novelraw Chapter 338: Long Time No See, Little Crow
Chapter 338: Long Time No See, Little Crow
Everyone remained silent, watching the two figures in the distance quietly.
"Monster..."
The Blood Demon Doctor let out a low, painful roar—a sign of weakness and a furious cry against his own frailty.
He needed fresh legendary blood to return to his peak, but the monster before him wasn't giving him that chance.
Blood Demon Doctor Joseph lowered his head and said:
"Spare me, I can help you leave, perform flesh surgeries for you, grant you unprecedented power, tell you about the Path to Sainthood researched by the Black Death Doctor..."
The Path to Sainthood, flesh surgeries... Chen Qi's eyes softened slightly, his blurred fist retracting backward a little.
Fortunately, he hadn't completely lost his sanity... The Blood Demon Doctor's swollen three-meter body began to gradually shrink.
He cautiously raised his hands, like a benevolent priest persuading a monster to turn toward goodness:
"Yes, yes, that's it, maintain your sanity, think of your loved ones, and Miss Flower Witch—if you go mad, they'll be heartbroken...""By the way, in Devil Island's treasury, I also have a legendary Blade Release card, I think you'll like it... So, can you stay sane?"
Chen Qi looked at the Blood Demon Doctor's sincere expression and nodded.
"Thank you, you haven't completely fallen into madne—"
However, before the Blood Demon Doctor could finish speaking, a dark-fire hand smashed into his face!
Why? Blood Demon Doctor Joseph's face contorted.
Could it be that even while maintaining his sanity, he still wants to beat me up!
Chen Qi pressed the Blood Demon Doctor's head with the dark-fire hand, then suddenly flashed forward, slamming that head into the wall of the building behind!
Under the immense force, the Blood Demon Doctor's head was directly embedded one meter into the steel wall!
*CRACK!*
Dark-fire hands rose behind Chen Qi, forming punching stances!
*BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!*
An uninterrupted torrent of blows rained down on the fragile Blood Demon Doctor. Within just a few breaths, the perfect sculpted body formed through massive amounts of blood and flesh surgeries instantly gained thousands of dense punch holes!
To defeat a Goblet-affinity legendary, you must beat them until they can no longer get up!
A hundred punches! A thousand punches! Ten thousand punches!
The thick steel wall was instantly dyed red with blood, shattering into pieces.
"So brutal..."
A researcher covered his daughter's eyes, watching this scene in horror. Every thunderous punch made his entire body tremble.
Ten seconds passed. The Blood Demon Doctor's nearly immobile body fell from the wall like a pile of mud, helplessly leaning against it.
"Nice feel..."
As the power was vented, Chen Qi rotated his arm, the crimson in his eyes gradually fading, wiping the blood from his hands with a cloth.
The power of Blood Disaster, combined with Fen's blood, was even stronger than he had imagined.
Accompanied by the Blood Demon Doctor's weak murmurs, a task completion prompt finally appeared before his eyes.
[You successfully hunted 'Blood Demon', gained 50,000 inspiration points, ten points of Hunter's Fire.]
"Hah..."
Chen Qi exhaled a breath of blood mist.
50,000 inspiration points—this was the highest number of inspiration points he had obtained at once!
After reaching the legendary rank, due to the scarcity and danger of B-tier dimensional rifts, the main way to obtain inspiration points became profession tasks.
A legendary's inspiration point consumption was massive, measured in tens of thousands.
For example, to upgrade 'Abyssal Hand's Release to level 2 using inspiration points would require over 100,000 inspiration points.
Compared to the Blood Demon Doctor's regular blood consumption and the Flower Witch's Witch's Medicine tasks, his profession was clearly more difficult.
But the rewards were also richer. The Hunter's Fire provided by profession tasks allowed him, like Book-affinity users, to break through skill bottlenecks and create entirely new techniques!
For a legendary who had many enemies and urgently needed to develop, these ten points of Hunter's Fire were absolutely fantastic.
My hands hurt from punching... Chen Qi stretched his hand's muscles and bones, when suddenly he felt a resentful little gaze.
Chen Qi turned his head.
Fen was biting her lip, looking at him with a disgusted, unconvinced expression.
On her neck were crimson tooth marks, as if large amounts of blood had recently flowed out.
Due to blood loss, Fen's body was clearly much weaker now.
These big marks! Which wild dog bit them?
Wait, it wasn't me, was it... Chen Qi patted his head and said guiltily:
"Everything was for victory."
He had misjudged the effects of 'Monster's Desire'. Although Monster's Desire could prevent his mutation, it couldn't stop the 'intense desires' that came with the body approaching mutation!
The closer to mutation, the more easily influenced by the power of mutation. This influence was difficult to resist even with his many mental resistance skills.
This was a profession walking on the edge of madness... Chen Qi couldn't help but recall the legends about the Deep Sea Hunters.
Legend said that a Deep Sea Hunter had once accidentally killed their own comrade, and from then on, walked the seas alone.
This might also be why Deep Sea Hunters always fought alone from beginning to end. With the slightest mistake, this ability could become a power that buried allies.
So annoying... Fen touched her aching neck, raised her head, and said:
"I have no objections. If you want to keep sucking, you can drain me dry."
Someday, I'll get my revenge... Fen thought to herself.
Chen Qi clapped his hands:
"Glad you have no objections! By the way, the taste was quite good~"
Quite good... Fen touched her neck, a little yellow flower sprouting from her head.
Chen Qi turned around and looked at the Blood Demon Doctor's condition.
This person earlier seemed like he was about to reveal some useful intelligence, and there was also a legendary Blade Release skill card.
Chen Qi crouched down and asked gently:
"Speak, what intelligence do you know!"
"..."
The Blood Demon Doctor opened his blurred eyes, looked at Chen Qi in terror, and with difficulty raised his hand to point at his completely damaged vocal organs.
"Urgh... urgh..."
He couldn't speak.
"Not talking, huh!"
Chen Qi didn't hesitate and punched him!
*SPLURT!* The Blood Demon Doctor spat out a mouthful of blood and again pointed at his damaged throat:
"..."
Looking at the Blood Demon Doctor's state, Chen Qi frowned and raised his fist again:
"Still not talking..."
"Stop, I'll talk..."
In desperation, the Blood Demon Doctor erupted with unprecedented potential, using the last remaining bit of his spiritual energy to repair his throat!
When pushed to the extreme, people can do anything.
Chen Qi looked at the Blood Demon Doctor's state and smiled slightly.
The Blood Demon Doctor weakly said, word by word:
"Hunter... spare me... I'm the lead researcher at Devil Island, a medical doctor from the Goldenfinch Kingdom. I can tell you the Black Death Doctor's plan, a plan concerning your life and death. I can even save you..."
Save us? Currently, the Blood Demon Doctor didn't seem to be lying... Chen Qi spun the 'dice' in his hand and asked:
"What plan?"
The Blood Demon Doctor clutched his damaged heart:
"Our Devil Island is researching Great Whale blood. This is a blood that can strengthen sea beasts and evolve humans. The essence of this power is likely the great being from the boundary, the Great Whale that once destroyed the Witch Sea..."
As he spoke, a strange black light appeared in the Blood Demon Doctor's eyes, flashing with a hint of longing:
"Of course, this power isn't just simple strength. At the same time, it points a path to Sainthood for legendaries—a higher level of power! A more sacred power!
A path to the divine level that can only be glimpsed in A-tier dimensional rifts and the edge world!"
The Blood Demon Doctor emphasized the word "divine." For Blood Demons pursuing eternity, their physical lifespan already had no limits, but they would be hunted by the Lantern Reaper's apostles.
But as long as they surpassed Sainthood, they could fight against the Lantern Reaper's apostles!
Fen walked behind Chen Qi, bending her legs, also looking at the weak Blood Demon Doctor.
Chen Qi said coldly:
"Continue."
The Blood Demon Doctor said softly:
"Ordinary research subjects can no longer withstand the vast, endless power of high-purity Great Whale blood. At least a legendary's Spiritual Core and body are qualified to bear this power!
Pure Great Whale blood can easily poison a legendary. According to current experimental speculation, an ordinary legendary only has a one in a thousand probability of withstanding this power!"
Even legendaries only have a one in a thousand chance of withstanding it... Chen Qi's pupils contracted.
This theoretically derived probability was an extremely terrifying statistic.
Under normal circumstances, even if they slaughtered the entire Witch Sea, this experiment couldn't succeed.
The Blood Demon Doctor continued:
"If we can possess those hard-to-glimpse powers above Sainthood, what does sacrificing the entire Witch Sea matter?
Therefore, the Blackfin Crew has two ideas. First, increase the number of legendaries by plundering massive resources to help Blackfin Crew members advance, while not interfering with other Transcendents' advancement...
This is also why the Blackfin Crew posts bounty lists but never pursues the supernovas—because only after they become legendaries do they have value as experimental subjects..."
An extremely simple and brutal plan... Chen Qi thought to himself.
Even under the background of the dimensional tide where legendaries were emerging, the possibility of this plan was extremely slim.
In the distance, Little Crow listened with fear. Recently, many of her superiors had inexplicably been rewarded with 'legendary' profession cards!
The Blood Demon Doctor continued:
"Besides that, they have a second plan—the Witch's Coffin plan..."
"Witch's Coffin?"
Chen Qi propped his chin, looking curious.
The Blood Demon Doctor gritted his teeth:
"Yes, if third-tier can't withstand it, then make legendaries unable to withstand it. If legendaries can't withstand it, then have Saints withstand it!
The Book Saint of the Book Tower, the Sea God of the Sea God Pirates—these monsters in the eyes of Transcendents are also among our considered targets.
But these are too distant, and according to theory, even for Saints, the success probability is very slim, probably only one in ten. Their Spiritual Cores cannot withstand the deep sea's power..."
Even Saints only have one in ten... Chen Qi stroked his chin.
The experimental difficulty mentioned by the Blood Demon Doctor was somewhat beyond his expectations.
The Blood Demon Doctor continued:
"Of course, if Saints can't withstand it, then have those above Saints withstand it. In the Witch Sea, there happens to be a legendary weakened person—the Ice Witch sleeping in the ancient coffin!
The Ice Witch's Spiritual Core has surpassed the Saint level, but due to her battle with the Great Whale, she's fallen to only Saint-level power. In the Whale Father's view, the Ice Witch might be able to withstand the Great Whale's boundless might!
This was also the fundamental reason why the Whale Father fought the Ice Witch in the previous era..."
The Ice Witch... Chen Qi rubbed his forehead.
Although their purposes were completely different, both the Blackfin Crew and the Flower Witch wanted to open the Witch's Coffin and see the Ice Witch.
This might be the key reason why the Blackfin Crew hadn't dispatched the Blood Hunter yet.
This is a typical pig-farming strategy... Chen Qi couldn't help but sigh.
Fen fell into thought. She had always thought the Blackfin Crew's goal was to steal the Ice Witch's knowledge of ascending to Sainthood, but she never expected their goal was actually to use her teacher's body.
Chen Qi organized the intelligence.
First, the Blackfin Crew's goals highly aligned with theirs.
Additionally, because they had reached the legendary rank, the Blackfin Crew would formally begin their full pursuit.
And... Chen Qi, combining various previous situations, could vaguely sense that in the Blackfin Crew's eyes, he with his Deep Sea Affinity was a higher-quality experimental subject than other legendaries.
However, he didn't have an accurate judgment of exactly how valuable he was.
Chen Qi had a vague intuition that in the Blackfin Crew's eyes, his value might possibly exceed that of the Flower Witch.
The Blood Demon Doctor continued:
"The Whale Father is injured and cannot leave the Fog Sea, but the Blood Hunter only needs a drop of blood to cross the seas and kill anyone who defies him..."
"Witch and Hunter, spare me, I can... help you... avoid the Blood Hunter's abilities..."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and handed Chen Qi the Witch Relic of the Cup—a 'Tumor'.
Chen Qi took the "relic" before him.
[Hela's Blood
Affinity: Goblet
Effect: A relic created by the Goblet Witch Hela, a flesh block that can infinitely multiply, usable for various experiments and flesh surgeries.
Note: To allow those maimed by war, famine, and natural disasters to have healthy bodies, the Goblet Witch sought guidance from the Book Witch, went to an A-tier dimensional rift, and combined it with witch relics to create this miracle.
Compared to other relics, this relic really looks terrifying... Chen Qi pinched it, feeling a strange sensation like a kitten's paw pads.
But according to the prompt information, this relic was originally created to help more injured people.
Unfortunately, Fen isn't an expert in flesh research, and neither am I... Chen Qi stored the relic.
This relic wasn't very useful for them.
After opening the Witch's Coffin, they could sell this relic to a talented doctor.
The Blood Demon Doctor looked into the distance, his pupils contracting, murmuring:
"Please... take me away... I can also take you away... Hunter, in my treasury, there's a legendary Blade-affinity skill card. As long as you spare me, I'll take you..."
*CLANG!*
Suddenly, the Blood Demon Doctor's pupils contracted, nervously looking at Little Crow behind Chen Qi.
That damned Little Crow stole Devil Island Research Institute's treasure!
Don't look at me... Little Crow held the medical kit, looking nervous.
This medical kit contained her future mansion and happiness!
Little Crow prayed inwardly.
"It's her! It's with her!"
The Blood Demon Doctor, willing to harm others without benefiting himself, didn't hesitate to expose Little Crow.
If I'm going down, we're all going down! He grinned bitterly, expecting the Black Hunter to use the same cruel methods on Little Crow that he used on him!
Hmm? Chen Qi turned around, his bloodshot eyes beneath the cloak looking at the familiar person before him.
Little Crow wasn't wearing a mask now, but compared to her mysterious masked appearance before, she gave off more of a cold, weary feeling.
Forget it, just end me... Little Crow turned her head to look at the many researchers hiding behind her.
She forced a bitter smile, sweat flowing down her face, her lips stiffly curving upward, trying hard to imitate a flattering smile as she said:
"Hunter Lord, this is my offering to you. Among it is an ancient potion and a legendary Blade-affinity skill card perfectly suited for you..."
After speaking, Little Crow who wasn't good at flattery straightened her chest, extended her hands straight, lowered her head, and handed the legendary skill card and potion to the monster before her.
Chen Qi took the items and said with a smile:
"Thank you, long time no see, Little Crow..."
"Hunter... Lord, being able to help you is my honor..."
Little Crow smiled bitterly, trying hard to recall some sweet talk that sailors used when flattering pirate captains.
Wait...
Little Crow suddenly realized.
Did the monster before her just say 'long time no see,' and call her Little Crow?