Chapter 290 Beheading
The air rippled and twisted, and the monster's broken body twitched where the sword's edge flashed.
The alien monster roared and growled, releasing its arrogant malice.
Xiao Zhen's sword did not stop swinging, and the rising energy was like a high-flying flag. Its sharp claws attacked with a bang, and just when it thought it had captured its prey, Xiao Zhen flipped over and jumped directly onto its back.
The monster shook its body angrily, trying to throw him off.
It's time to end.
Xiao Zhen raised the sword high and stabbed it down with force. A bright flame burned, hot light radiated, and the sound of explosions was endless.
This was the shadow of the monster's destruction, but in Yan An's opinion, it was no less painful than burning his own body. His child, his Xiao Zhen, was in that flame and light.
"Xiao Zhen—" he shouted.
Xiao Zhen was still strangling the monster's remains in the constantly collapsing matter and shadows, clearing away its last bit of vitality, until its physical form could no longer be maintained and collapsed.
Even his most bizarre dreams could not imagine such a scene. As a father, he had countless wild fantasies since the moment Xiaozhen came into the world. His child would grow up to be a doctor, an astronaut, a scientist, a teacher, a policeman, and would become those shining figures he had admired in his childhood, or even a great hero. But now, his child was even more outrageous than his most exaggerated and absurd delusion.
His figure emerged from the mist, and the boy stood among the embers with drifting sparks.
He looked stern and silent.
"Xiaozhen——" Yan An shouted.
The cat beside him didn't seem to agree with him going over now, but he couldn't wait any longer. He rushed forward, and he could feel the air getting colder with every step he took. He didn't think or think too much, he staggered forward, and his Xiaozhen was there.
"Xiao Zhen--" He finally hugged him. He could feel his child's thumping heartbeat and his child's soft skin. That was his child, his Xiao Zhen, he thought, even though his child had just been as powerful as a god, and even though he still felt like he was dreaming. After more than a year, he finally saw his family and finally hugged his Xiao Zhen.
"..." Xiao Zhen looked away as if she was in annoyance.
"Xiao Zhen, I'm glad you're okay." He whispered, "Don't worry, Daddy is fine too."
“……” Xiaozhen opened her mouth but no sound came out.
"Xiao Zhen, how did you find me?"
"It was Mr. Cat. He tracked you down based on the remaining information from where you disappeared..."
"You two, excuse me for interrupting your touching reunion." Mr. Cat walked to their side. "This is not a good place. We must leave here immediately."
Yan An shuddered involuntarily. Only then did he feel the bone-chilling coldness all around him. His teeth chattered, "So, so cold... Why is it so cold?"
"Because of the energy being extracted, the temperature here is dropping rapidly and is approaching the critical point for biological survival. We must leave here immediately!"
Dozens of lightning bolts gathered and jumped beside the cat, and the air twisted and swirled like a whirlpool. After a moment, a crack in space opened, and an unpredictable blue light overflowed from the crack. That was the other side of the space that was forcibly opened.
"Jump in!" the cat urged.
Yan An glanced into the crack, and he felt dizzy after just one glance. On the other side of the space was a dark abyss that he could not see, and a spiraling and ever-changing storm. He subconsciously took a step back, and then he touched Xiao Zhen's hand. Xiao Zhen nodded at him.
"Jump in quickly!" the cat continued to urge.
Xiaozhen grabbed his hand, and at that moment, the fear in his heart suddenly disappeared. The surroundings became colder and colder, and the breath he exhaled turned into condensed white frost in an instant. Just as the cat said, we can't stay here for long.
He pulled Xiaozhen and jumped towards the crack.
The whistling sound of the wind echoed in his ears, and he felt like he was in the center of a storm. His eyes were in a blurry and half-blind state. For dozens of seconds, he almost thought he had fallen into a bottomless cliff, but soon his feet stepped on the ground, a bright light flashed before his eyes, and his vision began to gradually become clear.
A group of people, a group of alien guests gathered around and looked at him in surprise.
“He’s back!!”
Yan An sat on the ground. He was surprised to find himself back at the auction venue. Xiao Zhen!! He turned his head subconsciously. Xiao Zhen was standing beside him. He finally let go of his worries and breathed a sigh of relief.
"He's back!!" the familiar guests surrounded him and shouted.
"Human, what happened just now?" the Park Pop asked anxiously, "Did you find your lost property?"
"Yan An, please cooperate with the Fifth Court's investigation. What happened just now?" Investigator Aiji came over.
"Get out of the way! This person is a target that our Third Court must take away for recovery!" Commander Page shouted sternly.
"I don't agree. The front line still needs the assistance of this human!" Commander Lan Xin stopped them.
This is back to the starting point, Yan An thought to himself.
The guests were arguing over his ownership in front of him. At this moment, he had no time to listen to their arguments. His body was as weak as a soft cake, and the wounds he had just suffered when he was coerced and tortured by the monster were burning with pain, which showed that everything he had just suffered was not a dream. He encountered an incredible monster, and then his son rescued him in a surreal way. By the way, the most normal thing in all these bizarre events was that his cat could talk.
The guests were noisy and quarreling again.
He just felt dizzy and his body went into a state of paralysis due to the continuous pain. Not only that, he suddenly felt a strong chill, and the coldness pierced into his body like a knife.
It’s so cold. That’s strange. I’ve already left that place, so why is it so cold?
Yan An raised his head, and the breath from the corners of his mouth almost condensed into white frost.
Xiao Zhen looked at him, and Yan An raised his hand tremblingly.
The grayish-white mist meandered through the auction venue and spread out like ripples.
The monster is here again.
This time, it appeared fearlessly in the reality of the day. It was twisting, changing, shaping, and aggregating into a physical entity. Just witnessing this process of change made Yan An feel dizzy and nauseous. The temperature was dropping rapidly, and an unsettling buzzing noise echoed in the air. Frost spread on the ground like vines. The people who were arguing in the venue finally realized this strange and filthy uninvited guest.
The gray mist transformed into the monster they had just seen, one after another, and then another. The monster hissed and walked towards them. As it walked, it split into new individuals. The forcibly combined bones crackled in the air, shaking, and attacked them in an abominable manner.
Some guests screamed and tried to escape, while others immediately began to fight.
There were screams of panic everywhere, and several guests were grabbed and bitten or thrown to the other side by these monsters. Commander Lan Xin, Investigator Aiki, Investigator Lucela and Inspector Camuro rushed forward to fight the monsters at the first opportunity. With the order of Inspector General Mars, dozens of Eye of Supervision guards rushed out of the landing craft. They formed a human wall, and bullets and hot energy artillery fire suddenly intertwined in the venue.
But the monsters keep coming.
A panicked guest was turned into blood mist by the monster's attack. Investigator Aki was knocked down. A Guard of the Eye of Supervision died on the spot to protect a guest.
Xiao Zhen stood in front of Yan An, picked up the shining sword and rushed forward.
(You can’t escape.) Yan An heard the voice in his mind again.
It was low and soft, yet filled with cruelty and malice.
(You can't escape.)
Yan An raised his head and saw the monster not far away staring at him, with no emotion in its deep red eyes.
(You can't escape.)
Then he saw two monsters sneak attacking Xiao Zhen from behind. Yan An fell into the ice cave at that moment.
Just now, he saw with his own eyes how they tore the guests beside him into a bloody mist.
No!
"Little——" Yan An screamed.
Then, a dazzling white light descended.
It was an indescribable wind of destruction. Yan An could only hold on to the carpet to prevent himself from being swept away by the sudden strong wind.
A figure appeared in the hall. Like a legendary god who saved the world, the venue trembled with his steps. He held a weapon similar to a spear. When the spear was swung, the surging energy roared. In just a moment, the monsters that should not exist in the world were turned into ashes. The dazzling light of death dispelled the sneaky shadows in the room one by one.
This was an overwhelming force. Destruction in an instant and complete and merciless killing. It was another kind of crushing force that he could not understand.
He saw the man, he was as majestic as a mountain, as deadly as a blade. The cyan cape fell on his shoulders, he had a handsome face with sharp edges, and a pair of cold amber eyes. Under the brilliant energy light, he was like the most beautiful creation in the hands of God. When he looked at Yan An, Yan An suddenly felt a dazzling feeling that his senses could not bear. As if to avoid the overly dazzling scene, he could not help but close his eyes. At the moment when the visual information turned into darkness, he was only in awe.
Inspector Mars knelt on one knee. Commander Page also knelt and saluted. "My Lord, why are you here?" they murmured.
The other agents of the Eye of Supervision also knelt down and saluted. It was as if there was an invisible strong wind, and the guests pressed down their bodies like waves to salute him. Camuro of the Security Committee also slowly lowered his head. Only Commander Lan Xin was still standing stiffly.
Yan An felt an irresistible sense of obedience. If he had not been sitting on the ground, he would have knelt down to pay his respects. But not long ago, he had talked to him. At that time, their conversation was carefree, and he even seemed like a friend.
Although his appearance was very different from what he had seen during the conversation, Yan An still recognized him. His amber eyes were still sarcastic and cold. He was Leilo, the first guest who revealed the information about the Unfilled Cup to him. He claimed to be the deputy leader of the Sons of the Storm.
Mr. Cat walked to Yan An and looked at him silently.
"He is..." Xiao Zhen said, "the Lord of the Third Court of the Eye of Supervision."
