Chapter 248 - 248 229 Flame and Ice

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248: Chapter 229: Flame and Ice 248: Chapter 229: Flame and Ice “Captain Xia, you actually had a chance to turn everything around. Didn’t I ask you to deal with Lu Ping’an in the beginning? That was actually the last chance. If you had dealt with him, everything would have stopped there, and none of these things would have happened now. But you chose ‘trust,’ a baseless trust!” “Haha, trust? You trusted a certain Yuan back then, and later trusted me, and now you trust Lu Ping’an? I think it would be better for you to change your name to ‘Blind Believer’.” In the midst of the battle, the usually reticent Lei Huoren transformed into a venomous-tongued sharp blade, spewing toxic venom at will. But Xia Qin only remained silent, fighting with one sword after another. Light poured out, wantonly dividing the space before her. The low temperature was not only stealing heat but also the strength of the fighters. With just a moment’s worth of confrontation, Xia Qin was already in a comprehensive disadvantage…There was no doubt that Lu Ping’an’s “suggestion” was correct. “…Sister Xia Qin, you might, no, you definitely are no longer a match for Lei Huoren.” The speed invisible to the naked eye, the bizarre movement speed, and the deadly “Ice Blade” Lei Huoren displayed were simply powerful, overwhelmingly powerful. “Get lost!” Willpower turned into a storm once more, and the surroundings of the Sword Saint emitted a golden glow, evaporating the white mist and shattering the mirror pieces in just an instant. “Defense 7, Attack 0. Protection Target: Team.” The pale golden light flowed over the woman’s body, finally transforming into eerie pale golden flames, giving the onlookers a sense of inexplicable confidence and comfort even though there was no temperature. The nickname “Little Swordsman” belongs to Xia Qin in the team, and “Yang-patterned Sword” is her title in the industry. To persevere until this moment, in addition to the advantage of intelligence on her previous “seniors,” her extremely simple, crude but useful “Talent Abilities” played a bigger role. “Sun Pattern,” a Protection system Abnormal Ability, a very simple and crude enhancement type Abnormal Ability. It can generate Sun Pattern patterns of firebirds to enhance the body and weapons, increasing their “hardness”… Yes, just hardness, a basic effect that almost all Protection system abilities have. But the effect alone can bring about a significant increase in enhancement. When added to a weapon, the sharp and durable sword can withstand even greater power, indirectly increasing the attack. Currently, Xia Qin can maintain a maximum of seven Sun Patterns, but each one can transform leather armor into heavy-armor, a straw man into an iron man… When the attack enhancement is abandoned and fully stacked on the defense layer, the defensive hardness is extremely terrifying. “…Relying on your talent and abilities, you were noticed by the ‘Silky Realm Swordsman’ and received his inheritance. How nice, genius. You have the strength to trust time and time again. You can trust the government, trust newcomers, trust friends, trust the law, while we ordinary people would be finished if we took a wrong step, struggling within the rules every day…” What greeted him, however, was a straight sword slash and a sharp gaze. Facing the completely different performance of Lei Huoren compared to the past, Xia Qin finally spoke. “Stop pretending, you don’t care about these things at all.” “Hehe,” Lei Huoren paused before laughing. “Haha, I didn’t expect that you’ve become smarter.” As he laughed, he unconsciously wiped the corner of his eyes, unaware that he was close to laughing himself to tears. “I’ve never been stupid…” Xia Qin fell silent. How could she be completely blind to the abnormalities of her friends around her? It’s just that she subconsciously, or even intentionally, ignored all the signs. She wasn’t stupid, she was just too good at deceiving herself and too optimistic that everything would get better… With a golden glow emanating from Xia Qin’s body, the unprecedented seven-layer Protection made her, who had abandoned her attack, an almost invincible heavy tank without any armor. The Sword Saint wasn’t something just anyone could inherit. Without the appropriate talent and ability, those who chose this path basically wouldn’t survive… They lived by the creed of dying in order to live because most of the time, they really couldn’t die! From the beginning of the battle, she had given up her attack, but she continued to persist… “Has the Ice Blade reached its limit? Or have you reached your limit?” The insufficiency of the power of the long blade was already quite apparent. Otherwise, with the seven layers of Firebird Patterns, Xia Qin should not have been able to withstand it even now. Only part of the information about Rest Day’s Long-sleep Water Wings was revealed, and its weakness was still hidden… but this wasn’t truly completely sealed off. Taking advantage of her good connections, Xia Qin managed to learn about its weakness. “…How much blood do you have left? If you keep fighting, you’ll probably turn into a dried corpse.” Long-sleep Water-wing is the kind that will naturally go into a long sleep if used too much. Its price for controlling the “external moisture” is to consume the body’s water, which will greatly accelerate the exhaustion of physical strength even in just a battle. The cost of manipulating “low temperature” is that the blood inside the body either evaporates or freezes… either way, it’s lethal. Lei Huoren has always been using it for quick battles… if used for too long, he should truly go into a long sleep. At the same time, there is the deepening permanent “hypothermia” that comes with it. Being a normal human holding this weapon means a destined short life. After that fierce battle, he had already reached the limit. Now he needed time to recuperate, even requiring a hot spring bath, blood transfusion, and massage as a whole set of treatments. “Drop your weapon, and you’ll still have a chance to turn back…” Unable to resist the temptation of a “happy reunion”, Xia Qin uttered those words that she herself found naive. The advantage of intelligence allowed her to temporarily hold the upper hand. She kept breaking the opponent’s mirrors, scattered the cold mist with her sword qi and avoided the reach of his sword… The Sword Saint’s evasion and reflex capabilities were their strongest points. Her innate battle instinct, coupled with her acquired Sword Saint training and seven layers of protection from the “heavy armor”, she may not be able to win, but she wouldn’t die in a short time either. Lei Huoren, however, stopped. He had had enough of the woman’s naivety in front of him! “…I’m tired, it’s time to end this…” Boiling blood and congealing blood brought infinite ice. When the whole world was once again covered by countless “mirrors”, he disappeared into the sky again. What followed would be the farewell strike. Of all the reflections in the mirrors, there was only one calm and familiar face. He seemed to say something, and Xia Qin, who could read lips, understood. “Farewell, huh…” In the last instant, the calm gaze disappeared, and when the charging white blade appeared in the mirror, Xia Qin knew that she seemed to have reached a dead end as well. Facing the full force of the “Rulebreaker”, her seven layers of seals were nothing but a piece of paper. “Maybe this is the kind of desperate situation he’s faced before. Waiting for death…” At that moment, Xia Qin seemed to remember something. But at that moment, she also remembered Lu Ping’an’s suggested follow-up… “…It’s true that Lei Huoren’s strength surpasses yours and his equipment crushes yours. There’s no way for you to beat him… But is there?” “Lei Huoren!” “Captain!” A sudden shout came from the sky. A golden sandstorm suddenly struck, disintegrating countless water mirrors where the wings and storm touched. The young man with black gloves stood in front of the Captain, the golden blades still ruthlessly breaking the mirror pieces. Members of Special Service Team Three, “Disaster Fist” Xue En and “Golden Sand” Hua Xueyi, arrived as expected! “…A tactic to help you beat Lei Huoren? No, there’s none. It’s only natural for the strong to beat the weak. But why do you have to win? Can’t you call for help?! We’re at war, not free combat! Let him enjoy the group beating of justice!”

Chapter 248 - 248 229 Flame and Ice

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