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"Cancel."
With another crisp snap of the fingers, the rapidly flowing air suddenly came to an absolute stillness as it reached Cao Han.
Herzog unleashed five high-level incantations in a very short time, but none of them worked.
"It seems you don't quite understand the affairs of the dragon race. In battles between pure-blooded dragons, ultimately only sharp fangs and claws matter!" Cao Han seemed to be pronouncing his opponent's crimes, his black sword suddenly raised high in the air...
Chapter 112 Mushroom Cloud
Accompanying the deafening explosion was a burst of flames shooting into the sky from the hole, followed by a howling gust of wind and a sudden chill that felt like the blood in one's body was about to freeze...
Located in the mountains between Tokyo and Osaka, these commotions would generally be mistaken by most people as another landslide, and they wouldn't think much of it.
However, Fingel and Lucy Pallas, who were right in front of him, could not be ignored.
Ever since Cao Han stepped into the research institute, the commotion inside has never stopped.
The combined sound of what sounded like the roars of thousands of Deadpools could instantly terrify ordinary hybrids, but to the two of them, the aura seemed to be weakening.
Even if they couldn't get inside, they could still imagine the scene of their leader (junior) dominating the battlefield inside.
After Herzog won the resurrection match against the remnant spirit of the White King, the new king unleashed his supreme authority, second only to the emperor, without reservation.
Lucy Pallas had never experienced such terrifying pressure before, which was countless times stronger than the aura of her own family's old immortal. Her face was filled with panic, and her body trembled uncontrollably. In an instant, she lost all composure and collapsed to the ground.
In comparison, Fingel's performance was much better!
Or rather, during the "Greenland Sea Incident," he had ventured into the Nibelungen region. Even though his lover and teammates were all wiped out, he still experienced the astonishing power of Leviathan, one of the ocean and water dragon kings.
This is the difference between having ample experience and lacking experience.
In an instant, Fingel ignited his golden eyes, and his entire body shimmered with a metallic sheen, a sign that he had activated the Word of Power: Bronze Throne.
With the help of the power of words to enhance himself, he managed to barely stabilize his shaky body.
What happened inside?
"The White King? Isn't he already dead?"
"Could it be that……"
Fingel's expression was uncertain, his hands clenched into fists, and various thoughts and speculations flashed through his mind.
Fortunately, this astonishing aura came suddenly and disappeared just as suddenly.
Lucy Pallas, who hurriedly got up from the ground, blushed slightly with embarrassment because of her performance just now. After hesitating for a long time, she kept the words of "helping the junior" to herself.
In fact.
Cao Han looked at the struggling New White King Herzog with disdain and mockery in his eyes.
It can only be said that Herzog, who had just become a pure-blooded dragon, had not yet shaken off the inertia of hybrid thinking and still believed that the power of words was the only force that could determine everything.
Unfortunately, battles between pure-blooded dragons are often fought in the most primitive and bloody way.
Although Cao Han couldn't completely silence all of the opponent's words of power during the release phase like Lu Mingze, the little devil in the original work, he could ensure that the elements wouldn't harm him.
In terms of power over the elements, he was certainly inferior to Herzog, the White King, so he settled for controlling only the elements that threatened him.
"You've finally become the White King and fulfilled your long-cherished wish," Cao Han murmured softly, but his move was decisive and without the slightest hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, the black blade in his hand had already swung down towards Herzog's prominent head.
"How could I possibly die so easily!?"
Herzog's eyes widened in disbelief.
Faced with the immense fear of death, some people will suffer a complete mental breakdown, while others will unleash their inner power, reaching a level of 120.
Faced with the black blade falling like a guillotine, he no longer cared about the dignity of the White Emperor. He suddenly exerted his strength and used a "donkey roll" like a thug in a fight, barely managing to escape the calamity in a sorry state.
"You can't escape the consequences, whether you stick your neck out or not, you'll still get stabbed. Dr. Herzog, why bother struggling?"
Even the White King in his Orochi form couldn't surpass Cao Han in strength, let alone Herzog in his underdeveloped half-human, half-dragon form. All his efforts were in vain.
Donkey rolling?
Putting aside the fact that it would be difficult for that enormous body to roll around, the laboratory is only so big, so where else could it hide?
Cao Han seized the moment when Herzog's old strength was exhausted and his new strength had not yet emerged.
A golden eye, seemingly radiating molten lava, quietly ignited, its brightness in no way inferior to Herzog's. The power of his bloodline connected with the black blade in his hand, activating the alchemical matrix within.
The blade, gleaming with sharp edges, emitted a purple-gold aura, making the originally two-meter blade appear to be an exaggerated five-meter long.
[You get to run 49 meters first.JPG]
"Hide!? Now let's see how you hide!" Cao Han looked at Herzog with a cruel smile.
Hand up, knife down!
Herzog's face still showed resentment, but it couldn't change anything. Before death struck, he only felt a sharp pain in his neck, and then...
And that was the end of it.
【drop! 】
The hunting quest (guild) has been completed.
[Defeat Herzog the White King, evolution value +10000000]
[A target that can be consumed has been detected. Consume it?]
It has to be my "Master Tong" (a nickname for a leader/organization) – his reaction was incredibly timely. The unchanging notification sound immediately rang out after the new White King Herzog was slain.
Wonderful~
Cao Han counted the ten million evolution points, and his mood was indescribably wonderful!
His elaborate planning and even his willingness to get himself involved were worthwhile in gradually pushing Herzog to the brink of disaster, forcing him to take a risky gamble.
"Devour, devour, what are you waiting for!"
Name: Cao Han
Race: Dragon (Second Generation)
"Bloodline: King of the Sky and Wind, Black King, White King - (90%)"
Physical Strength: 18432
Soul Strength: 9216
Free attribute points: 35
"Skill:……"
"Evolution Values: 19642287/37500000"
After being devoured by "Union Brother", Herzog's corpse visibly began to decay, as if it would completely dissipate at any moment.
This can be considered another small, systematic pattern that Cao Han discovered.
When devouring a pure-blooded dragon with a pure dragon body, the dragon body can be preserved; when devouring a half-dragon, half-human dragon, the flesh will become rotten and unbearable; when devouring a dragon with only a human body, nothing will be left.
This shows that the so-called life source that "Brother Tongzi" devoured is probably life energy, which cannot be confused with the bloodline power in the dragon race.
"I guess I was overthinking it."
There's no such thing as respecting the dead when it comes to an enemy like Herzog. Cao Han glanced quickly at the changes on his evolution panel, and after confirming that the evolution value and free attribute points had been successfully credited, he didn't pay much attention to it anymore.
Instead, he picked up a black knife and dismembered Herzog, primarily targeting his spine.
As he expected, the Dragonbone Cross did not appear, as if the White King's power had completely dissipated after Herzog's death.
If we can really find a dragon bone cross on it...
Cao Han could hardly believe it; it was possible to repeatedly kill the White King and gain evolution points by exploiting a bug in an infinite loop.
If that were truly the case, the 37 million+ evolution points required would be nothing; adding another zero would be a piece of cake.
He shook his head with some regret, just as he caught a glimpse of Fingel and Lucy Pallas cautiously entering one after the other.
With Herzog's death, the oppressive aura of terror naturally dissipated.
After confirming that there was no further movement from inside the research institute, the two outside generally realized that Herzog, the main culprit, had probably been dealt with. Only then did they cautiously venture inside.
As soon as I entered the passage, I was stunned by the scene that greeted me, which looked like a living hell.
Various limbs and remains were scattered all over the ground, and the flowing blood made every step feel sticky and clingy.
Lucy Pallas's face turned deathly pale instantly. She forced herself to stay inside quickly, suppressing the churning feeling in her stomach, not wanting to linger there for even a moment longer.
To be honest, Fingel had to admit that the number of Deadpools who died here was probably far more than he had seen in all those years combined!
In an instant, he could picture Cao Han standing in the middle, facing the Deadpool Legion's attacks from all sides, calmly wielding his alchemical weapon.
And isn't the decapitated corpse at the entrance the very same King General, the number one figure of the Fierce Ghosts they've been tracking?
The head, its eyes wide open in death, silently spoke of some kind of resentment...
They proceeded along the metal door that Cao Han had violently broken open, and found none of the traps they had imagined; it was a completely unobstructed journey.
When the two entered the innermost laboratory, they witnessed Cao Han's ruthless methods of killing and dismembering people.
"Don't get me wrong, I just wanted to see if this guy had a dragon bone cross inside him, I definitely don't have any special fetishes." Cao Han explained his behavior with an embarrassed smile, "When I came in, I was already attracted by the remains of the White King, and then Herzog turned into the thing in front of me that is neither human nor dragon."
“Those high-level incantations just now…”
"Look~ it was all this guy who released it. This is what happens when you try to imitate others and throw out skills randomly without any real skill."
"No, I meant facing those high-level Word Spirits head-on, Boss Cao, are you alright?"
Fingel has lost count of how many times this has happened, but he is still astonished by the overwhelming strength that Cao Han has displayed.
Just when you think that's the limit of Cao Han's strength, he will show you a terrifying truth through his actions:
Your grandpa is still your grandpa!
Lucy Pallas looked around and found that there wasn't a single intact item left in the laboratory; it was a complete mess after being "baptized" by a wave of high-level Word of Power.
"What to do next?"
"Anyway, there's nothing of value here, let's just burn it all down." This was the most suitable solution Cao Han could think of.
Some secrets are better left unsaid and allowed to rot away completely.