"Help... help... please." Chimera Wolf moved its mouth murmuring. Sound leaked through teeth gaps so faint like a fly until no one heard.
"?" Jinyo furrowed his brow. He didn't imagine it, right, that Chimera Wolf was asking for help?
No time to think further. Chimera Wolf ran close to Jinyo. Swung arms attacking another wave. Jinyo used Blossom Step to create distance. Followed by Mirror Flower creating illusion decoys. Chimera Wolf didn't stop legs even for a second. Ran straight toward Jinyo hiding behind flower petals without hesitation.
Punishment Wave
It swung claws attacking in wide arcs. Jinyo reached out to grab the hoe on ground and swung. Increased attack range and reduced close-range clashing. Punishment Wave was used skillfully. Even using copper hoe as medium object, its crazed planar still attacked Jinyo's meridians.
The planar amount displayed on the system decreased less every time Jinyo was hit by Punishment Wave. When meridians damaged the limit, usable planar would decrease each time. Requiring much longer time to return to full power use.
Rina's injury symptoms—chronic meridian damage—had the same symptoms. Assuming Rina had 1 million usable planar, her injury made her only use 600,000-700,000 planar. And it wouldn't return to full 1 million use until cured. If forcing continued use, meridians would damage and usable planar would decrease every day.
What was happening to Jinyo now was planar decreasing on its own even though Jinyo didn't use it. A nightmare no power user wanted to encounter. Jinyo used copper hoe to defend claw blades spreading toward him. Weapon durability decreased constantly. From decreasing 1 at a time, now dropped 5-6 units. Attacking with Punishment Wave didn't only damage Jinyo. But also included weapons.
Double Impact!
Purple and yellow planar merged together. Power-enhanced claws struck violently until copper hoe slipped from hand. Invisible hammers pounded Jinyo's body until flattened to the chest. Every proportion placed on iron-forging platforms for crazed planar to pound without any mercy. He was just glassware cracked but refused to shatter. That was the feeling Jinyo faced.
No. Absolutely must not lose consciousness. Jinyo maintained the little consciousness remaining. He hypnotized himself; otherwise, who knew what would happen when losing thought for just one to two seconds. Jinyo focused on defending. Picked recovery medicine to pour into mouth, two pills.
planar recovery medicine made from miraculous herbs with accelerating recovery effects. Like energy drinks with more concentrated effects. Normal people eating more than one pill at once would make hearts work too hard. One day shouldn't eat more than four pills. With a body that absorbed nutrients from plants immediately, Jinyo's heart rate surged along with planar channels near overflowing.
Higher heart rate accelerated thought processes. Affected sensory nerves and perception. Every time Jinyo swung sword clashing, not only did he think faster but pain felt also increased according to response rate. Chimera Wolf diligently swung arms striking, forcing Jinyo to defend.
Every two in ten had Punishment Wave. And every one in fifteen had Double Impact. Like muscles and bones eroding until crumbling. Jinyo began getting dizzy, not knowing what was what. But what he did next was repeat movements over and over.
Peach Blossom Dance Peach Blossom Dance Peach Blossom Dance!
Same movements projected repeatedly like looping film reels. Chimera Wolf wouldn't let sword attack the wound. But every time it moved heavily, lost blood bit by bit. Jinyo couldn't stop moving because if he stopped, would receive attacks the body couldn't endure. Plus opened opportunities for Chimera Wolf to rest and recover. Struggling efforts would be wasted.
Chimera Wolf sent piercing screams attacking with claw blades. Jinyo shifted body slightly. Successfully struck sword at the torso wound repeatedly. Chimera Wolf got angry. It swung arms like whips but Jinyo dodged. Stabbed the same spot again. Jinyo didn't blink for a second. All movements thoroughly calculated. Not just that. In the gray demon's reptilian eyes, there was a peach blossom shape.
[Chimera Wolf, Status afflicted: Infatuated]
"Finally finish." Victory roar echoed at the far end of the tunnel. The path leading to that destination opened to receive Jinyo. Jinyo exploded planar merging with Sword Spirit. Swirling peach blossom petals scattered, surrounding the white-clothed young man. They transformed themselves from small flower petals into little butterflies.
Chimera Wolf's eyes widened. Images of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of butterflies in sight. So brilliant and eye-piercing until it had to squint. Above all else was distorted sensory perception and awareness. It couldn't take eyes off Jinyo at all. All its focus points fell under spells called infatuation.
Song of a Hundred Flowers was a sword song inherited from ancient times. Created by a sword immortal wanting to give sword techniques for women to his beloved daughter. Relied on agile nimbleness. Complexity requiring intelligence combined with young women's charm. Made both enemies and allies fall in love with her charm.
Sweet flower scent covertly passing through power sent into opponents. Similar to Punishment Wave technique attacking organs and opponent's meridians directly. But what Song of a Hundred Flowers did was attack the mind. Coaxed opponents to become infatuated and dominated consciousness and nervous system perception.
The image Chimera Wolf saw now was a white-clothed young woman among masses of flowers. Exquisite beauty as if escaped from paintings. Something only humans with complete consciousness could immerse in. It froze still when falling under spells Jinyo created.
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"Song of a Hundred Flowers, Third Movement"
Wandering Butterflies
Bang!
Swarms of butterflies flew surrounding as one with white garments. Jinyo soared as if having wings helping promote flying forward. Wooden sword released crazed power waves packed densely with thirst for victory. Chimera Wolf's fingers twitched. Three planar patterns merged together again.
Punishment Wave!
Chimera Wolf released claw blade movements but it was too slow. Chimera Wolf whose strong points were speed and physical strength. But when under Song of a Hundred Flowers spells, its responses slowed by one to two beats. Jinyo used sword to stab the wound precisely. Gentle but firmly fierce planar compressed, striking its internal organs directly.
Like tens of thousands of insects running to eat all internal organs. Spread to blood vessels and every muscle bundle. Stuffed death-level pain into Chimera Wolf. Chimera Wolf coughed blood through mouth. It swung claws attacking but Jinyo wasn't in the same place. Jinyo's feet touched ground, sliding long distances. Steadied, raised sword in defensive stance. Fresh blood pushed up from throat, soiling the full shirt. Changed white clothes to have blood clot stains as watermarks.
"Just getting grazed can do this much. Such an unfair technique to envy." Jinyo spoke with a smile. His heart was beating strongly. Surging emotions pumped blood to flow throughout the body. So energetic like he was reborn again. Jinyo's mind was pushed to the highest point opposing the body that couldn't endure damage anymore.
[213/3000]
Remaining planar just a little. Enough to release the last movement.
Even making it bleed, if wanting it to die still far away. In the end, we still have to wait for Rina to help. But.. Jinyo grinned widely.
"Prey I hunted myself, how can I let others finish it off! Right?" Jinyo reached out to grab the hoe fallen beside. Paid 1 spirit coin to enter combat mode. Copper hoe transformed appearance into sharp spear tips. Dropped wooden sword, used both hands skillfully wielding, releasing planar to flow merging Sword Spirit. Enhanced sharpness and increased destructive power.
Chimera Wolf merged three planar patterns. Flicked itself soaring, cleaving air toward Jinyo like a bullet. Jinyo gripped spear tightly, throwing it to stab Chimera Wolf. Gray-furred demon looked at the high-speed moving spear. That spear had piercing penetration power. No less frightening than the copper axe that made it lose stance, affecting overall combat.
Chimera Wolf knew long ago. Whether the gun shooting water bullets as violent as archmage magic. Battle axe that nearly killed it. Weapons weak humans used in combat would glow and become more powerful every time. Their might beyond predictions. Chimera Wolf had to be wary and careful every time Jinyo picked up agricultural equipment.
It prepared long ago. The second Jinyo picked the hoe to change into a spear, it saved a portion of power never used for seeing. What Jinyo thought was maximum speed was actually just 90% speed it could do.
Chimera Wolf released planar to cover throughout the body. Squeezed available potential to enter 100% speed mode. Left blood fragments and floating fur in the air. Gray body dodged the spear from the difference in suddenly increased speed.
"Kneel under my feet, Heaven demon! Victory is mine already!"
Powerless smooth-talking human, no different from piglets waiting for slaughter. It successfully got close to Jinyo. No one fast enough to stop it anymore. Every image it saw was just dying struggles of living beings. Jinyo extended arms in stabbing stance even though left hand held nothing at all.
"Return, copper spear!"
The spear that shot out returned to Jinyo's hand like magic. Chimera Wolf's eyes widened blankly but it was too late. Flames burning on the spear stabbed through the torso side into large intestines and abdominal internal organs. Chimera Wolf screamed. Running force made the spear stab deep until couldn't pull out.
Blood and waste from intestines overflowed through the wide-open abdominal cavity. When it tried pulling out, the more painful until nerves tensed taut. Chimera Wolf collapsed on knees, breathing heavily. The only way to pull it out was gather strength to yank it out in one go. It had to be calm and cool, waiting for strength to return.
"You know what? Underground where we're stepping now, treasures are buried too. Something new hunters willing to invade dungeons for. Take it to sell for living. Delicious food that changes people's lives to have tomorrows." Jinyo stepped backward slowly, step by step.
"But actually it's not God's gift that changes people's lives or anything. Just demons born to claim people. Before discovering it was edible, who knows how many hundreds of thousands had to die because of it. Just plants that absorb power from dungeons. When fully grown, 100 grams of potatoes will have explosive force equal to 100 grams of TNT."
"One botanist discovered that Exploding Potatoes not fully grown aren't dangerous and taste delicious. That discovery changed people's lifestyles. From things claiming people to things advancing lives. And underground now there are 3000 kilograms of that stuff. You know, right? What that means?"
"!!??" Chimera Wolf gasped, trembling with fear.
Under its feet now, TNT-strength bombs of 3000 kilograms were buried.
"With just 1 rai of Exploding Potatoes, I don't grieve for it that much. If dragging you to death, it's worth it. Goodbye, ugly dog." Jinyo opened the system and commanded with voice.
"System, use 400 hours cultivation ticket with Exploding Potato plot."
Spirit floating in the air flowed seeping down on the ground. Red light overflowed from under Chimera Wolf's feet. Thousands, tens of thousands of glowing spherical points. Jinyo jumped to crouch down flat against ground in the second before Exploding Potatoes would perform their original function at birth.
BOOM!!!!!!!!! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Violent explosive force echoed. Followed by overlapping explosions hundreds more times. Chimera Wolf howled wolf sounds. Durable Iron Body couldn't resist thousands of explosive force. Skin torn ripped from compression force. Muscles swept into fragments. Everything in the body hit by explosive force until becoming just meat scraps.
Jinyo lay prone. Tens of seconds longer than explosions before stopping. Jinyo got up, turned to look at what was once Exploding Potato plot now becoming huge holes deep several meters. He breathed strongly with tears welling when system messages rang in his head.
[You eliminated invader Chimera Wolf(+) Level 40. You received 150 hours cultivation ticket. Received bonus X10. You will receive 1500 hours cultivation ticket. Increase random plant special status value chance. Rarity level SSR [Moonlight] 0.001%, Technique manual Punishment Wave (A), Technique manual Double Impact (A)]
"Won. I won!" Jinyo shouted. He blew it until only remains. Defeated cheating monster with level more than 20. Success even he himself didn't expect.
"Don't need to rely on Rina! Defeated with my power alone. Finally I—"
WHAM!
Jinyo's brain waves attacked by something invisible. Jinyo collapsed on knees again. When he looked up, above the giant hole from explosive force and Chimera Wolf remains leaving no body parts to see, there was one mass of living energy floating as plasma above Jinyo's head.
Images of past memories returned.
Images of Mother dying in his embrace.
Images of himself staring blankly at silver plasma mass with powerless body.
Memory of Ryse's future death.
The origin of losses humanity encountered throughout centuries. It was an existence dangerous to humanity's masses. Only a handful knew its identity.
"Un... known"
[Enemy from Heaven Level 5]
Right now, I’ve written up to Chapter 50. I’m wondering—is it possible for me to start a Patreon? Does anyone have advice on how many advance chapters I should put on Patreon?
