Volume 2 Hello, Xia Mi Chapter 168: Nibelung Hunting (VII)
Esther's spirit, will, and the gun in her hand seemed to have merged together, and her target was Garrincha's forehead.
This is a superego state of being too skilled. As ordinary as a ramen chef and as dangerous as a sniper, they are too familiar with their work that they don't need to devote themselves to it at all. As long as they get the dough, they can easily pull out delicious thin noodles. As long as they hold the bolt of the sniper rifle, the deadly trajectory will take shape in her sight.
She pulled the trigger, and the mercury bullet spun out of the muzzle at high speed. At such a close distance, it didn't even take half a second to hit. The bullet passed over the old man's shoulder and splashed blood on Garrincha's forehead. His movements suddenly froze, as if an invisible hand had grabbed his neck.
The mercury bullets used by Esther were specially reinforced. According to the Arnolds' tests, this type of bullet could cause a slight trauma to the dragon's scales, which was enough for the bullet to explode and inject the deadly mercury into the capillaries. To kill a dragon, the mercury in a bullet was far from enough, but for a hybrid like Garrincha, it was enough to kill.
After his young lady succeeded, the old man did not hold back. All of Indra's strength was concentrated on this final punch, hammering hard on Garrincha's chest. Even with the support of the real dragon bone, this punch still achieved the effect of both sides being injured. The old man's hand bone was broken, and Garrincha's ribs were also broken. The power of thunder and lightning penetrated through the skin and hit the nearest organs directly.
Garrincha knelt down softly. He was not dead yet. The activated dragon's blood caused the mercury that entered his blood to flow almost all over his body. The acute mercury poisoning made his breathing rapid and blood oozing from his facial features.
He didn't understand why Insight didn't anticipate Esther's attack. Over the years, he had relied on this word spirit to never be shot, and never lost in close combat. He mobilized his few remaining forces and opened Insight's domain to its maximum again, including Esther.
In his insightful vision, there are layers of illusory shadows around each person, and these shadows are where they will be in 3 seconds. In this field, even if inorganic matter moves, the shadows can be perfectly predicted.
The words did not fail, Garrincha could still see the movements of most people, the Arnolds had already started to clean up the battlefield, they needed to make up for the loss of weapons and deal with the remaining Garrincha's men. But Esther was the only one, Garrincha could not see the future 3 seconds later from her.
Esther carried the gun, walked to Garrincha and gently pushed him on the shoulder. The snakehead who once claimed to be invincible fell to the ground, trying to open his eyes wide but unable to utter a word.
"In fact, I'm not a very outstanding person." Esther looked down at Garrincha, "The only thing I can rely on is this gun. It's really insignificant on the battlefield of mixed-bloods . Anyone who can get close to me can easily kill me. But many things are like this, a small risk for a big gain. Even the most powerful hero can be killed by an arrow shot from behind. The person who shot the arrow can probably be called a villain, right? Maybe history won't mention him much, and everyone will only commemorate the passing of the hero. But for me, I'm quite happy to be such a villain."
The young lady of the Arnolds family claimed that she was not a good person, which would sound like a joke to outsiders. Only Esther knew that the heir of this family was actually the weakest one. She had two older sisters who were better than her and needed to take on more responsibilities. They were rarely seen in the family and were always flying around the world. On the contrary, Esther, who was born with a disability, did not even have any real offensive power in her words. Such a person was of course the most suitable to sit in the hall of the Arnolds family. It was not a good thing to be the designated heir of the Arnolds.
Destiny is such a thing, many things are destined at birth. There are always a few successful people on TV who come out to share their experiences for the sake of reputation, but they don’t know that those who are truly imprisoned will never be able to break the shackles they are born with no matter how hard they struggle.
Esther took out some medicines and splints from her small bag and walked towards the old man. She would stumble after every few steps, but she had already learned how to turn the movement of bending her legs into jumping. As long as she was not too excited and paid attention when walking, she could still walk like a normal person.
With just a slight examination, Esther could roughly determine the extent of the old man's fracture. Although she had not yet entered college, she had been exposed to surgical medicine since she was a child. The Arnolds family was committed to making this future heir an ace killer and a top doctor, so that she would not have to go to the most dangerous battlefield. Even if she was protected by a group of people in the safest position, she could still play her role.
She broke the splint into small strips, intending to use it to temporarily fix the broken bones. Suddenly, the ground shook violently, as if a heavy excavator was working rapidly here. The old man's face changed and he pushed Esther hard. A nimble black shadow emerged from under his feet, drawing a perfect arc like a fish leaping over a dragon gate. Due to the huge inertia, the black shadow still slid more than ten meters after landing, and all the pillars on the platform were destroyed by the huge body.
"Peron!" Esther's eyes widened in horror, and she called out the old man's name for the first time in so many years. She didn't like this old man who always meddled in her affairs. Although she knew that Peron was so serious and did the opposite of her in order to make her a qualified successor, she should actually say thank you to Peron.
In any case, Veron could no longer hear anything. The old man was held in the mouth of the black shadow, and the sharp teeth like guns bit him. Everyone could hear the strong chewing sound and the sound of Veron's bones breaking. Because the biting force was too strong, every bite would spill blood like rain. In just a few bites, Veron's blood was squeezed out and turned into blood mud mixed with bone residue.
Everyone looked up at the huge creature. Because it was so tall, it punched through the ceiling of the platform, revealing the bottomless darkness behind.
It was a dragon, more realistic than any realistic drawings seen in textbooks. Its face was covered with follicles and looked majestic. When it raised its body, all the scales on its body would gather backwards one by one, making a metallic collision sound. Even though its black wings had not been spread, one could imagine its awe-inspiring appearance when it spread its wings. It was probably enough to cover the sky and the sun.
The humans were almost squeezed out of their feet by its appearance. This thing was about thirty or even forty meters long. The half-breed of the Arnolds family rushed over boldly, picked up Esther and hid to the side, and used the remaining people to maintain a defensive formation. The bronze throne was fully opened and stood at the front of the team. Although his state was considered a meat mountain demon king level among humans, facing this dark and deep creature, he was only one-third the size of a dragon's head. I don't know if he can withstand a sweep.
Sitting on the dragon's head was a girl with a high ponytail that was curly and fluffy at the end. Although she was wearing a long skirt, one could still tell that she was sitting with her legs crossed, looking down at the dragon with a leisurely look. Her palm was always pressed on the dragon's head, gently stroking it, like a young mother humming to her baby in her cradle.
"Hello!" She greeted them warmly, with a sweet smile that reminded people of the warm sunlight that cuts through the leaves of the sycamore trees in autumn. But no one dared to respond, because anyone could see that she and the dragon were actually in the same camp. She looked like a human.
"Who are you!" Finally, Esther stood up, her face stubborn and cold.
The South American hybrids who lost their leader were now leaderless. Esther had no time to indulge in the sorrow of losing Veron. A stronger enemy appeared, and cunningly chose to take away the important fighting force Indra when both sides were defeated. The dragons rarely played any tricks, and this was probably the idea of the girl to the dragon.
"Jörmungandr, the king of the earth and mountains in the mouths of you humans." Xia Mi patted the dragon's head, "This is my brother Fenrir, but he prefers to call me sister, so we call ourselves brother and sister to others."
"You are twins?" Esther was surprised. Kassel Academy has already figured out that all the four thrones are twins, but this information is still top secret to most half-bloods. The Arnolds family didn't know that when they decided to come to this city to slay the dragon, it meant that they would have to deal with two dragon kings at the same time.
"Surprised?" Xia Mi covered her lips coquettishly, but there was no cuteness in her smile. It was a mocking smile and a look of contempt. She had no good feelings towards these mixed-bloods who came to kill her brother. "You are so arrogant that you want to slay the dragon, but you have no idea what kind of opponent you are facing. Should I say that you are arrogant or that you know nothing? It seems that you humans have been like this for many years. You haven't changed at all."
"You keep calling me humans. If I like your dragon horns, dragon scales and dragon tail so much, why do you show up in human form? Why don't you be like your brother? Oh, maybe you don't have enough strength ? You haven't been awake long enough, so now you're still a dragon waste in human form." Esther also sneered. She and Xia Mi are humans and dragons, and also two women who are at odds with each other. Women are much more harsh than men when they quarrel. They may not necessarily use violence, but they can quickly upgrade their verbal skills to the point of talking about their ancestors. However, the most angry men may say unrealistic things like "alpaca".
"Who are you talking about?"
"I said you were trash, OK?"
"I now understand why people say that ugly people are more likely to act strangely. Because they are not good enough, they try their best to act strangely and harm the people around them!"
"You're definitely not as good as this old witch who has lived for who knows how many years. You don't even know how old you are, but you're still pretending to be a human girl! Look at your dry skin, pale face, and bucket-like waist. Oh, you must have been tossing around a lot, right? I'm already 18 years old and I haven't used any skin care products yet, and you're still so beautiful!"
If this were an anime, Xia Mi would have a cross-shaped angry crescent on her forehead. She was determined to be a quirky and good girl, so of course she didn't practice swearing. But Esther was different. Although she was born into an aristocratic family, her ancestors had been gangsters to some extent. Moreover, she was a literary girl who had read too many books. People with knowledge have their own way of insulting others. Sometimes you don't know to applaud her after she has insulted you in a roundabout way.
"It's really boring. Why should I quarrel with you here? I hope you won't cry and beg for mercy when I tear your face apart later." Xia Mi waved her hand to get out of this quarrel that was not in her favor and snapped her fingers. "Come on, human hybrids, let me see how much you have improved over the years."
Although it was a very domineering declaration, Fenrir ignored her declaration of war. Esther then noticed that the big black dragon had never looked at them since it appeared. Its eyes were on the Arctic Ocean bottle caps, compasses, and cigarette paper shells on the ground. It seemed to be greedy, but weren't those things inedible? Esther was very puzzled.
Xia Mi suddenly felt a little embarrassed. This feeling was like you were being chased by enemy planes behind you. After going through numerous difficulties and dangers, you finally rode on the invincible Gundam. You controlled the electromagnetic cannon and aimed at the fighter planes, saying, "You guys, take my shot!" You pressed the launch button, and the electromagnetic cannon began to charge up, scaring the enemy planes on the opposite side so much that they ran away. The electromagnetic cannon's energy reached the highest point, and it was fired! As a result, the lightning flashed and disappeared. It turned out that the electromagnetic cannon was not completed at all, but just a gun mount. It was like a fart with no offensive power.
"It seems that the bond between us is still not strong enough... Next time should I find a Poké Ball to put you in, call your name, and say it out loud, my Odo Fenrir?" Xia Mi smiled bitterly and patted Fenrir's head.
Fenrir didn't understand what Xia Mi was talking about. He really just cared about those things. In Esther's opinion, they were all things that should be thrown into the trash, but they were Fenrir's treasures. The time in Nibelungen was eternal, and it had always been the same as the last century. Fenrir, who lived here, had few embellishments in his life. Those bottle caps and compasses were toys he collected for his own entertainment. He could play the game of "pa ji" with the bottle caps with his left and right hands, and the compass could help him identify the direction when playing hide-and-seek with those sickle-weasels.
"My treasure is still there..." Fenrir raised his membrane wings and pointed at the little gadgets on the ground, meaning that if a fight broke out here, they would all be destroyed.
"It's okay, don't worry." Xia Mi touched the sharp horns on Fenrir's head, gently, "We've been playing for so long, it's time to change to something new. Do you know? People outside don't like to drink Arctic Ocean soda now, because it costs six yuan a bottle, while Coca-Cola is only three yuan, and it's really fun to drink it after it's chilled. Don't you have a lot of ice cubes that will never melt? Kill all these people, and I will buy you many boxes of Coca-Cola, and you can drink it chilled every day! Its bottle is not made of glass but plastic, and it can be twisted into many different shapes!"
Fenrir didn't know what Coca-Cola was, but Xia Mi said that drinking it made him happy, so he must be happy, and his sister would never be wrong. The most important thing was that the bottle could be deformed, which made Fenrir very interested. Although Beipingyang was good, the bottle was easy to break and it was not easy to preserve it.
Fenrir roared low, keeping his long neck still to keep Shami steady, and he pawed the ground with the claws on his membranous wings and dashed out in a reptilian manner.
