Chapter 215: Chapter 214: Wrathfire Devours · Soul Interception

The Pursuer felt a sense of incredulity.

The guy in front of him, nicknamed Devil’s Child, wanted to kill him.

There was no doubt about that.

But the problem was, how could Earthlings possibly know that he and the Extremely Effective Monarch, as well as the Crimson Hammer, had disabled the auto-transmission of consciousness when the protective suit was breached?

Wasn’t the Devil’s Child afraid that he would escape?

Although the other seemed somewhat reckless, the combat intelligence should not be low.

According to the Crimson Hammer, a veteran under the Crimson Guild had once transformed into a flesh giant and fought the Devil’s Child. Due to information asymmetry and insufficient intelligence of the opponent, he successfully escaped death.

Would the Devil’s Child make the same mistake twice?

It shouldn’t be!

Given this, the other’s behavior was inexplicable.

Illogical!

It didn’t make sense in theory either!

Why?

The Pursuer felt like his brain was a mess at the moment, unable to understand many things.

He couldn’t even be sure who had the upper hand between the Extremely Effective Monarch X9500 and Prophet Ma Ran, or who had fallen into whose trap.

Ever since he first contacted AQ3399, the Pursuer began collecting relevant intelligence on Earth.

The Pursuer was very clear that there were enormous secrets hidden on Earth, even without considering Cangming Star.

Initially, he suspected that Earth Civilization might be something concocted by the great scholars of the Mysterious Research Institute behind the scenes.

Otherwise, why would the organs of Earth Humans be so similar to those of the Longevity People?

The Pursuer didn’t believe in so many coincidences in this world.

The Devil’s Child’s fearless demeanor at this moment made him suspect he might have made a wrong choice.

He should have done more investigation before coming to Earth…

The Pursuer didn’t have much time to think.

Because…

The Devil’s Child didn’t give him the slightest chance to catch his breath.

“I told you, come up and meet your death!”

Zhang Kuang’s slightly fanatical and amused voice rang in the Pursuer’s ear: “If you don’t come, then I’ll just come to you!”

The Pursuer felt a chill all over his body.

“What kind of speed is this!”

An unshakable chill seemed to linger around him, even the temperature-circulating attachment of the protective clothing could not alleviate this feeling one bit.

His heart was pounding wildly, and his breath became rapid.

The Pursuer abruptly came to his senses, feeling an object hard enough to rival superalloy pressing against his back, and his arms were tightly gripped by someone.

“Stop! You bastard! Give me…”

Rip!

The sound of fabric being violently torn rang out.

The overwhelming scent of blood filled the air around the Pursuer’s nostrils.

At that moment, he felt his body lighten somewhat, his vision darken, then go completely blank.

The excruciating pain was like a battering ram smashing onto the Pursuer’s head, causing him to swallow his half-spoken words and almost rendering him unconscious on the spot, unable to even let out a scream.

The battle-hardened Pursuer still activated the pain-shielding attachment of his protective clothing at the first moment, barely managing to rotate his body in mid-air.

The Pursuer finally regained his sight.

He saw…

His two arms were in the hands of the Devil’s Child.

Boom!

Two masses of black and red malevolent fire rose up, like a demon’s mouth, devouring the severed arms completely.

“Human Demon! You actually…”

The Pursuer’s eyes widened as he exclaimed: “You took my hand…”

This style of vocabulary came from the Pseudo-Immortal Dao Civilization, already destroyed in a fit of fury by the Pursuer.

In that world, wolves that ate their kind were called Wolf Demons. Tigers that ate their kind were called Tiger Demons.

And so on.

These creatures didn’t necessarily possess Extraordinary Abilities, but their demeanor was certainly more ruthless, more cunning, more brutal, and more bloodthirsty than their kind!

The black fire consuming the severed arms was actually just a surface phenomenon.

The Pursuer was not one of those ignorant low-level civilization natives!

His arms, including the protective clothing at the arm area, were burned and refined by the Devil’s Child with black fire, then devoured, becoming part of the Devil’s Child.

“This body, I invested a colossal amount of resources to create it!”

A sinister expression flashed across the Pursuer’s face: “Every drop of blood, every single cell, is invaluable! How dare you…?”

With a thought, a card in front of him shattered.

Where his broken arms were, a deep blue light dispersed.

In the blink of an eye, the light disappeared.

Two muscular bionic arms fused perfectly with the wound.

Snap. Snap.

Opening his fingers, rotating his wrists, and moving the new arms, the Pursuer’s eyes gleamed with fervor as he crushed a card.

He bared his teeth, a metallic black gleam flashing across his white, grim teeth.

“Devouring everything under the heavens, assimilating all creations in oneself…”

“Devil’s Child, thank you for providing me with this insight!”

“This is the true… Skillful Method pointing directly at immortality!”

The Pursuer’s eyes widened, drooling, staring intently at Zhang Kuang: “To express my gratitude…”

“I will eat you all up, not leaving a bit!”

…

Ma Ran looked towards the northwest of the Grass Hut Academy.

The battlefield there was managed by Su Qiangwei.

Reason told him to trust his comrade, as a National Guardian-level Ability User, rumored as the Martial God, couldn’t possibly fail to handle such a small matter.

But emotion always reminded Ma Ran of the moments spent with the young girl recently.

Could that lively, restless immature pest really be reliable?

With this concern in mind, Ma Ran placed half of his Inner Qi onto Su Qiangwei.

This way, he could ensure that no problems would arise.

The so-called planning and layout are merely responses to certain matters by virtue of Foreknowledge.

There will always be critical blind spots that even the {Fragment Prophet} ability fails to foresee.

However, Ma Ran has always been a complex person.

Based on his past life experiences, he mostly played the role of a reckless warrior on the battlefield, always charging ahead to take down the toughest enemies, while also drawing up several contingency plans and schemes during leisure time.

For instance—the already effective Rebirth Plan, and the discarded Data Life Plan, Low-Dimension Development Plan, and Movie Plane Plan.

Ma Ran took out his cell phone and checked the time.

“Almost time.”

A complete tactic must not just have the total annihilation of the enemy as its ultimate goal.

It’s necessary to assess what objectives can be achieved once the tactics are implemented and what implications the outcome of the battle will have on the broader strategic situation.

The arrival of the Extremely Effective Monarch, Pursuer, and the Crimson Hammer on Earth signified crisis, challenge, but also opportunity.

As long as the opportunity was seized and objectives achieved, within a matter of days, the Longevity Civilization could be counterattacked.

It’s worth mentioning…

Recently, Little Walnut, following Ma Ran’s given list, eliminated too many Earth traitors, completing its evolution even if less than a tenth of the benefits were drawn from this process.

As the Nightmare Mother, of the abilities that 98725 originally possessed, the top one, “Surveillance Star,” could shield signals, and now further evolved into means for shielding soul peeks and escapades.

Even if the Pursuer admitted defeat and fled at the first instance, it was purely a pipe dream.

…

Northwest of the Grass Hut Academy, seven kilometers above ground.

Su Qiangwei was facing off against two Longevity Star People who were wearing Full Coverage Protective Clothing, with hundreds of fully armed Warriors behind her.

“Last time’s Sword Master didn’t provide enough data, couldn’t figure out anything. This time’s Devil’s Child is truly a pleasant surprise!”

X9500 stood on a glowing disc, ignoring Su Qiangwei and the Earth Warriors below, laughing wildly: “That guy must be the ’Energy Life’ that the scholars at the Mysterious Research Institute have been studying all these years, right?”

“Heh heh… Hahahaha! Although it’s not exactly what I truly desire, but…”

“It’s still valuable intelligence.”

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