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Chapter 49 This Evil Is Worth Fighting

Jiang He looked surprised.

Below, on the park's running track, lay a boy lying face down.

He was covered in blood, his clothes looked like they had been torn by a wild beast, with tears and bloody wounds everywhere.

Beside the boy stood a fat cat with tricolor markings, none other than Xiao Mi, the calico cat that Du Lingwei kept at the fire station, its claws still stained with blood.

Looking at this scene alone, it looks like a monster attacking humans.

Jiang He, however, sensed something was amiss.

The calico cat wasn't facing the boy; instead, it had its back to him, its vertical pupils staring at the park's streetlights. Its back was hunched, its fur bristled, and it let out a threatening growl, as if it were confronting something.

It was less of an attack and more of a protection operation for the teenager.

However, when Jiang He looked in the direction it was facing, he could not see anything or sense any presence.

Is it invisible?
Jiang He began to speak.

"see through"

A ray of light enveloped his pupils.

Jiang He looked again and finally noticed something unusual.

In the shadows above the park streetlights, a black shadow resembling a bat could be seen.

It has a robust body, sharp claws and teeth, and a pair of bat-like wings, resembling a demonic monster, yet it nimbly perches on top of a street lamp, as if it doesn't exist.

It licked the bloodstains from its claws, its scarlet eyes gazing downwards with longing and greed.

Jiang He's gaze froze: "Is this a bat-type monster?"

“It’s not a strange beast.” Old Jiang shook his head. “I’ve never seen anything like it before.”

Old Jiang has never seen it, which means it doesn't belong to the "monster rampage" timeline.

As for whether it is a product of the extraordinary individual's talent within the "Extraordinary Rampage" timeline, or something else entirely...

Jiang He prefers the latter.

Looking at the monster, he felt as if he were seeing a scene from the "Demon Abyss".

"Is this what 'possibility' is...?"

When Jiang He was silent, he heard Old Jiang's voice.

He said, "Do you want me to help you solve it?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang He looked down.

The bat demon had already moved. It transformed into a shadow, like a portion of a streetlamp's light being swallowed up out of thin air, and pounced on the calico cat and the boy on the ground.

At this moment, the calico cat suddenly swelled up, resembling a three-colored tiger, and its right claw sliced ​​through the air, striking the shadow hard.

The shadows were repelled, and the bat demon retreated back to the lamplight, glaring angrily at what lay below.

The calico cat had recovered its size, but had several new scars on its body.

Seeing their clash, Jiang He nimbly jumped off Old Jiang's back: "No need, I can do it myself."

Jiang He descended from the sky, aiming at the bat demon's form, flames appearing in his right hand.

Taking advantage of the lingering effect of the airfall, he stomped hard in mid-air and his body shot down.

At the same time, he spoke.

"moment"

This is not a trump card spell left by Bai He, but a degraded version drawn by Jiang He himself, imitating the six spells he left behind.

The effect is not as good as the White Crane version, but it can still achieve good results with the skill bonus of the World Destroyer.

Just like now, it doubled Jiang He's speed, making him like a fiery meteor, instantly crashing into the shadows above the streetlights.

Jiang He poured the blazing flames from his right hand into the shadows almost without reservation!

The bat demon twisted and screamed as it was struck hard.

As night fell, a strange melody began to play.

At this moment, Jiang He sensed that something was wrong.

From "Seeing Through," his right fist had already slammed into the bat demon's face, and flames were already burning its body. Such intense flames should have been enough to burn it to ashes.

After all, it looks like just an E-level monster, but Jiang He has a bunch of bonuses.

However, from a realistic perspective, Jiang He's flames were merely intertwined with the shadows, forming a bizarre coexistence.

Can this shadow reduce the power of the flames?
Jiang He recalled how Xiaomi had seemingly been angry when it repelled the bat demon, but hadn't actually been injured at all. He pondered this. "In that case," he thought, "let's try inflicting more damage!"

Jiang He just happened to want to test his new skill—

You should know that Jiang He spent two days at home grinding spells to raise his [Word Bearer] class level to 16. The benefits he gained were more than just eight spell slots.

There are 15 skill points left, which can be used to unlock new skills!
This is a B-rank profession, the Word Bearer's professional skill!
At this moment, Jiang He activated the skill he had allocated points to.

【Lingering Melody Lv3 - Active Skill: Repeats the last used buff-type spell, stacking its effects. Each repetition consumes normal spell power, but the spirit cost is doubled. (Current maximum number of repetitions: 3)】

"Moment" x2!

Four times the speed!
Jiang He moved swiftly, his speed increasing dramatically, like a fiery meteor streaking across the bat demon.

As the flames exploded, he stepped into thin air, bounced back, and triggered the spell's effect.

"Moment" x3!

Eight times the speed!
The flames struck the bat demon again, unleashing a burst of intense fire!
This is a combo attack, a series of explosive attacks!
Jiang He felt a thrill of speed, and once again, he stepped into the air and turned back, his smile excited.

Come again!

"Moment" x4!

Sixteen times faster!!

boom! !

This time, a sonic boom was generated, and Jiang He flew out like a rocket, heading straight for the bat demon, ready to throw a punch.

Jiang He blinked. "Hey, where's the monster? Why is it just the floor in front of me?"

boom! !

The floor tiles shattered, and Jiang He, covered in dust, crawled out of the hole, rubbing his sore nose.

Okay, the instant he drew only increases speed, not reaction time.

He only has 80 points of physical strength, and the speed he just experienced exceeded his ability to adapt.

It seems there's still room for improvement in this combo.

As Jiang He pondered this, he looked up at the streetlights and frowned.

The shadows had thinned considerably, but they still remained, intertwined with the flames.

In the shadows, the bat demon, already burned to a skeletal shape, was still alive, its expression ferocious and terrifying, and it even lunged at the boy on the ground.

This tenacious vitality is astonishing.

Continue releasing the flames until it's completely burned away?
Jiang He caught a glimpse of Lao Jiang watching from mid-air, and his mind stirred, causing him to change his mind.

He used his eraser-like talent to alter the texture of his right hand's skin, and with a swift movement, he blocked the swooping bat demon, extending his right hand forward—

When his skin touched the shadow, it was as if light had encountered darkness, instantly erasing it.

Almost effortlessly, it pierced through the shadows, grabbed the bat demon's head, and with a strong pull, ripped it out!

When the bat demon was pulled out of the shadows, it seemed as if it had lost its protective power. The remaining flames rushed up and instantly burned it to ashes!
Jiang He: "...Old Jiang, isn't this talent amazing?"

"Then try undoing your World Destroyer class," Old Jiang laughed.

"Meow……"

Seemingly sensing that the danger had dissipated, the calico cat stopped bristling and instead straightened its tail, rubbing against Jiang He's calves and making a sweet meow.

Jiang He smiled and bent down to stroke the calico cat: "Good girl, Mimi."

For some reason, ever since he came to the fire station, Xiaomi has always been clinging to him and has been quite friendly to him.

Even Du Lingwei was extremely jealous of this.

Of course, Jiang He didn't forget that there was an injured boy nearby.

He reached out to the boy, intending to perform emergency treatment on him with a healing spell.

However, when he touched the boy's body, he felt a bone-chilling cold and abruptly withdrew his hand.

To his astonishment, the boy rolled over, revealing a face covered in eerie incantations and stained with blood.

"This is……"

"Don't rush." ​​Old Jiang landed, his brow furrowing slightly. "It's not just that monster from before..."

"The aura emanating from him was the evil I sensed at the beginning."

(End of this chapter)