Chapter 46
The oval-shaped metal egg laid on the soil depression and shone.
The expression on that shape-shifting Special Ability User changed drastically when he saw the egg, growling with his agitated and hoarse voice, “You guys are actually using a Killer Machine! That’s a serious violation of the rules! Even if you kill me, you’d also be disqualified!”
The disheveled man was not perturbed, pulling out his longsword from the ground, “Violation of the rules? There’s no one around us, who’s going to know? Instead, you ought to rejoice that we’re using our precious Killer Machine just to kill you!”
With that, the disheveled man laughed uproariously, as if he had already won this fight.
“Killer Machine?” Xia Fei was relieved. He thought that the egg was a weapon of sorts when it was tossed out, as he had been so nervous that he felt his heart jumping out from his chest.
“What’s this Killer Machine, Phantom?” Xia Fei asked, puzzled.
“A long time ago, there was a completely different civilization in the universe, and they mass-produced robots to service them. But in the end, all the robots suddenly rebelled, forming an army that annihilated this ancient civilization from the face of the universe before vanishing themselves without a trace.”
“The current Pan-Human Alliance had evolved from the surviving humans of this tragedy, which is why robots are the number one prohibited technology in the Alliance, absolutely banned from being used or produced. The Killer Machine is one such robot, and the attack power they possess is monstrous, though they could only be used just once before becoming worthless,” Phantom explained.
A stab! Another! And another!
The little robot continued stabbing its two arms into the shape-shifter’s eyes, as heart-piercing howls could be heard throughout the rain shadow.
After several minutes, the miserable howls had finally stopped, though the little robot continued to unceasingly stab like a maniac.
The eyes of the shape-shifter had already been stabbed thousands of times and were no more than two bloodied holes now. Even the slurry of his brain was constantly leaking out from the two holes.
After a few more minutes, the robot had finally stopped attacking, but it was only because the shape-shifter’s head had already been chopped into a paste! At the same time, the little robot’s body had already turned bright red as it was all covered in blood.
Xia Fei had broken into a cold sweat from watching this unfold in front of his eyes. No wonder that the shape-shifter had panicked and was overwhelmed with dread when he saw that silver egg appear. This Killer Machine was simply a butcher!
After the little robot killed its target, it lifted its head up to the sky as the two glowing red eyes slowly dimmed out as if it were a religious extremist that had completed its mission and was now praying.
Puff! The little robot fell to the ground and no longer moved.
The disheveled man limped over to where the woman was and got her up to her feet, affectionately saying, “Thank you for saving my life.”
The woman tidied her hair and blushed slightly, her eyes filled with warmth, “Brother Tao, my body already belongs to you, there’s no need for you to be so courteous.”
The disheveled man nodded as his eyes shifted to his left and right.
All of a sudden, a dagger extended out from his sleeves and plunged straight into the woman’s heart!
With a raised hand, the dagger fell. He was actually a cold-blooded killer who would not hesitate to kill his lover!
The woman’s eyes were filled with unwillingness, indignation and rage. She simply could not believe that the man she trusted and loved the most would actually kill her! She whimpered as she spat out her last word, “Why…”
“There is only a single token, which means only one of us can make it through. I have no intention of returning to the hell that the east had become just to search for a second token. Besides, we’ve already violated the rules by using a Killer Machine, and this matter must be kept secret,” The man said indifferently.
Xia Fei witnessed this scene and felt a strange sense of dejection in his heart, wearing a grim expression on his face as he came walking out from the tall grass.
The disheveled man heard sounds from behind him and quickly lifted his longsword, frustratedly shouting, “Who’s there?!”
Xia Fei ignored him as he wasn’t interested to speak to such a person.
*Shing*
Xia Fei unsheathed Chasing Light as he went dashing right past the man at his top speed, leaving a mist of red on his neck.
Speed Ability Users are the bane of Strength Ability Users, so the disheveled man barely had the time to make a sound before dying on the spot.
“Someone like you doesn’t deserve to like,” Xia Fei coldly remarked.
Xia Fei wiped his Chasing Light with the disheveled man’s clothes and began to clean up the bodies. At the same time, he searched for spoils. If that woman could afford a Killer Machine worth 50 million star coins, she should have other things on her as well. More importantly, there was still that token on the shape-shifter’s body.
That was when a round of applause suddenly sounded from behind, “Big brother Xia, you look so cool when you kill people!”
Xia Fei hastily turned around and looked only to find that Xiao Yu had snuck up on him some time ago and was clapping with a big smile, her eyes were looking at Xia Fei with admiration.
“Xiao Yu, why did you come over here? It’s very dangerous here,” Xia Fei said abruptly.
Xiao Yu stuck her tongue out and replied with a hint of dissatisfaction, “I’m here to protect you. Why do you always have to be so fierce?”
Xia Fei looked at the skinny little girl and could not help but find it a little funny, “I’m an adult, why would I need you to protect me? Why don’t you wait till you’re all grown up? We can talk about it then.”
“You don’t believe me? My special ability is the Amethyst Guard. I’m very powerful!” Xiao Yu raised her arm and struck a fighting pose as she said this.
“Amethyst Guard?” Xia Fei was very curious. He did not have much understanding of the various special abilities, so naturally, he had no idea just what sort of ability was this Amethyst Guard.
At that moment, Phantom burst into laughter all of a sudden, “Xia Fei, I’ve been curious all this time… With your analytic capabilities, why couldn’t you tell something’s strange about Xiao Yu? You clearly know her family would not have allowed her to participate in something as dangerous as a Crisis grade assessment if she did not have a superhuman ability, so why didn’t you ask Xiao Yu just what sort of special ability she possessed?” Phantom asked.
Xia Fei pursed his lips, “I didn’t wish to know at all. If I knew what special ability Xiao Yu possessed, I surely include her in my plans when analyzing the situation. But she’s still just a child, how can I include a child into my plans that involve killing?”
Phantom rubbed his chin and contemplated for a moment, before abruptly slapping his thigh, looking as if an epiphany had dawned upon him, “I finally understand! So that’s your biggest weakness!”
“You would normally deal with problems in a very clever and organized fashion, but as long as you a child is involved, you would immediately turn into a different person, taking the initiative to bear the burden as the protector without even bother asking if the other party needed protection.”
Phantom shook his head and analyzed, “Actually, you can’t be blamed for this. Everyone wishes to have something to protect, as it is an instinct that you’re born with. It’s just that your will to protect happens to be far stronger than others, that’s all.”
Xia Fei was at a loss for words. What Phantom had said was the truth. Ever since Xia Fei was young, he had a soft spot for children, and it was not just a fleeting thought.
“Oh dear, a born warrior, who is also an innate protector of children. I’m suddenly feeling very inspired. No good, I’m going back to compose a poem,” Phantom urgently said.
“Wait!” Xia Fei stopped Phantom, furrowing his brow to ask, “Is Amethyst Guard very powerful?”
Phantom glanced at Xiao Yu and revealed a mysterious smile, “It’s not just powerful, it’s super powerful!”