Chapter 272 Veil of Death
"Argh!" Wei Jun screamed as he broke through many walls and ended up outside. That one strike was enough to break everything inside of him.
[Emergency]
[Critical]
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The system was going bonkers at the level of damage he obtained. The Death Qi was healing him but his damage was faster than he could be healed. Even more than when he literally exploded in the encounter with Yan Rong.
Still, he managed to stay alive. But the being he was up against, he knew he wouldn't be able to fight it. Or at least fight and win.
'What the hell is that?' Wei Jun asked as he removed the metal pipe from his stomach. It stung him a lot but Wei Jun had enough pain tolerance to not react much to it.
Once Wei Jun was clear of it and his wounds healed greatly, he asked the system who replied instantly…
[That, my dear host, is an angel]
'A what now?' Wei Jun asked.
[An angel]
'Ahan,' Wei Jun's reaction was rather stale which didn't amuse the system as it was hoping it would. Wei Jun ignored that part and asked, 'Isn't she supposed to be weaker now that I've killed her reasons to be strong?'
Wei Jun's level was supposed to go up, up by a lot once he killed Rin's team and it did. Wei Jun experienced a level of growth unlike ever before but there was only one inconsistency in that plan and that was that Rin was also supposed to be weaker along with that progression yet she only became stronger. Stronger than he could even imagine.
[It seems like an elaborate scheme, host]
[My guess is that someone went through a lot to procure an angel]
[But angels aren't human beings]
[They're emotionless robots who only know one thing]
'Eradication of evil?' Wei Jun guessed.
[Wrong]
[As the god says]
'There's a god?' Wei Jun asked.
[Where do you think you came from?]
[Thin air?]
[Anyway, someone procured an angel but an angel cannot be controlled by a human or anyone else]
[Even me]
[And I'm half angel]
'How are you half angel?' Wei Jun asked.
[My father was an angel]
'How did he become an angel and have emotions?'
[Are you going to derail?]
'I'm curious,' Wei Jun replied.
[He was turned into one]
'By who?'
[Someone stronger than your imagination]
It simply meant 'drop the topic' which Wei Jun wisely did and asked, 'Then what's the story with her?'
[My guess is someone captured an angel but they couldn't control it]
[So they limited it]
'How can someone do that?'
[By creating vessels that act as limiters]
[In this case, the seven males you killed]
'That's one hell of a coincidence.'
[Which means it isn't]
[When you killed five of them at once, too much of her power returned]
[She ceased to be a human]
[But she wasn't fully an angel]
[But thanks to you]
[The last of her limiters are gone]
[And now you have a full-fledged angel]
'Yay…' Wei Jun sarcastically said.
'How do I deal with her?'
[Defeat her]
[Her body is still human]
'You said she was originally an angel.' Wei Jun pointed out.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
[she had emotions]
[The essence of the angel was merged with a human]
[Possibly a human child]
'What of the angel's body?' Wei Jun asked.
[Angels don't have a body]
[They're made of light]
[She's a special case]
[Unlike me who was half angel and half human]
[She's full angel and full human]
'That doesn't make sense.'
[Of course it does]
Wei Jun fully healed by the end of the conversation. There was only one problem. He was fully out of Qi.
[You have consumed a Qi replenishment pill]
[Qi has been fully restored]
Wei Jun crackled his neck just in time for the building to blow up and something slowly floated over to him. A woman, paler than the word itself and captivating to the point one would forget to breathe.
Somehow white clothes had appeared on her body and they were glowing along with her body, making her all the more beautiful than she already was.
Alas, there was no one around to appreciate that view. All that was left in the facility was a string of corpses. Wei Jun made sure to kill everyone.
The only reason no one from the outside has made was because the facility was on lockdown. No one could go outside and no one could come in. The barrier around the facility was strong enough to bear several Qi grandmasters' attacks.
Wei Jun was relieved that there would be no disruptions form the outside but that also meant that he couldn't go outside.
He was stuck there and nothing was there to serve as a backup or save him from the human angel slowly floating towards him.
Her eyes were white so Wei Jun couldn't differentiate between her pupils and eye whites. Still, he could tell she was looking at him but unlike one would expect, as the system said, there was not a speck of emotion in those eyes.
'If she's not feeling emotions and she's only programmed to do one thing, which is follow god's will. Then what would she be programmed to do right now?'
[Eradicate evil?]
'…' Wei Jun remained silent because that was a bullsh*t answer.
[Fine]
[She's attracted to the Death Qi inside of you]
[She's holy]
[While you're dark]
[What do you think is going to happen?]
'One of us will cease to exist.' Wei Jun replied.
[Precisely]
[So]
[Good luck, host]
'Haa…'
Wei Jun sighed and extended his palm. The pitch black and dull-looking sword that he lost once he was shot through many walls came to his hands by itself.
Wei Jun grabbed it and the moment he did, the Death Qi inside of him began to react and flowed towards his left hand with which he was grabbing the sword.
The Death Qi, from his hand, began to flow into the sword and from the sword, it began to flow back into him. After that, that Qi returned to his core and a cycle was established that seemed like it would go infinitely.
However, that was not so.
Wei Jun felt refreshed, powerful, adrenaline that went beyond his wildest imagination and most of all, the veil of death around him.
His body was covered in some sort of ethereal black fog that was established thanks to his Death Qi.
Seeing the sword in his hand, Rin looked at Wei Jun before she also extended her hand. Nothing flew to her but instead, a shiny sword appeared in her hands.
From one look, Wei Jun could tell it wasn't a sword made of some material but instead, it was a sword made of light. Its patterns were straight but charming. They were pulling attention to them by just being displayed.
Yet, it wasn't just a display piece. It was as threatening as it was beautiful. The feeling the sword gave was anything unlike Wei Jun had ever witnessed.
[That sword is a part of an angel]
[It's incredibly harmful to you]
'Thanks for telling me that.'
Wei Jun replied, his mood a little sour because even he could feel that he wouldn't be able to do well against that sword.
[Don't worry]
[It wouldn't harm you like that]
'What?' Wei Jun was confused so he asked.
[Don't you see the veil of Death around you?]
'That's a cool name,' Wei Jun couldn't help but say.
[That would block all the angelic effects for you]
[Unfortunately, it wouldn't protect you from cutting in half so good luck with that]
'Well, at least it's something.' Wei Jun braced himself for the worst and prepared to face off with an angel.
But…
Whoop!
Rin disappeared in front of him with a flash of light and the next moment, that flash appeared just next to him and before he could react to that speed, he was once again struck with so much power that he was thrown to the other side of the building.
Fortunately, now that he had the 'veil of Death' around him, this time he was safe from the additional damage and only incurred the damage from the hit and bashing though a lot of walls.
[HP -52]
It was still too much.
But not enough for him to use his Qi to heal himself which saved him his Qi.
Wei Jun stood up and prepared himself once again.
Another flash of light beside him and Wei Jun was prepared for that moment. The moment she appeared, Wei Jun swung his sword but she disappeared in flash of light once again and this time, Wei Jun was struck one again, only on his back.
Bouncing off the ground like a rock on a lake's surface, Wei Jun finally came to a stop some distance away. The damage this time was not that great but it was still enough to put him to the lower levels of his health.
[A health pill has been consumed]
[Health has been fully restored]
"You're strong, aren't you?" Wei Jun said before he prepared himself once again and said, "Well, you're not the only one whose gotten strong."
[Are you sure?]
'Do it.'
[Once again]
[Good luck]