Chapter 101: Chapter 101 - The Sword Twin.
Lei was woken up by the stimulant, coursing through his veins after a sharp injection. He squirmed, but was restrained by someone's firm grasp.
"I woke you up so that you can focus your human qi. We might still save your core." It was lady Ning, a rank two master who lost her husband. Lei remembered her duel, she drowned her opponent in a toxic fog, then mercilessly finished him off with a barrage of thorns.
"Agh... Fuck me..." Lei struggled to focus his eyes, the evening sky spinning as he tried to come back to his senses. "The moon. Moon here." He muttered nonsense, raising his arm towards the sky.
"Is he sane?" Xin was worried for his dear friend, but knew not to approach the medic as she worked.
"Lei, you have to shake off the drugs I injected before the stimulants somehow." She ignored Xin. "Can you hear me?"
"Yesh. We won." Lei smiled and chuckled lightly. "We won."
"Yes, we did. You suffered meridian damage, so I put you through a cleansing procedure. Now I need you to come back to your senses."
"Tell Zhan I'm sorry. I killed him. Is Xin alive?"
"Yes, I am here, brother. We won. They've retreated, we are negotiating the surrender of the remaining troops. Everything is good." Xin talked in a soothing voice to avoid agitating Lei.
"Lei, can you hear me?" Yao Nang asked. She was genuinely worried for her lover, even if they weren't "together", her heart still bled seeing him injured and crazed like that.
"You sound like my mom. Where is my dad?"
"No, it's me, Yao Nang. Your mother is long gone."
"I know you. I came on your tits a few days ago. I wanted a titjob, but yours are too small for that. It's hard to cum when you have to use your left, I'm glad you were there for me."
"Don't worry, Nang. He's under drugs, it's a normal occurrence. This stays between us." Xin threw her a short glance, his face almost indifferent.
"Fuck... Give water." Lei tried to stand up, but lady Ning pinned him down. Cultivator patients were dangerous, they could lash out and start throwing techniques or powerful punches around.
"Here." Rui Ming pressed a flask to Lei's lips, and gave him two gulps.
"Shit. Think I'm conscious now. What's going on? Fuck… Sorry, Nang." He remembered what he just said, and to say that he was embarrassed would be an understatement.
"I understand, Lei. It's just human qi, no hard feelings." She responded, trying to repress her annoyance.
"You'll feel cloudy, and your body will hurt. It's fine, you've got to sit up now. Let me help you." Shen Ning raised him and sat him down in a half-lying position, against the wall.
"Lei, we killed the gorilla. Master Zhi is fighting master Bo outside of the town. We won the fight, they are about to surrender." Xin calmly told him.
"Zhi will kick his bald ass. Zhan!" Lei remembered again, and his chest shot up in pain and anguish. "Fuck."
"He's dead. There was nothing we could do. We already jumped above our ears, be grateful we're alive, and be grateful to Zhan." As Xin said it, Lei noticed that his friend's face was swollen from crying, despite his stoic words.
"No... I could... take a loan, get that dao shard you told me about... Fuck..."
"You wouldn't learn how to use it in time, and it wouldn't matter. You did great, get over it."
"Don't pressure him too hard, Xin." Rui Ming gently put a hand on Xin's shoulder. "He just woke up."
"I won't let him destroy himself. The shit he spews now, it will haunt him. I'll challenge it for his own sake." Xin proudly raised his chin.
"Xin, you know what?" Lei asked in a hollow voice, sounding like he's about to faint again.
"Yes?"
"You're a retard. Stupid fucking retard. Hehehe."
"What a lovely exchange." Lady Ning manifested her flying sword. "I'll get going now. Xin, you know how to stabilize him. Await further orders. Rui Ming, the groups are merged under your command."
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Master Fang Zhi splashed molten liquid at master Bo from his fingertips. They were flying in the sky, almost reaching the clouds.
Radiant Egg Yolk! Master Bo breathed out and covered himself in a shining golden glow.
"Useless." Master Bo punched the air, and launched a swarm of ethereal fists at master Zhi.
Sunset Escape!
"Slow." Fang Zhi deftly avoided them. The barrage then flew and dissolved a bunch of clouds behind him.
"Masters, if I may interrupt." A female voice called out from behind master Zhi.
Both masters raised their guard and retreated a hundred steps.
"Name yourself!" Master Zhi manifested a golden sword and pointed it at the source of the voice.
"Do I have to?" The figure controlling the flying sword was none other than Gu Xueying, the female Sword Twin!
"You! We are duelling here! Interrupting us is a serious offense!"
"Master Xueying, you are free?" Master Bo was confused, and raised his eyebrow suspiciously. Wasn't she captured by the FETS?
"I've been exchanged. Let's make the ransom worth it. Fang Zhi, I recommend you cease fighting and surrender." She procured a swarm of different enchanted swords from her aperture, then infused them all with several dao shards. They combined into a multi-coloured orchestra of lights, ready to strike master Zhi down.
"I see." Master Zhi raised his arms in the air. "It's over, then."
Heaven Scorching Ray! He attacked master Bo, catching him off-guard. This ray was so powerful, it pushed the heavenly qi away from the area, and master Bo's flying sword was drained of energy.
I see! Master Bo's heart jumped, he knew what this meant! Gu Xueying is on the FETS side! Need to run.
Heaven Defying Eagle Soar! He flapped his arms and unleashed one of the fastest recorded rank three moves in history.
Spectral Sword Cage! The enchanted sword formation blinked and surrounded master Bo, he tried to move away, but wasn't fast enough. With master Zhi scorching heavenly qi from the area, there was no heavenly influence here, thus nothing to defy!
The swords gathered into a link and squeezed master Bo, then Xueying manifested a massive hand made of vines out of her aperture. It looked like a giant tree, with branches for fingers, and quickly extended towards master Bo. It formed into a fist and pulled him towards the Sword Twin.
"No, Chimera, you'll pay for this!" Master Bo struggled as he unleashed his defensive technique, surrounded by a massive belt of ethereal hands. Crack. It was broken in just one motion of giant fingers.
"Feels nice, bullying lower ranks, doesn't it, master Bo?" The Sword Twin said, readying to activate a dao shard. "Feels nice, bullying weaker sects, doesn't, master Bo?"
Slumber dao shard, rank four! Master Bo was knocked out.
Divine Chariot Arrival! Master Muni rushed into the area, but was too late. He wore a majestic golden robe, his arms and fingers were covered in enchanted Way temple-styled jewelry, and on his feet, he wore two little ethereal chariots where his boots would be, each shining like a little sun.
"Chimera, come to your senses! He is a rank three duelist! Being a body snatcher is one thing, but possessing the body of a rank four? It's demonic, you'll be eliminated!"
"She's just mind controlled, and our bodies are interconnected. There is no law or rule regulating this technique, my friend." The Sword Twin smiled at him. She was one of the biggest beauties of the whole continent, her skin pale and her large eyes determined, her raven hair emanating a divine glow, as if it was woven by a goddess.
"You broke the rules of warfare, your sect will suffer dire consequences. Do you not fear the Emperor? I ask of you, see reason, release master Bo, give back Xingyue's body, and let's sign a peace treaty. Let's end this before you drag us down into the hole you are digging!"
"Master Bo assaulted my rank one soldiers by unleashing a rank two creature specifically at them. All during a duel he himself initiated. He'll be punished accordingly. The inspector didn't mark him, so I'll also sue him in the Emperor's court. Your connection to the beast tide will also be investigated, it's clear that you played a role in it."
"My what? Master Zhi, we fought the boar together, your sect leader has gone crazy! Please make him see reason!"
"I understand exactly what's going on. Master Bo identified our sect's most talented warriors and attempted to destroy our sect's long-term potential. I agree with the sect leader. Let's negotiate the terms of your retreat, master Muni." He refused to call him a saint. From his perspective, he was an upstart who stumbled onto shendao powers and rose to rank four combat strength.
"Divine Sword Sect won't bail you out. It's over for you, they traded your sect for marginal gains in the south."
"I've heard the discussion, gentlemen." The inspector flew up to them, furious. "A rank four, breaking the realm rules? Do you understand the degree of the scandal you've just unleashed, master Chimera?"
"Our sect argues that I used the rules correctly, to protect the lower ranks bullied by a rank three. I'm ready to negotiate peace terms, and I'm ready to take you and master Muni to court. You've lost your impartiality years ago, inspector. I recommend against escalating."
"I insist that I was nothing but impartial, that rank two gorilla incident should have been reviewed and appealed as per procedure. You've overstepped your boundaries."
"With master Bo captured, the Fist sect has lost the war. Let's see who the court sides with, with the invasion incoming." The Sword Twin smirked. Her soothing, pleasant voice was made for singing, not monologues like this, and sounded uncanny. "You blundered and you paid the price, Muni."
"By the Golden Order, I'll be a wiser man today. Cease fire, and let's negotiate." Saint Muni sounded quite despondent.
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