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This was Li Wei's thought at the time.
……
"By the way, Xiao Hei, when are you going to introduce me to the big guy?"
Xiao Hei hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's find a suitable time, but remember—"
It pointed to its own head and continued, "Watch my expression."
"Okay, okay," Luo Luo said with delight, "I'll do it if you look at me..."
Then, she turned her eyes and saw Xiao Hei's dark, grimy face...
PS;
PSA: I'm going to a wedding or something tomorrow, so I won't be able to update...
At this stage of life, I still feel lost, unsure of which path to choose. Perhaps a stable life is nice, but it lacks the surprises and anticipation for the future.
After all, some choices offer a glimpse into almost one's fate even before they are made.
Hmm, just a little rant about what's on my mind.
Chapter 256 A One-Way Ticket to the Underworld
Just as Xiao Hei was pondering how to resolve the matter of pushing Luo Luo towards Li Wei, and Luo Luo was figuring out how to act based on Xiao Hei's stern expression, a new change was taking place on Li Wei's side.
……
The hospital base that Li Wei broke into was now surrounded by a group of Zijing tribe members dressed in warrior attire with alien-style features. Some were carrying swords, others daggers and clubs—basically, they had most of the conventional weapons.
Standing at the entrance of the base, Li Wei took a quick look at the group of people and found that their military units were not of a single type, indicating that this tribe was not uncivilized.
That makes sense. How could a high priest with such attainments be of a low level of civilization? The reason they are not like those on Earth must be due to the different directions of their civilization's development.
No one can say that technological civilization is more advanced than other civilizations. Until we reach the end of the road, no one can make a judgment.
Each civilization has its own strengths and weaknesses, making it difficult to compare their merits.
He roughly counted at least three or four hundred people surrounding him. These were all young or middle-aged warriors, with a few old men among them. Li Wei did not look down on them because of their age. On the contrary, due to different civilizations, especially for people like them, the older they were, the more likely they were to be old monsters.
Judging from the aura they sensed, many of the three or four hundred people on the field were stronger than themselves; the number was no less than one hundred. It seemed that the Purple Thorn Clan's so-called cooperation with those seven people wasn't very sincere, otherwise, the clansmen who came to this hospital wouldn't have been so easily killed by them.
Just as Li Wei was pondering, one of the old men stepped forward and said to Li Wei in a deep voice, "You seem very calm, young man from another race."
"According to you, I should be trembling, looking like I'm facing death?" Li Wei said calmly, his unhurried tone leading many others to speculate whether he had some kind of backing.
"Did you kill the high priest?"
Not long ago, news spread throughout their clan that the High Priest had fallen, which alarmed the entire Zijing Clan. The clan leader mobilized almost all of their elite troops, believing that the High Priest had been ambushed by their mortal enemy, the Hongluo Clan.
Normally, losing a general before the start of a war is not a good idea, but the current chief of the Zijing Clan is a man of great courage. In his view, if they choose to endure, who knows what the Hongluo Clan will do in the future? At least one of the important pillars of the clan has died, and now that the chosen ones have come to train, he dares not gamble on this possibility.
At worst, even if we don't start a war, we can still test the waters. If things don't look good, we'll fight to the death.
"I killed him, so what?" Li Wei didn't care what kind of hatred his answer would provoke.
A commotion immediately arose among the hundreds of people on the other side.
"Did he kill the high priest?"
"Let us avenge the High Priest!"
"Damn it, that damned alien..."
……
"Quiet." The old man who was talking to Li Wei frowned, raised his hand and pressed it down, and everyone immediately shut up.
“Interesting,” the old man raised an eyebrow, a half-smile on his face. “When most people see this kind of situation, shouldn’t they first try to make excuses and clear their names?”
"Or do you think you have the ability to defeat us?"
Li Wei smiled.
"Even if we fail, so what? We'll just die anyway."
“I know you’re testing me, but I can tell you the truth with absolute certainty.”
"The High Priest's death is indeed related to me. He died during the process of possessing me. However, I don't know how he died, because I couldn't withstand his mental attacks at the time, and I have no related memories."
"Once I regained consciousness, I could no longer feel his presence."
"If you are concerned about what power I used to kill that old man, then you can rest assured that at least this power was not under my control. It is also possible that he made some mistake during the possession."
As he spoke, Li Wei pulled his right hand towards the back of the door, and the high priest's corpse was immediately pulled into his hand, then he threw it on the ground and stepped on it.
"You alien, how dare you desecrate the corpse of our High Priest?!"
"Stop talking nonsense, attack together and kill this alien!"
……
A figure darted out from the crowd and struck Li Wei directly. Judging from the movement, it was even faster than the assassin who had been following Li Wei.
only……
Li Wei narrowed his eyes slightly, his right hand pointing in the direction of the attacking figure, opening and closing simultaneously.
"Elemental Refinement - Stagnant Space".
In an instant, the air in front of Li Wei froze like ice, and the attacking figure was also frozen in mid-air. It was a young-looking member of the Zijing clan, holding a dagger in his hand, in a forward-swinging posture.
Elemental Refinement - Stagnant Void was Liu Bolong's skill before; he had used this move to immobilize Li Wei.
Now, Li Wei uses it without any awkwardness; this is the power of the Seven Deadly Sins: Greed.
"Elemental Refinement - Crimson Flame Burst".
boom--
The stagnant air transformed into bright red flames and exploded completely.
When all the fireworks disappeared, the young assassin was nowhere to be found.
"Ah San! You died a terrible death!" Several heart-wrenching screams came from the crowd.
"It seems you really intend to declare war on us—the entire Bauhinia Clan," the old man said angrily.
"Since things have come to this, why bother with further complaints?" Li Wei said coldly.
"Don't threaten or test me with anything, I've said it—"
"Life is but death."
Everyone dies eventually; some deaths are heavier than Mount Tai, others lighter than a feather, or—
"A transcendence amidst life and death!"
Li Wei roared, "So what if I lose my memory and am stranded in a foreign land!"
Even if we are strangers on all roads and have no idea what lies ahead, so what!
Even if I don't know who I am—
Even though I don't know where I'm going—
"Then, I will ascend to the peak and make all living beings remember the new me!"
"Then, let us roam the world, shatter the supreme path, and traverse the road to the underworld!"
Although Li Wei didn't care much, the loss of his memory was still a thorn in his side. Now that a formidable enemy was at hand, he felt an urge to vent all the frustration in his heart.
Li Wei stepped forward with his left foot, raised his right index finger to the sky, and shouted loudly:
"I want this day to never cover my eyes again!"
"I want this land; it can no longer bury my heart!"
"I want all of you in front of me to vanish into thin air!"
Just as Li Wei was exuding domineering aura, in his sea of consciousness—
"Boss, when you see this, doesn't it remind you of your chuunibyou (delusional) self?"
"Hmm? Boss, why aren't you watching anymore?"
"So embarrassing."
Is it because it's too childish and embarrassing?
"No, I just think his poses weren't cool enough and his lines were too cliché."
"Oh? If it were you, boss, what would you say?"
Now, Li Wei raised an eyebrow, as if some kind of resonance had taken effect, and his physical body and his consciousness synchronized, even in the words he spoke.
Li Wei immediately abandoned his original posture, pulled a stack of yellow papers from his pocket, and said calmly:
“Every sound you make from now on will be your last words in this world.”
"These--"
Li Wei tossed the yellow paper into the air, where it flew everywhere.
"This is the money for your ticket to the Yellow Springs."
"Then, please give your last words."
"The slaughter begins."
PS:
PAS: There's one more chapter to come.
Chapter 257 [Second Update] Do you crave power?
Li Wei snapped his fingers, and immediately, robots of various shapes and sizes emerged from the buildings surrounding the hospital. These were combat robots that Li Wei had personally created. Earlier, Li Wei had sent signals with his brain to order these robots to stand by and lie in wait around the area.
With battle imminent, he no longer adheres to any gentlemanly principles; from the moment they became enemies, fairness and morality ceased to exist.
Even with his memory lost, Li Wei still has the blood of madness flowing through his veins. However, madness doesn't mean being stupid, and courting death doesn't mean sending yourself to your death.
A madman is not scary; what's scary is a madman who is also cultured.
"All units, listen up! Annihilation mode activated!"
All the robots suddenly emitted a terrifying red light from their shells, a sign that their internal energy was operating beyond its limits. From now on, all the robots would perform at a level several times higher than usual.
Li Wei has dozens of types of robots, including animal-shaped, insect-shaped, and humanoid robots, and their numbers are nearly a thousand.
One by one, melee robots broke into the crowd and engaged them in battle: warriors wielding laser swords, mechanical spiders with legs like blades, and hundreds of artillery pieces providing long-range support. Even without Li Wei's orders, they possessed an intelligent ability to coordinate their attacks.
"Elemental Forging - Land of Burden".
With a flick of Li Wei's wrist, the gravity within a radius of several dozen meters around him suddenly intensified. Many members of the Zijing tribe were unable to react in time to the sudden change in gravity and were injured by the robots.
"Hmph, ignorant brat, let me teach you a lesson!"
The old man who had just been talking to Li Wei let out a loud shout, kicked off the spot, and slammed towards Li Wei with a bang. Seeing this, Li Wei knew something was wrong and activated his anti-gravity ability, quickly rising into the air. The next moment, the old man was back where he had just been.
boom--
With a violent tremor and dust flying everywhere, when Li Wei looked again, he had smashed a two-meter-wide crater in the area.
Li Wei narrowed his eyes. This old man's attributes were definitely more than twice his own, so it was not advisable to take him head-on in close combat.
Just as he had this thought, he suddenly felt a sense of alertness and almost instinctively shifted his body. At the same time, with a soft "thud," Li Wei felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder.
This is because Li Wei's shoulder was pierced by some kind of high-speed flying object!
"Oh? The young man's reaction is quite good." The old man glanced at Li Wei with surprise. "However, what about this—"
The old man was now covered in black thorn patterns, looking like he had entered a battle state. After he finished speaking, he produced a pile of rubble in his hand, and then gently tossed it in front of him. His hands immediately turned into countless afterimages, and the rubble turned into black lines that shot towards Li Wei.
"Elemental Refinement - Stagnant Space".
After Li Wei altered the density of the air in front of him, the speed of the flying rocks slowed down considerably, allowing him to easily dodge the attacks.
Seeing this, the old man's eyes turned cold. Warriors without any special skills are at a disadvantage when fighting against mages.