Chapter 223: Chapter 222: Rainbow Bridge · Grace · Demon Child Arrives!

“The one who knows you best isn’t your friend, but your enemy.”

The Extremely Effective Monarch chuckled nervously: “Martial God, Su Qiangwei.”

“My understanding of Ma Ran might even surpass yours!”

“That one from Cangming Star…”

“Is probably already on the way to support you by now?”

Su Qiangwei, who had never lost in the trash talk phase, felt a surge of strong winds around her upon hearing this, instinctively wanting to rush back to the Academic Society.

If it’s a lack of strength leading to death, there’s nothing to complain about.

But Ma Ran has never been inferior to any opponent!

Even if the enemy is an alien from a more advanced civilization, it’s the same!

However…

Before setting off, Ma Ran had infused half of his Inner Qi into her body.

If Demon Child is indeed on the way, and the Extremely Effective Monarch has set up assassination tactics…

Given Ma Ran’s current state, there’s a real possibility of a successful assassination.

Su Qiangwei instinctively gripped the Water Quality Thunder Spear in her hand, her black trench coat naturally swinging, flapping loudly in the fierce wind.

[Unity] + [Caged Gaze], target determined—Ma Ran.

Ability…

Activate!

“The Extremely Effective Monarch wants to assassinate you! Don’t let Demon Child come over! I’m enough for this side!”

Su Qiangwei sent out her voice at the fastest speed: “Let him stay beside you!”

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Everything Ma Ran could see briefly appeared in the girl’s eyes.

He responded with extremely concise sign language.

“Just trust me.”

The connection was forcibly severed.

Su Qiangwei’s eyes were complex, silent for a moment, but suddenly she chuckled and raised the Water Quality Thunder Spear.

The next instant!

The girl’s figure suddenly disappeared.

Only the tip of the Long Spear left a faint trace of thunder in the air.

Pa!

A crisp sound.

The shield and helmet of the Crimson Hammer suddenly exploded. If he hadn’t reacted quickly, using the Heavy Hammer as a temporary shield, his head might have been blown off instantly!

“Damn it!”

The Crimson Hammer immediately distanced himself from Su Qiangwei, shouting loudly: “Extremely Effective Monarch, what exactly are you scheming?”

He had gray skin, solid black eyes, lips of deep purple, with a clear and refined facial structure, his weapon style not aligning with his looks, giving the impression of a uniquely groomed pretty boy.

However, the Crimson Hammer was now somewhat furious with embarrassment.

His facial expression was twisted with rage, teeth clenching, looking almost frantic.

Clearly, the words said by the Extremely Effective Monarch had not only failed to affect Su Qiangwei’s combat will but had distracted his own ally, having the opposite effect.

Though the Crimson Hammer genuinely despised the so-called “ally” the Extremely Effective Monarch, thinking him to be a lunatic, he had to admit that the Monarch was calculating, with far-reaching layouts and deep thoughts, never acting without considering the possible consequences!

Had his attention not been diverted just now, and if he hadn’t reacted quickly enough, he might have been killed in an instant!

The Extremely Effective Monarch had a smile at the corner of his mouth: “Su Qiangwei was using her superpower just now, to warn Ma Ran.”

“That was the best opportunity to kill her.”

“And you didn’t act.”

“I thought you were feigning weakness to lure her out!”

“Sorry…”

“I overestimated you.”

The Crimson Hammer remained silent.

He now had thoughts of killing!

If not for the fact that slaughtering this bastard might lead to being surrounded and attacked by Earthlings and the approaching Demon Child Zhang Kuang, given his current full rage bar state, he might have attacked immediately.

“I’m not like you; I have no idea how many kinds of superpower this Earth native has copied through [Myriad Transformations]!”

The veins on the Crimson Hammer’s forehead throbbed as he retorted: “Why didn’t you act just now?”

The Extremely Effective Monarch did not respond immediately; instead, he glanced at the girl squeezing nutritional paste into her mouth not far away, as if seeing something peculiar.

Earthling…

Interesting.

The ever-changing expression was no longer mentioned.

On such a fierce battlefield, still having the thought of eating…

Or is it just the [Martial God]?

The Extremely Effective Monarch didn’t care whether Su Qiangwei was recovering her strength, and calmly shifted his gaze to the Crimson Hammer: “I was collecting information just now.”

“Very important data.”

Hearing this, the Crimson Hammer adjusted his view to ensure the Extremely Effective Monarch and Su Qiangwei were both in his line of sight.

Faintly, the three on the aerial battlefield formed a tripartite stance.

This action was also a silent declaration of attitude—from this moment on, the Crimson Hammer no longer considered the Extremely Effective Monarch as an ally.

A neutral entity was the highest evaluation the Crimson Hammer could give this guy.

He had every reason to suspect the other had malicious intent.

Once the “Grass Hut Night Raid Campaign” concluded, even if the Eternal Civilization side won, there’s no telling if the Extremely Effective Monarch would pull the rug out from under them, killing off teammates!

But the Crimson Hammer was still conflicted.

Now, the two options before him were not good choices.

Returning to the Eternal Civilization Main Base through the Space Gate, he’s ninety-nine percent sure to be greeted by the Mysterious Research Institute’s lab specimen hunting team.

Staying here means competing in wits and bravery with the Extremely Effective Monarch.

It’s only…

A choice of lesser evils!

Last time he descended on Earth, the Crimson Hammer got scared off by the Extremely Effective Monarch’s bluff.

This time, he will not back down easily!

At least, not before confirming that he is not the opponent, Crimson Hammer is unwilling to give up easily.

“The Pursuer has been defeated and captured.”

Crimson Hammer maintained a position relatively close to the Space Gate and said meaningfully: “This means that the Demon Child is about to arrive here.”

“Do you have any plans left? Hurry up and tell me.”

“Otherwise…”

“I regret I cannot accompany you any longer!”

“Even being captured by the Mysterious Research Institute is a hundred times better than dying completely on Earth!”

The Extremely Effective Monarch heard this, paused for a second, and then nodded slowly.

Crimson Hammer couldn’t figure out what this guy was thinking.

In the next moment, the Extremely Effective Monarch adopted an attitude of looking down on everything, with wisdom in his grasp.

He extended his left hand, tapped lightly in the void ahead, and said in a tone as if everything was under control: “Fury.”

The Rainbow Bridge suspended in the sky cast a faint crimson light.

Everyone shrouded in this crimson light, whether they were Longevity Star People from the Crimson Guild or Earth Warriors, moved with greater range and their movements carried a violent aura.

At the same time, their weaknesses and energy consumption also increased.

“Sadness.”

A yellow light traversed the battlefield.

Both sides of the battle, as if suddenly deflated, made their movements sluggish.

“Greed.”

“Madness.”

“Inferiority.”

“Fear.”

“Laziness.”

With each word spoken by the Extremely Effective Monarch, a burst of light would shine from the Rainbow Bridge.

The area bathed in this seven-colored light saw everyone undergo a dramatic change in temperament as if afflicted by seven layers of negative status, quickly leading them to mental exhaustion, collapsing to the ground, twitching uncontrollably as if possessed by seizures.

“Gather.”

The seven beams of rainbow light converged on the pointer finger of the Extremely Effective Monarch, becoming increasingly bright in tone.

“The Slaughterer merely seeks value and pleasure from destruction and plunder.”

“But I…”

“I enjoy the process of creation and giving more.”

The Extremely Effective Monarch laughed maniacally: “I name this move…”

“Grace!”

As the words fell, the seven beams of rainbow light sliced through the sky.

In an instant, the world changed color.

Even the members of the Crimson Guild and Earth Warriors who had lost combat power couldn’t help but look up to the sky.

Buzz…

Buzz…

Buzz…

Everyone felt as if there were bells ringing madly in their ears.

Everything before their eyes was covered in the seven-colored light.

Strong air currents surged incessantly, blowing the incapacitated warriors into a tumble.

One second…

Three seconds…

Five seconds!

Finally, the light dissipated.

Su Qiangwei, with a slightly pale face and red threads crossing her hands, her eyes tinged with blood-red, still tightly gripped the Water Quality Thunder Spear, looking expressionlessly at the Extremely Effective Monarch.

“Whatever other tricks you have, just bring them on!”

The Extremely Effective Monarch, after a moment of distraction, quickly regained composure.

His gaze focused on Su Qiangwei’s black with silver-trimmed trench coat, inner lining, and boots, and after pondering for a while, he spoke in a quiet tone: “Ma Ran’s Illusionary Spirit Armor…”

“Is formidable!”

They looked like separate three pieces, but in reality, they formed an integral whole.

Solemn, beautiful, austere.

They seemed capable of existing eternally, never to decay, never to wither.

But there’s a minor imperfection here—Ma Ran is much taller than Su Qiangwei, and the Illusionary Spirit Armor, at the moment it appeared, had only slightly adjusted and adapted but did not fully fit the girl’s figure.

The black with silver-trimmed trench coat hung loosely on her, creating a slightly comical impression of a little girl trying on an adult’s clothes.

It did not affect combat performance, yet it always made one feel the art style was somewhat peculiar.

“You are forcing yourself.”

The Extremely Effective Monarch was uncharacteristically serious: “The Inner Qi stored within this Illusionary Spirit Armor is almost depleted.”

“Isn’t peacefully accepting death better?”

As if to prove his correctness.

No sooner had these words fallen, the Spirit Armor on Su Qiangwei gradually dissolved into shimmering light, reverting to the standard uniform of the Grass Hut Academy paired with a bulletproof vest.

“Danger!”

Just as the Extremely Effective Monarch prepared to launch an attack, an inexplicable terrifying feeling suddenly enveloped his heart.

He promptly crushed a purple card, and his figure flickered, in a blink moved to a position five hundred meters northwest.

Bang!

A black-red sinister flame shot across the sky, slowly condensing into a human form before everyone’s eyes.

Red hair, blood-red eyes, resembling a youth.

A sinister and distorted Demon God apparition flickered behind him, gripping the head of a Longevity Star Person.

“Demon Child…”

The Extremely Effective Monarch’s tone was serious, showing some emotional change: “Zhang Kuang!”

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