novelraw Chapter 105 : Real-Time Firewall Protection Alert
Chapter 105 : Real-Time Firewall Protection Alert
Chapter 105: Real-Time Firewall Protection Alert
Xu Zhengyang recalled the Iron-Arm Ape he had just slain, which clearly appeared to be a Tier 1 Demonic Beast with no signs of awakened intelligence.
Yet it had managed to tidy up its nest so immaculately, without the slightest odor;
Even the herb garden outside was kept in perfect order, without a single flaw.
The former was still acceptable.
But the latter—without the guidance of a gardening master—was absolutely impossible!
Thus, a thought stirred in Xu Zhengyang’s heart.
He said to Yang Hong, “Tch, who cares if it’s a snake or not. Just kill it already.”
“Oh, oh, alright.”
Hearing this, Yang Hong lifted the withered-branch snake in one hand, while a burst of Martial Qi erupted from the other. At the same time, he asked curiously:
“By the way, Senior Brother Xu, I think I heard someone mention once that snake-type demonic beasts have a fatal weakness. Do you know where that is?”
“Seven inches,” Xu Zhengyang replied.
Just then—
As Xu Zhengyang finished speaking, a pop-up warning appeared at the lower-right corner of his retina:
【Suspicious dynamic target detected】
(Click to view details)
“???”
Xu Zhengyang, looking bewildered, clicked open the details page.
Immediately—
He noticed something chilling from the comparison image!
That little snake, originally over a foot long, had somehow shrunk itself down to just six inches right under his nose!
Size Alteration wasn’t some profound Divine Ability for demonic beasts—his own Da Fei could also perform Size Alteration.
But this little snake before him could not only evade all his detection methods, it even distorted his perception, making him completely ignore its presence!
Even when it shrank in size right before his eyes, he hadn't noticed…
Such a technique—
Had already surpassed Xu Zhengyang’s understanding!
【If it weren’t for the Security Manager’s suspicious dynamic detection, this little snake really would have escaped right under my nose!
With such an abnormal stealth ability, its first reaction upon seeing the two of us wasn’t to attack, but to flee…
That means all of its racial talent points were allocated into stealth.
It probably doesn’t have any combat methods!】
While Xu Zhengyang pondered, Yang Hong also noticed something was off and said with a puzzled look, “Huh…
Wasn’t this snake a lot longer just a moment ago?
How did it become only six inches in the blink of an eye?”
At this point—
Yang Hong looked at Xu Zhengyang with clear eyes and asked, “Now that the snake is only six inches long, where should I hit it?”
“……”
Xu Zhengyang was speechless for a long moment.
Just as he was about to explain to Yang Hong—
He wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but Xu Zhengyang seemed to notice a trace of human-like mockery in the snake’s expression.
“Oh?”
Xu Zhengyang’s heart stirred upon seeing this.
After a brief moment of thought, he pulled out a sharp long blade from the Jade Gourd and said to Yang Hong, “Isn’t it simple?
If the snake can shrink, it can also stretch.
Just grab its head and tail, pull it out to a foot long again—won’t you be able to find its seven inches then?”
As he spoke—
Xu Zhengyang gestured to Yang Hong, “Hand me the Seven Star Technique-Breaking Sword first, then you stretch it, and I’ll strike!”
“Alright!”
Yang Hong responded, wearing a “Not bad, as expected of you” expression.
Then, excitedly, he tossed his Seven Star Technique-Breaking Sword to Xu Zhengyang and, following the previous instruction—
He grabbed the snake’s head with one hand and tail with the other, ready to forcibly stretch the withered-branch-like snake!
……
This little snake had never faced such a spectacle.
Just as Yang Hong set his stance and prepared to exert force—
Suddenly—
A tender voice simultaneously echoed in the minds of both Xu Zhengyang and Yang Hong:
「Stop!」
Yang Hong blinked in confusion and said to Xu Zhengyang, “I think I just heard someone shout ‘stop’?”
As he spoke—
But Yang Hong’s hands didn’t pause, and he had already begun to stretch the little snake with full force!
「Ow ow ow ow ow…」
That tender voice once again rang in their minds.
The confusion on Yang Hong’s face deepened.
But before he could ask Xu Zhengyang again, Xu Zhengyang had already pressed the blade of the Seven Star Technique-Breaking Sword against the snake’s seven-inch mark!
He shouted sternly:
「What kind of snake are you?
How can you ignore my Divine Sense detection and even twist my perception to make me overlook your existence?
Speak!!」
Hearing Xu Zhengyang’s words, Yang Hong was also shocked. He hadn’t expected the snake in his hands to possess such formidable techniques.
「……」
But the little snake said nothing in response.
Even with Xu Zhengyang threatening it with the Seven Star Technique-Breaking Sword, it remained silent, putting on an “just kill me already” posture.
“Tch, what a beast—quite the tough one!”
Xu Zhengyang sneered, then said to Yang Hong, “Junior Brother Yang, reveal its forehead!”
As he spoke—
Xu Zhengyang used his right index finger to swipe the blade edge of the Seven Star Technique-Breaking Sword, squeezing out a drop of Blood Essence.
“Okay!”
Although Yang Hong didn’t know what Xu Zhengyang was planning, he followed the command without question.
Then—
Xu Zhengyang used the Blood Essence as ink to draw a delicate blood-colored rune on the little snake’s forehead—it was clearly the Blood-Oath Beast-Taming Technique!
……
A moment later—
As the rune formed, Xu Zhengyang suddenly saw a sly, cunning expression flash across the little snake’s face!
His heart sank.
Before he could even think, a powerful surge of Divine Will blasted into his Sea of Consciousness through the blood rune, trying to reverse the contract—
To make Xu Zhengyang the snake’s slave instead!
At the same time—
A red warning pop-up appeared at the lower-right corner of his retina:
【Real-Time Firewall Protection Alert!】
Suspicious remote connection attempting to acquire system administrator privileges. Immediate action required!
【Block the suspicious connection and initiate full-system scan】
【Ignore risk】(Not recommended)
Seeing the prompt before his eyes, Xu Zhengyang immediately chose to block the suspicious connection and initiate a full-system scan!
In the next moment—
With the action from the Security Manager, the massive Divine Will attack was instantly severed!
Immediately after—
That remaining Divine Will in Xu Zhengyang’s Sea of Consciousness became rootless water.
In just the blink of an eye—
The Security Manager traced its signature, crushed it with one click, deleted it, and added it to the auto-block blacklist!
At the same time—
When the mysterious little snake realized its Divine Will connection into Xu Zhengyang’s Sea of Consciousness was abruptly cut off, its sly expression froze instantly.
Then—
When it realized that no matter how much Divine Will it sent through the Blood-Oath Beast-Taming Technique, it was receiving no response from Xu Zhengyang—
The frozen slyness on its face turned into unmistakable terror!
「No!」
「I’m sorry, I was wrong!」
「Please don’t use the Blood-Oath Beast-Taming Technique on me!」