Unusual Fate Records

Chapter 328 020. The Destitute (Part 1)

The outcome has been decided.

The giant tiger lay sprawled in the billowing smoke, its head tilted to one side, its eyes revealing a human-like sense of dejection and resentment.

Chen Ruolan was panting heavily, but she also keenly noticed that the tiger did not seem to have the recovery ability it had previously demonstrated.

It turned out to be the case.

She knew it in her heart.

The female assassin's ability should be to summon and teleport a tiger across space. The tiger itself has excellent regenerative abilities, but at this moment it is still within its own force field, so the regenerative ability cannot be activated.

Their coordination was disrupted.

And so, in one fell swoop, they killed the strange beast.

Chen Ruolan, holding a long spear, slowly approached.

"Da da."

The woman had reached the black-spotted tiger, her spear pointed at the limp beast.

"咚咚-"

Just as she was about to make her move, her heart suddenly started pounding harder.

Chen Ruolan stopped, her expression instantly turning extremely pale.

The tiger seemed to sense her abnormality, but it no longer had the strength to fight. To its delight, it once again felt its master's call, and its form slowly dimmed until it became completely transparent.

It was too late for Chen Ruolan to make a move.

The cracked wall surface was reduced to broken bricks and stones.

She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word, as if something was stuck in her throat.

"Hey, are you okay?"

Qi Tongshan noticed that something seemed off about her.

Chen Ruolan blocked her way with her gun, took a few deep breaths, turned around, and smiled: "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."

Immediately, she said with regret, "I should have known better than to play games last night. I wasn't in a good mood, and it got away."

……

The tan-skinned female assassin, hiding in the park's woods, witnessed the fierce display of the burgundy-haired woman and found it somewhat troublesome.

But now that the assassination attempt has failed, she has to retreat.

She tidied her appearance, packed her weapons, put the bow and arrows into the prepared cello case, picked it up and carried it on her shoulder, then turned to leave.

She had just taken a step when she abruptly stopped—

Two men were standing in front of me without my noticing.

Hu's heart skipped a beat. Her eyes, hidden behind her sunglasses, scrutinized the two men in front of her without blinking.

The man on the left, who looked to be in his early twenties, was also observing her with interest; the man on the right, wearing a black trench coat, stood expressionless. The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, subtly blocked all her possible escape routes.

"It is indeed very dazzling."

The man on the left nodded as if he knew something.

"Stop talking nonsense, grab him first."

The man on the right was decisive and swift; before he even finished speaking, he had already pounced.

Seeing the opponent's fierce approach, Hu decisively summoned the Heart Tiger again.

A corner of the sky suddenly darkened, and as they looked up, a white tiger with black spots leaped down from nowhere. It had recovered its strength, and its roar startled the forest birds, which then lunged at the man in the black trench coat.

At the same time, Hu put down his cello case, raised his hands, and assumed a fighting stance to face the boy who was attacking from the left.

The influence of the oracle "Raising a tiger will leave a future threat" spread from the woman.

At the same time, the "fear of loss" trait on the giant tiger also began to take effect.

Raising a tiger can lead to future troubles.

Duration: Two hundred years
Originating from the bloodline of ancient nomadic peoples, the holder possesses the heart of a tiger and the aura of a king. He can mobilize the power of the tiger according to changes in his emotions, thus evolving into different developments.

The Heart Tiger is nourished by one's state of mind and develops as the holder's willpower, spirit, and other qualities grow stronger.

As the cooperation with Xinhu gradually becomes more seamless, it becomes possible to achieve shared vision, telepathic commands, and short-distance teleportation.

At the same time, all negative effects on the holder (weakness curse, illness, physical and mental damage, etc.) can be transferred to the Heart Tiger in the form of "affliction".

[Being anxious about gains and losses]

Duration: Two hundred years
The holder can manipulate all "afflictions" around them, and any damage they suffer can be transformed into afflictions. They can devour "afflictions" to become stronger, with the upper limit determined by the number of years they have lived. When an "affliction" is devoured, any injuries, curses, or illnesses are cleared depending on the number of years lived.

Jin Ziyue and Fu Xun learned of each other's instructions almost simultaneously, and their hearts began to grow heavy.

They weren't the reckless Chen Ruolan; it was precisely because they understood the destiny that they knew how troublesome this guy would be to deal with.

As long as the Heart Tiger isn't killed, the female assassin can transfer all the injuries to it; however, the Heart Tiger is a tough nut to crack, and the female assassin has also given it the ability to teleport almost instantly.

The female assassin's fists were sharp, striking left, right, and left in a lightning-fast three-hit combo. Fu Xun's command phrase was "Iron Horse and Icy River." He used his palms to parry and strike simultaneously, and the chill contained in his palms invaded the opponent's hands, quickly disappearing into Xin Hu's body like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

The enraged tiger bristled, raised its head and roared as it pounced on Jin Ziyue.

Jin Ziyue frowned slightly and leaped back to avoid the attack. Just then, the tiger disappeared into thin air and suddenly appeared behind Fu Xun, slapping at Fu Xun with a claw.

"Fuck your mother, you even launched a sneak attack!" Fu Xun roared, and a thick wall of ice quickly formed behind him.

The tiger's claws slammed against the ice wall with a "thud," causing the ice wall to thicken and barely withstand the tiger's impact. Fu Xun was about to turn around when he was hit squarely in the stomach by a woman's punch. The pain made him instinctively hunch over, and Hu seized the opportunity, punching him in the left and right cheeks.

No harm.

Fu Xun's face was covered in frost, and frost flowers were falling from his hair. The woman's fist hit his face, making a crisp cracking sound.

Hu did not linger in the fight. Before the cold air froze her ankles, she decisively retreated, dodging Fu Xun's trap, and met Jin Ziyue who was returning to help. She turned around and threw a punch at him.

"boom--"

Jin Ziyue's punch was faster, bypassing the woman's punching path and striking her face. The woman reacted quickly, almost simultaneously transferring the damage to the tiger, while maintaining her punching stance, determined to deliver the punch.

Trading injury for no injury!
Jin Ziyue wouldn't let her succeed. In his other hand, he was clutching a wad of banknotes. The effect of "Spending a Fortune" was activated, and the woman's fist was repelled by a strange force field, making it impossible for her to land a blow.

In the first round, neither side gained an advantage.

Jin Ziyue felt the burning heat in his hand, flicked away the ashes of the burned banknotes, exchanged them for a handful of ghost money, and clenched it back in his hand.

Hu's mind raced, calculating information rapidly. He quickly grasped the opponent's speed and strength, and realized that the opponent likely knew his abilities. His sneak attack had been completely ineffective.

The more she estimated, the more she realized that her chances of winning against the two people in front of her were slim.

On the other side, Fu Xun also used [Iron Horse and Ice River] to freeze the black-spotted tiger. Unfortunately, the tiger disappeared in an instant and then appeared above Jin Ziyue, crashing down like Mount Tai.

Fu Xun had been on guard against the tiger's sneak attack. He raised his hand, and a wave-shaped ice wall suddenly rose up, quickly condensing into a shield above Jin Ziyue's head.

While protecting Jin Ziyue, the spreading white ice flowers also obscured his vision.

Jin Ziyue quickly sensed something was wrong: "Watch out for that woman!"

Fu Xun snapped out of his daze. The woman had already jumped up, and the tiger had somehow moved again. As the woman was falling, it appeared at her feet and let her grab its mane, allowing her to lie on its back.

The black-spotted tiger slammed its four paws together, like a cylinder starting up, and suddenly charged forward.

(End of this chapter)