novelraw Chapter 176: These Potions Pack a Punch!
Chapter 176: These Potions Pack a Punch!
Little Crow's neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, and thighs tensed almost instantaneously as she condensed her muscles, channeling every ounce of strength into a single explosive punch within the span of a sharp breath!
With a piercing howl of fist wind, the colossal ice golem was sent flying like a pebble caught in a tidal wave, skidding dozens of meters across the ground and carving deep grooves into the earth!
CRACK!
The ice golem crashed to one knee, its massive frame buckling under the impact.
"Haaah..."
Little Crow steadied her breathing, her bloodstained black hair whipping in the wind.
Sweat poured down her back as dark crimson patterns bloomed across her skin like sinister tattoos.
Close-quarters explosive force... So Little Crow's a martial arts girl, huh? And quite toned at that... This was Chen Qi's first time seeing her fight.
Generally, those who relied purely on fists, kicks, and physical strength belonged to the orthodox martial arts school.
And explosive short-range power was among the most advanced techniques of the Blade affinity—condensing muscle strength to unleash devastating bursts of force within microseconds!Moreover, drug-enhanced subjects could temporarily triple or even quadruple their physical capabilities after ingestion.
With sufficiently potent concoctions, they might achieve tenfold amplification, shattering their physiological limits.
Temporary godlike stats combined with pure martial techniques! In this state, Little Crow could realistically challenge veteran third-tier Transcendents specialized in the Blade affinity!
Chen Qi's gaze shifted to the ice golem that had just been sent flying.
Amidst the roar of machinery, the shattered construct began regenerating at an impossible rate.
Little Crow swallowed blood and fragments of broken teeth.
So much pain! Fractured bones, kidneys screaming, face throbbing—even her arms and buttocks ached!
Even her strongest strike couldn't damage its core!
No chance of victory at all... Tears mingled with sweat as she clenched her shattered fist:
"Qi... run. If it's you... maybe you can escape through the rift."
For anyone else, she would have abandoned hope.
But Chen Qi always carried an aura of improbable escapes! That man hid too many secrets!
She unsealed her Backpack Card, retrieving a forbidden vial from its depths.
Why's she giving last words already... Chen Qi tightened his grip on the Black Blade as energy coiled around him:
"Little Crow, we're not dead yet. Save the epitaphs—this thing's just an oversized rock at the end of the day."
The black-haired girl stared at the ominous elixir:
"I'm not little... Just run! You might still make it—that golem's made of..."
Before she could finish, a hurricane-force gale erupted.
Instinctively crossing her arms in defense, she gasped as the ice golem reactivated—
—and charged straight past her toward the "helpless patient" Chen Qi!
Dynamic vision!
Chen Qi instantly drew his blade, augmenting it with explosive energy slash.
The golem moved in pure linear trajectories!
Moreover, it emitted faint spiritual energy before attacking.
Between his enhanced sight and Little Crow's earlier demonstration, he'd already predicted its movements.
CLANG!
The impact sent violent tremors through his arm as excruciating pain lanced up his nerves.
Even after mitigating some force, his right hand suffered severe fractures and dislocation from the monstrous impact!
No—more accurately, it had been nearly torn off, barely clinging to his forearm by bloody threads.
His dangling right hand swayed like a broken pendulum.
"FUCK YEAH!"
Gritting his teeth, Chen Qi used his left hand to forcibly realign the dislocated bones before dousing the injury with the Flower Witch's healing potion.
Squelch! Splash!
Tendrils of flesh slowly reknit under the mystical solution.
With his moderate regeneration and top-tier alchemical remedies from the Flower Witch, even being bisected into "Chen Qi 0.5" wouldn't kill him if treated promptly.
"Little Crow, stay focused. We can take this."
"Here—some quality meds for you."
He tossed her vials of the Flower Witch's Potent Healing Potion and Dragon Breath Elixir, along with custom-made berserk potions.
The Flower Witch's concoctions outperformed mass-produced healers by orders of magnitude.
For drug-enhanced subjects, stronger potions meant greater combat prowess.
After emergency bone-setting, he immediately analyzed the golem's patterns.
His dynamic vision was merely a basic first-tier rift skill.
Even with it active, the ice golem's speed strained perception.
Yet from its deteriorating movements, the construct was weakening.
Most golems suffered functional decay over time—
—and this one bore scars from previous battles.
Not even the Ice Witch's creation could defy entropy forever.
BOOM! CRASH!
The golem rose again, venting immense thermal energy from its core.
"You say we can win..."
Little Crow turned, blood-matted hair fluttering wildly.
Why wasn't the escape artist running?
Even if they destroyed this golem, the White Cloak would execute them as offerings to the deep-sea horrors!
Unless... because of me...?
Blinking, she seemed to realize something.
According to Black Blood Kingdom doctrine, warriors dying in battle ascended to join the Valkyries, while executed criminals became hunting hounds for the Thirteen Prison Lords.
As a notorious pirate, her death would only bring cheers.
But having a friend willing to die beside her... felt like a strange happiness.
She flashed a radiant smile—a rare sight:
"We're both dead anyway, Qi. Let's make it a pretty death at least..."
CRUNCH!
She viciously bit down on a dozen glass vials, swallowing potion-laced shards that burned through her veins.
Her hair turned crimson as blood runes crawled across her skin.
Bad Blood Elixir: Blade-affinity enhancer granting tremendous strength at the cost of year-long debilitation and potential glassbone disease.
Spriteblood Potion: Agility amplifier risking elf-like mutations or lifespan reduction.
Plus all the mystery drugs Chen Qi had thrown her—downed in one lethal cocktail.
"PTOOEY—"
She spat out glass and flesh fragments before charging the golem like a mad bull.
Drug-enhanced subjects were the Berserkers of the Chalice affinity!
ROAR!
The ice golem responded in kind, its glacial fist striking like a freight train.
"BRING IT, YOU FROZEN FUCK!"
Little Crow's counterpunch connected with tectonic force.
BOOOOOOM!
The shockwave from their collision whipped up hurricane winds.
So what if they died? They'd go down swinging!
Yet against all odds—her bones didn't shatter.
Instead, the golem's dragon-skull-sized fists cracked under her petite knuckles, forced into retreat.
"Since when... was I this strong?"
A tsunami of heat overwhelmed her senses.
Wait—what exactly had Chen Qi given her?
Holy shit... these potions pack a PUNCH!