Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1503 1475. Demonic Monk
In just a moment, Lan En immediately noticed something unusual about the Qilin beside him and behind him.

Qilin has seen many big scenes with me.

No matter if it is a world of fire, the eldest son of the sun can directly shatter a mountain range with one shot of his [Sunshine Spear].

Still in the world of Arda, that seemingly ordinary battlefield where gods and demons are rampant.

Qilin has been seen by everyone.

And no matter how dangerous the situation is, Qilin seems to be able to accept it and is not intimidated by that kind of super power.

Lan En didn't quite believe that there was anything that could show up in this place without making any sound and scare Qilin like this.

There is only one possibility: he was not frightened to the point of being stiff on a mental level!

Instead, the whole body becomes stiff on a physiological level!
——Its physical strength and life force were emptied and suppressed in an instant, causing muscle spasms!
A flash of dreamy light passed by.

The guardian spirit [Lazy Fox] has appeared on the Qilin's head.

It still had a lazy posture, but the spout of the teapot in its hand was spurting out a large curtain of fire.

Unfortunately, it was of no use. After the flames sprayed out from the spout of the kettle, they couldn't even get one meter away. It was as if the heat and light were absorbed by something and they suddenly weakened.

And at the same time.

Bai Ze, with the vibrato of a goat, floated from beside Master Rihu to behind Lan En at a rapid speed.

As the guardian spirit of the soul, it emits a light that makes people feel safe and warm.

But this light soon disappeared.

And at this moment, Lan En immediately turned around!

Everywhere you look, there is a foul black smoke that is so thick that it is unbelievable!
Even the constant darkness, which was close to that of the underworld, was only within a certain range, making everything lose its color and leaving only gray and white.

But at least what can be seen clearly can always be seen clearly, but there is a problem with color difference.

And in this black smoke, there is only thick darkness!

The magical and heavy clouds that enveloped the entire Jiulin Mountain began to violently rotate with the sudden appearance of black smoke as the center.

Obviously, there are no more monsters here. The vengeful ghosts, ghost hunters, and giant monks have all been exorcised.

However, an unknown, noisy, and endless distant scream seemed to linger in the ears of every living person.

This is a natural phenomenon caused by heavy pollution.

A bright space crack appeared right behind Lan En, where the top of the stone staircase was cut open.

It was purple and black inside, with a strange glare.

The thick filth was pouring out from the crack in the space.

It directly engulfed the flames of Qilin's guardian spirit [Lazy Fox] and the soul-light bursting out from Bai Ze.

Black smoke swept across Qilin's body, dissipating the incredibly vigorous physical strength and vitality of this ancient dragon from the New World.

It actually made Qilin feel a sense of "decline" that he had never encountered or even thought about before!
But when the black smoke was about to pass Qilin and Bai Ze was blocking him, rushing towards Lan En who had not yet turned around
"Wow~"

A layer of full and warm light penetrated directly from the surface of Lan En's body!
It is as gentle as lake water, as warm as sunshine, and as ethereal and sacred as distant starlight, yet it cannot be cut off.

As he raised his hand, the [Body Light] spread across his body, like a reef blocking the rapids.

The surging and spreading foul black smoke was split into two streams, forced to flow away from him.

"Oh?"

A deep voice with a hint of curiosity and surprise rang out from the crack in space.

His straw sandals stepped on the stone steps, and the bizarre cracks in the space closed behind him.

A figure emerged from the darkness.

He wore a tattered bamboo hat, a tattered wandering monk's robe, and held a staff with rings and ornaments that could be used as a spear.

The skin was a dark blue color like a drowned ghost, and there seemed to be spells carved on it sporadically.

Only those eyes, even in the thick and filthy black smoke, those blood-red eyes were flashing with a red light that could not be obscured by the darkness.

Lan En saw in an instant that the three pupils on the man's eyeballs were rotating strangely and turbidly.

At first, Lan En didn't think that this guy was a human when he came out of the space crack.

He seemed to make a surprised sound only because he felt that the filthy black smoke around him was blocked by something.

Because he really couldn't imagine that in a mere Meinong, there was anyone who could still maintain the ability to resist him.

But when he really walked out of the space crack he had created and saw with his own eyes what was blocking his power, the strange eyes on the body that looked like a drowned corpse suddenly narrowed dangerously.

Without stopping for a moment, the down-to-earth man raised his hand and covered Lan En's body outline with his palm!

The filthy black smoke that was originally spreading naturally obviously turned into a controllable mode under his action.

They gathered together violently and pressed towards Lan En!

The originally scattered black smoke now seemed like a wronged ghost with self-awareness, colliding, entangled, and dissipating back and forth on the [Body Light] that Lan En stretched out on his body surface!
The demon hunter's [body light] was stimulated by these filth and emitted a slight flash every time it came into contact. Later, because the contacts became more frequent and fierce, the accumulation of these faint lights was almost like the burst of a flashbulb!

In the rolling black fog, only bursts of white light burst out around Lan En, showing his resistance.

“Such a light.”

The strange monk who came out of the space rift muttered in a low voice with a hint of reminiscence and resentment.

"Such a familiar and hateful light! It really makes me want to extinguish it as always!"

[Body Light] remains motionless, because these impurities, due to their own quality, have no chance of breaking through it.

However, maintaining the [Body Light] is not a cost-free act for Lan En.

Especially now that it is always dark.

The demon hunter only felt that his physical strength was rapidly draining away. Even though his [second heart] was automatically increasing its blood pumping speed, the high-energy blood in his body was also working hard to circulate.

But he still began to breathe heavily, his throat felt dry, and his saliva became sticky and had a fishy smell of rust.

The rapid loss of physical strength only happens in a few seconds.

Normal people would be scared to death!

But faced with this sudden and drastic change in the situation, Lan En quickly calmed down and remained rational.

He and Mentos immediately made a physical strength countdown chart based on his current physical strength and the trend of physical strength loss.

The countdown of [Body Light] is about how long this physical strength can sustain under the huge amount of filth.

If he just tried to maintain his [Body Light], he should be able to hold on for about a minute.

But obviously, the situation would not improve in one minute, and if he waited any longer he would just watch himself die slowly.

Most people, in the face of death, would choose not to believe the result or ignore it out of fear.

And choose the way that can give yourself a brief sense of peace of mind, even if it is a wrong and stupid choice: just wait for this minute.

But Lan En is not that kind of person.

In just a moment, the witcher's eyes became extremely deep, and the hand holding the sword of the Lake Lady also adjusted the feel at the same time.

His breathing changed, and the physical strength gauge on the corner of his retina suddenly dropped at a much faster rate!

When facing the risk of death, we must first calmly accept and acknowledge it, rather than deceiving ourselves and pretending we can’t see it. Only then will we have a chance to reverse it!
Lan En has always made decisions and carried out actions in dangerous situations in this way for a long time.

Even Mentos, who had advised him to act prudently at the beginning, now just quietly does the analysis and logistical calculations for him without expressing any objections.

After [Spiritual Vision] was activated, Lan En's sight pierced through the thick black smoke and looked directly at the evil monk.

But strangely, from Lan En's [spiritual vision] perspective, the other party actually seemed a little vague, like a clone or an afterimage.

This made Lan En more alert and cautious.

After all, the opponent’s clone can mobilize such a huge amount of filthy demonic energy, what does his real body look like?
However, the observation of the opponent did not hinder or damage Lan En's fighting spirit and determination.

He was still observing his opponent's every move and planning his own actions in his mind.

But at this moment, facing this huge amount of filth and evil spirit, this fighting spirit and determination seemed to trigger something else.

A power arose spontaneously: a peaceful and calm heart, and firm self-confidence suddenly began to appear in his heart.

Lan En had only had a slightly similar feeling not long ago when he was possessed by Bai Ze, the spirit of Hanbei.

If he had to say it, he felt like he was being blessed by some kind of power.

Above the perfect [body light], the chaotic lines that were originally carved by the power descending from the void began to depict a certain image at a speed far exceeding the previous speed.

Opposite Lan En, the unknown demon monk's eyes with three pupils widened simultaneously.

If before, he was just a little more serious because of vague memories and inexplicably familiar feelings, he controlled the filthy evil spirit and crushed towards Lan En.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a resolute killing intent!
The filth and evil spirit reacted even more violently to his murderous intent.

But these things are useless at this moment.

(End of this chapter)