Leticia’s words, Miss Bai chuckled, “I am forever a seventeen-year-old girl.”
Heh, and do you still have the ability to control the realm? Leticia instinctively wanted to retort, but then again, this world didn’t seem to have this meme.
“You really have a thick skin.” Leticia nuzzled her head into Bai Ling’s chest; this soft feeling was really great. Unfortunately, she didn’t have such soft parts.
“In terms of skin thickness, you and I are clearly on par.” Bai Ling pressed down on Leticia’s head. For some reason, this girl always liked to nuzzle her head towards her chest when being hugged, which made Bai Ling feel a bit ticklish.
Could it be that Leticia actually liked this?
If Bai Ling were to ask this question, Leticia would definitely answer without hesitation: of course, she liked it!
Who would dislike something so fragrant and soft?
“Sleep, sleep. You are injured, so it’s better to rest early.” But Bai Ling didn’t ask. Leticia naturally wouldn’t say such things. Feeling Bai Ling’s somewhat weak aura, her voice also carried a hint of concern.
After all, she was the one who injured this guy with her own hands. Tonight, she wouldn’t cause any trouble; she would let her sleep well.
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“It seems that Central City has begun small-scale testing of that thing. Our detection equipment has detected those mysterious fluctuations,” Youyou said calmly, holding a thick stack of reports while standing in the vast, boundless starry sky.
Not far in front of her, a woman with white hair several meters long floated in mid-air with her eyes closed. Her hair was being blown by an invisible force in the windless space, appearing extremely eerie.
Hearing Youyou’s report, the woman slightly opened her eyes. A starlight fell from the sky, illuminating the woman, making her look like a true deity.
“Although I knew there might be such a thing in that prophecy book, I am still somewhat surprised by such speed.” The woman sighed. In her original plan, such a thing should have appeared half a year or even a year later, but she didn’t expect that the people of Central City had manufactured those things so much earlier.
This caused a significant error in her plan, or rather, her plan had been problematic from the beginning.
She failed to capture that space-type deity, and now Central City had preemptively created such a tool. Her original prophecy seemed to be becoming increasingly blurred under the interference of certain things.
“The time has advanced too much. If we had another half a year, we could definitely intercept that prototype along the way, but now our forces in Central City are too few.” Youyou was also a bit frustrated. Even God’s Throne needed some time to digest the spoils and lick its wounds after destroying an organization with considerable strength.
Launching two major operations in such a short period, one of which was targeting a behemoth like Central City, God’s Throne couldn’t handle it.
Their goal was only to destroy that thing. With Central City’s strength, even creating that prototype was strenuous. If they destroyed that thing, Central City would be completely unable to contend with gods for several years to come.
“If it is fully activated, it will not be worth targeting Central City anymore. Our action focus needs to change.” The white-haired woman said indifferently, “Then, before withdrawing…”
She had only spoken halfway when a bright star in mid-air suddenly emitted a red light.
The red light shone on the woman’s face, clearly illuminating her surprised expression.
“Injured? At this time?” The woman murmured, surprised why she would be injured at this time, and who caused her injury.
What else in this world could injure her?
Is it a god?
There were no signs of deities appearing in Central City recently. Although the escaped space deity fled towards Central City, it was unlikely that person would clash with her in Central City.
“Youyou, go gather information, focusing on… this might be a turning point.”
If the injury was real, then God’s Throne might be able to do something with this opportunity.
The Sword Saint was injured, and her combat power would inevitably decrease significantly. Sending in an infiltration team during this time would greatly increase the success rate.
“Dispatch the Shadow Squad; it’s time for them to take action. Remember, no information can be leaked. Other members in Central City should not make any moves in the near future, to avoid alerting them.”
“Understood!”
