Darkness of the Raging Rain

The darkness of a raging torrent of rain.

Bai Zhi's words completely ripped away the facade of politeness that the other party had been hiding since his first appearance.

"Stubborn fool, are you sure you really want to get involved in something that has absolutely nothing to do with you?"

However, he showed no sign of anger because of those words; instead, the Blond Young Man shook his head with a regretful expression.

"You need to understand one thing: I am righteous, and she is evil. For her own benefit, she embezzled the research results that belong to all of humanity; for her own survival, she turned her Master into that form; for her own desires, she refused to hand over what was not rightfully hers... I represent fairness and judgment. Do you really want to stand on the side of evil against justice?"

"I'm sorry, but I've always preferred to stand in the middle between justice and evil."

Bai Zhi wore a kind smile.

"It's not impossible for me to step aside, but didn't I state my conditions? As long as you can meet my conditions, I naturally won't interfere anymore."

Bai Zhi casually held the Handgun in his hand.

"If you dismount now and obediently surrender, and tie yourself up with that rope on the ground, I'll leave and won't interfere anymore. What do you say?"

"That's pointless. That's not how you play the Hero. Hero saving a damsel in distress?"

After staring at Bai Zhi for a moment, the Blond Young Man suddenly let out a sneer.

"She's not the refined young lady she used to be, the dream girl of all those Young Man talents. She's been barely surviving in this godforsaken place for three years, feeding on the flesh and blood of those disgusting, Flayed Monster. Look at the state she's become... You have quite the unique taste, don't you find it disgusting?"

"No way, no one's as disgusting as you!"

Bai Zhi reached out and adjusted the brim of his hat, a look of surprise on his face.

"Speaking of which, regarding the condition I just proposed, are you really not going to reconsider?"

"How about we change the terms?"

The Blond Young Man smiled nonchalantly.

"The reason you helped her is because you've taken a liking to her, right? Well, before I take her and her Master back with me, how about I let you have your fill? Even including her Master wouldn't be a problem."

As he spoke, the Blond Young Man turned his gaze toward the direction where the purple-haired Young Girl was near the city gate.

"You can do whatever you want with her, but I want to go first with Zi’er. To be honest, I've been thinking about this day for a long time. Being master and disciple together makes it even more meaningful..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Blond Young Man suddenly drew his sword and casually swung it to the side, extinguishing a rapidly approaching, blazing fireball that vanished into the torrential rain.

"Sigh, Huo’er, are you already so impatient?"

With a sigh, the Blond Young Man looked up at the Red-haired Girl in the distance.

"You were no match for me before. If you hadn't found a good Master, I would have succeeded long ago. Now I'm about to be promoted to Patrol Envoy, while you've been stuck in this godforsaken place for three years. Do you really think you can do anything to me?"

The Blond Young Man looked wistful.

"Perfect Rating is the minimum requirement for promotion to Patrol Envoy, and I've already met it. Once I complete this mission and return, I'll immediately be a new Patrol Envoy. And what about you? The gap between us is widening. But don't worry, as Patrol Envoy, I can still Shelter you, as long as you're willing to be my slave."

What do you intend to do to my Master?

As he stepped down from the platform, Tian Huo spoke coldly.

"This? Don't worry, it's a good thing. It's just making use of waste materials and bringing your Master back."

The Blond Young Man smiled brightly as he watched the Red-haired Girl approaching from afar.

"It's all about making use of waste. If we can save it, that would be great. But if we can't, we can still modify it into a dual-purpose weapon, for both home and combat use. I'll rent it back to play with later, so you can be with your Master. How about it, are you happy?"

I'll kill you!

The flames on his right hand surged and rose instantly. As these words, filled with brutal killing intent, rang out amidst the torrential rain, Tian Huo's figure Flash above the Blond Young Man, his face contorted with rage as he clenched his fist and slammed it down fiercely.

"Sigh, why get so angry? We'll all be family from now on... But it's okay, the more violent the better. I can't wait to see the expression on your face later, I think it'll be quite a sight..."

Looking up, the Blond Young Man's lips curled into a strange smile.

--The Iron Hooves Roaring!!

The Golden Light emanating from the White Horse instantly solidified, layer upon layer from the inside out. Tian Huo's punch not only failed to break through the outermost Protective Shield, but his body was also unconsciously thrown backward by the recoil.

Immediately afterwards, the White Horse reared up and stomped down mercilessly on Tian Huo's body. The moment its iron hooves fell, golden thunder erupted from beneath the White Horse's hooves, and the sudden spread of Strength froze Tian Huo's body in place.

Just as Tian Huo's body was being trampled into a bloody pulp, like the Flayed Living Corpse that had been crushed by the White Horse, a figure in White Formalwear suddenly appeared beneath the White Horse's hooves, reached out and embraced her waist, and then vanished in an instant.

Boom--!!!

Amidst the torrential rain, accompanied by this roar, the ground beneath the White Horse suddenly exploded, creating a crater more than two meters deep, with mud and water splattering around like shotgun pellets.

"Oh? It seems you've made up your mind to oppose me?"

The Blond Young Man turned around on his White Horse and looked at the white figure that had appeared not far away.

"It's not shameful to show tenderness to a woman. But just now it seemed like you wanted to kill her completely, didn't you?"

Releasing the Tian Huo from his arms, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the Blond Young Man riding White Horse not far away.

"From the very beginning, you've been spouting nonsensical nonsense. Putting aside whether what you're saying is true or just made up, is it necessary for you to keep provoking her? What good are your words, other than making her angrier?"

"Of course it's humiliating. Seeing the once high and mighty young lady in such a shameful state, don't you feel excited?"

The Blond Young Man smiled and spoke.

"She and her Master used to humiliate me quite a bit."

"Fine, I'll assume you were just being sarcastic. But her angry attack just now couldn't even break through the Protective Shield around you. Don't you think that's a bit ridiculous? Also, you clearly intended to kill her, didn't you?"

Bai Zhi spread his hands and shrugged slightly.

"I once watched an anime where the characters could use 'Complaining Energy' (a kind of humorous Complaining Energy) to increase their Strength infinitely, even to the Special Effect of destroying a planet. Is yours something similar?"

"Hmm, for example... Anger Energy?"