857: 843 857: 843 “…Is that about it then?
Any other questions?”
Lu Ping’an pondered for a mont before finally asking to make sure there were no oversights in the plan.
“…You, you’re quite bold.”
“The success rate is low, ow, not reliable, ow.”
Obviously, even to those in the know, Lu Ping’an’s plan was not seen favorably.
But he shrugged, targeting an opponent of such level ant a “safe” execution plan was as good as a giveaway, only by taking a gamble was there a chance to win.
Of course, this was provided that things went smoothly on Kun Ba’s end.
If it were still Rule-level, he would still choose to give up…..
“Here it cos!”
Death arrived as expected, and perhaps the Snake King Didirona had never been so close to it.
She had died four tis; the first was on the battlefield, the second was an ambush by toads and mortals, the third was a mutual destruction with the mortals (tied fates), and the fourth was “suicide.” The fifth ti……
“…..I’m not content, I won’t accept this!
If I were in my pri, these bastards wouldn’t even be a threat to ….”
If the Snake King were truly in her pri, even a newly advanced Kun Ba would not have initiated an attack.
Although the mission was critical, nobody was interested in dying for nothing.
But now, after having suffered four brutal deaths, especially with the previous one involving “mitosis”…
the Snake King was pushed to the brink.
She was still struggling, fighting desperately, even ready to pay any price to take the “diminutive creature” before her down with her.
Unfortunately, Kun Ba and the others, having suffered a setback once, always maintained a distance…
still letting that resurrected Fake Snake King take the brunt, while they securely observed from afar and then delivered a righteous stab in the back.
“In this world, there is definitely nothing that’s truly immortal and indestructible.”
The fight continued, but everyone knew that without any accidents, the fall of the Snake King was just a matter of ti.
And yet, even so, Kun Ba and his group remained exceedingly cautious, as nobody knew what kind of last resort an old Strongman might have.
A mont of carelessness before had cost the life of an established Strongman.
anwhile, at a certain lively battlefield within a mountain range, Lu Ping’an was making his final calculations.
Killing the Snake King once or twice was within their combat power, but to ensure her permanent death, they had to confront her “Regeneration” and her rule of “Undeath.”
“To put it bluntly, if she’s still Rule-level, no matter how many tis she dies, as long as there’s a Snake Shedding, she can resurrect infinitely.”
“So, sever her pact with the Abyss, cut off her use of the ‘Throne’s’ undying curse technique?”
The answer was also no, there was limited ti, and such top secret could not be unearthed.
In the end, it seed there was only one answer…
“…Snake Shedding, if we’re lucky, the next one will resurrect here.”
Lu Ping’an had witnessed her sudden resurrection and knew the signs preceding it.
The originally dry snake skin would rapidly swell, the parched skin regaining its luster as death, due to the “Soul” inhabiting it, returns to life.
This here, was also the biggest challenge to killing her for good…
once the entity discards its body, what’s left is a spirit body, and most thods were incapable of exterminating a pure soul.
“ow, I can do it, ow,” objected ow, whose spiritualization certainly could harm a spirit body.
But that’s only if Didirona was foolish enough not to move her spirit to a new target, and also if ow could actually…
“Stop kidding, even in her spirit form, you wouldn’t be able to defeat her.”
If ow were really reliable, if it could truly tear apart a giant serpent by hand, Lu Ping’an wouldn’t be taking such a risky approach.
There was only one chance; Snake Sheddings were getting harder to find.
If they let her escape again, you could say this mission would be a direct failure.
Lu Ping’an patiently waited for the signal, but before that, he made an important decision.
“Are you sure?
I won’t reenter into a contract with you, your days of enjoying life as the master are over.”
Compared to before, the human form of Animated Armor Zhi Xi had completely changed.
Before, even when she was in her human form…
perhaps it would be more accurate to call it her doll form, her cheeks resembled a mask, and although expressions could be simulated, there was still a strong sense of being a robot.
This ti, she seed to have added a tallic sheen and components to her human form.
The light blue hair wasn’t very long, and those faintly throbbing threads of electricity-like tal seed like an excuse.
Using Fang Wen’s knowledge, Zhi Xi had completed a wave of evolution at this ti.
Her rounded oval face had the youthful vitality of a high school student.
For the first ti, Lu Ping’an saw on her cheeks the age and micro-expressions she should have.
Most fundantally, compared to the past, she now had a much stronger sense of flesh and blood…
If one didn’t know her inside out, they might think she was so Foreign Domain exotic race with strange tallic components.
“…It was bound to happen eventually.
I don’t think an intelligent creature can enslave another intelligent creature indefinitely.
Instead of waiting for you to grow tired of and rebel one day, why don’t we switch to a different mode of interaction?
Like, boss and employee?
Or maybe sothing closer, like boss and trusted subordinate?
After all, we’ll probably be together for a long ti.”
“Eh?
Secretary and boss?
Are you hinting at sothing…
Sorry, I don’t have that function.
If you need it, you can go to an adult store to buy props and then…”
This ti, Lu Ping’an couldn’t hold back.
Who had Zhi Xi learned these dirty jokes from?
Was she really planning to assemble…
uh, could she really do it?
He didn’t recall adding that functionality to her, did he?
“…then go f*ck yourself!”
With that, Zhi Xi even flipped him off!
This completely threw Lu Ping’an.
He was supposed to be happy about this since he had planned…
“I was planning to set her free anyway.
Why does she seem upset?
Doesn’t she want…”
“…No, she probably does want freedom.
Intelligent creatures might not be free, but they should have the right to choose whether to be free or not.
She just doesn’t want to sever the contract voluntarily in this situation, which makes her feel like she’s being unceremoniously dumped by a heartless jerk because she’s not useful enough.”
Lu Ping’an was stunned for a long ti, not understanding.
Isn’t a contract granting freedom a good thing?
Why worry about the manner of its attainnt?
Indeed, he would never understand won…
uh, probably female robots, that is, in his entire life.
“Ti is running out, start the disengagent.”
But at this mont, Lu Ping’an could no longer hesitate.
The page labeled “Animated Armor Zhi Xi” in his Life Illustration, which he opened, began to fade and disappear.
Lu Ping’an was dissolving the “contract”, removing Life Illustration’s control over Zhi Xi’s life and death.
“Cough cough!
As expected…”
Yet, the first one to be affected was Lu Ping’an himself.
An inexplicable emptiness surged to his heart, as if a piece of both body and soul had been dug out, and he doubled over in pain, vomiting blood profusely.
Just like that, Lu Ping’an had inflicted a serious injury upon himself, the kind that damaged both body and mind.
“…Deferred paynt.”
This trial forced out his ultimate skill.
Even though the harm to his body and spirit body was forcefully delayed, Lu Ping’an still felt a strange discomfort and emptiness, as if he was missing a part of his limbs, as if he had beco disabled…
“Continue.”
Suddenly, Lu Ping’an’s hand was gripped.
The next mont, resonance was actively initiated, and a connection was reestablished between them.
This ti it was entirely different from before.
Lu Ping’an felt whole again, successfully restored.
Seeing that Lu Ping’an’s complexion returned to normal, Zhi Xi snorted, let go of his arm, and walked away.
“…Well, it’s not too bad.” Lu Ping’an sighed, resigned to the fact that not dying on the spot wasn’t the worst outco.
Having paid so much, of course, Lu Ping’an had much to gain.
“Life Programming, pre-activation…”
Staring at what seed like the last piece of Snake Shedding in front of him, Lu Ping’an was also making his final preparations for battle.
[Feature 1: Life Programming (Upper Silver): Select ‘Core of Wisdom’, ‘Blood Essence’, and ‘Bone Flesh Foundation’ to create a Life form.]
This was the core function of the Life Illustration, which could build a Magic Pet from the “three materials”.
And now, beside the Snake Shedding, there was a small Bat Demon that had just been caught, and several generations of blood bags that Lu Ping’an got from the logistics departnt, as well as so bones (unluckily belonging to soone’s remains)…
Obviously, Lu Ping’an wasn’t planning to use high-quality Magic Monster materials, instead opting for a “human-grade” selection.
“Since she can’t be killed in her current form, then, if I transform her into a different form of life, and let her live anew, can she finally be put to death?”
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