novelraw Chapter 246: The Full-Bloom Bodyguard
Chapter 246: The Full-Bloom Bodyguard
"Sir, what is this hidden weapon called?"
"Can't you tell?"
Jiang Si casually fired two more shots, and the Disaster Beasts that had just rushed out had their heads blown apart.
He then blew on the muzzle and said seriously, "Zhuge Divine Crossbow."
White Fox looked at the gun, then flipped through the Battle Demon Continent on her phone.
Let's not even mention the difference in appearance for now...
"Sir, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow can hold forty-eight bolts and fire sixteen at once," she said with confusion. "It's... not quite the same, is it?"
Jiang Si sneered. "Naive."
He glanced at the dozens of Disaster Beasts emerging from the factory and said, "The real Zhuge Divine Crossbow is used like this."
With that, he fired one shot.Then he fired fifteen more shots in quick succession!
And as the bullets raced forward, he moved at a speed invisible to the naked eye, reaching out and adjusting the trajectories of the remaining fifteen bullets, aligning all sixteen into a single row.
Then, he instantly blew the heads off sixteen Disaster Beasts!
"Isn't this the Zhuge Divine Crossbow?"
White Fox was stunned for a moment, a look of bewilderment appearing on her face.
"Does that count?"
"Hah, it's the unique hidden weapon technique from the 'Hundred Solutions of Hidden Weapons' in the 'Profound Heaven Treasure Record'! I'm asking you, isn't it sixteen consecutive shots?"
White Fox was momentarily speechless.
Seeing the other party's expression gradually becoming more varied, Jiang Si nodded.
Good. Becoming stronger starts with having emotions.
"Originally, soul tools were extremely rare."
Leading White Fox into the factory, Jiang Si suddenly started talking about something else.
He raised his hand and fired a shot to the left without even looking.
The head of a Witch Association member who had just picked up a rifle instantly exploded into a bloody mist, red and white matter splattering on the wall, the headless corpse collapsing against the window.
"Their manufacturing methods were lost long ago, they were practically relics. Later, with the collision of the two continents, advanced soul tool technology was comprehensively introduced, almost completely replacing the Tang Sect's hidden weapons..."
"It's lamentable. Many divine-level hidden weapons have been lost."
Bang, bang, bang.
Three consecutive shots. Jiang Si let out a sigh. "The Tang Sect's era has truly passed."
White Fox could finally tear her gaze away from her phone. She looked around woodenly and dazedly, and for the first time,
discovered her mind was working incredibly fast!
"Then, Sir, regarding the design and description of Bai San's early-stage hidden weapons, can we skip that?"
We can skip a lot of content!
"No."
"'Profound Heaven Treasure Record · General Outline,' Article Two: Hidden weapons are special weapons used covertly to overcome the enemy and achieve victory. If the enemy already knows you are going to use it, then it is no longer a hidden weapon, but an open weapon.'"
Jiang Si said coldly, "They can be useless, but you cannot not understand them."
A trace of despair seeped from those usually emotionless, transparent pupils.
Jiang Si had never seen a student with such a severe aversion to studying.
Even Thousand-Pinweed from the Azure Cloud Sect could read web novels with great relish.
For a moment, he felt a sense of imbalance.
Why could someone like the Celestial Master, who lacked both talent and virtue, get a gifted student like Tang San?
He didn't even need to put in much effort.
And in the end, he could proudly say, "I cultivated a god."
But a teacher like himself, with both talent and virtue, could only look at this wooden idiot and say, "I cultivated a god...ly person."
The heavens are vast, why are they so unfair to me, one could say.
But then he thought of having a student like Keke, and his heart was inevitably somewhat comforted.
When you get down to it, he really wasn't suited for the role of the Master in Douluo, nor could he cultivate any Sea God. Even if this White Fox really grew up, at best she could only become a 'Tang God,' a god of candy.
The role of a sect master was truly the most suitable for him.
Yes, thinking carefully, Keke not only possessed the limitless potential of the Endless Fire Domain,
but also, Keke really did have that three-year period where her Dou Qi disappeared!
As the first person in Beihai to obtain a Miracle Seed, she should have been exceptionally talented, yet she became a fallen genius, always lacking mana, until three years later, when he appeared, and she could finally cultivate again.
And she made a stunning comeback...
It all fits, it all fits perfectly.
The more he thought about it, the more comforted Jiang Si felt. As he continued walking deeper inside, a huge alarm sounded throughout the factory.
More and more Witch Association members emerged from the factory, and various Disaster Beasts began to appear one after another.
Some couldn't help but peek out from the second floor, but bullets arrived instantly, blowing their heads off on the spot!
A masked youth followed by a dull-looking girl, the two of them swaggered right into the interior of the factory.
Some people fled, but security guards immediately drew their weapons and charged forward.
Then their heads all instantly exploded!
Headshots every shot, a lucky streak...
The two had only taken a few steps inside the factory, and the entire place had already become empty, echoing with their footsteps—one light, one heavy; one hurried, one slow.
"Simo Tu is back!"
A shrill cry came from somewhere!
The overhead crane above swayed, its rusty hook swinging, then suddenly clanged and began to slide down, abruptly plummeting towards Simo Tu!
The youth didn't even look, just raised his hand, slightly bent a finger, and flicked. The hook instantly shot back, embedding itself into the iron frame of the overhead crane above!
A huge, jarring vibration echoed sharply through the factory, cold and piercing!
Ahead, a stack of containers collapsed with a crash, raising a cloud of dust.
Clap, clap, clap.
Then, someone started clapping.
They stepped out from a hidden spot. "Simo Tu, truly worthy of the name Simo Tu. I've long heard of your reputation. However, causing trouble in my territory, aren't you being a bit too arrogant..."
Before the sentence was finished—headshot!
"'Profound Heaven Treasure Record · General Outline,' Article Three: Once you determine the opponent is an enemy, as long as they have a reason to die, show no mercy. Otherwise, you will only bring trouble upon yourself."
"And," Jiang Si turned to look at White Fox, "remember, talk less nonsense."
White Fox immediately nodded obediently like a fool.
However, the next second, the blown-off head instantly grew back.
"But I, Tong Hua, the North China person in charge of the Witch Association, am not to be trifled with either."
With that, he gave a cold laugh, clapped his hands, and countless black mist surged from behind him.
"Disaster Beasts, hidden in the dark power! Now, in the name of your master, I command you—"
"Seal, release!!"
As the black mist dispersed, a horde of Disaster Beasts hidden in the darkness gradually walked out from behind the so-called Tong Hua.
Jiang Si looked at the group of class B Disaster Beasts and fell silent for a moment.
Tong Hua bared his teeth in a sinister grin. "What, scared? The leader of the New Witch Association, the legend of the Witch Association, Mr. Simo Tu, is there a day when you're so scared you don't dare to speak?"
"Is that all?"
"Of course there's more, but I'm afraid you won't live to see it."
Jiang Si, who had been silent for a while, finally spoke. "Do you know what version we're in now?"
"No need to change the subject," Tong Hua's sinister smile gradually became more amiable. "Have you started to lose your mind after witnessing the darkness of my North China Witch Association?"
"What version? You think this is a game? Version? I am the version!"
"Get him!"
With that command, the hundreds of class B Disaster Beasts behind Tong Hua surged forward like a tidal wave!
As the Disaster Beasts charged, White Fox, who had shown no reaction until now, finally revealed a hint of seriousness. Her slender hands began to transform into Blue Silver Grass.
Then she saw that, even as the Disaster Beasts closed in instantly, Simo Tu still raised his pistol!
A few shots took out the Disaster Beasts at the very front.
"Take that gun of his!"
Tong Hua excitedly commanded from over there. "Idiot! At such close range, he still dares to play with a gun!"
The gun was indeed extraordinary, a rare firearm capable of killing Disaster Beasts, and its power was astonishing!
The so-called legendary Simo Tu probably just relied on this gun!
The Witch Association's hype is all just hot air, as expected!
Ignoring a powerhouse like me, they just hype up some flashy fakes.
Just as Simo Tu fired a shot, a humanoid Disaster Beast suddenly stepped on a shadow and closed in beside Simo Tu!
It was a Disaster Beast that moved through shadows!
Just as Simo Tu abruptly lowered his gun to aim downward, the Disaster Beast poured out from the shadow! This time, it grabbed his wrist and pushed it upward. The bullet grazed the Disaster Beast's ear as it flew past.
White Fox was silent, calculating in her mind just how much strength this Disaster Beast would need
to possibly push Simo Tu's wrist...
However, she saw that after firing the shot, Simo Tu suddenly let go.
A laugh came from under the mask. "Watch closely."
He let go, then punched his own gun!
Controlling Crane, Capturing Dragon!
The firearm chased after the bullet, flying out.
And the Disaster Beast that had been holding Simo Tu's wrist was also dragged along!
Then it exploded violently amidst the horde of class B Disaster Beasts!
"This move is called 'Controlling Crane, Capturing Dragon.' This hidden weapon is called 'Mother-Child Soul-Chasing, Life-Snatching Pellet'!"
"Sir."
White Fox asked dully again, "Doesn't it need to be remade?"
"I'm using one weapon for two purposes! It's a basic technique from the 'Hundred Solutions of Hidden Weapons'! Study it well."
"Okay, Sir..."
Tong Hua watched, dumbfounded. Although a trace of unease rose in his heart, seeing that Simo Tu no longer had a gun in his hand, he sneered.
"You don't have a gun anymore, do you? How are you going to fight class B Disaster Beasts?"
Tong Hua himself couldn't help but take a few steps forward. "Do you think you..."
Boom!
Before he could finish, a Disaster Beast flew past his face at a speed faster than a bullet.
It instantly smashed into the wall behind him!
A wound opened on his cheek. Tong Hua stood in the distance, his smile gradually fading.
He glanced back. The Disaster Beast, its entire form twisted, was now convulsing.
It soon completely stopped breathing.
Then, in an instant, all the Disaster Beasts flew up!
Like bowling balls, they crashed into the overhead crane one after another. Some Disaster Beasts were even impaled on the hanging hooks, pierced through, their deaths utterly miserable.
Tong Hua, who had still been wearing a smile, looked at the ground now littered with Disaster Beast corpses in an instant. His throat moved.
The factory workshop fell into a deathly silence, leaving only the hanging hooks above, swaying along with the Disaster Beast corpses, splattering polluted magic and entrails.
"Sir."
A voice then pierced the quiet.
White Fox was just holding her phone, filming Simo Tu's movements. "What hidden weapon is this?"
Simo Tu, who was swinging his fists, fell silent for a moment, then said word by word, "Profound Jade Hands!"
Then he looked at Tong Hua.
"Any more?"
He had originally intended to demonstrate the power of the Tang Sect's hidden weapons to White Fox, but accidentally ended up using his fists.
"Haha."
Tong Hua, who had been stunned, suddenly laughed.
"Not bad. You are indeed very strong."
He then took out a Grief Seed, a fierce light in his eyes. "However, I was the captain's contemporary, the one closest to the captain back then! That year, in the end, it was the captain who overpowered everyone. That scene, I will never forget for the rest of my life!"
"At that moment, I thought, in the future, I must win everything! I will never lose again! The captain's successor—"
"The one who can get close to him is me, not you!"
All the Disaster Beast corpses turned into pitch-black mana, beginning to pour into Tong Hua's Grief Seed.
Then the Grief Seed merged into his body, and his form began to mutate.
He started transforming into vines. "Let me show you strength that rivals the captain's!"
Countless vines then spread out, almost covering the entire factory. The snarling, ferocious Tong Hua laughed hideously.
"Perfect control of a peak A-class Disaster Beast! I am not just the successor, I will surpass the capta...!"
Simo Tu had already punched the mass of vines.
Just one punch. The tremendous impact force made the factory let out an ugly creaking sound. All the vines turned to powder!
Kid, you're far worse than the captain!
Jiang Si gave a cold laugh.
"This Tang Sect hidden weapon is called 'Guanyin's Tears'!"
White Fox looked at Tong Hua, who was already crying from the pain.
Does it mean punching someone until they cry?
Then he grabbed Tong Hua's head and slammed it fiercely against the steel frame of the workshop. The overhead crane above groaned, on the verge of collapse!
The head that exploded like a watermelon splattered countless blood flowers.
"Bodhi Blood!"
His hands like dragon claws, he grabbed the Grief Seed within the body!
"Flying Celestial Claws!"
Finally, he punched Tong Hua's body once more.
The entire factory sank downward. The ground cracked, exploding into a huge crater!
"King of Hell's Invitation!"
The factory let out one last ugly wail, creaking, and then collapsed with a roar!
Yun Ke and the others waiting outside were all startled and rushed forward. From amidst the collapsing steel and machinery, a figure, as if taking a stroll in his own living room, walked out leisurely, withstanding the hammering of various heavy objects and steel!
"Long live Simo Tu-sama!"
Yun Ke was the first to remember Xilan's reaction and acted the fastest!
The remaining people also followed suit, shouting. Only the Old Driver yelled, "Bro, you're awesome!"
Simo Tu casually tossed White Fox out and asked, "So, do you understand the power of my Tang Sect's hidden weapons now? Study the Battle Demon Continent well, memorize the 'Profound Heaven Treasure Record · General Outline,' the 'Hundred Solutions of Hidden Weapons,' and other manuals. In the future, you will definitely be able to use hidden weapons like mine."
"Where exactly is it 'hidden'? I'd like to ask?"
Jiang Si tilted his head and looked at the girl who spoke up in retort. Sitting on the ruins of the collapsed factory, rolling her eyes, was none other than the Vice President, Jialan.
"Just tell me, is he dead or not?"
She now looked somewhat speechlessly at the mess all over the factory. "You had your fun fighting, but the factory is ruined."
Yun Ke immediately jumped out. "Don't you dare speak like that about Simo Tu-sama! With us New Witch Association members here, rebuilding the factory is a piece of cake!"
The rest followed suit, shouting. Only the Old Driver didn't speak.
Because the Old Driver still thought Yun Ke was an amateur...
"You've really learned from Xilan, you stinky bootlicker."
However, Jialan didn't say much more. She just looked at Simo Tu, then glanced at the White Fox beside him.
"Ah, changed girlfriends again?"
White Fox tilted her head. "Sir, can White Fox nod?"
"You can kowtow."
So White Fox knelt down and solidly kowtowed towards the ground.
Jiang Si grabbed this blockhead and lifted her up, looking at Jialan. "When my factory had trouble, you didn't help. When I came back to reclaim it, you show up. Do you want to be my enemy?"
Shan Lan immediately raised her hands in surrender. "Let's not go that far. I'm just here to find you on the President's orders."
"What is it?"
"Currently, I've been stripped of the title of Vice President."
Jialan said with a carefree smile. "The President plans to give the Vice President title to you and officially establish the New Witch Association."
Jiang Si's emotionless gaze finally flickered. "That's not enough, is it?"
"To express my apology, I will personally deliver the witch reagent formula into your hands, and take you to the location of the Witch Association headquarters to receive the Vice President's inheritance and inauguration."
"When?"
"Very soon. However, the Witch Association hopes you can complete a task to prove you have the capability to become Vice President."
"Can I just kill you?"
"No." Jialan looked exasperated. "They want your capability, not your combat power."
"Combat power is capability."
"...Well, that's true too."
Jialan then handed a crystal ball to Jiang Si.
"In a certain old world, a Full Bloom Magical Girl is about to be born."
"Full Bloom?" Although Jiang Si knew the version was about to change and Full Blooms would soon be as common as dogs,
he didn't expect it to be this fast.
"Yeah. Your fiancée leaked Mirror Kingdom's technology pretty thoroughly. Someone used Mirror Kingdom's technology to break through to Full Bloom. And from the looks of it, it's far beyond what the previous Jade Fox could compare to."
Jialan said seriously, "A Full Bloom with a Mental Landscape."
Jiang Si's eyes instantly grew fiery. "That's not simple at all."
"Yeah. And it's still your fiancée's fault. With a fiancée like that, you'll have a lot to deal with in the future."
"No matter." Jiang Si waved his hand. "Just kill her, right?"
"No."
Seeing Simo Tu's obvious surprise,
Jialan couldn't help but laugh with some satisfaction. "The Witch Association's task is for you to protect her."
"As a Full Bloom's personal bodyguard."
Jiang Si raised an eyebrow. "Reason?"
"The Witch Association was just kicked out of the Full Bloom Plan by your fiancée. We can only rely on her to research the Mirror Kingdom's Full Bloom Plan."
Jialan shrugged. "Your fiancée is just too domineering. She wants to be the king of the old world and doesn't want to give our Witch Association any chance. We have to find our own way. Since you're so good at fighting, protecting someone shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Other than the fact that using someone with his level of academic qualifications as a bodyguard is a bit of a waste, there's no real problem.
Jiang Si's current college entrance exam score could get him into a prestigious university. Generally, bodyguards and security guards are vocational college graduates.
This is a bit of a self-degradation...
Jiang Si accepted the crystal ball and nodded. "No problem. But I have a question."
"Go ahead."
"Why was that guy earlier so confident in attacking me?" Jiang Si was somewhat puzzled. "Is he always that brave? Didn't he know I know Tang Sect hidden weapons?"
After all, there should be plenty of combat data on him within the Witch Association.
A North China person in charge should have some intel, right?
"Hehe."
Jialan laughed. "The information Tong Hua received about you was all from me. I just, well, made a few tiny little adjustments."
"'Profound Heaven Treasure Record · General Outline,' Article One: Never let anyone you cannot completely trust know your true strength or thoughts."
Jiang Si lifted the foolish student and said, "See that? White Fox, study well."
The White Fox, who looked like a fool, just nodded. Jialan immediately cried out, "Hey hey hey, what do you mean by that!"
"Nothing." Jiang Si said flatly. "Just curious why you wanted Tong Hua dead."
"He hurt too many Magical Girls. Can you accept that explanation?"
"I can."
Jialan blinked. "You really accept it?"
"Do you hope I don't?"
"Nothing, nothing..." Jialan waved her hand. "Anyway, may your martial fortunes prosper, Vice President."
"Do this task well, and you'll never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life!"
Yeah. Take down the Witch Association headquarters.
Never worry about food and drink for life.
"Oh, right. As Vice President, you have the right to know one piece of information."
Jialan suddenly leaned close to Simo Tu and whispered softly in his ear:
"The Witch Association headquarters... is right in Chongxu."
Damn, no wonder the execution threshold is so high.