Mercenary Harem in Murim Novel

Chapter 188 – Sherly Vs Head

With a wave of her hand, the evacuation halls and all buildings behind her disappeared, leaving only the empty land and a few small buildings.

This was an illusion, and everything was an illusion. The real evacuation halls were somewhere else, hidden by the Emperor's Qi and guarded by Bloody Guard.

"What?" The woman in black frowned and looked at the empty land, "What the hell is this?"

Her eyes were filled with disbelief. She couldn't understand what just happened. Her eyes were powerful enough to see through any illusion or disguise. However, she couldn't see anything except for an empty land and a few small buildings.

And the girl in front of her...

Her golden Qi was so strong and powerful that it was like the sun. It covered everything and created an illusion that could make them make a mistake.

"Just who are you?!"

The woman in black shouted loudly, anger was building in her eyes. She didn't expect to be tricked like this, and she hated it.

"Just a fairy mother with her seven mythical creatures." Sherly smiled playfully, "Oh wait, I don't need seven. I just need one to finish you off."

With a snap of her finger, she disappeared and reappeared next to the woman in black, holding a sharp knife in her hand. She moved quickly, but the woman was even faster. She dodged Sherly's attack and backed away immediately.

"Oh, you dodged that." Sherly raised her eyebrows. "You're pretty fast."

She was not going to let her get away, however. Her golden Qi spread out and covered the woman in black.

But Sherly had forgotten about one thing.

Swoosh!

The men in black rushed toward her and surrounded her with daggers in their hands. Without waiting for her response, they attacked her and stabbed her in the back.

Sherly's eyes widened in surprise as she felt the pain and blood running down her back. She hadn't expected them to move that fast.

Her body was covered in golden Qi and she disappeared from where she stood, reappearing a few feet away. She looked at her wound and frowned.

It was deep and would take a while to heal.

Unlike the members of Hallowed Insect, her body was fully human. She had no Nanites or whatnot in her body, so she couldn't heal fast like them.

And the enemies in front of her...

They were powerful, and she had to take them seriously. She had to fight them with all her strength.

'Here I thought I can wait for Anya. Why is she not here yet?'

Since she felt the enemies approaching and created the illusion of the halls, Sherly had contacted Anya through the communication device and told her to come quickly.

However, Anya had yet to appear.

This worried Sherly, but she didn't have time to think about it now.

'Maybe there is something that occupied her in the real evacuation hall. Which means...'

"I have to take care of this myself, huh?"

Using her hand, she pushed her wound and stopped the bleeding. Even if her body wasn't modified, she was still a martial artist that reached 6 Stars in a few months and just broke into 7 Stars a few weeks ago. She was a force to reckon with.

'Anya will arrive in a few minutes even if she gets delayed. I can't hold back.'

No one helped her in this fight, which put her in a disadvantage. Her current element was only a support one, so it wasn't like she could do much fighting right now.

Yes.

"I guess I have no choice but to reset." She muttered to herself.

Reset meant destroying her current dantian.

All martial artists had a main core, a dantian where they stored their Qi. In that dantian, their innate element was formed, and it was impossible to change it.

However, if a martial artist's dantian was destroyed, it would mean they would have to start from scratch. All their training, all their hard work, everything would be reset to nothing.

This was a painful process, and it could lead to disability or even death. No one would do it unless they had no choice.

"What's wrong?" Sherly asked as she saw Head struggling to get up, "You want to continue?"

"Ah... Fuck you." Head muttered, her eyes filled with pain and anger. "Don't mess with me. Don't mess with me. Don't mess with me!"

The woman in black held a red pill in her hand, and she was about to eat it. But Sherly didn't let her.

With a wave of her staff, a golden wind appeared and pushed her hand away from her mouth. The pill flew out and hit the ground.

"You're not getting away." Sherly spoke, her voice cold. "Stay still, and I will make it quick."

Head didn't listen to her. She jumped up and rushed toward her, her dark Qi swirling around her like a cloak. She moved fast and kicked Sherly in the stomach.

Bang!

The golden wind around Sherly disappeared, and she flew away. She crashed into the ground and rolled on the ground, her body hitting the wall on the other side.

Pain was everywhere in her body, but she couldn't afford to lose. Not now.

So, she forced herself to stand up and raised her staff, ready to attack. Her Qi began to swirl around her, and she focused on the enemy in front of her.

Head was popping three pills, each with different colors, into her mouth.

She was eating them one by one, and Sherly knew that it wasn't going to be good. She didn't know what kind of pills they were, but she knew it wouldn't be good for her.

'Damn it!'

It seemed like she wasn't being careful enough. She actually gave the enemy the chance to power up. Now it was going to get messy.

Head's body swelled up as the pills took effect, and her power and Qi changed. She was growing bigger and bigger. Her face twisted in pain, and her muscles twitched and bulged.

Her hands became bigger and she was holding a black axe that had appeared from nowhere.

"Now I am going to kill you!" Her voice became distorted and deeper as she rushed toward Sherly, her axe swinging in the air.

Sherly didn't have time to think. She had to fight back. She had to win. She raised her staff and focused on the enemy in front of her.

After destroying her dantian, she could no longer move as fast as before. She exchanged everything for destructive power, but even that wasn't enough.

But at that time...

"Hya!"

A high-pitched voice rang from above and a flash of yellow light followed. The flash passed by Head's hand and it was cut cleanly in half. The hand fell to the ground, and Head's face was filled with disbelief.

The flash of light passed by her and landed in front of Sherly. It was a woman in a tight bodysuit that showed her curves and big breasts. She had a mask covering her face and a cute tail was wagging behind her with metal wings folded on her back.

She turned around and looked at Sherly, her eyes filled with worry.

"Are you okay? You're bleeding."

Seeing the concerned gaze that the new blonde-haired girl shot on her, Sherly couldn't help but smile softly.

"You're late, Anya."

"Hehehe, sorry. I was telling the Emperor about Leader's greatness that I forgot time and didn't look at the communication device."

"Don't tell me you were bragging to the Emperor about our leader."

"I wasn't bragging. I was just telling him the truth."

"Ugh, you're hopeless." Sherly muttered, shaking her head. "Anyway, I am glad you came. Can you defeat that person? I am not sure if I can take her on."

"Don't worry, I am here now. We will win."

With that, Anya turned toward Head who returned to her normal size. Her stump was swelling and, instantly, she grew a new hand.

"Wow, she's like that green guy from that animation. So gross!" Anya muttered and made a disgusted face. She didn't know what to think about the woman in front of her.

"You bitch, don't interfere with me!" Head shouted and charged at her, her Qi flaring up. Dark Qi surrounded her and the atmosphere became heavy.

She was not going to back down. She was going to kill the blonde woman in front of her and the one called the fairy mother as well.

"All hail Supreme Evil!"