A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 171 This time zero, I've seen it before.

Chu Zihang was certain that 'Odin' used the Word of Power: Time Zero. Otherwise, no hybrid or dragon could have dodged that close-range explosion in such a short time and launched a second attack.

Damn it, I didn't expect to encounter Time Zero again so soon. And this time, it's a gun training class, and he hasn't brought the alchemical sword that the church rewarded him with.

It is impossible to condense the high-temperature field of alchemy to ensure safety.

Odin also felt damned. He only wanted to sneak in and steal something, but he was discovered by Chu Zihang!
They couldn't even instantly kill Chu Zihang; they were entangled.

Word of Power: Time Zero is a power that 'Odin's' favorite. It can kill enemies silently and instantly, easily achieving most tactical objectives.

However, Chu Zihang was already a talent he had set his sights on, and he regarded him as a hero spirit that he would collect.

That's why I held back, only thinking of seriously injuring him, not of killing Chu Zihang instantly.

But the Chu Zihang before them was too strange. His ability to teleport using flames allowed him to move so quickly within the zero-time domain without being slowed down by time.

It's as if this ability is completely unrestricted by the zero-time domain.

This puzzled Odin greatly, as ordinary flames could not possibly escape the slowing effect of time zero.

What secret does Chu Zihang's flame hold?

Time is limited, and Chu Zihang's secret can be explored later. Within ten seconds, he will severely injure Chu Zihang, whom he has long admired, and then enter the Norton Pavilion.

Business matters.

From Odin's perspective, time zero one began, and the world slowed down. The flickering flames from left to right were enough for him to circle Chu Zihang three times, making the flames appear so slow and weak.

This time, Odin held back, no longer slowly walking through the realm of time zero, but running, rushing and throwing punches within the realm of time zero!
On Chu Zihang's side, at the same time as his spiritual intuition sounded a warning, he continued to move the flames while slightly turning his body to the side.

The distance moved was very short, only about three meters, but Chu Zihang's left shoulder and left arm were already drooping, and a large chunk of his left scapula was shattered by 'Odin's' punch.

Even with a constitution capable of surging blood twice, it couldn't withstand the lightning-fast punches.

Chu Zihang knelt on the ground, the excruciating pain of his shattered bones masked by the increasingly boiling dragon blood, and the edges of his 'black' pupils faintly shone with golden light.

Undeterred, he still strained to keep his head up, locking onto 'Odin' without daring to relax.

That's what they say, but they can't lock onto it at all. The 'Odin' that was originally reflected on the retina disappeared once again.

Having gradually adapted to the rhythm of combat with zero time, Chu Zihang launched his Flame Movement even faster this time.

Odin's lightning-fast punch missed its mark, the air itself thudding as he swung his fist.

At the same time, Chu Zihang, ten meters away, finally seized the opportunity and took the initiative to provoke Odin, who was stationary in that position.

Odin did not lose his mind due to anger, but he also felt inexplicably annoyed. That hateful Chu Zihang, he didn't know what was good for him.

If we didn't intend to keep you as a treasure in Valhalla, do you think you'd have survived until now...?

Before 'Odin' could react, a continuous stream of flames engulfed him! Provoked, 'Odin' was unable to activate Time Zero immediately!

Previously, Chu Zihang had been kneeling on the ground due to severe pain in his left shoulder. Using the trap-laying techniques he had learned during his hunter days, he quickly buried a small metal vial, which was a fire potion he had bought from Lady Moon at the previous gathering.

Then, using the taunt skill gained during the provocateur phase, briefly control 'Odin' for one second, making 'Odin' focus entirely on Chu Zihang instead of the ground.

Finally, leveraging his greatly enhanced fire manipulation abilities after being promoted to Conspirator, he commanded the surrounding flames to silently and subtly burn through the metal vial.

The small metal bottle, filled with grayish-red dew, ignited upon contact with air, sending out a burst of intense flames that stretched upwards.

Combined with Chu Zihang's original flames, flame upon flame, flame upon flame, instantly turned 'Odin' into a crimson fireman!
Since the night raid on Kassel led by Senior Tang and Senior 'Shadow', Chu Zihang has keenly realized that his current weakness is that he cannot deal with high-speed enemies like Principal Angers.

After much thought, in order to make up for this shortcoming, Chu Zihang finally turned his attention to the trap-laying skills he had mastered during his hunter days.

However, traps made using ordinary objects in the surrounding environment cannot harm hybrids or dragons.

Unless, of course, they used modified explosives from certain equipment departments at Kassel College, or extraordinary potions. 'Odin' clearly hadn't anticipated that Chu Zihang would have this trick up his sleeve!
As mentioned earlier, the Word of Power: Time Zero will bring a huge burden to the user, and even someone as powerful as 'Odin' cannot keep Time Zero active indefinitely.

Each sudden appearance and disappearance marks the closing and opening of time zero.

This time, because he was provoked by Chu Zihang, he was angry and did not activate Time Zero again.

Therefore, they were unable to escape the raging flames that were like a bone-deep infection!

The fire potion provided by Makoto Aso was made by combining dragon blood materials collected by the Oni Clan with the spiritual essence of his own potion-making teachings.

The effect was remarkable.

Even Odin's dark gold armor was charred and melted, not to mention the mask that covered his entire face, leaving only the left eye empty; it was half burned away upon first sight.

"!" Chu Zihang wanted to press his advantage, but after sprinting two steps, he forcibly stopped and stared blankly at that stiff and indifferent face under the mask.

It was a face quite similar to Chu Zihang's, but with a sunken brow and a gaunt appearance, making him look much more weathered than Chu Zihang.

That was the face of his father, Chu Tianjiao, that Chu Zihang would never, ever, forget.

For some reason, Chu Tianjiao's two eyes, which were originally intact, were now tightly closed, just like Odin in mythology, with only his left eye's golden pupil still shining brightly.

The true face hidden beneath the mask of 'Odin' is actually his father, Chu Tianjiao?!

Yes, how could he forget?

The Word of Power: Time Zero is not Principal Angers' exclusive Word of Power. Chu Zihang has seen this Word of Power: Time Zero before he enrolled in Kassel!

During my early middle school years, on the No. 0 overpass during a typhoon that swept across the coast and a torrential downpour on a rainy night, in front of that Maybach.

Father Chu Tianjiao slowed down the flow of time, making the wind and rain thick and sticky, and the dead servants brought by Odin also slowed down.

Like an old movie played in slow motion ten times, it takes a very long time for one frame to go from the next.

Only Chu Tianjiao and Chu Zihang, who happened to glance back and observe, were unaffected.

Chu Zihang has never forgotten that night in the wind and rain, when his father, Chu Tianjiao, turned around and swung his knife. The water droplets splashed up by his steps froze in mid-air, every detail clearly visible, all to cover his son's escape.

Inexplicably, he recalled Mr. Meng Yutang, who had guided him step by step to join the old church during his preparatory class in the capital.

Mr. Meng Yutang once bluntly stated that Odin was collecting warriors all over the world, just like the description in Norse mythology, in order to cope with Ragnarok and thus build Valhalla.

It was also said that Odin must have a way of controlling so many elite warriors.

Mr. Meng Yutang's words have now become a reality.

"Odin!!" Enraged, Chu Zihang wanted to push his Bloodlust to the third level, but unfortunately, he couldn't find any enemies.

The real Odin is not here.

Before him stood only his father, Chu Tianjiao, whom he had been searching for for five years!
This roar caused Chu Tianjiao's tightly closed right eye to blink slightly, and his stiff facial expression seemed to thaw, suddenly gaining a touch of humanity.

Instead of being a cold puppet.

Chu Zihang's eyes lit up with excitement. Could it be...?

Through the doorway, a space cut open from top to bottom, there was a cacophony of wind and thunder, the neighing of horses, and a flash of light from a blade.

As Chu Zihang's spiritual intuition frantically warned him, the blade had already slashed across his chest, spraying a large amount of blood into the air.

"..." Chu Zihang couldn't say anything. He could only weakly stretch out his intact right hand to Chu Tianjiao, but Chu Tianjiao had already been carried through the door by an eight-legged celestial horse.

They vanished without a trace, leaving only flames covering the ground and black smoke rising everywhere.

(End of this chapter)