Origin Paradise!

The gray knight's figure smashed through stone pillars, sending shards of stone flying and kicking up clouds of dust.

Jiang He put away his gun and took a breath. The two lightning strikes had allowed him to successfully grasp the feeling of internal energy. As for fishing proficiency, this was the first time it had been effective. He couldn't keep up with the enemy's speed, but the special attack provided by this passive skill allowed him to hit the opponent based on instinct and feel. The Ant Rider died from the Anteater's treasure and alchemical borax, and the Electric Eel was also targeted by the Fisherman.

Since entering the library, we've been fighting all the way here, and my energy level has dropped to a dangerously low point.

The sword-scaled snail dragon armor disintegrated, and Jiang He stretched out her blood-red wings, from which feathers resembling iron blades flew out.

Chapter 97 Superior-grade Heavenly Thunder Attraction

The barrage of iron feathers fell, as powerful as machine gun bullets, like a metal storm sweeping across the ground, creating countless craters. Most of them hit a heavy shield made of lightning, and the two sides wore each other down, sparking bursts of sparks.

The feathers stopped falling, the heavy shield crumbled, and amidst the rubble, the Gray Knight struggled to his feet. The water bear treasure implanted in his body dissipated, its energy flowing to his limbs and bones, stubbornly clinging to his life. The cactus treasure collapsed, releasing a large amount of life force, all of which came from the aphid bloodstone he had previously seized.

Since there wasn't time to drink them all, the Grey Knight took out several small healing potions, stuffed them into his mouth, and chewed them up along with the vials. Even with multiple healing methods combined, he could only keep himself from dying temporarily. The power of that shot was terrifying, but the energy required to activate it was definitely not small.

Jiang He was already in front of him, and swung his spear down again.

The gray knight charged forward with a slash, and the weathered, silver-plated longsword finally gave way, shattering with a crisp sound.

At the same time, fragments transformed into flowing lightning plasma, which then shaped into small, tangible snakes that surged towards the enemy in an overwhelming manner.

Jiang He brandished his spear, and bolts of lightning exploded in front of him. Once he had mastered the Dark Force, this level of electric shock could no longer cause sustained stiffness. At most, he would feel a numbness in his hand. Before the lightning could enter his body, it would be repelled by the control of the Dark Force level. In addition, it could effectively detoxify or accelerate the evaporation of alcohol to relieve drunkenness.

The Grey Knight used the opportunity of sacrificing his longsword to retreat.

With all the Razers dead, Jiang He was about to give chase when the Gray Knight pointed to the sky.

A lightning python, over ten meters long, coiled on the ceiling of the mausoleum palace. With a deafening explosion, a torrent of water, accompanied by violent lightning, poured down from the sky.

It was filled with powder from the corpses of horsehair worms, the very ravine created when the Insect Sword was defeated. It contained seawater the size of several standard swimming pools, which the Grey Knights were now using.

Once filled with lightning, the damage is considerable.

A torrent of water descended from the sky, and Jiang He retreated at breakneck speed, forced to distance himself from the enemy.

This gave the Grey Knights relatively ample time, although for the two of them it was only a few breaths.

A black gem was flung out, shattering the waterfall's torrent. Its powerful 90-meter radius of effect left even the person who could only detonate it within 80 meters somewhat disheveled. This detonation distance was determined by mental stats, as demonstrated in the church ambush.

Amidst the smoke and the broken curtain of water, a crimson streak of light shot out. The Gray Knight attempted to dodge using the lightning sensing zone, but the increased speed of the bullets from the crimson baptism still caused him to lose his left ear and a piece of his cheek, leaving him with horrific injuries.

"You're so annoying."

The Grey Knight suppressed his dizziness. His terrible injuries seemed to make him realize that he was no longer young. People who are no longer young rarely shout and yell, at least it's not his style.

So behind the water curtain, there was only a soft murmur.

"Thunder, roar for me!"

As the floodwaters were receding, Jiang He, who was preparing to assemble bombs on the other side, saw a bolt of lightning shooting straight into the sky.

Looking from the ground, the thin lightning line, stretching for several kilometers, seemed to pierce the clouds, and at its end, a lightning arrow as thick as a thigh suddenly shot out and exploded in the dark clouds outside.

The sea of ​​thunder surged.

The gray knight spread his arms wide, and then a massive thunderbolt descended, the white light blinding everyone.

As the raging tide receded, overflowing lightning filled a twenty-meter radius around him, with wisps of white light constantly drifting by, intercepted and tamed by the master of this place.

As the gray knight strode forward, lightning surrounded him, making his figure appear exceptionally powerful. However, he knew to some extent that he had reached a dead end. His energy was depleted, and his body was severely injured. If he couldn't kill the enemy before the borrowed heavenly lightning ran out, he himself might even die from an ordinary bullet.

The excellent-grade skill "Heavenly Thunder Guidance" is composed of lightning arrows, lightning lines, and lightning induction, and is a core ability of the system built on the foundation of lightning.

"Stop hesitating and activate your armor with all your might, or you'll probably die in one hit."

The gray knight raised his hand, and lightning materialized into a longsword which he gripped tightly. In the ignorant ancient times, this scene might have inspired living beings to worship him.

"Without your own core capabilities, you don't deserve to die under the heavenly lightning. Come, fight me to the death."

Jiang He glanced at the crow huddled in the corner. If all violators were this strong, then the executive officers and intelligence agents would have a long way to go. The enemy at this moment had a strong tendency to self-destruct.

"So the plan of placing silkworms on skeletons and letting them grow in order to restore their former intelligence is hopeless, right?"

When the silkworm emerged from the aphid emperor's body, the Gray Knight didn't even glance at it, as if he knew it was impossible but was unwilling to give up, a madman who, after exhausting all his strength, had completely fallen into a dead end.

"How cruel you are to shatter someone's beautiful dream."

The Grey Knight smiled faintly.

“You despicable sharpness, if I kill you, I can get the silkworm’s life.”

Jiang He even thought that this guy had fallen into the Abyss Logic Disease. Even if the other party won the battle, he would not be able to get the secret treasure Silkworm Life because it had already been snatched away by the rabble in the chaos. As for the plan to use Silkworm Life to make the skeleton regain its intelligence through growth, it was even more of a fantasy. It did not require alchemical knowledge. The annihilation of the soul was true death, and even if the skeleton was born, it would definitely be a completely new soul.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Gray Knight, accompanied by a sea of ​​lightning, approached.

Jiang He activated his Sword Scale Snail Dragon Armor, which still had a little over 300 energy points. This meant that the battle had to end as soon as possible. Without activating the armor, he would have difficulty moving freely in the 20-meter-deep sea of ​​lightning.

Rolling lightning surged forth, creating chaotic arcs of electricity as it rubbed against the armor. The gray knight, wielding his lightning blade, delivered a powerful, unadorned strike aimed at the enemy's head.

Jiang He broke free from the lightning's restraints, thrusting his spear upwards with the force of a volcano, lava shooting straight into the sky.

Two sharp straight lines were drawn in the air as the knife and the gun clashed without giving an inch.

In terms of pure bombardment, Jiang He, wielding the Everlasting Regret Spear, was clearly superior.

As the gray knight flew backward, he reached out and grasped the lightning bolt, then swung the white spear with all his might.

Jiang He crouched down, assuming a fully focused charging stance. As he sank, his muscles taut like bowstrings, rustling and cracking. With each step, the floor cracked, leaving a trail of dust in his wake.

The distance of tens of meters seemed to pass in a single step. The iron light in Jiang He's hand whistled, and the spear's gleam was like a shooting star slicing through the night sky. His figure crashed through the thunder spear, disregarding the damage, and thrust forward fiercely.

The Grey Knight landed and kicked off, his unparalleled speed giving him terrifying impact, the blade flashing and leaving a trail of light.

The two engaged in a primal clash.

The Everlasting Regret Spear pierced through the enemy's chest, and the longsword pierced through the damage to the armor caused by the Thunder Spear.

Jiang He drew his spear and swung it, leaving a charred wound on his abdomen, which quickly healed with the help of advanced self-healing.

The Grey Knight gathered the entire sea of ​​lightning, the lightning filling every muscle, giving him extreme power, but also rapidly destroying life.

The long sword slashed out, clashing with the silver-white spear.

With a deafening roar, the two sides were evenly matched.

Chapter 98 The Gray Knight

A dilapidated and dimly lit underground mausoleum palace.

Two figures stood on the cracked ground, locked in a fierce battle.

With the roar of gunfire and the turbulent air currents, Jiang He cleaved the enemy's left arm and entire shoulder in two with a single shot.

The gray knight didn't defend. Along the edge of the crack in the armor, the blade pierced out at an odd angle, destroying the opponent's internal organs. Lightning was released, and the smell of cooked flesh spread, only to be subsided in the raging onslaught.

Gunshots and blades flashed, and a brand new arm emerged from the Gray Knight's severed arm. To be precise, it was more like a lightning arrow. With a punch, the arm shot out and pierced through the armor and chest of the person in front of him.

Jiang He tried to smash the gray knight's head, but the difficulty was obviously much higher than attacking the torso. With a nimble sidestep, the spear tip missed.

The blade flashed again, and a wound appeared, from the abdomen to the throat, from which blood trickled out.

The battle intensified, and the front of the Swordscale Snail Dragon Armor was riddled with holes, while the Gray Knight was in a strange state of dying embers.

After exchanging blows, Jiang He took the initiative to retreat and create distance, giving his advanced self-healing abilities some time to recover from his injuries.

The Grey Knight's right hand was severed at the root, yet he still maintained a sickly fighting spirit.

A cooing sound, clearly audible to both of them, rang out.

The Lungfish Treasure has been used. In nature, this fish will recover to its pre-death state of vigor and vitality after being watered by rain. For the Gray Knight, his rain is naturally lightning.

Half of the heavenly lightning within his body was consumed, and in the blink of an eye, he grew back two healthy arms, and all the damage to his body disappeared.

The Lungfish Treasure, a one-time use item, shattered instantly.

The gray knight approached, longsword in hand, his body radiating intense electric light, like venomous snakes intertwining and surging, covering the air and giving his enemy no chance to dodge.

Jiang He flicked his hand, and four black gems flew out.

A burst of intense light erupted, and a shockwave engulfed everything. The entire underground tomb trembled violently, and boulders shot through the air with the powerful kinetic energy of bullets. White shockwaves spread out in circles, causing violent damage when they touched the tomb walls. The impact echoed, and the swarm of snakes at the very center of the explosion was annihilated. The lightning armor on the Gray Knight kept rising and breaking in a cycle.

The aftershocks of the explosion sent Jiang He flying. The direct destructive power of the Black Light Gems was only slightly less than that of a 155mm heavy cannon. When all four were detonated at close range, the user himself would also suffer a considerable amount of damage, but overall, it was much easier than for the enemy.

As Jiang He flew through the air, he threw out another black gem.

The gem flew toward the Grey Knight, the distance already exceeding the eighty-meter limit of the Mind Detonation.

Jiang He pulled out the Crimson Baptism and fired the last Alchemy Piercing Bullet. It first pierced the Black Light Gem, and then pierced the enemy's heart. The gem's close-up explosion caused Lei Yi's resistance to completely fail.

The Grey Knight, who hastily restored his physical form, was immediately on the verge of death, his charred face showing no fear or resentment.

What should I give you before I die?

"That's it."

All the remaining lightning bolts converged into a five-meter-long spear, as thick as a human thigh.

The Grey Knight hurled his spear with all his might, and lightning illuminated the tomb.

Jiang He landed, still having room to dodge, but he simply continued to raise the Crimson Baptism, pouring all his remaining energy into the bullets, and then pulled the trigger.

A crimson rainbow beam that stretched across half the hall shattered the Grey Knight's head.

Jiang He was pierced through the abdomen by the lightning spear. The lightning exploded and swept over his body, like a sharp dagger repeatedly cutting through every inch of flesh, and the aroma of burning flesh filled the air.

The lightning subsided after a full three minutes.

Jiang He sat cross-legged, the blood flowing from his abdomen pooling into a puddle. Even with advanced self-healing, it could only heal slowly. His charcoal-like skin gradually peeled off, with only occasional flashes of electric arcs.

[Hint: You have completed the hunting quest]

[Hint: You have obtained a rare-grade gem - Armor Penetration]

Jiang He was speechless. Although he had expected it, he still felt that the reward was not commensurate with the intensity of the task.

A small crow landed on his shoulder. Wuhe put down the silkworm he was carrying. This exquisite treasure looked like a jade carving of a silkworm pupa and felt cool to the touch.

“I thought you would be the one to benefit from this,” Jiang He said. He didn’t immediately risk injury to save his life because he was wary of Mohe. The relationship between the executive officer and the exclusive intelligence agent was randomly assigned based on compatibility in the Origin Game, and there was no prior basis for trust.

The crow pecked at its feathers. "I can tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal, boss."

Jiang He picked up the silkworm seed and checked its description. This thing hadn't been used by the Aphid Emperor, so there must be some kind of internal threshold, otherwise he wouldn't have had the chance to get his hands on it.

[Name: Silkworm Life]

[Category: Functional]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Effect ①: Dawn, to be activated]

[Effect 2: Courage, to be unlocked]

[Effect 3: Freedom, to be unlocked]

[Effect 4: Extraordinary, to be unlocked]

[Note: Fulfilling the four symbolic requirements allows the silkworm to transform from a cocoon into a butterfly. Upon successful activation, it can be permanently integrated into an item (Effect ④), granting it growth potential. The host gains butterfly wings (Effect ③), and gains immunity to spatial confinement abilities of the same or lower rank. For abilities of higher rank, the immunity is reduced depending on the situation.]

The death of the Aphid Emperor and the previous explosions indicated that signs of collapse were about to appear in the underground palace of the mausoleum.

Jiang He successfully stood up twice and came to the Gray Knight's side. As expected, the other party left him nothing but a Crimson Card, which could only be obtained by killing players in a world quest.

"We have to leave quickly, the British and Prussian troops have both come over," Wuhe said. After the Aphid Emperor died, the aphids withered away, but the corpse still maintained the original appearance of the building. The explosion just now caused the structure to become more and more loose, the ground buildings have collapsed, and it looks like it may affect the underground as well.

Jiang He nodded, leaving a black gem to clean up the gray knight's corpse. After a quick scavenging of the scraps, he went straight to the tunnel in the underground palace where blood was collected.

Wuhe pointed out the path leading to the outside world. For thousands of years, the aphid people here have occasionally made contact with the outside world, and during this time, many books have been added, all through this special channel.

Jiang He walked in, and just a few minutes later, in the dim light, a figure lay in front of him, with cracks in the other tunnels caused by years of disrepair directly above.

"Tommy?"

Wuhe was so shocked he could hardly speak. His boss had fought to the death, from outside the library to inside, and from the ground to underground, until his energy was completely depleted. He had simply slept until the end of the mission. In contrast, the porcupine and the gray knight were both dead.

Jiang He dragged the unconscious Tommy away. After checking him over, she found that his injuries were not serious; he had only hit his head.

"Boss, what do we do next?"

"I'll exchange my battle merits, then go to Amiens to repair my trench coat, and then wait for the mission to end. I need some time to familiarize myself with the hidden energy and deduce the X Knight's alchemy formula."

"clear."