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wrong.
Kazama Ruri suddenly turned her head and looked at the Takamagahara, which had been blown open in the center. There was a ship that had been moored nearby, the Lenin, which had sunk here more than ten years ago. Inside the ship was an embryo that was suspected to be a sub-species. Under normal circumstances, it would take about two or three years for the noble creature in the embryo to fully hatch.
When placing the nuclear bomb, Genji only glanced at the embryo a few times before paying no further attention. It was just a secondary species; even if it were fully hatched and matured, let alone an embryo, it wouldn't be a match for her.
But now, the embryo in the Lenin is gone, and a group of scavenging vipers and corpse guards have gathered there, like carrion vultures and hyenas, sharing some scraps.
It was swallowed.
Was it devoured by mindless creatures like the Demon-toothed Dragon Viper or the Corpse Guardian, or by the Yamata no Orochi that broke free of its seal?
Also, where did Yamata no Orochi go?
The nuclear bomb must have broken the seal of the burial site, and the Yamata no Orochi should have broken free, but it has disappeared without a trace.
Damn beast!
Kazama Ruri's expression shifted between light and dark as she realized that Orochi might have run away.
The Yamata no Orochi lacks intelligence, in comparison to the White King. The White King is one of the supreme beings in the dragon race, second only to the Black King, possessing astonishing wisdom, while the Yamata no Orochi is merely a beast born from the fusion of the ancient Susanoo with the sacred remains.
As a beast, Yamata no Orochi possesses top-tier intelligence, being cunning, treacherous, and naturally inclined to seek advantage and avoid harm.
The newly revived Yamata no Orochi is likely very weak and urgently needs to eat to replenish its strength before it can unleash its full fighting power. Given this state, sensing John Wick's presence on the sea surface, a strategic retreat and a swift retreat are perfectly reasonable.
This is the instinct of top predators in nature. Unless they are extremely hungry and food is scarce, or their offspring are threatened, top predators in the wild food chain rarely set their sights on other top or second-top predators.
Damn.
Kazama Ruri's expression was unpredictable, and the news that Orochi had fled and his whereabouts were unknown was a mixed blessing.
The good news is that the Yamata no Orochi has not fully recovered, nor has she reached her limit. She still has the resources to continue taking drugs to raise her bloodline to an even more terrifying level, and then hunt the Yamata no Orochi to seize the sacred remains when she can no longer advance.
The worry is that with Orochi running away, it's uncertain when we'll be able to find it again.
"what happened?"
Gao Kui looked at Kazama Ruri and asked curiously.
"nothing."
Kazama Ruri smiled sweetly at Gao Kui, then her expression suddenly changed, and she warned, "Be careful..."
A giant sea creature, over tens of meters long and covered with iron-gray scales, resembling a giant mosasaur from Jurassic Park, swam rapidly toward the two of them, wagging its tail.
The reversed and doubled gravity, the chaotic gravitational field, has almost no effect on it. Because its size is so enormous, it has to endure unimaginable pressure every moment, so the increased gravity has a relatively low impact on it.
This is a fifth-generation or fourth-generation dragon at its peak, a genuine specimen. That's how the dragon race works; only dragons of the third generation or higher can be considered true dragons. Those below the third generation cannot be considered true dragons, and their forms are far more varied and bizarre.
A pair of golden eyes, like two lighthouses, appeared as the enormous mosasaur opened its blood-red maw and attacked the two. It sensed that these two little ones had extremely noble bloodlines, and that by devouring and digesting them, it might be able to achieve an evolutionary level of life.
"You beast dare to open your mouth at me? You're asking for death!"
Gao Kui frowned slightly. Being swallowed by the giant mosasaur was nothing to him. The Crescent Moon Domain was like the Xuanhuang Pagoda in the prehistoric novels, with almost invincible defense.
Unless one is stronger than Archangel Michael, or can break Michael's blessing, there is absolutely no way to break the Crescent Moon Domain.
But being swallowed by a beast is disgusting enough. And then being excreted afterwards is even more disgusting.
Words of Power: Yin Flow.
The Yin Flow Domain opened, and dozens of sharp sword energies slashed at the oncoming giant mosasaur, shredding its head, bones, and scales into powder.
The headless corpse continued to move; dragons possess more than one nervous system, allowing them to survive for a considerable time even without a brain. However, that was all.
The next instant, Gao Kui pulled Kazama Ruri above the headless corpse, and with sword energy crisscrossing, he completely shredded the giant mosasaur into dust.
It is large, but not tough enough, much less strong. Its stress resistance far exceeds that of human super hybrids, but its strength is quite ordinary.
Such a giant creature, when faced with the Northern Qi prince who was skilled at crushing weaker opponents, was no different from an ordinary polar bear and could only be eaten as a dish.
A stench of blood filled the air, and more and more giant creatures, corpse guardians, and demon-toothed vipers rushed towards them. Some devoured the remains of a massive mosasaur, while others bared their sharp teeth at the two.
"Go away!"
A bunch of mindless beasts dare to bare their claws at me? Bring on the first generation!
Amidst the swirling sword energy, the two fought their way in and out of the horde of hybrid creatures, hacking and slashing their way through. Well, Gao Kui was in charge of killing, while Kazama Ruri was in charge of the hacking.
He truly lives up to his reputation as a prince of Northern Qi, and he truly deserves the person I've set my sights on.
There is a sequence of hearing the truth, and there is a specialization in the surgery industry.
Gao Kui, who was simply crushing weaker opponents, was like a god descending to earth in Kazama Ruri's eyes: because she couldn't do it.
Leaving aside the power of words and Longinus, in one-on-one hand-to-hand combat, Kazama Ruri is not much worse than Gao Kui or John Wick, but fighting against tens of thousands or millions of people is not her forte.
The Northern Qi prince's version of Yin Liu is unparalleled in its ability to crush weak opponents. While its offensive capabilities are not as good as those of the Judgment type of Word of Power, it is still comparable to other high-risk Words of Power and is even stronger than the regular Wind King's Eye.
Kazama Ruri only has one "Dream Eater," a Word of Power that is useless in the chaotic battle.
In other words, if Gao Kui doesn't come, and when the oxygen level drops to the point where she has to break open the submersible for a last-ditch effort, even if she can withstand the terrifying water pressure for a short time, she will surely perish on the spot if she is attacked by those sea creatures, corpse guards, and ghost-toothed dragon vipers.
How wonderful it is to be protected by someone like that, just like a princess in a chivalric novel protected by a holy knight.
With her eyes sparkling, Kazama Ruri held hands with Gao Kui and fought their way for several kilometers until they were only a few hundred meters from the water's surface before finally escaping the pursuit of the giant horde of creatures and the Ghost-toothed Viper.
They had been terrified by the slaughter. Even if they were not very intelligent, seeing so many of their kind die tragically and large areas of the sea almost stained red with blood, they would realize that the situation was dangerous and instinctively flee back to the seabed, ending their attack.
In the vast sea area surrounding the two, only a few scattered corpses remained, along with normal marine life, and two super hybrids, humanoid dragon kings, who could also terrify ordinary hybrids.
Sunlight falls on my shoulders, making me feel like a free man.
Like a mermaid yearning for sunlight and longing to step onto land and stay with the prince forever, Kazama Ruri raised her head, her deep gaze piercing through hundreds of meters of seawater to reach the surface.
Directly above her, Yuan Zhisheng and John Wick were still clearing out the last remaining zombie guardians, diligently ensuring that no zombie guardian could escape from this sea area.
Yuan Zhisheng!
Kazama Ruri gritted her teeth, wishing she could immediately burst out of the water and chop that heartless beast, Genjiro, to death to settle the score.
The murderous intent vanished in an instant, and in the end, Kazama Ruri gave up. With her extraordinary wisdom, she knew that Genjiro most likely came with Gao Kui, and they probably had reached some kind of consensus, otherwise it would be unlikely that they would come together.
If I were to go up and fight Yuan Zhisheng to determine who is better and who is more likely to die, wouldn't that put the Northern Qi prince in a difficult position?
A good woman shouldn't put her man in a difficult situation where he has to make a decision. She should be understanding and quietly handle everything, sharing his joys and sorrows, and not making things difficult for her partner. That's what a good girl should do.
Moreover, Kazama Ruri remembered promising Genji that she would wait until she broke free of her shackles before taking Genji's life.
Chapter 180 Stop it
In the last kilometer, Gao Kui slowed down.
As they gradually rose, the area where Genjiro and John Wick were located was once again incorporated into the Crescent Realm, gravity reversed, and seawater, corpses, and blood fell back into the sky.
At this moment, if I were to slowly appear in front of Genjiro and the others, holding Kazama Ruri's hand, just like the protagonists appearing in slow motion in a movie, it would definitely be very beautiful and romantic.
Gao Kui suddenly stopped in his tracks because the girl suddenly broke free from his hand, turned around, and floated in front of him like a beautiful jellyfish.
"I'll leave you here." Kazama Ruri gently pushed Gao Kui away, reluctant to part with him.
The Kazama Ruri before my eyes is beautiful. She has a slender and well-proportioned figure and is wearing a tight-fitting combat suit that resembles Rei Ayanami from "EVA". Apart from her hair color and length being different from Rei Ayanami's, she really gives people the feeling of Rei Ayanami. She was bound by shackles all her life, but she shone with the brilliance of humanity through her bonds with others.
With a beautiful woman before him, and the perfect time and scenery, Gao Kui's thoughts began to wander again. He spoke in Japanese full of Showa accent, "Then let's stop here. It would be impolite to continue loving her, my lovely lady?"
Kazama Ruri was slightly taken aback, then smiled sweetly. It must have been her saying that they would leave it here, which made Gao Kui think of what he had said.
"You won't even say a word to stop me from leaving? If you don't want me to go, we can stay together." Kazama Ruri said softly.
The feeling of Rei Ayanami became even stronger, so strong that Gao Kui's mind automatically played background music and Utada Hikaru's voice appeared in his ears. It wasn't the Louvre's "One Last Kiss," but "Beautiful World," which had the exact same arrangement style.
If only one wish could be granted
I want to fall asleep beside you, anywhere.
Beautiful world
I will gaze at you without hesitation.
Beautiful boy
You don't know how beautiful you are, do you?
This is the only love.
Gao Kui did not answer; he was already completely absorbed in the background music of his imagination and the beauty of Kazama Ruri.
The beautiful girl suddenly stepped forward and hugged Gao Kui, giving him a deep kiss, then turned and swam diagonally upwards.
Gao Kui looked up at Kazama Ruri's back. The girl's slender limbs swayed naturally. The background music in his mind switched to the Louvre again until the girl completely disappeared from sight.
ah~
Gao Kui sighed, lowered his head, and slowly walked up to his head, reminiscing about the girl's last kiss. When he raised his head again, he was already on the water.
The sea was still turbulent, with large swaths of blood-stained water and corpses floating in the sky. Thunder still rolled in the clouds above, accompanied by torrential rain and strong winds. The entire sea exuded an eerie beauty that even Hidetaka Miyazaki could not have imagined.
Jealousy withdrew his sword from its sheath, the sacred artifact Longinus was placed on the deck, and the exhausted Genji and John Wick sat on the edge of the Sumeru platform after the great battle.
Yuan Zhisheng took out half a pack of women's cigarettes from his pocket, which he had casually put in his pocket when he came. He handed one to John Wick and put one in his own mouth. After lighting it, the two of them took a deep drag at the same time, and their spirits were lifted.
The fireworks flickered, and the woman's cigarette, which had just been pulled from the water, was still damp, but the two old smokers were enjoying it immensely.
Gao Kui walked over and sat down beside the two. Logically, he should continue his previous fight with John Wick, but Genjiro wasn't in a hurry, and he didn't want to rush things either.
Yuan Zhisheng then handed Gao Kui a damp cigarette: "Want one? It's creamy."
"Thank you, I don't smoke."
Gao Kui waved his hand in refusal, and said, "No wonder Caesar said you smoke women's cigarettes. What grown man smokes creamy cigarettes?"
"That's how Japanese cigarettes are; they're almost all flavored, either milky or fruity."
John Wick explained the characteristics of Japanese cigarettes to Gao Kui, took another deep drag, and asked, "Was the person saved?"
"They've been saved."
"where?"
"she left."
"What a tragic love story. She clearly used to like you a lot."
John Wick first sighed, then said, "But that's probably just the Japanese. They generally like tragic love stories, so leaving at this time is very much in line with the aesthetics of mono no aware (the pathos of things)."
As Shakespeare said, tragedy is more poignant than comedy.