Long Fang

The trajectory of the bone blade's attack was very clear; Lu Bai could dodge it by leaning back even without using [Flash Time].

Unfortunately, the suspenders beneath the hot air balloon couldn't dodge and were severed on the spot by the sweeping bone blade.

There were only four steel cables maintaining the balance. When one of them broke, the basket where Lu Bai and the others were located immediately began to shake violently.

Keep in mind that they are currently thousands of meters in the air.

If someone were to fall from such a height, the only possibility would be turning into Lu Bai.

"I'm even thinking of trying my luck as a gambler."

Without further hesitation, Lu Bai quickly selected [Armory II) ] from the first Ability Pool.

Swish~

A weapon resembling Longsword appeared in Lu Bai's hand.

Unlike ordinary Longsword, this Longsword has a blade that is two meters long, making it appear exceptionally slender and elongated at first glance.

[Weapon: Long Fang]

[Characteristics entry:]

(Bleeding: Repeatedly hitting the same target will cause severe bleeding)

(Extended length: blade length reaches seven feet)

[Evaluation: Randomly obtained from [Armory II) ], the Bloodthirsty Nodachi.]

"Ah?"

The man was dumbfounded when he saw the large Longsword that suddenly appeared in Lu Bai's hand. He couldn't understand how the world had suddenly become a place he didn't recognize.

Lu Bai held the Long Fang tusk in his hand and weighed it a couple of times; it was surprisingly light.

"I've never used such a long knife before."

He raised the Long Fang in his hand, pointing it at the monster in front of him, and chuckled, "So I might go a little too far."

His answer was a swiftly thrusting strip of meat.

Lu Bai took a half step back to steady himself, then flipped his wrist and casually swung his knife.

Thump!

Half a strip of meat fell to the ground along with the bone blade.

After dealing with the sneak attack, Lu Bai's attack officially began.

He turned slightly to the side, his Long Fang gleaming horizontally, level with his chest.

Hold the knife handle with your left hand, place your right palm against the end of the handle, and suddenly exert force.

[Flash Time] was activated silently, and the slender blade shot out like an arrow, piercing straight for the monster's heart.

Pfft~

The blade pierced through his heart, and time resumed its flow.

Lu Bai quickly pulled out the Long Fang, creating distance, with traces of blood still dripping from the tip of the knife.

This monster is similar to Parasitic Beast; its lower body is still human.

Wang Ting staggered two steps, her heart artery severed, and blood gushed uncontrollably from the wound.

Driven by its survival instinct, the monster immediately decided to find a new host.

It didn't choose Lu Bai; its intuition told it that this creature was dangerous.

Its head was severed at the root, turning into a fleshy mass full of tentacles, which lunged at the man in the corner.

Lu Bai had been closely monitoring the situation and naturally wouldn't allow the monster to take over the nest.

Seizing the opportune moment, the Long Fang in his hand whistled down.

Tear~

A sickeningly painful sound of flesh and bone tearing rang out as the mass of flesh was split in two.

However, before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, the remaining small piece of flesh still hadn't lost its vitality. It bounced on the ground and then smeared onto the man's face.

"Ah! Help! Waaah!!!" the man screamed in terror, flailing his arms wildly.

"Tsk."

Lu Bai held the Long Fang, feeling a headache coming on.

It wasn't that he was worried about the man turning into a monster posing any threat to him.

The problem is, how do you explain it when he, as a hot air balloon pilot, takes a couple into the sky and leaves no one alive, only to land them?

We can't just arrive at the Deathmatch Arena and immediately switch to being a model citizen, can we?

He looked at the man at his feet, who was convulsing violently, hesitated for a moment, and then stabbed him in the chest.

It's not considered serious, but excessive bleeding could be life-threatening.

We can only hope that this lump of flesh can weigh the pros and cons; after all, since it can transform into a complete head, it should be able to heal this injury, right?

Subsequent developments did indeed unfold as he had predicted.

The original mass of flesh was only half left, and replacing the head was already a struggle, so there was no way to spare any more to treat the injuries.

So the mass of flesh chose to wriggle down from the man's head and press against the wound on his chest.

Finally, there was air, and the man gasped for breath.

Once his breathing had calmed down a bit, he finally came to his senses and subconsciously touched his flat chest.

He sat up, looked around, and asked, bewildered, "Uh, buddy, where's that monster from before?"

"You're awake?"

Lu Bai reached out and helped him up, adding with a smile, "If you're asking about that indescribable lump of flesh, it's already inside you."

Man. "?!"

Yao Yi forced Smiling Face, but anyone could tell he was putting on a brave face, "What did you mean by 'inside me'...?"

"Literal meaning."

Lu Bai thought for a moment and then comforted him, "Although part of it is my guess, I think you don't need to worry too much. After all, you're still alive and well, aren't you?"

What you said... makes sense...

Yao Yi deliberately turned his back, unable to bear looking at his girlfriend's headless corpse.

He faced the cool breeze and tried his best to compose himself.

It has to be said that after experiencing a series of events in a short period of time, including being rejected during a marriage proposal, his girlfriend turning into a monster, nearly losing his life, and having a monster smear his face, his nerves seem to have thickened considerably.

Lu Bai glanced at Yao Yi, then stopped talking about his worries and began trying to land the hot air balloon on his own.

Although he had never driven one of these things, he knew a little about how they worked.

Temperature rises, temperature falls.

If we don't mess around, controlling the descent of the hot air balloon shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Yao Yi naturally had no doubt about Lu Bai's driving skills.

He relaxed and lay down on the edge of the hanging basket, enjoying the cool breeze, and his emotions completely calmed down.

He decided to try and build rapport by initiating a conversation. "I haven't thanked you for saving my life yet; you were the one who pulled me out of there."

"Of course," Lu Bai replied casually.

"By the way, is that a katana? But why is it so long? I didn't even see where you took it from."

Yao Yi couldn't help but tap the back of the Long Fang's blade. "Does this blade have a name?"

Lu Bai glanced at him, his eyes holding a strange look. "You can give this knife another name, that's fine too."

It is, after all, a Japanese Nodachi.

Therefore, it is reasonable to learn from the Japanese way of naming children.

Just like Kakashi used Chidori to cut through lightning, hence the name Lightning Cutter, it's essentially the same ninjutsu. It's called whatever it cuts. If Rin Nohara doesn't mind, calling it Rin Cutter is also fine.

Yao Yi was clearly aware of this childish naming habit, and her lips twitched immediately. "Then let's forget about it."

After a moment of silence, Yao Yi looked at the ground getting closer and closer, and a question arose in her mind, "Didn't we take off from there before?"

"Because one of the slings broke, I think it's safer to land as soon as possible," Lu Bai said without batting an eye.