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Lightning Release: Chidori Blade!
This strike was incredibly powerful, imbued with lightning chakra, and incorporated Chidori into the blade, making it even sharper.
Zhao Xuzhen instinctively sensed the power of the strike and dared not block it. He rolled backward to dodge the attack and simultaneously launched an illusion attack on Gu Ran.
So Gu Ran's blade struck directly on the head of the second-generation species.
However, illusion attacks are ineffective against Gu Ran!
Ichimonji Norimune was originally an alchemical weapon, so this strike still managed to cut through the black dragon armor on the dragon's head and into its flesh.
The dragon let out a painful howl, then it rolled over forcefully, trying to throw Gu Ran into the lake.
Gu Ran leaped backward and landed back on the large wooden plank floating on the water.
"Why, why, why doesn't the illusion work on you?" At this moment, Zhao Xuzhen, who had already transformed into a dragon, was very puzzled. With the true dragon of the next generation and his own words of power, it should have been easy to pull Gu Ran into the illusion.
But Gu Ran seems to have a natural antibody against the environment, making him immune to all illusion attacks!
Gu Ran sneered: "Do you think I'd be stupid enough to tell you my secrets? I'm not one of those brainless villains."
After saying this, he leaped up again, landing on the dragon's back, and began close combat with Zhao Xuzhen.
The next-generation creature seemed to want to intimidate Gu Ran with its dragon might, but Gu Ran once again used his Rinnegan to freeze it in place.
Because there was no place to land on the lake, the dragon became a small island, which became the battlefield for Gu Ran and Zhao Xuzhen.
Gu Ran used the sharpness of Ichimonji Norimune to press Zhao Xuzhen down. Although Zhao Xuzhen had transformed into a dragon, he was unarmed and dared not directly confront the blade of Ichimonji Norimune.
However, Zhao Xuzhen's bloodline is indeed powerful. After transforming into a dragon, Zhao Xuzhen's combat power is close to that of Genjiro at his peak. Because of the dragon armor, he is even more resistant to grass than Genjiro.
Gu Ran's blade sliced at him several times, but only managed to puncture his dragon armor, causing superficial wounds.
However, Gu Ran was very fast. He enhanced his muscles with Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and Sage Mode also had the ability to accelerate and increase physical strength. Therefore, he could completely suppress Zhao Xuzhen with his physical skills alone.
"Gu Ran, you, you bully me because I'm unarmed, are you even a hero!" Zhao Xuzhen had no weapon, but his dragon claws were also very sharp. However, with a weapon, the longer the claw, the stronger it was, and it was difficult for his claws to hurt Gu Ran.
"Idiot, I'm a dragon slayer now, I never talk about fairness with 'traitors'!" Gu Ran has now firmly declared that Zhao Xuzhen is a hybrid who betrayed humanity, ensuring that he and his family can never recover.
Zhao Xuzhen also realized this. He saw the woman holding the camera not far away and understood that if this video were to be leaked to the Secret Party, he would be relentlessly hunted down by them.
Then, with a ferocious expression, he said, "Gu Ran, you forced me to this. I'm going to kill everyone here so that no one will know about my affairs. You're all going to die!"
Zhao Xuzhen's pupils shone with a crimson-gold light, and every breath he took was accompanied by lightning. He stood on the dragon's body, seemingly able to draw energy from it.
So he raised his claws, and a bolt of lightning descended from the sky, gathering on his arm and refusing to dissipate. Then he began his surprise attack on Gu Ran.
Gu Ran's Rinne Sharingan activated at this moment, capturing his movements and easily dodging his lightning-fast claws.
If it were just physical skills, it would take Gu Ran a while to subdue him, but he also has Rinnegan and genjutsu.
So, the instant their eyes met, Gu Ran used the illusion technique "Dark Travel" on Zhao Xuzhen.
In an instant, Zhao Xuzhen's eyesight was taken away, and all that remained in his field of vision was darkness.
The very next second, Gu Ran once again used Lightning Release to attach to the blade, activated Thousand Bird Blade, and pierced through Zhao Xuzhen's left collarbone from behind!
"Ah!" Zhao Xuzhen let out a painful cry.
Taking advantage of the situation, Gu Ran pulled out the blade and pierced the other side of his collarbone with the tip of the knife.
As a result, his shoulders were temporarily unable to exert force, and his hands were essentially rendered useless.
But Gu Ran didn't stop, and stabbed him through the kneecap with another knife.
"what!"
Zhao Xuzhen let out another painful wail.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Ran pulled out the knife and shattered the bone in his other kneecap as well.
After dealing with Zhao Xuzhen, the next step was to deal with the giant dragon that he had hypnotized with his Rinnegan.
The giant dragon kept roaring, and then used a unique sound wave to transmit its thoughts into Gu Ran's mind.
"Human, release me, or you will surely die!"
"Heh, do you know who my last opponent was? It was the White King. You, a mere second-generation species, dare to threaten me?"
Gu Ran sneered, then strode towards the dragon's head, located the spine at the back of its neck, and plunged the blade in!
The white blade pierced through the dragon's armor and traveled through its flesh until it severed its spine.
"Ow--"
The dragon let out a painful roar, seemingly still wanting to say something, but Gu Ran took two more steps and slashed at its eyes again, destroying both of them.
"I'm not killing you because I don't want your blood to pollute this lake," Gu Ran threatened, grabbing its horn. "I know you dragons can change your form, so shrink down right now, or I'll break your horn off!"
The dragon was intimidated by Gu Ran's threat. It would be a great disgrace if its horns were broken. Moreover, it had already been defeated and subdued by Gu Ran's power.
The world of dragons has always been simple: it's all about power and strength. As long as you can use these two things to conquer your opponent, that's victory.
The giant dragon obediently shrank, eventually becoming like Zhao Xuzhen, transforming into a little dragon.
Zhao Xuzhen could no longer draw power from the dragon, and the dragonification phenomenon on his body disappeared, turning him back into an ordinary person. However, his shoulders and knees were injured, and he could not move.
Gu Ran carried his two defeated subordinates to the wooden plank, then used the plank to slide in the water, bringing them back to the ship.
Zhou Minhao, Jiang Wanzhi, and the others stared at Gu Ran in disbelief, as if they were looking at some kind of monster.
Isabel then put away her gun and walked to Gu Ran's side. Victoria very professionally used the camera to take a close-up of the two, and then took a full-body shot of Gu Ran.
She was truly thrilled at this moment. The Lionheart Society's president had actually subdued a hybrid that had transformed into a dragon, as well as a real dragon, all by himself!
"You... you've got it all sorted out!" Bai Shanglu leaned over to take a look. The once arrogant Zhao Xuzhen was now like a dead dog, with Gu Ran holding one of his legs.
As for the giant dragon, Gu Ran grabbed it by the tail and threw it aside.
Gu Ran deactivated his immortal mode and said arrogantly, "Otherwise what? It's just a second-generation giant lizard and a little dragon man. How difficult is it to deal with them?"
“Gu…” Zhou Minhao was about to call Gu Ran by his name, but then felt it was inappropriate, so he changed his words, “Elder, what do you plan to do with these two things?”
In his eyes, Gu Ran was already of the same generation as Nuwa.
Gu Ran smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, that makes me feel too formal. I'm younger than you, so it's better if you just call me by my name."
"As for these two... could you find me a secluded spot?"
Jiang Wanzhi thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to Lotus Island. Our family's crab farm used to be there. There are fewer tourists now, so there shouldn't be anyone there."
At this time, all the ordinary people on the ship were unconscious, only the mixed-race people remained conscious, so David Chiang took the initiative to become the captain and immediately went to the wheelhouse to start the ship.
As the fog dissipated, he could discern directions and headed towards Lotus Island to the east.
Chapter 600 The Incompetent Gambler
Victoria then turned off the camera and pointed at Susanna: "What should we do with those people?"
They were all Zhao Xuzhen's bodyguards and secretaries.
"Brother Zhou, please help me with this," Gu Ran said to Zhou Minhao. "I'll also trouble you with the cleanup."
"it is good."
Zhou Minhao agreed, took out his phone and started making calls to gather people to cover up the appearance of the dragon.
Gu Ran then said to Isabel, "Go contact the academy and have them send a specialist from the nearest location. I need to take these two items back to the academy."
“Yes, President.” Isabel immediately took out her phone and began contacting Norma.
About twenty minutes later, the ship arrived at the pier of Lotus Island and reached Jiang Wanzhi's crab farm.
The crab farm is built by the water and is located in a very quiet and secluded place.
"You should all leave. Don't get involved in what happens next. Go to the hospital to treat your injuries first."
Gu Ran jumped from the ship onto the crab farm, not letting the others go ashore with him, but instead telling them to go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
"President, the academy has dispatched a temporary specialist to Kunshan. The nearest specialist is in Hefei and is expected to arrive in three and a half hours. Norma has already made an evacuation plan and told us to wait where we are," Isabel reported.
"Hmm." Gu Ran nodded. "Who's in charge at the academy?"
“Professor Schneider,” Isabel asked, “would you like to speak with him?”
“No need, just wait here.” Gu Ran looked at Victoria. “Has the video been sent to Norma?”
"It's been transmitted, but the video format is too large, it will take some time." Victoria had already connected to the crab farm's network and started sending the video to Norma.
"We seem to have nothing to do now." Gu Ran looked around. "How about we get something to eat? I'm a little hungry."
This crab restaurant seems to have been closed for a while, but they still have instant noodles, drinks, and bottled water.
So Isabel went to boil water and made instant noodles for everyone.
Victoria asked, "President, wouldn't it be too dangerous for us to bring these two things back alive?"
“His value is greater while he’s alive,” Gu Ran said with a smile. “He’s a super hybrid, you know. Those scientists in the ice cellar love using him to make live biopsies. They can study him for a long time by making one cut a day.”
Victoria shuddered: "Isn't this just like the ancient Chinese practice of slow slicing?"
“He’s a mixed-race person, so he has a good recovery ability. If he cuts himself today, he’ll be fully healed tomorrow,” Gu Ran said with a smile. “Don’t be fooled by his motionless appearance now; he’s actually playing dead, waiting for his wound to heal.”
Zhao Xuzhen, who was lying on the ground pretending to be unconscious, caught his breath. He hadn't expected Gu Ran to see through his little trick.
As for the second-generation species, because its spine was pierced, it would take a long time to recover. However, the dragon blood in its body was still supplying it with vitality, preventing it from dying.
If Gu Ran had killed that dragon in Yangcheng Lake, its blood would have stained the lake water. The aquatic creatures that received nutrients from the dragon would likely have mutated, resulting in many dragon subspecies and causing ecological damage.
That's why Gu Ran didn't directly deal with the dragon.
Soon, Isabel boiled water and made a bowl of braised beef noodles for everyone.
Gu Ran actually wanted to eat two bowls, but if she soaked them at the same time, the other bowl might become soggy after she finished one, so she decided to just have one bowl as a snack.
However, before he had finished his instant noodles, the phone suddenly rang.
It was an unfamiliar phone call, made from an overseas number.
Gu Ran hung up the phone without answering and took another bite of instant noodles.
The phone rang again.
Gu Ran finished the last bite of his instant noodles before picking up the phone and turning on speakerphone.
"Who is it? Hiding its head and tail."
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