Starburst?
Ni Kun looked up suddenly, and saw that in the night sky, not too far above them, a point of starlight suddenly exploded. Its size instantly expanded to be only slightly smaller than the moon, and it emitted infinite brilliance, just like the bright moon, illuminating the night sky.
The brilliant explosion lasted only a moment.
Soon, the "starlight" that looked like a small moon dimmed, no longer as bright and dazzling as before, and its size shrank by one third.
But it still continues to twinkle, becoming the most dazzling "star" in the night sky.
"Ni Kun, you are so lucky!"
Tsunade suddenly grabbed Ni Kun's hand, her eyes shining with excitement:
"I just came here and I met you. You don't have to be alone for several years like I did. I saw a meteor shower on the second night. I even just mentioned 'starburst' and it really appeared!
"Ni Kun, I feel like our luck is about to change. Our lives will definitely get better and better in the future!"
Ni Kun smiled, but was shocked in his heart:
Why are there frequent meteor showers and even starbursts in this wasteland apocalypse?
Could it be that this world and the world of The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty are under the same starry sky?
Just as he was daydreaming, Tsunade suddenly tugged at his hand again:
"Ni Kun, look, something is falling from the sky!
"Looking at the trajectory, it seems to have fallen from the location of 'Starburst'!"
Ni Kun suppressed his thoughts and focused his eyes. Sure enough, he saw a small black dot falling rapidly from the direction of the "big star" in the night sky. The speed was getting faster and faster, and the size was getting bigger and bigger. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a dazzling fireball.
"A falling star?" Ni Kun murmured.
As he was speaking, a dazzling bolt of lightning suddenly struck across the night sky.
The light of that lightning was brighter than a starburst, instantly illuminating the entire night sky and making the wilderness look as bright as snow.
In the brief flash of light, the lightning was like a huge divine arrow, which instantly caught up with the "falling star" and blasted it into pieces with one blow.
Countless fragments of all sizes, burning with raging flames, splashed in all directions like exploding fireworks.
But the lightning, like a huge divine arrow, seemed to want to kill them all, and suddenly burst into countless tiny electric flashes, which also splashed in all directions, forming a huge net, and all the "fallen star fragments" were caught in the electric flashes.
The huge electric net suddenly shrank.
Another burst of lightning flashed and illuminated the wilderness, and all the fragments turned to ashes and disappeared.
It was not until this time that the sound of the falling meteorite, the rumble of the lightning, and the explosion of the lightning breaking the meteorite, like bursts of thunder, reached the ears of Ni Kun and Tsunade.
The last sound that was heard was a shrill howl like a dying beast.
The wailing sound seemed to convey emotions.
Ni Kun and Tsunade, who heard the wailing, couldn't help but feel a sense of despair that a disaster was about to happen and death was approaching, as well as a deep hatred for the "lightning" that brought despair and destruction .
With Ni Kun's character, he would not allow himself to be "infected" by such emotions, and his willpower was also enough to resist the infection.
After only a moment of daze, he returned to normal.
Although Tsunade's emotions were out of control and she was drunk after meeting Ni Kun, she was a ninja after all - well, she couldn't be considered an orthodox ninja, but she was a strong one - and she had suffered a lot from the apocalyptic wasteland. She had not completely collapsed until now. Her mental will was extraordinary, and she quickly drove away the emotional infection.
But at this moment, above the sky, where the lightning struck, a golden figure appeared out of nowhere.
The golden figure was wearing a suit of armor that was glowing with electric light and looked like it was made of gold, with a scarlet cloak fluttering on his back.
The golden figure stood high in the night sky, glancing down coldly.
When their sight inadvertently swept past the Hokage Rock where Ni Kun and Tsunade were, even though they were an unknown distance away, a pair of eyes that seemed to be condensed by thunder seemed to appear in the vision of Ni Kun and Tsunade.
Majestic, violent, cold, powerful...
boom!
Ni Kun's body vibrated, thunder rumbled in his chest, sword light flowed in his blood, and flames blazed above his head.
However, he was inspired by those thunderous eyes and burst into a raging fighting spirit.
A powerful aura also burst out from Tsunade's body. She clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, and looked into those thundering eyes from a distance.
If it were an ordinary person, looking into those thunderous eyes from a distance, he would have been shocked by the powerful majesty contained in those eyes, and his body and mind would have been paralyzed and unable to move.
But Ni Kun is a man who has been tempered for a long time, has a strong spirit, is easy-going in appearance, and is proud in his heart. He will never succumb to anyone at the level of his will.
Tsunade also has her own pride. Even if she lost her composure in front of Ni Kun, she would not admit defeat in a battle.
After the two of them had this outburst, the owner of the thunder eyes seemed to be slightly surprised, as if a trace of fluctuation flashed across the eyes that were made of lightning, as if there was an expression of admiration.
But he did not say much, and soon withdrew his gaze, looked around again, made sure there was nothing left, and then turned into a flash of lightning and disappeared.
After a long while, Ni Kun finally let out a deep breath:
"Did you also see those eyes that looked like thunder?"
Tsunade nodded:
"I also saw a golden figure... wearing a mighty armor that looked like it was made of gold, and its presence was even stronger than the 'Starburst' in the sky.
“When He appeared, I couldn’t help but ignore everything. It seemed that only His figure existed in my field of vision.”
Ni Kun said softly:
“Yes, a very strong presence, and a pair of particularly stunning eyes.
“From such a distance, the golden figure looked a little blurry, but those eyes… were so clear and deep that they seemed to be right next to me.
"I never thought that there would be such a person in this world. Who could that person be?"
Tsunade hesitated:
" The intimidating power of those eyes alone feels even greater than the pressure my grandfather and second grandfather put on me. Could it be... the god of this world?"
Ni Kun chuckled:
"I don't believe in gods. Gods and immortals are just intelligent creatures with higher energy levels. As long as you are strong enough, you can be a god, and I can be an immortal."
After a pause, he looked at Tsunade:
"It seems that I am not the only normal human being in this world. The man in golden armor just now had no ill intention towards us."
Tsunade pursed her lips, shook her head, and held Ni Kun's hand even tighter:
"No, that golden-armored man is not on the same level as us. He... although he has no ill intentions, he also has no good intentions. Otherwise, why didn't he take us away from this hell when he clearly saw us?
"Our life or death is of no importance in His eyes. We can only rely on ourselves."
Ni Kun smiled:
"Okay, maybe you're right. Speaking of which, after the 'meteor' was blown up by lightning, there seemed to be a scream?"
Tsunade nodded:
"Well, it's like the howling of a dying beast. It has a strong emotional appeal, but its impact on people's emotions is still far less than the shocking power of the golden-armored man's eyes when he glanced casually."
Ni Kun thought:
"So the 'falling star' might be a powerful monster from outer space, able to break through the wilderness' atmosphere with its physical body and perform a space landing. However, before it could land, it was blown up in mid-air by the man in golden armor. So it seems that the man in golden armor is the guardian of this world?"
Tsunade snorted coldly:
"If he really is a guardian, with the power of that golden-armored man, how could this world become a ghostly place full of man-eating monsters?"
Ni Kun smiled and said, "Maybe the golden-armored men are only responsible for intercepting space monsters? I always feel that astronomical phenomena such as meteor showers and starbursts in the sky have something to do with monsters and golden-armored men..."
As he said this, he pondered in his heart:
The meteor showers and starbursts in the world of The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty may be related to monsters from outer space and the "Golden Armored Man".
When Ni Kun thought that there was such a powerful existence in the universe, his heart was filled with both crisis and infinite longing.
“Disasters from heaven are real, but a broader path also exists.
"One day in the future, I will definitely go to the Ninth Heaven to explore the universe and reincarnation, and see what amazing things exist above the sky."
…
Early the next morning.
Tsunade packed her luggage and nodded to Ni Kun:
"It's time to go."
After a pause, he asked him again:
"Will it be inconvenient to carry so much luggage? Also, what do you want me to do with these weight plates? Use them as throwing weapons to hit people? It would be more convenient to just use stones. There are stones everywhere..."
"I'll certainly use the barbell plates." Ni Kun smiled slightly, "It's not a problem to carry the luggage, just wait and see!"
He came to the bags of luggage, stretched out his hand and touched them, and in a moment's thought, he put all the luggage into the mustard seed ring.
There is 27 cubic meters of storage space. Even if one-third of it is used to store food and water, there is still plenty of space to carry a large amount of other supplies.
Tsunade's eyes lit up, she clapped her hands and laughed:
"Your trick is really convenient! When you go out to explore, you don't have to carry a mountain of luggage. If you find useful supplies, you can carry them back easily.
“You don’t know, even though I’m very strong, in order to move around and avoid monsters, I still have to carry the supplies back one by one like an ant moving house. It’s very troublesome.
"It's good now. With you here, I don't have to worry about it like before!"
Seeing her full of anticipation for the future, Ni Kun smiled and said nothing.
Seeing his reaction, Tsunade's eyes flashed with sadness, but she quickly cheered up, took Ni Kun's hand, and smiled brightly:
"Let's go, I'll take you to find the monster! Well, after we find the monster, you have to reward me with delicious food..."
Ni Kun nodded: "That's a must."
The two of them left the underground den empty-handed and came to the top of the Hokage Rock again.
"Are you really not going to the city to find some new clothes?"
Tsunade looked at the abandoned city not far away, then looked at Ni Kun, with a .
Ni Kun shook his head: "No. Hurry up and go find the monster."
After saying this, he summoned the Nightmare Horse, jumped onto its back, and reached out to Tsunade:
"Come up."
His stay was limited, so he had no time to waste on dressing himself up.
Tsunade pursed her lips and muttered softly:
"There's no need to rush, right?"
Having said that, he still reached out and held Ni Kun's hand, then pulled his hand and jumped onto the horse.
With Tsunade's strength and will, the fear aura of the Nightmare Demon Horse naturally could not scare her.
But even without the influence of the fear aura, she still felt a little uncomfortable and muttered quietly:
"You are a spiritual beast, your aura is too evil."
Ni Kun chuckled: "It was originally a demon. It took some effort to subdue it. Which way are you going?"
Tsunade pointed to the south and said, "Go that way."
"This horse is fast, sit tight!"
Ni Kun gave a reminder and activated the nightmare.
It was not known whether the demon horse was unhappy about having an extra person on its back, or unhappy about Tsunade's accusation against it just now, but without any warning, it instantly accelerated to 120 kilometers per hour and rushed towards the Hokage Rock.
Tsunade was caught off guard and her body leaned back suddenly, almost being thrown off the horse.
Fortunately, she was not a weak woman. She clamped her legs tightly around the horse's belly, and with a thrust of her slender waist, she pulled her body back.
She hugged Ni Kun's waist tightly with both hands, pressed her chest against Ni Kun's back, and said loudly:
"How can this horse be so fast?"
Ni Kun laughed and said:
"It's said to be a demon, so of course it's not an ordinary horse! Don't say bad things about it, it's not a good guy, be careful it will take revenge on you!"
Tsunade stuck out her tongue: "I'm not afraid of it!"
As he spoke, Nightmare had already rushed down the Hokage Rock and was speeding off in the direction Tsunade had pointed, leaving a line of charred hoof prints on the dry earth.
While riding his horse, Ni Kun suddenly asked loudly:
"Tsunade, are you sitting still?"
Tsunade said, "Sit tight already!"
Ni Kun asked: "Can you not stick so close to me?"
Tsunade was puzzled: "Why?"
Ni Kun asked back: "What do you think?"
Tsunade thought about it, then looked down at her chest which was close to Ni Kun's back, her cheeks slightly reddened, and she slightly pulled away from him, but she refused to admit defeat and teased:
"You're not shy, are you?"
"Would I be shy?" Ni Kun sneered. "You underestimate me. I just don't want to be distracted. After all, in this damn place, a monster may suddenly appear at any time. We have to focus and not be ambushed by the monster."
Tsunade chuckled:
"So, I'll let you distract yourself?
"Haha, you've restored some of my confidence in my charm.
"But why didn't you seize such a good opportunity yesterday? Are you a novice who has never dealt with a woman before?"
"You underestimate me again." Ni Kun sneered, "You should know from my appearance that I have too many women to handle..."
"You're just bragging! You're only seventeen years old!"
“Ambition is not limited by age!”
"I don't believe it anyway."
"Believe it or not..."
While chatting casually, Ni Kun followed Tsunami's instructions, adjusting the direction from time to time, and after more than an hour, they arrived in front of a ruined castle.
"There are many zombies and skeleton monsters in that castle."
Tsunade pointed at the castle that still looked eerie even in the morning sun and said:
“Those monsters move a little slowly, but they are very strong, and they are equipped with armor, weapons, and even have some strange magic. They are very strange.
"They can be revived. I once tried to dismantle a skeleton completely, but at night, the bones I had torn into pieces turned into a complete skeleton again.
“So unless you crush them completely into pieces, it’s almost impossible to kill them.
"At first, I saw that these monsters were so difficult to deal with and there was no profit to be made, so I was too lazy to get entangled with them. I explored them for a while and then retreated."
Ni Kun nodded and smiled, "He can use weapons and cast spells... This is exactly the monster I want."
As he spoke, he rode his horse slowly towards the castle .
Dozens of minutes later.
The dark and gloomy main castle hall.
A "knight" covered in black plate armor and holding a two-handed sword, like a tank running at full speed, launched a foot charge towards Ni Kun and Tsunade who had bombed and demolished their way into the main castle hall.
While charging, the knight uttered eerie, hoarse, obscure and evil mutterings. Amidst the mutterings, a black halo burst out from its body and swept towards Ni Kun and Tsunade like a wave.
When the black halo was about to approach, a red flame ring suddenly burst out from Ni Kun's body, colliding with the black halo and offsetting it into nothingness.
Tsunade cracked the ground with one foot, and her body was like a cannonball, shooting towards the charging knight. She swung her fair and delicate fist violently, bursting the air with a thunderous roar and creating a milky white air wave visible to the naked eye.
Bang!
With a loud bang, the knight's two-handed sword collided fiercely with Tsunade's fist.
The thick sword shattered into countless pieces of steel, which rolled back like shrapnel and hit the knight, making his tough black plate armor spark and full of holes.
Tsk tsk…
There was a sharp sound like a flat tire.
Black air emitting a foul stench of corruption gushed out from the damaged parts of the knight's armor like a fountain, and in a blink of an eye it turned into thick black fog, spreading throughout the entire hall.
Although she held her breath in time, Tsunade was hit by the black air and felt dizzy, chest tightness and nausea, her hands and feet became weak, and a layer of black air also appeared on her face.
She quickly cast a spell to expel the poison, but the black mist spread very quickly and submerged her in a blink of an eye. The black mist, which gave her a damp and slippery feeling, wrapped her up and tried to seep into her skin.
A light blue chakra glowed from Tsunade's body. While resisting the penetration of the black mist, she quickly expelled all negative conditions from her body.
She is a professional medical ninja.
With her ability, although the black fog was powerful, it could not cause too much adverse effect on her. Soon all the discomforts on her body were swept away, and the black fog was unable to penetrate her skin.
Just when she was about to launch a counterattack.
A willow whip burning with blazing flames suddenly plunged into the black fog. Wherever it passed, the black fog dissipated like boiling soup poured on snow.
Then the flaming whip swung and was put on the knight in the invisible fog, wrapped around its neck several times, and then pulled hard.
The knight's heavy body flew up and fell towards Ni Kunfei.
When the knight's body flew over her head, Tsunade couldn't help but jump up and punch the knight lightly in the chest.
It was really just a light punch, not much force.
But there was still a loud bang from the knight's body, the plate armor exploded, and the torso broke into two pieces.
"..." Ni Kun was speechless. He quickly threw a fireball while the knight was still alive, and it landed on the upper half of the knight's body.
boom!
The fireball exploded, and in an instant it engulfed half of the knight's body. After a burst of burning, it turned it into ashes.
Ni Kun opened the reincarnation watch and saw that the account balance had increased by 600 reincarnation points, a white crystal. He breathed a sigh of relief and solemnly reminded Tsunade:
"Don't steal my monsters anymore."
"Why?" Tsunade looked puzzled.
Ni Kun thought for a moment and explained:
“I have a special talent that allows me to kill monsters, absorb their energy, and improve my strength.
"Although I can cooperate with others to kill monsters, the fatal blow must be delivered by me personally, otherwise my talent cannot be activated."
Tsunade suddenly realized: "No wonder you asked me to take you to find powerful monsters, it turns out you want to kill monsters and become stronger!"
"Yes, that's right. Next time you encounter a powerful monster, remember to let me deliver the fatal blow, and don't steal my monster."
Tsunade chuckled and gave him a thumbs up: "Don't worry, I know my limits."
Ni Kun nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, then continue cleaning."
However, this "Death Knight" seems to be the strongest monster in the castle.
After clearing out the main castle hall, we never encountered any stronger monsters, only small monsters like skeletons and zombies.
Their "immortality" was not very effective against Ni Kun. Ni Kun did not need to go to great lengths to crush them into pieces as Tsunade had said. He could burn these undead monsters to ashes with just a fireball thrown at them.
After completely clearing out the undead monsters in the castle, Ni Kun counted his gains. Including the proceeds from killing the "Death Knight", he got a total of 1,138 reincarnation points and a white origin crystal.
The benefits are quite good. The benefits of killing alien monsters are indeed far greater than killing their own kind.
Now Ni Kun's account balance has reached 2521 reincarnation points, with seven origin crystals, one white and six gray.
If he spends four grey crystals and adds 500 synthesis fees to synthesize a white crystal, he can directly receive the initiation and learn the skill of "Breaking Evil and Returning Pupils".
Seeing that it was almost noon, Ni Kun did not rush to start the operation. He and Tsunade found a clean and bright place in the castle, spread out a tablecloth, took out food and water, and had lunch together.
Seeing Ni Kun taking out a roasted golden suckling pig, Tsunade couldn't help swallowing her saliva, "Such a delicious dish, isn't it a pity not to have some good wine?"
Ni Kun thought about it and nodded in agreement: "It's a bit of a pity."
Tsunade's eyes lit up, and just as she was about to raise her hands and shout "Long live the emperor", she saw Ni Kun put away the suckling pig and replaced it with a few pieces of dried meat that looked dull, and said slowly:
"Then let's not have roast suckling pig for lunch. Let's have beef jerky instead. Even though it's all old beef, hard and stringy, it's still good enough to satisfy your hunger."
Tsunade immediately became dejected and pursed her lips.
If she had been able to eat beef jerky before meeting Ni Kun, even if it was old, hard and tough beef that was difficult to chew, Tsunade would still have enjoyed it with a happy look on her face.
But she had eaten roast chicken, sausages, and lamb chops yesterday, and today she saw the greasy suckling pig, so the beef jerky tasted particularly bland.
Ni Kun comforted her:
"We will continue to look for monsters in the afternoon. When we camp tonight, I will treat you to roast suckling pig and you can drink."
Tsunade immediately cheered up again. She no longer found the beef jerky unpalatable. She chewed it with great joy, her eyes full of anticipation for dinner.
After lunch, the two continued their journey to their next destination.
On the way, Ni Kun asked her: "When will you take me to find the red dragon?"
"That's a bit far. There are several dangerous places where monsters gather on the way. It will take at least two days. After two days, we should be able to reach the habitat of the big monster."