NOVEL NEXT Chapter 46 - Am I Really That Useless?
“Ouch, it hurts!”
A Mystic Finger cultivator, hiding behind a large rock, grimaced.
He had been badly struck by lightning!
The location was particularly unfortunate.
It was a truly painful experience.
Though he was a third-level Mystic Finger, his… posterior… hadn’t been especially “reinforced.” The lightning had truly torn him apart.
The smell of roasted meat mixed with… other scents… was incredibly strange.
Worse, electric arcs still danced around his wounds. The sensation was excruciating!
“Boss, a lot of people have left,” he said, gritting his teeth, turning to his blackened brother. “Should we go too?”
“This Embracing Moon Sect is truly cursed!”
“…”
“Let’s go.”
His brother’s face… well, it couldn’t get any darker.
He said, his face grim, “Tonight has been nothing but bizarre. If we stay, I fear…”
He didn’t finish the sentence.
He feared for his own… backside!
Being struck on the head could be endured, but being struck *there* was terrifying. It might not kill, but it was incredibly frightening!
Even after the lightning dissipated and things returned to normal, who wanted to experience that?!
Perhaps those with certain… preferences… might enjoy it.
But he certainly didn’t.
“Old Zhou, let’s go!”
He stood to leave, but couldn’t suppress his anger.
Damn it!
He had been rained on for half the night, though they hadn’t been directly in the rain, but lurking in this weather for so long, they had gained nothing and been shocked repeatedly.
And then, they were struck by lightning for no reason?!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became!
Bang!
He couldn’t hold back and kicked the large rock in front of him, shattering it.
“Good!”
Although it made some noise, “Old Xu” couldn’t help but cheer.
In Old Xu’s opinion, if his… area… wasn’t so damaged, he would have done the same!
But why didn’t his brother respond?
He turned back, only to find himself spinning.
What…
Why was there a headless corpse here?
Standing?
And why was it so familiar?
Bang!
His consciousness faded.
His “brother” had kicked.
Beneath his foot, Old Xu’s head was flattened beyond recognition, his spirit completely extinguished.
Utterly destroyed!
Just then, his “brother” shuddered.
Thump.
Old Xu’s headless corpse fell, covering his shattered head.
Even so, the scattered blood and brain matter were still a shocking sight.
“What?!”
His “brother” was terrified.
“How… how could this be?!”
“What did I do?!”
He forgot to breathe; his heart almost stopped.
“I… killed Old Xu?”
“Why?”
“This is impossible!”
Bang! Splash.
He knelt in the mud, filled with terror.
Bizarre!
Terrifying!
Most unbearable was that he and his brother had sworn a Dao oath, vowing never to betray each other, especially not to raise a hand against each other, or else…
Their souls would be scattered!
“Ah!!!”
He screamed, clutching his head. The sensation of his soul tearing apart and dissipating was unbearable, filled with pain and despair.
“Why is this happening?!”
“Why?!”
Fear, despair, anger…
But mostly, regret.
If only…
If only he had known… he would never have come.
But it was too late.
His last thought dissipated in the storm. He died.
Old Xu, though injured, wouldn’t have died so easily. Even a close-range ambush wouldn’t have succeeded so readily.
But the problem was the Dao oath. Killing each other was akin to suicide.
Therefore, Old Xu had completely trusted his brother, without any suspicion. He never imagined his brother would attack…
But there are no “ifs” in life.
Those who kill will be killed; this is an unchanging truth.
At the same time, several small-scale conflicts erupted around them.
The conflicts were brief.
In each group, one or two people suddenly attacked those around them.
No serious injuries or deaths resulted, but these sudden attacks caused immediate mistrust within the groups.
No matter how the attackers explained that they didn’t know what happened, no one believed them.
Even if they did, it only reinforced the idea that the Embracing Moon Sect was incredibly strange!
Staying any longer meant risking their own lives.
Talent was valuable, but only if you were alive!
Otherwise, her talent and future accomplishments were irrelevant.
“This place is strange. The Embracing Moon Sect is cursed! Let’s go!”
“We’ll return and reconsider.”
“We need to tell…”
“…”
In the pouring rain, more groups of intruders retreated.
Liu Xun was dumbfounded.
The lightning hadn’t harmed them.
Their cultivation was among the best present.
While other factions no weaker than the Liu family had sent people, they had clearly underestimated the Embracing Moon Sect, sending mostly third-level Mystic Finger cultivators or weaker.
Therefore, their every move was under observation.
They clearly saw that most of the people had left!
Besides themselves, only five or six groups remained, most of whom were already considering retreating, only lingering out of reluctance.
Only the avian demons remained intent on fighting.
But…
How had it come to this?!
He had been watching the entire time!
The Embracing Moon Sect had only sent out two elders, who quickly killed two people.
Why had it become like this?!
He had been watching, but why couldn’t he understand?!
Perhaps…
His father had been right?
The Embracing Moon Sect was gaining the upper hand?!
This was truly unbelievable!
And he was witnessing something truly extraordinary!
But why?!
Liu Xun was unconvinced.
Why did his father, who wasn’t even here, accurately predict the situation while he, who had watched everything, understood nothing?
Was he really that useless?
Just then, the elder on his right reminded him, “Young Master, prepare yourself. The avian demons are about to attack.”
“According to the patriarch’s instructions, we must…”
“I know!” Liu Xun replied grimly.
Though he didn’t understand, he had one good quality: obedience.
Especially to his father.
“Prepare to attack, capture the avian demons, and form a good relationship with the Embracing Moon Sect!”
Hearing this, the two elders breathed a sigh of relief.
They were afraid he would act impulsively.