Problem Child

Ten times the Severity Coefficient?

Luo Jun was completely baffled by the dice prompts...

He had only used the dice to draw cards a few times to test the effects of the Chaos Card; the Severity Coefficient were all very low, only giving a few dozen experience points each time. Why was the Severity Coefficient so high when he drew the Angel card?

Is there something serious going to happen if I don't get the item?

Luo Jun immediately became more cautious, focusing his attention on his surroundings, but found nothing unusual.

"Are you the Master of this time?" After landing, the angel looked Luo Jun up and down, his tone seemingly filled with disappointment. "What? You're just a child..."

These words made Luo Jun raise an eyebrow and look up at the angel.

Standing over three meters tall, even taller Knight of Diamonds, with wingspans exceeding seven meters, its entire body was covered in magnificent pale Golden Armor adorned with silver patterns, giving it a holy and noble appearance.

But this guy's tone was completely at odds with his noble appearance; it was lazy and tinged with resentment, sounding like a male college student who had just been dragged out of bed to attend an early morning class...

"You seem a little Qi Ingestion?" Luo Jun countered.

"Not at all..." the angel waved his hand and said, "You are the owner of the cards, so you are my Master. How dare I disobey? If you point east, I dare not go west; if you say fly, I dare not land... Look, even the language has automatically corrected to your native tongue. Doesn't that prove my loyalty?"

Loyalty? This discontent was practically overflowing from his armor. Luo Jun couldn't understand where he got such a lot of resentment from.

"Who was your previous Master?" Luo Jun asked.

"That's nothing compared to you..." The angel put his hands on his hips. "He was just a powerful emperor... Back then, with my power, he gained the people's respect, defeated rival nations, and ultimately unified the continent!"

"That's truly remarkable..." Luo Jun nodded. "Having been a creation of the Deity and helped a great emperor expand his territory, it's normal for him to have a higher perspective..."

Luo Jun laughed and said, "I may not rule an empire, but I am but a humble soldier with hundreds of thousands of troops and a dozen or so fierce generals. I don't need you... If you are willing to follow your former master, I will not force you to stay!"

These words startled the angel slightly, who scoffed, "The Chaos Card are in your hands, so naturally I cannot escape your control. What's the point of saying such easy things?"

"So you can't live without me?" Luo Jun chuckled. "But I have too many people under me, it's not easy to arrange them all... If you want a place in my team, you'll have to prove your abilities first, just like them!"

As he spoke, Luo Jun pointed to the few that had been summoned earlier.

"You still look down on me?" The angel's tone was clearly angry. "I am the strongest Combat Power in the Chaos Card, and all those guys combined are still not mine..."

Before he could finish speaking, Luo Jun snapped his fingers, followed by a roar. A huge Black Panther suddenly pounced, pinning the angel to the ground and tearing at him with its claws. Sharp claws sparked against the angel's armor, leaving scratches everywhere!

Caught off guard, the angel hastily used his wrist guards to defend himself, but the leopard bit down, its fangs suddenly growing longer and with terrifying force that deformed his armor!

That's amazing!

With a flap of its wings, the angel leaped into the air with the leopard, and at the same time, with a flick of its right hand, it conjured a huge cross-shaped sword, using the spike at the end of the hilt to stab the leopard in the belly!

The Black Panther, in pain, finally released the angel, but did not fall. Suddenly, two wings sprouted from her back, and her body transformed into a giant Harpy, continuing her attack with her sharp beak and claws.

The angel had recovered and brandished his greatsword to fight back. Seeing this, the Succubus suddenly deformed her elbow, sprang out two sharp Bone Blades, and clashed with the angel's greatsword. The two weapons clashed and clashed, neither gaining the upper hand!

Seeing this, the angel no longer insisted on hand-to-hand combat. With a wave of his hand, he suddenly conjured a ball of intense light that instantly enveloped the Harpy!

Although the light was harmless, anyone suddenly struck by its intensity would be temporarily blinded. Taking advantage of this opportunity, flames erupted from the angel's body, coiling around the sword's blade. Wielding this flaming greatsword, he charged towards his opponent!

Clang!

A clang of metal clashing rang out, and the burning greatsword was actually blocked!

The angel was startled and looked up. He saw that the Harpy opposite him had a vacant stare, clearly blinded, but somehow she had grown large ears and a large nose, and her entire face was distorted, looking like a giant bat...

Bats? Could it be...?

Before the angel could react, the Harpy suddenly grabbed the flaming sword and pulled the angel away. Then, the Bone Blades of her other claw pierced straight into the gap in the angel's visor!

How is this possible? How could someone catch my burning greatsword with their bare hands?

The angel, horrified, hastily dodged, gripped the sword hilt tightly, and yanked it sharply. With a whoosh, several claws flew off, and the fingers gripping the blade were severed!

"Hmph, after all, it's still flesh and blood!" the angel sneered. But then the Harpy flicked her hand, and the missing fingers grew back, transforming into segmented claws made entirely of bone, looking like the limbs of an insect!

One major reason why masters of the Shapeshifting Faction cannot change their forms at will is that their Qi cannot withstand the changes. Now, with the more than 80,000 Breath Vital Energy given to her by Luo Jun, Aishiliya can transform almost at will, and can even temporarily change into a completely new form without regard to consumption, in order to deal with different situations. She can truly be described as ever-changing!

The angel had clearly never encountered such an opponent before. Looking at the monster Transformed Form opposite him, he glanced down at Luo Jun, who was smiling, and sneered, "It seems that this time, the Master isn't as boring as I imagined."

As he spoke, he spread his wings and soared into the air, gripping his greatsword tightly with both hands and pointing it straight at the sky. Then, the flames all over his body turned into pure white qi, which condensed on the greatsword and formed a huge Sword-Ray, like a pillar of light piercing the night sky!

"My Master, didn't you want to see my abilities? Now I'll show you just how terrifying the strongest Combat Power of the Chaos Card truly is!"

As he spoke, the guy's Sword-Ray was about to slash down!

This guy... Luo Jun was startled by this scene, not because he was surprised by the power of the Sword-Ray, but because the white light under the night sky was too conspicuous!

Keep in mind that they are still in the Main World, in Ningdong, where there are many Cultivators. Although this is the outskirts of the city, such a huge glow stick that stands tall can probably be seen from ten kilometers away. Not to mention the hidden Rogue Cultivator cultivators, Luo Jun estimated that even the Ningdong Academy should be able to see it!

Who knows, this thing might be making headlines on the forum the next day!

Does "ten times the Severity Coefficient" refer to this?

Just as the giant glow stick was about to strike, Luo Jun immediately withdrew the energy supply to the angel, only to find that the guy did not disappear after losing his supply!

Are angels unrestricted?

Impossible... The description of a Noble Phantasm cannot be faked; he could only have been influenced by something else!

Luo Jun didn't have time to think. He leaped into the air and rushed forward. Before the angel could react, he activated his Gathering Origin Protective Qi and threw a punch!

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the gold and silver armor shattered into pieces. The angel's true form could not withstand such a heavy blow, and it shattered into pieces and immediately dissipated. The towering Sword-Ray also vanished along with it.

After eliminating the problem child, Luo Jun immediately recalled all his Summoned Creature and left as quickly as possible.

Not long after he left, three men with Western features appeared in the forest. "This is it!"

The leader was a gaunt old man with a huge hooked nose. His gaze swept across the forest, and he sneered, "There was just a battle here, and quite a few people."

"So, that beam of light just now was one of their abilities?" A woman with long blonde hair behind them frowned. "That aura was also from a master!"

"He's a master, but not yet at his Peak." The hook-nosed man narrowed his eyes. "But such a powerful display was extinguished in an instant; the one who took him down must be at his Peak!"

"Elder Maple, you suspect..." On the other side was a tall, blond white man in his thirties.

"There are only a handful of Peak in Ningdong. Even if I haven't met them all, I can generally grasp their movements." Elder Maple pursed his thin lips. "This Peak is definitely not among them!"

"This is very likely the person who killed Charles and defeated Nikolai!"

"In that case..." The blonde woman took out the Dust of Replication, but Elder Maple waved his hand. "Don't waste it, they already took care of it before they left."

The essence of the Dust of Replication" is still to extract residual information to reconstruct the scene, so all we need to do is destroy this information. Isolating information nodes is the most common method, but if no preparation is made beforehand, there is also a way to remedy the situation later.

That is to use powerful energy to disrupt the residual fluctuations at the scene. It's like being swept away by a flood. Even if information can be extracted, it will be disordered and incomplete, and basically no effective intelligence can be obtained.

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Clearly, Elder Maple sensed the remaining traces of chaos at the scene; the other side had taken precautions.

"His caution only proves he has something to hide!" Elder Maple said, then suddenly frowned and turned to look at the darkness not far away. "Who's there?"

"Hehehe... As expected of an elder of the Hell Creek Family... So perceptive..." A light and melodious laugh came from the darkness, and then a woman with exquisite makeup walked out.

The moment the woman appeared, all three Federation members frowned.

It's true that her makeup was exquisite, but a bit too exquisite... because she wasn't dressed in modern clothes at all, but in ancient costume, with drawn eyebrows and painted hair, and even wearing a wig, looking exactly like a female role on a stage!

If it were just her strange attire, that would be one thing, but this woman just spoke fluent Federation language... Dressed in traditional Zhendan opera costume, speaking perfect Federation dialect, it's just bizarre no matter how you look at it...

"Who are you, playing tricks on me here?"

The tall man stepped forward, his aura surging, subtly protecting the elder and the woman behind him.

"Since we've come here, our purpose is naturally the same..." The woman covered her mouth with her wide sleeves and chuckled softly, "Unfortunately, the owner of that pillar of light is no longer here... But fortunately, you were originally my targets as well."

Upon hearing this, the tall man immediately tensed up and pulled out a large-caliber pistol. "What do you want?"

Just then, a withered hand suddenly grabbed him, and then Elder Maple stepped past the man and stood in front of the woman.

"Hehehehe... Target?" Elder Maple laughed, his wrinkles trembling. As anger grew, his expression slowly twisted, eventually growing a face full of scales and sharp fangs, making him look like a half-human, half-lizard monster!

"Little girl, who are you calling the target?"

"Oh my, that was terrifying..." The woman quickly took a step back, regained her footing, then reached into her sleeve and pulled out something...

"Elder, be careful!" The tall man tried to step forward to stop him, but Elder Maple grabbed him and held him down. He had now regained his human face and was squinting his old eyes at the thing in the woman's hand.

Those were several cards.

"Don't be so nervous!" the woman chuckled, tossing the cards over. Elder Maple caught them and saw that they were invitations, specially labeled in both languages, inviting distinguished guests from the Hell Creek Family to visit the Yuanqiang Pharmaceutical Company.

"Zheng Yuanqiang?" Elder Maple frowned. Although he was in the Federation, he had heard of this well-known black market boss from Zhendan. In the Zhendan cultivation world, he was considered extremely mysterious, appearing and disappearing like a dragon. The Hell Creek Family had never had any dealings with him before, so why would they suddenly send an invitation?

"That's my boss," the woman said with a smile. "He has long admired the reputation of the Hell Creek Family, but has never had the chance to make their acquaintance. Now that he has heard that a highly respected elder is coming to Ningdong, he naturally cannot miss this opportunity. He hopes that Elder Maple will grace us with his presence."

"I am deeply honored to receive Mr. Zheng's invitation," Elder Maple said with a smile. "But as you all know, our Hell Creek Family's team has always been under the supervision of the Yuan Cultivation Society in Ningdong, and our itinerary is not entirely up to us..."

"Elder Maple is joking," the woman chuckled. "With your abilities, unless Feather Transformation in person, who can truly restrain you? Tonight, you've already come out, haven't you?"

"I've shown my boss the sincerity he deserves; now it's up to Elder Maple to show it." The woman smiled and said, "By the way, my boss also mentioned that he deeply regrets what happened to the Hell Creek Family and has done some investigation in secret. He's already got some leads on the real culprit. As long as Elder Maple is willing to come, my boss wouldn't mind providing this hard-won information for free!"

Upon hearing the woman mention the murderer's identity, Elder Maple's pupils dilated sharply. After a few twitches, he forced a smile, "Reporting to Mr. Zheng, I will certainly pay him a visit!"

Upon hearing this, the woman gave a slight bow and said, "Thank you for your honor, Elder. I will take my leave now..."

After saying that, the woman's figure flickered and disappeared into the darkness, never to be seen again.

(End of this chapter)