Love, Gun, Cupid

Chapter Seventy-Five: Lying (Part Two)

When Hehuan arrived at the scene, she saw Ditao slashing at Lin Jiade's back with her sword, and she felt her heart almost stop beating.

Earth Peach's sword tore through Lin Jiade's shield, leaving a long, narrow slash across his muscular back.

Lin Jiade's back was covered in the color of bronze. Through the body-forging method of Chi You, he was immune to attacks that could have rendered him incapacitated.

His ability to transform his flesh and blood so quickly was inseparable from Wei Ying's teachings and also from luck. This achievement was shocking to Di Tao. In her eyes, Lin Jiade seemed to be getting stronger all the time, and his path to becoming stronger had no end.

Lin Jiade turned around and stuck to Di Tao again. Even at the cost of injury, he would never let Di Tao rush into the crowd.

The swords clashed, loudly recounting stories of protection and escape. Before long, several cuts appeared on Lin Jiade's arm, from which blood gushed and dripped onto the ground at his feet.

"You could have done better, but it's disappointing that you've become so pathetic trying to protect people who have nothing to do with you."

Di Tao licked the blood off his sword: "In the virtual space, you defeated me with the power of the King of the Forest. This time, let me repay you in the same way!"

Lin Jiade gripped the Celestial Weapon, preparing to unleash its stored energy in one go. But the moment he saw Di Tao's arms enveloped in black mist, he instinctively sensed something was wrong. He performed a tactical roll and saw black claws sweep past his head.

"How could you..."

“While I was still competing with Kapok for a spot, I sought out some outside help. He taught me some interesting spells, and in exchange, I used the Hart family’s network to recruit mercenaries for him and taught him how to bypass detection and enter Fuxing City… This happened last September.”

Lin Jiade reacted instantly: "Ragnar Sigurdsson!"

"The black latex suit that Kapok used was also created by me after exchanging spells with Ragnar, using the dark energy and special spells he provided... in the name of the Hart family, but the unsuspecting Kapok took it as a trophy and used it to control me."

Lin Jiade's sword condensed moonlight, and Di Tao dared not be negligent. She leaped a series of times to create distance between herself and Lin Jiade, and threw several sword energies toward the residential building where Lin Jiade was located, but they turned into the shape of ice the moment they touched it.

"whispering sound."

Now she knows it was Gladiolus's doing; that person cast a protective spell on the residential building... but it seems to be only this one.

Lin Jiade caught up with her again, and the two clashed swords. The black mist ignored Lin Jiade's shield, forcing him to retreat.

She continued, "I was not completely under your control, but I would occasionally regain my senses. If this continued, I would probably really turn into a little bitch. But then a surprise happened: you took me out and I met Ragnar again."

Do you remember when Ragnar jumped off the roof and attacked your girlfriend with a weapon shaped like flames? You and Kapok rushed to her side to protect her, and I stayed in the car as you ordered. At that moment, I was closer to Ragnar than to you.

You were too busy dealing with Ragnar's attack to notice this, but Ragnar helped me regain control, and we re-established contact and became allies once again.

"So, his ability to accurately assess our defenses, the timing of our actions, and our troop deployment is all because of you?"

"Woof woof," Di Tao barked twice. "I'm just a little puppy, you know. What bad intentions could a little puppy have? Who would have thought that a dog you all overlooked would become the breakthrough point for enemy intelligence?"

"..."

"You're probably relying on Korobochka. If Korobochka comes, she can kill them all. But unfortunately, Ragnar and his allies are already preparing an offensive against West Ham Hospital. So, she should already be at the hospital confronting Ragnar."

"tonight?"

Lin Jiade was somewhat surprised. He and Jianlan both thought that Ragnar would attack before the Alchemist awakened, but this attack would be very precise—the reason was simple: Jianlan could not concentrate the supernatural power of Fuxing City near the hospital indefinitely; she was responsible for the security of the entire Fuxing City.

With each day the situation drags on, Jianlan's pressure will increase. The forces she has borrowed from other departments may return or become lax, which will weaken the defenses near the hospital and benefit the attacking side.

Tonight, with West Ham Hospital's defenses still strong and intact, Ragnar's decision to attack at this juncture seems somewhat... foolish. However, Momo's motive for choosing to escape at this time becomes clear.

"Oh, by the way, I don't know what grudge you have with Ragnar. That guy even sent people to kill you. That's it. You can think of your epitaph in advance, and I will carve it on your tombstone, Lin Jiade."

Lin Jiade turned around and saw the black mist condensing into a door behind him, from which flames surged out and were split in two by Lin Jiade. However, Di Tao's attack was already underway behind him, but the gunshot forced Di Tao to retreat. She turned around and saw He Huan pointing her gun at her.

"Stay away from her, you bitch!" Hehuan shouted.

"I'm so heartbroken, Hehuan. Aren't I your childhood sweetheart?"

Di Tao abandoned Lin Jiade and turned to cause trouble for He Huan. He Huan conjured a violin in her hand and was about to cast a musical spell when Di Tao launched a preemptive strike, piercing the violin in He Huan's hand.

Hehuan turned around and swiftly moved behind Ditao with the movements of figure skating. Her bowstring glowed, looking like a lightsaber from a distance, and the bowstring actually vibrated with a buzzing sound as it cut through Ditao's shield and slashed towards her neck.

"Hmph, the violin is just a cover, the bowstring is the real thing... a shield-breaking weapon?"

In an instant, Di Tao discerned the true nature of He Huan's weapon. He moved his sword-wielding arm backward, reversed the hilt in his hand, and used the downward-spinning blade to block He Huan's attack. He then slid to the side and slashed at He Huan's body with a backhand.

Hehuan dared not gamble that her shield could withstand Ditao's sword imbued with black mist. She raised her arm to block, and the moment the two swords clashed, Ditao raised the arm holding the sword, using a shift in her center of gravity and footwork to turn the slash into a thrust aimed at Hehuan's neck.

So fast!

Now that Hehuan has personally fought against him, she can understand how difficult it was for Lin Jiade to contend with Di Tao... Di Tao's magical reserves are not as rich as Mu Mian's, but in terms of basic skills, she is still above Mu Mian.

Di Tao took seven steps forward, and He Huan retreated seven steps back. The result of their brief exchange was that Di Tao's sword struck the back of He Huan's hand, knocking the broken shield bowstring from He Huan's hand.

Just as Di Tao was about to take another step forward, the killing intent from behind made her turn around. She turned around, her longsword held at an angle, and the familiar blade smashed down, the tremor making her hand numb.

"Finally here, Kapok!" she exclaimed in delight.

When Lin Jiade and Hehuan chased after her, Mu Mian had just woken up and was confused about the situation. The ice cave didn't bother to explain to her, so she went to Lin Jiade's house to find Jasmine and Jianlan.

At that time, the commotion outside the hospital was reported to Jianlan's subordinates. Among those enemies, there was one with a very high energy level... Jianlan knew that it was most likely Ragnar Sigurdsson.

She changed the channel and saw Ragnar on the news. Sure enough, Ragnar had prepared to create an alibi, so she had no choice but to go to the hospital through the "door".

"Go and support Lin Jiade, and remember not to get separated!"

After hastily leaving a word of advice, Jianlan disappeared through the door. Jasmine asked, "What happened?"

A chilling sensation spread through Bingdong's groin. She felt both ashamed and terrified at witnessing the "dead," her mind a complete mess. Jasmine slapped her, and Bingdong collapsed onto the sofa, covering her face in a daze.

Jasmine raised her arm again, using the ice hole to shield her face, and said, "Even Lin Jiade has never hit me!"

"Is that so? If you still can't distinguish between what's important and what's urgent, I'll beat him up too!"

"The dog-eared follower of Kapok died in the bathroom, and the one with cat ears ran away. Lin Jiade saw it and chased after him, as did Hehuan!" Ice Cave said.

"Okay, let's go."

Jasmine grabbed Ice Cave's arm and walked with him. Ice Cave, clutching his backside, said, "Give me five minutes."

Jasmine turned back and gave the ice cave a terrifying look: "While you think they fight in hours, they can decide life and death in minutes. Every minute is precious!"

"I couldn't hold it in when I saw the corpse, so I peed in it," Ice Cave said in despair.

"Bear with it! Lin Jiade's fixed deposits are all mine. I only took his fixed deposits to replenish your energy because I saw you were useful to us. If you continue to behave like this, I know that I can turn you into a furnace for Taoist techniques."

Taoist sexual techniques emphasize the balance of Yin and Yang, and are a mutually beneficial art for both men and women: men and women with similar energy levels gather their energy together and circulate it within their bodies, forming a powerful force that forcibly expands the body's energy reserves to the limit. After several cycles, the circulated energy is divided equally.

But just as some people practice "Das Kapital" in reverse and learn how to exploit more scientifically and efficiently, others practice Taoist sexual techniques in reverse, turning the mutual balance of Yin and Yang into one party intercepting the shared energy of both parties, thereby draining their partner's body and selfishly making themselves stronger.

The Ice Cave's method of absorbing Lin Jiade's essence is a relatively mild form of reverse cultivation, a sustainable exploitation and oppression. However, the furnace that Jasmine mentioned involves treating one's Daoist partner as a consumable and extracting it three times: the energy held by the Daoist partner, the energy transformed after the Daoist partner's soul is sacrificed, and the energy transformed after the Daoist partner's flesh and blood are sacrificed.

This thing is extremely evil. When it was invented 1,500 years ago, it was classified as an evil art by martial arts practitioners (the term used by magic researchers at the time). Those who practiced this evil art were given the title of demons, and everyone had the right to kill them.

However, as time went by and more spells with greater harm to society were developed, the evil spells defined in ancient times were kicked out of the list of evil spells because of their insufficient destructive power. They became spells that the authorities turned a blind eye to – they could be practiced and used, but if caught, you'd be in big trouble.

In other words, as long as you don't get caught, there's no problem using it to harm others.

Ice Cave's face turned pale upon hearing this. She knew in her heart that only Lin Jiade was truly good to her in this family. When Jasmine scared her, she immediately turned into a docile sheep and was dragged into Kapok's rented room by Jasmine.

"The one that was seriously injured was Xuanling; Ditao disguised herself as Xuanling and ran away."

Kapok gave Xuanling some emergency treatment and carried her through the "door" to West Ham Hospital, which might also become a battlefield, but she had no other choice.

She hurriedly shoved the bell into the nurse's hand, turned around and went back to join the battle. From the time she woke up to the time she flew downstairs to provide support, only a few minutes had passed, but the battlefield had already been divided into two parts.

Lin Jiade was located near the entrance of the residential area. There was a door made of black mist near him. Several people attacked him with the power of flames and black mist, while Jasmine and Ice Cave were helping him.

On the other side is Hehuan, located in an area near residential buildings. Hehuan looks disheveled; her violin, which is also her weapon and musical instrument, has been destroyed, and her shield-breaking bowstring, her trump card, has also failed to work.

I told you to at least practice the disarming technique of coordinating the violin and bow, but you'd rather spend time tempting Lin Jiade than practice.

Mu Mian inwardly resented her friend, but her hands moved swiftly. With a series of attacks, she forced Di Tao away and said to He Huan, "Go back upstairs and guard the door... If we can't go, go to the hospital!"

Hehuan knew she was now just a burden. She ran back, through the barrier left by Jianlan. Ditao was about to give chase, but Mumian stopped her.

“Your opponent is me!” Kapok roared.

"As you wish, my sister."

Black mist swirled around Di Tao's sword. Mu Mian dared not take it head-on. She moved closer to Lin Jiade, asking the ice cave for a shield and weapon blessing.

Di Tao snapped her fingers, her latex suit came off, and she rolled on the ground. Before Mu Mian could react, she hooked Mu Mian's ankle, pulled her down, and dragged her towards Di Tao, as if Mu Mian had willingly offered herself up to Di Tao's sword tip.

Di Tao was only wearing underwear at the moment, but she didn't seem to care at all. She swung her sword down at Mu Mian, and at the moment it pierced Mu Mian's body, golden light spread across Mu Mian's body.

At first, Di Tao thought it was a sacred spell, but soon she realized that the black mist around her was not being purified, but rather blocked. So she immediately understood that this was Mu Mian using an overtime spell to force herself into an invincible state.

Without hesitation, Di Tao retreated, and the black liquid controlling the cotton flowed back onto her body, turning her back into a latex suit.

Even though Kapok has already reached the high-level professional title, both intermediate and high-level professional titles can only learn level two magic at most, although the latter allows her to possess more level two magic.

Mu Mian was promoted to a higher-level professional title three weeks ago, which means that even if she learns new spells, she is unlikely to achieve a qualitative improvement. Therefore, she should focus on stalling.

At this moment, another golden light entered the eyes of the earth peach.

Chapter Seventy-Six: Lying (Part Three)

After a significant delay, the sacred spell from the ice cave finally landed on Mu Mian and her weapon. Coupled with Mu Mian's overtime magic, she instantly became the brightest star on the battlefield.

Di Tao tried to stall for time until the golden body of the Kapok ended, but Kapok was faster than she expected. Kapok squatted down, mimicking Lin Jiade's movements, concentrating her energy in her legs, and released it all at once, pushing herself forward.

Under normal circumstances, Kapok would have collapsed from knee pain before she could move even halfway, but with the invincible state of the Overtime Magic, she arrived in front of Peach unharmed, unafraid of the opponent's unexpected moves, and slashed out with her sword.

Di Tao rolled to the side and ran into the woods. Behind her was the sword energy that Mu Mian kept swinging. At this moment, Mu Mian's sword energy turned golden, and wherever it went, the trees and flowers all showed patterns of time, and then withered away.

"Wow, you're so cruel," Di Tao turned around and mocked, "Have you forgotten that this is where you and Lin Jiade had your first time?"

"?!"

The light pollution from the golden sword energy made Di Tao dizzy. She estimated that Kapok could only maintain the overtime magic for five minutes at most, but those five minutes were so unbearable.

Kapok emerged from the light, and the golden sword tip expanded in Ditao's eyes. Ditao leaned back, and Kapok's blade appeared above her head. Her shield, which was covered in black mist, was dissolved by the holy land's magic, while Kapok slashed at the shield with savage power.

Di Tao turned sideways, bracing herself with one hand on the ground, and then pushed herself into the air. The blade of Mu Mian landed where she had just been, severing a few strands of her hair. She touched the ground with her toes and continued to jump backward.

Kapok relentlessly pursued her, driving Ground Peach into the pavilion. Ground Peach stepped onto the stone chessboard, ruining the fun of the retired old men in the community, and then climbed onto a pillar, crossing her legs over it. She looked down at Kapok from her elevated position.

"Does telling the truth upset you that much? You should be glad that the man you care about has forgotten about it."

We teased Lin Jiade to provoke you. He's obsessed with football and interested in girls' bodies, but not that much, so he can hold back. But you, who were secretly observing, couldn't resist.

So, at the end of summer, you invited him to become your weapon and your master, to live a life of luxury in Brilliant City. He refused, and out of jealousy, because of his refusal, you pinned him to a tree trunk.

"shut up!"

Di Tao jumped onto the eaves, but then the supporting pillar of the pavilion was cut off. Di Tao jumped into the air and kicked the tiles one after another towards the kapok tree. The kapok tree did not respond, but three seconds later, a torrent of energy appeared in Di Tao's eyes.

The earth peach hastily unleashed its energy, producing a dazzling light in the sky above the residential area, and the shockwave from the collision shattered the windows of nearby buildings.

Di Tao rolled and fell onto the exercise equipment, coughing up blood. She looked up and saw that only a faint golden light remained on Mu Mian's body. The troublesome overtime magic was finally over.