42. Return Like Lightning (Vote at the beginning of the month~)
Lightning surged, the wind howled, and suddenly, the sky was filled with lightning and dark clouds, engulfing the once bright day and plunging everything into darkness! The mournful wails of the wind echoed through the ruins, intensifying the eerie atmosphere!
This supernatural situation had already caused Lin Ke’s “scientific mind” to crash several times, but I couldn’t see anything at all.
Golden lightning flickered and roared on the alien blade of Leiti in my hand, and in the blink of an eye, the lightning consumed my entire body! Accompanied by a figure bathed in lightning, my consciousness also fell into chaos!
When I opened my eyes again, I found myself in a pure white world that I could not comprehend, a place I had no idea where it was. Everything around me was clean and devoid of impurities, almost like… heaven!?
“Holy crap, did I just bite the dust!?”
Frightened, I quickly checked the script, because just moments ago, there was indeed a line about me “self-destructing!”—a comical and absurd way to die! I’m not some mischievous lightning ball!
But in the next moment, a figure that felt oddly familiar suddenly appeared before me, interrupting my thoughts!
It was a blonde, voluptuous big sister, and whether it was her golden hair cascading down to her legs or her familiar aura, I could only associate this elegant lady with one person!
“You are…”
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“Is this how you treat your savior, O’Keefe? Just now, I could have swallowed your consciousness whole; if it weren’t for a sudden change of heart, you would have been done for, Blet!”
That catchphrase finally snapped me back to reality!
“You’re Lady Letty!”
“Letty, my foot, Blet!”
This lady suddenly flew towards me, raising her fist to deliver a heavy blow right above my head, her ample bosom nearly pressing against my face!
“You guessed wrong! And, by the way, just now you woke up a super villain, hahahaha~”
The lady laughed heartily in front of me, “Although I was almost awake before, I didn’t really pay attention. But this time, your call was fierce enough to keep me from staying asleep!”
In the next moment, the script unfolded, and the identity of this “large Letty” was finally revealed!
[O’Keefe encountered the lightning fairy residing in Letty’s sword—Zhou Si!]
This must be… the treasure from Kephir’s “upgrade and loot” in the Rodmar Empire, right!?
“Zhou Si…”
“That’s right.”
I watched as Zhou Si twirled in front of me, suddenly breaking into a cold laugh, “And you know what? A special fairy like me, who can be so self-disciplined, is too lazy to seek a master for magic power. If I run out of strength, all I need to do is swallow a person’s consciousness to make them my host~ Just so happens I woke up starving, so why not use you!?”
[Zhou Si Devoured O’Keefe’s consciousness!]
Staring at the sudden appearance of the death script and the Zhou Si in front of me, who was raising her “claws,” my mind went blank for a moment! Fortunately, in the next instant, another blue figure appeared, forcefully stopping Zhou Si !
“Hey, you little monster, are you trying to ascend to heaven!? You didn’t say that to me just now, did you!?”
It was Alsas! She actually appeared before me!
“If you dare to swallow him, I’ll show you what cruelty really is!”
“Tch.” Zhou Si waved her hand, pushing Alsas aside, “If I hadn’t opened my eyes to see my enemy right away, I might have actually done it. Fine, let’s just call this a thank you.”
The dialogue between the two, along with the script, made me immediately understand: right now, I was probably just “my consciousness,” and the two fairies before me, Alsas and Zhou Si, were likely the manifestations of the two weapons I had just activated!
The difference was: I had known Alsas from the start, but the fairy in Letty’s sword was awakened by me! In the previous script, she was one of the “traitor” fairies, highly self-disciplined and extremely powerful—the lightning fairy Zhou Si!
Kephir’s “upgrade and loot” in the Rodmar Empire, it turned out, had one of its “treasures” sleeping right in Letty’s sword beside us! I had an inkling, but I never expected this fairy wasn’t Letty, but rather… within Letty’s weapon!
“Hey, kid, this emperor has a question for you.”
Zhou Si’s voice interrupted my thoughts, and in the blink of an eye, her golden eyes, which seemed ready to unleash lightning, were emotionlessly fixed on me.
I knew: now was not the time for wild thoughts; my purpose for being here was singular!
“You forcibly awakened me with that trash of a body; what do you want? Looking at the situation outside, do you want me to help you survive?”
Survive? Ha! How could that be!
I did want to live, but no one was so scummy as to want to save themselves at this point!
“Fix the barrier, save Kephir and Letty!”
“I know Letty, but that Kephir…” Zhou Si chuckled lightly, “Why should I help a woman I don’t even know? Give me a reason.”
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Who cares about your reasons? I want my reasons!
“Because she is my wife. Is that reason enough?”
“～”
“The barrier has been poorly maintained for years; as long as there’s enough power, it can be broken!”
I had no hesitation at all because I knew what I had to do.
“…Ha~ that reason is acceptable. Anyway, I just woke up and I’m in a good mood~”
In a moment, the golden mature fairy slowly floated closer to me.
“Although my energy is insufficient, so I can only move for a while, and your body is quite trash, dealing with a barrier that’s almost broken is still a piece of cake~”
Then, suddenly, she pressed both hands on my shoulders, her nails almost digging into my flesh! The teasing look in her eyes instantly turned extremely violent! It was just like a grown-up Leiti!
“Don’t be scared, human! Let me show you what a true high-level fairy is, what true lightning power is!”
In the next instant, my consciousness suddenly contracted! In the blink of an eye, I was back in reality! In my sight, Kephiel and Leiti were looking at me in astonishment! Even Claudilus, who had just been so pleased with herself, looked over in disbelief as if she sensed something terrifying!
I knew why! Because at this moment, my body felt completely alien, filled with uncontrollable lightning power, even my voice changed, carrying the authority and mockery of a mature woman!
“Yo~ the number one lapdog by Nilu’s side, do you still recognize this great emperor!?”
Then, lightning power surged from my left hand, faintly transforming into a gigantic claw! With a roar, the crackling lightning reached for the edge of the barrier!
【Zizla】【Zizla】
The barrier that I couldn’t budge a moment ago immediately showed five shattered claw marks!
“That’s right, this great emperor, Zousi, your mother is back like lightning! Hahahahaha!”
Finally, with my right hand, the lightning sword unleashed its fury! Summoning thunder from the swirling dark clouds, it struck toward the already teetering entrance of the barrier with overwhelming force!
My body suddenly lost all strength, feeling as if it had been drained and turned hollow, but at this last moment, I finally used all my might to throw Kephiel and Leiti their weapons!
【Kephiel and Leiti received weapons and magic power, defeating Claudilus!】
Phew… This is all I, a rookie, could manage!
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I am a heartless ticket machine, awooo!
PS: There will be a new update on the back soon, along with new illustrations. I’m preparing it. (Madly hinting for tickets.)