[You have activated the Contract feature!][Searching for a hero to be contracted…][A hero was found! Do you want to finalize the contract?] After Yunzhend nodded his head and agreed, a blinding light emerged before him and this time, Yunzheng had somehow expected it and shield his eyes with his palm whilst some of the fingers parted to give a gap for him to peer through. Using his energy, he narrowed his gaze and tried to observe closely how his summon would come to this world. At first, he saw a tiny speck, which expanded in an instant before those specks of shade materialized another shape that was longer and thin and in a humanoid frame. Though the details were veiled by the light, Yunzheng immediately realized that the long and thin frame was actually a whole skeleton and those specks that covered the bones and skull were blood. Muscle tissues soon grew out of the bones and before long, skin appeared as well. The pace of how the bone, muscle, blood, and skin combined into a
'Slow…' Treading through the forest, Yunzheng glanced behind him and saw Lavda trying to catch up to his speed with a panting breath. Although Yunzheng indeed used movement techniques to accelerate his pace, he hadn't unleashed his full speed yet. He felt that his current speed right now shouldn't be that different from the one where he was running around the city in hope to raise his strength before he summoned Gilbert. His stamina definitely improved so that was why he could maintain this pace without breaking a sweat. But even with that considered, Lavda was already running out of strength before he could even step into a battle. It would be a joke. This made Yunzheng become more apprehensive of his new companion and pondered if he should test the man's skills firsthand before throwing him out there. 'But I'm not his nanny and besides, he was summoned to help me, not the other way around. Is this because of his low level or what?'While he thought of that, he saw a crowd diving
As his heart thumped in every step, the man's cold sweat dripped down from his cheek and eyes fixated upon the bright hallway decorated in hanging drawings and statues. The red carpet threaded in gold strings around the edge ran towards the double door at the very end, where he gulped subconsciously as nervousness flooded his entire being. When he was meters away from the door, two men in black suits and armed to the teeth blocked his path, making him stop as he stared at one of them in the eyes and said, "I've been summoned."After a silence that felt like an eternity, the pair of guards stepped back, prompting him to continue his stride which slightly disappointed him for he rather not proceed with what would happen. Now at arm's length, the door opened by themselves and the man's shoulders twitched in response. His fidget behavior was plain to see, so much that the man wished to bury his head somewhere else. Yet, such an alternative was something he couldn't take. The room was d
"Xiao Mei."When her steps halted at the call of her name, a young woman who looked around mid twenties, wearing a white, long sleeved shirt and black skirt turned her head behind and saw an approaching man in glasses and black suit. The man's face was a little more than average with his sleek jawline and robust physique. Not to mention, his brown eyes had their own charm, causing a lot of ladies to find his gaze to be a little bit more mesmerizing. His name's Chou Wen, a colleague of hers that seems to be a little bit more way too close to her whenever she is around. Because of his not so subtle approach, many rumors about both of them had circulated despite her stance on the matter. Unfortunately, gossip was harder to fend off, especially when Chou Wen himself didn't deny the accusation and in fact, took them in stride with a smile. If anything, she wanted to have nothing with him and she bet he knew about it. However, as her work partner, she had to put up with it and despite th
"That would be twenty thousand credits."When an old man wrapped up the formation flags in a package, along with a bell, a vajra, a wooden sword, blank talisman papers, and a bunch of ritual candles, he looked at young man before him, smiling as he spoke, "It's rare for someone of your age to buy this kind of stuff.""My family still respects our tradition, no matter what happens." smiling in return, Yunzheng replied and swiped his Exwatch to the scanner machine on the counter. A few seconds later, a beep could be heard and the old man gave the items, "Good, good. We must never forget our origin even at the end of the world."Grabbing the item and saying his farewell, Yunzheng walked out of the store as the door quickly opened automatically. As he walked, his smile faded and he mumbled under his breath, "The end of the world, huh…"Passing through the crowd whilst executing his technique to make himself invisible, Yunzheng strode leisurely on the sidewalk instead of running in the air
"Go! Run away!" shouted Weng Mei as she willed the force within to create a solid, strong barrier around her before she rushed to the armed mobs. Seeing her action, her opponents were quick to pull the trigger and in the next second, bullets began to be sprayed off everywhere near her.Most of them which were targeted at her immediately created sparks before they bounced off from her. Every bullet that struck the transparent barrier would show bluish hue and soon, the blue glow became brighter. That same glow then flowed onto her fist. When she punched one of them, the body burst and made a fountain of blood and flesh. Yet, the impact didn't stop there. It traveled in the air and struck those who were behind him, devastating everything to bits and pieces on the energy's path. The Armed group glanced at each other before they dispersed, some still shooting at Weng Mei to cover for others retreat. As she was about to Pursue, the notion of the young man she had met a while ago crossed
"That's the place, master."Staring at the night club across the street, Lavda stood beside him whilst a crow perched on Yunzheng's shoulder. With a frown, Yunzheng saw the bodyguards at the entrance. Though they seemed nonchalant, the subtle gesture they made told Yunzheng that all of them were trained warriors. A rare sight for all this time, Yunzheng had never seen veterans well versed in combat arts. But this was the right time to undergo another test for his newest companion. "Lavda," Yunzheng called out, turning his head to the elf who in return, gazed back in puzzled look, "Do you see those people?"Still bewildered, the elf nodded. Smiling, Yunzheng put his hand on Lavda's shoulder and spoke, "We are going to the front entrance and do this with a bang. Are you ready?"Another confused stare and yet, one of the elf's hands was already gripping his sword. With a chuckle, Yunzheng strode forward, dragging the elf along as he muttered, "Your familiars will oversee the area and s
His grip on his sword tightened, Yunzheng raised his vigilance and tried to open the door. It was locked and didn't budge, but with a single kick from him, the door flew backwards and the smell of blood mixed with something rotten flooded out of the room.It was a complete darkness inside and somehow, Yunzheng could feel a gaze fall upon him. The same feelings he felt when he encountered his first demonic beast in the cultivation world. 'They had something like this below the club?' Entering the place, Yunzheng looked around and spotted furniture and sort. The interior of the room itself seemed to be a house and he was in the living room section in this vast chamber. If there was light to shine in this place, perhaps Yunzheng would stumble upon a comfy place hidden beneath the building. A shelter might be the word to describe the room. Yet, the scattered limbs of humans that his shoes had stepped on or kicked on the way of his steps make him imagine this more of a slaughterhouse.