Chapter 97: Chapter 97 Blade of the Heart

“I wonder if Mutators can use the Blade of the Heart, I forgot to ask Tian Xin about that,” Lin Shen continued his frenzied acting, secretly spying on every move of the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast.

The Black-Capped Mushroom Beast, dragging the red Jade Sword, walked in front of Zheng Guyuan, two claws clamping on the sword hilt at once, and with a fierce effort, lifted the red Jade Sword and ruthlessly stabbed it towards Zheng Guyuan’s heart.

Zheng Guyuan could have never imagined that he would be stabbed through the heart by his own Blade of the Heart.

If Zheng Guyuan were sober, the actions of the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast would undoubtedly be a suicidal move.

With but a thought from Zheng Guyuan, the Blade of the Heart could disintegrate and merge inside his body, becoming his own source of power.

But now, he was still trapped in an illusion, utterly unaware, and the red Jade Sword directly pierced through his chest, penetrating his heart along with it.

Maybe it was a dying flash of sobriety, but Zheng Guyuan somehow came to his senses, looked down at the red Jade Sword that went through his chest, and then at the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast in front of him.

This frightened the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast, which leapt back tens of meters with one bound.

Zheng Guyuan, seeming to be overcome with rage, dissolved the red Jade Sword embedded in his chest into red particles that merged into his body, only to condense into a sword in his hands once again.

He flung it directly at the rapidly retreating Black-Capped Mushroom Beast, turning the red Jade Sword into a streak of red lightning that instantly spanned the distance between man and beast, giving the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast no chance to dodge, embedding it into its chest in a flash, piercing it as if its crystal base body was made of paper.

The overwhelming power sent the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast flying, crushing an unknown number of large trees before it was nailed to a huge iron tree that would take several people to encircle.

Zheng Guyuan, staring at the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast, was filled with towering hatred. With just a thought, he tried to control the red Jade Sword to mutilate the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast.

But as he moved his intent, the red Jade Sword, which should have followed his thoughts, merely quivered and did not take flight.

The Black-Capped Mushroom Beast was clamping the red Jade Sword with its claws, while the black cap mushroom on its head glowed with a sparkling white light, which made the air where it shone seem much cleaner.

Perhaps affected by the white light, Wufu and Zheng Yan, who were trapped in illusions, also gradually regained consciousness.

Lin Shen originally wanted to continue pretending, but seeing this situation, he could only act as if he had just awoken.

Wufu looked at the scene in front of him, somewhat stupefied.

The Black-Capped Mushroom Beast was pinned to a tree, Zheng Guyuan’s front and back white robes were dyed red with blood, whereas both he and Lin Shen appeared unscathed, a picture he wouldn’t dare dream of.

Zheng Yan, having regained consciousness, immediately ran to Zheng Guyuan’s side and asked worriedly, “Second Uncle, are you alright?”

When Lin Shen heard this, he wanted to smack Zheng Yan for him. Looking at the severity of Zheng Guyuan’s wounds, how could he possibly be alright? His heart had been punctured, and for a human, that’s no minor injury.

Ascenders are, after all, flesh and blood. Unless some practiced special Evolution Skills or possessed unique talents that could rapidly heal injuries, a pierced heart would be a fatal situation.

Zheng Guyuan’s white clothes were quickly turning red; clearly, he wasn’t one of those Ascenders with a rapid healing ability. Even if this injury didn’t cost him his life, he probably only had half a life left.

Zheng Guyuan paid no attention to Zheng Yan, taking steps towards the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast as a red jade-like carapace surfaced on his body.

With Zheng Guyuan’s approach, the red Jade Sword stuck in the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast trembled more and more violently, as if it could fly out at any moment.

The Black-Capped Mushroom Beast gritted its teeth and persevered, the white light on top of its head growing more intense, yet the red Jade Sword still couldn’t fly back.

Both Lin Shen and Wufu were quite surprised; a Crystal Base, the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast, was actually contending with an Ascender, its powers indeed very formidable.

Of course, that was because Zheng Guyuan had been seriously injured from the start; otherwise, the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast would have been killed by him long ago.

Although his body was protected by the Carapace Guard, making his injuries invisible to others, Zheng Guyuan was acutely aware of the blood flowing from the wound in his heart, pooling inside his body. He didn’t have much longer to live, and he was determined to take the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast, along with Lin Shen and the others, with him before he died.

He cursed his carelessness, for as someone who had fought for years in the Alien World, he had never considered that he would die on his home planet.

In his view, only the mysterious Base Mutation Zones on his home planet contained beings that could harm him.

To him, Base Variant Creatures elsewhere were hardly worth mentioning.

If he had been more cautious and used Carapace Guard from the beginning, he wouldn’t have met this fate.

Having survived many great storms, it was in this insignificant trickle of a problem that he capsized—Zheng Guyuan’s hatred could not be adequately expressed in words.

He forcefully stimulated his Life Base, but in doing so with too much strength, the blood in his heart burst even more fiercely. If it were not for the carapace wrapping around him, the blood might have already spurted out, causing Zheng Guyuan, who was already unable to exert his full strength, to stagger.

Lin Shen, who had originally planned to seize the opportunity to escape with Wei Wufu, saw this situation and exchanged a look with him. Both silently took out their weapons.

Wei Wufu gripped his trident tightly while Lin Shen also pulled out the Death Powder coiled around his body. With a flick of the wrist, the Death Powder transformed from a string into a long spear.

“There’s a Pet Launcher in my backpack. Use the pet inside to kill Lin Shen,” Zheng Guyuan said as he noticed his backpack that had fallen in the distance. He communicated to Zheng Yan at his side. Realizing he had no chance left to live and no longer hoping for Lin Shen to go after the Mutant Sea Demon God General, he must make sure Lin Shen was killed.

Zheng Yan hastily ran over to pick up the backpack from the ground, rummaging through it to pull out an antique design pistol-style Pet Launcher and aimed it directly at Lin Shen.

Seeing Zheng Yan aiming the Pet Launcher at him, Lin Shen was not alarmed but rather pleased. There were indeed people who could kill him with that device, but Zheng Yan definitely wasn’t one of them.

“That Pet Launcher is of Ascension Level. You haven’t activated its power yet. Take out the Crystal Base Capsules inside. The first three are Ascension Pets, which you cannot use. The next five are Mutated Crystal Base Pets – activate them directly or load them into the Angel Revolver. Using them should be enough to kill Lin Shen,” Zheng Guyuan advised Zheng Yan while grappling with the Black-Capped Mushroom Beast.

Upon hearing the instructions, Zheng Yan immediately opened the chamber, taking out the Crystal Base Capsules and the key. After a moment’s hesitation, he chose not to activate the Mutated Crystal Base Pets directly but instead loaded them into the Angel Revolver, aiming the barrel at Lin Shen.

“Lin Shen, when you strutted around that stellar body relying on the power of this Angel Revolver, did you ever imagine that one day you would die at its muzzle?” Zheng Yan said coldly, the gun pointed at Lin Shen.

“Don’t you still want the Mutant Sea Demon God General?” Lin Shen said while charging forward, still trying to confuse Zheng Yan with his words.

“I do—but I want to kill you even more,” Zheng Yan said and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Cold light flashed in Wei Wufu’s eyes like a fierce tiger, he rushed towards Zheng Yan.

Lin Shen also charged forward while throwing the Death Powder in his hand as if it were a javelin, aimed directly at Zheng Yan.

The Death Powder turned into a dark red streak of light, flying towards Zheng Yan who was about to open fire.

Zheng Yan’s eyes revealed a disdainful look as he shot at the Death Powder in the air.

In his opinion, it was simply an Alloy Level weapon, merely a dead object. The Mutated Crystal Base Pet he fired could obliterate the Death Powder on impact.

The gun fired!

The Mutated Crystal Base Capsule shot out at a speed of 44, turning into a Mutated Black Armored Centipede upon leaving the barrel, charging towards the Death Powder.