It's a hell game, who can still be a human being?

Chapter 618 The Man Who Burns the Metropolis
"Dark Magic - Annihilation".

As the incantation was recited, a magical singularity appeared beneath the ice crystal meteorite.

The magical singularity is only the size of a pinhead, yet it possesses the mass and gravity of a black hole.

The ice crystal meteorite continuously disintegrated under immense gravity and was crushed and evaporated by the magical singularity.

Soon, the ice crystal meteorite and the magical singularity vanished into nothingness.

"Wow~"

Liu Zheng exclaimed in surprise.

No wonder these dark elves are so arrogant; they really have some skills. They managed to block such a powerful attack.

"It really pisses me off!"

His exclamation, however, aroused the snow horse, making its face flush even more.

Today, even if it means physical collapse, it will try to regain its dignity!
Xuema opened its mouth and spat out a high-tech wristband.

The bracelet has blue and red edges, and is white overall, with a black stone inlaid in the center.

The stone's surface is extremely smooth, looking like an electronic screen, giving it a high-tech feel.

"Max Bracers, respond to my fighting spirit!"

As the snow horse neighed passionately, red, nebula-like patterns appeared on the surface of the black stone, and red light emanated from the snow horse's body.

"Human, aren't you going to make it stop?"

The voice of the Yaksha came from the darkness.

"I don't even know who it's beating up, so why should it stop?"

Liu Zheng said with an innocent look on his face.

"Humph!"

Darkness rose up in human figures, then receded like mud, revealing the dark elves within.

He noticed that the black-armored guards had all disappeared, leaving only the witches and yakshas.

"What about the rest?"

Liu Zheng asked, displaying a very low level of emotional intelligence.

"It has returned to the throne of the great Blood God Kane."

Yaksha said calmly.

"You heretics are really something else, always using your own people as materials for your spells. In a fight, you kill more enemies than the enemy."

He teased.

Considering the circumstances before and after, he could easily guess the truth.

"It is their glory to sacrifice themselves for our Lord."

Yaksha said without changing his expression.

"Only the word 'they' in your statement is true. Lady Cang Zhixue, please stop."

Liu Zheng said to Xue Ma.

"The sneaky little man has finally decided to show himself."

Xuema sneered, and the red light on his body gradually dissipated.

Yaksha looked at it with a deep frown, feeling like a million grass mud horses were galloping through his mind.

Those guys were the ones who found you and injured you, so why are you insisting on fighting us to the death? Are you trying to pick on the weak?

Although she was reluctant to admit it, after the shift in power, the Dark Elves' strength was indeed inferior to Liu Zheng's.

"What? Are you still not convinced?"

Xue Ma's eyes sharpened.

"Hurry up and apologize to Mr. Cang, or I'll have to take his side if he gets angry later."

Liu Zheng replied cooperatively.

Upon hearing this, Niu Daji immediately picked up his iron fork and assumed a charging stance, while the Nile Doctor drew his scepter, and the panda, seeing this, also perfunctorily showed off its claws.

On one side are the arrogant, traitorous followers who could turn against you at any moment; on the other side are the mythical beasts who could become your companions after you sign a contract. Even a fool would know which to choose.

"I am female."

Xuema glanced at him and said.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. Please apologize to Ms. Cang immediately!"

Liu Zheng glanced at the bottom of it and quickly corrected it.

"I apologize for my rudeness just now, Your Excellency Azure Snow."

Yaksha was filled with rage, but after looking at the dejected witches behind her, she chose to swallow her anger.

It's one thing for the male dark elves to die, but the death of these witch sisters is a loss; she must preserve the fire for the dark elves.

“Ms. Cang, since she has apologized, please forgive her this time for my sake.”

Liu Zheng spoke up.

"Your face?"

Xuema looked at him.

As Liu Zheng fiddled with the dragon fishing rod, the Nile Doctor inadvertently revealed a miniature pyramid.

"Alright, then I'll let her off the hook for your sake."

Xuema then said.

"Ms. Cang is very generous. Let's forget about the explosion-proof vehicle."

He said it generously.

By this time, the explosion-proof vehicle had been punctured to the core, with so many holes that it could trigger trypophobia.

“One thing at a time. I said I would compensate you double, and I will compensate you double.”

Xue Ma said coldly.

"OK then."

Liu Zheng shrugged.

Although Xue Ma's attitude wasn't great, he still appreciated Xue Ma's commitment to keeping his promises.

Xuema opened its mouth and spat out a jade bottle, then tossed it at Liu Zheng.

"Pour it yourself, but you're only allowed to pour two."

"Snow Horse said."

"Wait a minute, let me touch up my makeup first."

He was wide awake when he heard about things that relied on luck.

He took out the cosmetics he had casually bought at the "Sa You You" store last time, applied a classic clown makeup to himself, and then used a knife to carve a smiley face on himself.

"Work together."

He used his blood to apply uneven blush to his cheeks and nodded in satisfaction.

"The effect of 'Lucky Joker' has been triggered."

Upon hearing the system notification, Liu Zheng revealed an even more chilling smile.

"Has this scoundrel gone mad?"

The panda was a little scared and nudged Niu Daji, asking a question.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Boss is performing a mysterious ritual to improve his luck. Also, don't call him 'boss' anymore, or I'll beat you up."

Niu Daji glared at him and said.

"You? Besides your tough tortoise shell, what other skills do you have? I'll slap you and run away, and you'll just be following behind me eating my asses."

"That's what the panda said dismissively."

“I can’t beat you, but my boss and Doctor Nile can. When the time comes, I’ll grab you and see if my boss doesn’t beat you into a pig’s head.”

Niu Daji sneered.

"Tch, you're just an ordinary minotaur. I'm an ancient beast, a true disciple of the Xuanmen sect. Even a hair of mine is more useful than you. Who knows who they'll side with in the end?"

The panda said proudly.

In other words, it has to search for its own kind everywhere, otherwise it can be treated as an honored guest no matter which mountain it goes to.

"You haven't met any good people, have you?"

Niu Daji looked at it with pity.

"What do you mean?"

The panda was a little unhappy.

"Don't even mention you, even if all the demon kings of the entire Hundred Thousand Mountains were to gather together and let the boss choose, he would still choose to help me."

Niu Daji said confidently.

"Who are you trying to fool? My master isn't even that nice to me."

The panda didn't believe it at all.

The best person it had ever met was its master, but if it had to choose between becoming an immortal and itself, its master would definitely choose to become an immortal.

"Hmph, those wild beasts in the mountains are so ignorant. My boss, he's a man who can set the metropolis on fire."

Niu Daji said proudly.

Although it had only followed Liu Zheng for a few days, it was already completely impressed by the man's methods and charisma.

"You make it sound so real."

The panda pursed its lips.

"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, all the powerful beings within me, please show your power and bless me with a single, decisive victory, and two shots to overflow my inventory!"

Regardless of whether it would work or not, Liu Zheng still prayed, then shook the jade bottle and poured it onto the tentacles.

As he looked on expectantly, a crystal-clear ice ball was poured out, inside which was a lifelike little dragon, clearly no ordinary object.

Before Liu Zheng could even feel happy, the ice puck evaporated rapidly before his eyes, leaving only a puddle of water. "???"

He looked at Xue Ma with an expression like a player who had just gotten a powerful item from a monster but then lost connection.

"It seems your ceremony wasn't very successful."

Xue Ma chuckled to himself.

"This jade bottle contains pills left behind by the cave's owner. Some have expired, some haven't, and some have changed in efficacy. As for what comes out, it all depends on your luck."

It explained.

"President Cang, give me a heads-up, just how good are the best pills in here?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"I don't know either. My situation is special; most pills are useless to me, so I just take out a couple when I'm bored to play with them, and if they're good, I put them back."

"Snow Horse said."

Staying cooped up in a secret room can be boring, so people need to find some fun for themselves, and using a jade bottle as a fortune-telling container is one way to do it.

If two of them are bad, it will stay in the sealed room for a year.

If one thing goes well and the other goes badly, it will stay in its room for a month.

If there are two good ones, they will come out to get some fresh air.

"Ok."

Hearing Xue Ma say this, Liu Zheng completely gave up the idea of ​​using the Qi Luck Golden Lotus Seed.

"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, all you great ones, please show your power! If I could extract some good items to enhance my strength, I could serve you better, wouldn't I?"

He launched his prayer ritual again, this time with even more sincere and moving words, and with a humble tone.

"Is this the man you said could ignite the metropolis? Why do I feel like he's like that... what's that word again?"

The panda scratched its head and quickly remembered.

"By the way, what about that simp?"

"What do you know? You have to be a grandson before you can be a grandfather, you have to go barefoot before you can wear shoes. A true man knows when to bend and when to stand firm."

Niu Daji defended his boss.

"I really don't understand, because I've never been a grandson; I've always been the grandpa."

"I'm so proud of myself," the panda said.

While the two underlings were bickering, Liu Zheng finished his cultivation and turned the jade bottle upside down again.

Perhaps some powerful figure took pity on him, because the pills that were poured out this time did not disappear, but instead stayed steadily on his tentacles.

"Good good."

He happily held the pill up to his eyes, and an item description immediately popped up.

Name: Ice Skin Jade Bone Pill (Disposable)

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

"Effect 1: Permanently increases player's constitution by 5 after use."

Effect 2: After use, the negative effects of cold environments on the player are halved.

"Note: In addition to aptitude, intelligence is also very important when taking on apprentices. For example, one of my apprentices thought that taking two Ice Skin Jade Bone Pills would make him immune to the cold, and then he froze to death."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"Thank you all, everyone!"

Liu Zheng swallowed the pill without hesitation, and a chill ran through his body.

"Cool~"

He couldn't help but shudder.

"It was this one."

Xuema's expression was somewhat strange.

"What's wrong with this one?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I poured this out too forcefully and it rolled into my manure pile."

Xue Ma said calmly.

"It's okay, I washed it before putting it in, and it's not necessarily just this one."

"You didn't wash with cold spring water, did you?"

Liu Zheng squinted and said.

"Of course not. I need to drink the cold spring water, how could I use it to wash things?"

Xue Ma shook his head.

"Could it be"

He looked down at the snow horse, his expression one of horror.

"What are you thinking? I am a majestic ice-type divine beast. Condensing my energy into water is a piece of cake for me."

Xue Ma remained silent.

"That's good. Let's sign the contract."

Liu Zheng took out paper and pen, quickly drafted a contract, and then handed it to Xue Ma.

"can."

Xue Ma nodded after reading it.

"Then sign it."

Liu Zheng wrote another copy and then signed both contracts.

Instead of signing, the snow horse simply left two hoofprints.

"Shall I draft another one for you and the Bai family?"

He put away the contract and asked.

"is this necessary?"

Xuema neither refused nor agreed.

“It’s still necessary. Now that we’ve met, you probably won’t let the Bai family steal it like before. And the Bai family won’t just give up like that; they’ll definitely try to take back the cave.”

"Instead of the two sides scheming against each other later, it's better to sign a contract and conduct transactions openly and honestly in the future."

Liu Zheng advised.

"You want it, they want it too, I don't have that much extra spring water to sell to you."

Xuema was not very willing.

"It's not like we'll go bankrupt if we don't sell this. We can discuss how much to sell."

"Would they be willing to pay for it?"

Xue Ma looked at Bai San.

"Now that I've signed a contract with you, I'll naturally guarantee your safety. And I believe the Bai family will understand the greater good, Third Brother Bai, don't you agree?"

Liu Zheng also looked at Bai San.

"Well... I need to go back and ask the head of the family."

Bai San said with a bitter face.

“Okay. I can visit you in person if needed.”

He said understandingly.

"The head of the family will be overjoyed if Mr. Liu comes to visit."

Bai San was saying polite words, but who knows what he was really thinking.

Liu Zheng saw it all, but didn't know what to say.

He had done all he could and tried his best to balance the interests of both sides. If the Bai family still insisted on making a big fuss, then there was nothing he could do.

However, given the strength Xue Ma just displayed, there is still a high possibility that the Bai family will let things go, after all, their nature is timid and cautious.

Do you want to buy it now?

Xuema swallowed the contract and asked the question.

"Of course, since we're already here, we might as well bring some local specialties back with us."

Liu Zheng nodded.

"How much?"

"Let's start with this much."

He thought for a moment, then took out the wine bottle that the French plane tree had left over from last time from the broken mandarin duck pouch.

"Good wine!"

The snow horse's nostrils flared slightly, revealing a look of ecstasy.

"Ms. Cang also enjoy drinking?"

“When I was a warhorse, I often drank with my master. After he died, I never drank again.”

Xuema's tone carried a faint sadness.

"I see."

Liu Zheng seemed to be deep in thought.

Therefore, it seems that the reason why the snow horse hid in its cave and isolated itself from the world may not be what it said.

"Then this bottle of wine is yours."

He took a bottle from the wine prepared for Ghost Hand and handed it to Snow Horse.

(End of this chapter)