A bizarre resurgence begins with a pact made by a weasel.

One after another, daggers shot out from all directions.

The opponent's hidden space seemed like a bottomless pit, concealing countless weapons, each throw carrying the power of almost his full-force attack.

Su Mo struggled to wield the iron hook, but even with the life-binding rope, he could only barely hold on.

We must get close to him!!

We need to interrupt his throw!

"Go underground!!"

Su Mo's body suddenly sank.

Xie Qing smiled gently.

With a light step of his right foot, Xie Qing was about to fly towards Xie Cheng, forcing Su Mo, who had just burrowed underground, to stop. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xie Qing spun around and spat out:

"Melting Gold!!"

The scorching flames condensed into a beam of light and suddenly pierced towards Su Mo. He managed to roll on the spot, but the heat still burned his right arm.

"mean!!"

not far away,

Xie Hong and Leo are in dire straits.

The flesh puppets had long been chopped into mincemeat by the two generals, and with Huang Jue and Bai Shuruo leading the attack and Xie Cheng cooperating, the two wizards wouldn't be able to hold out for much longer. As for the werewolves and insect beasts, they were intercepted by the weasels and hedgehogs.

Su Mo gritted his teeth and said:

"Xie Qing, don't you want to fight me fair and square?"

"In no mood."

Xie Qing smiled and said:

"I have brains, unlike your big-breasted, brainless Herrscher."

"Can you even be considered a man?"

Xie Qing tilted his head:

"I should be better than you, Xie Hong thinks you're not a real man."

He strolled around unhurriedly, even having time to ponder.

"We're still lacking a close-combat skill."

"Throwing can be used for blocking, ambushes, and sneak attacks, but it's dangerous once the enemy gets close."

at last,

Xie Hong's screams made Su Mo lose all restraint.

"Gray Sky Phenomenon!!"

He let out a sudden low growl and collapsed to the ground, his body rapidly swelling. Thick black hairs, each as thick as a finger, tore through his clothes, and he transformed from human form into a gigantic black rat about ten feet long, its two sharp fangs protruding forward like ivory.

The black rat opened its mouth and spat out...

哬！

A thick, purplish-black smoke shot towards Xie Qing, and at the same time, it sped up and crashed into Xie Qing.

Xie Qing remained unfazed.

He reached into his mouth and popped an antidote pill into his mouth.

Subsequently,

He suddenly hurled several weapons at the black rat.

Swish!

The weapons were all embedded in the black rat's body, but even though they were completely inside, they did not slow down the black rat.

"And what about the eyes?"

The Sun-Slaying Dew condensed into four fist-sized metal spheres, which shot fiercely towards the black rat's scarlet eyes. The rat didn't dodge; just as the spheres were about to pierce its pupils, it slammed its tail against the ground.

"Freeze-body spell!!"

The metal sphere was somehow fixed in place halfway down the road.

The mouse patted its tail again.

Swish!

Four spheres fell down.

Xie Qing raised an eyebrow.

Two meters!

The immobilization spell takes effect at a distance of about two meters.

He tried to leap up by pushing off with his toes, but was blocked by a barrier.

Unbeknownst to him, the purple poisonous smoke had somehow formed a passageway connecting him and the black rat.

"Secret Treasure - Rat Road is Difficult!!"

This treasure can be used to form a barrier connecting the two.

Unless the user dies, they cannot voluntarily escape.

"Die!!"

The black rat is getting closer and closer.

A strong wind, carrying with it a foul stench, swept over us.

Xie Qing sighed.

A red gem slipped out of the pocket.

He gripped the gem and hurled it forward.

Swish!

A streak of red light tore through space like lightning, and Su Mo roared, "Useless! Useless! These things can't get close to me at all!!"

The rat's tail slapped heavily.

Snap,

The immobilization spell was activated again.

"kindness?"

The gemstone continued straight ahead.

That's impossible!!

The black rat's tail thrashed wildly against the ground.

The spell had clearly targeted the opponent, but it couldn't stop them from falling.

Do not! !

The black rat suddenly turned its head, avoiding the head, but the gem still pierced through its right shoulder and emerged from its hind leg. A tunnel emitting a burnt smell was created inside the black rat's body. It fell to the ground and, due to inertia, crashed in front of Xie Qing.

It struggled to lift its head.

I see,

The handsome young man smiled and opened his lips.

Next second,

Golden flames instantly filled his world.

In this dazzling light, he seemed to hear the most familiar cry.

"No!!!"

Xie Hong let out a miserable scream.

"Xie Qing, please stop!!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xie Cheng swung his knife and severed one of her arms.

Xie Hong didn't care about her missing arm. She exposed her back to the enemy's view and stumbled towards Xie Qing, saying, "Xie Qing, I can give you everything. The Hong family's things, the Western things, I'll give you everything."

Xie Cheng was about to make a move, but Bai Shuruo stopped him.

Leo was already lying on the ground convulsing, clearly having been given a strong drug by Bai Shuruo.

Huang Jue leaped to Xie Qing's side, keeping a close eye on Xie Hong's every move.

"Stop!!"

"I order you to stop."

Only a dozen or so wizards and werewolves remained, laying down their weapons and gathering together.

Xie Hong dropped his wand and knelt down.

"Let him go."

"I beg you to let him go."

Xie Qing glanced around:

"Has anyone died?"

"Young Master, we are all well."

"Don't worry, we can keep going!!"

·····

The enthusiastic responses from all around eased Xie Hong's mind considerably. She raised her face and forced a smile: "Look, they're all still alive. We can talk this over; the price is negotiable."

Xie Qing spread his hands:

"The conditions of the Holy Grail."

Yes, yes, yes.

Ignoring the pain, she quickly took out a wooden box from her spatial ring.

Exactly the same as the Cheng family's.

The placenta, the medium for summoning the Holy Grail, and a wisp of gray immortal soul.

"I prepared this soul myself."

Xie Hong looked at the charred black rat and explained in a low voice.

It was the gray fairy that she had accelerated with witchcraft, originally just in case, but unexpectedly it actually came in handy.

【Ding! ! 】

Congratulations on defeating Xie Hong.

[I have perfectly collected all the attribute items that Xie Hong possessed.]

[Bonus Reward: Unique Skill - Martial Arts - Thunderbolt Martial Scripture E]

The martial arts created by the ancients, inspired by the power of thunder, include methods for gathering and channeling qi, as well as methods for tempering muscles and bones. When practicing these martial arts, the movements are as swift as wind and thunder, exceptionally powerful and fierce.

It's like my wish came true!

As the system infused his knowledge, countless tiny figures immediately appeared in Xie Qing's mind, demonstrating each move of the Thunderbolt Martial Arts Manual. In the blink of an eye, Xie Qing mastered this rather difficult martial arts manual, and the next moment, the throwing technique in the Extraordinary Skills section suddenly increased to E+.

"Because the martial arts manual improved my control over my body, my throwing techniques have also improved accordingly."

This pleased Xie Qing greatly.

The way she looked at Xie Hong softened considerably.

"I'll send you the rest of the compensation when I get back to my family." Xie Hong looked at Su Mo, who was barely breathing, and kowtowed, pleading, "I only beg you to give me a pill to save Su Mo; he can't hold on any longer."

At this moment, the large rat was charred black all over, its fur was sparse and there was almost no intact flesh on its body.

He struggled to lift his eyelids:

"Young, young lady..."

Su Mo had never seen Xie Hong so humble.

Even when she was a teenager and wanted to elope with him, she never bowed her head like this.

Tears welled up in her dry eyes.

"Please, just save him!!"

I thought you hated him.

"No way!" A sharp cry came from the ruins. Xie Qing looked up and saw a fat parrot covering its beak with its wings: "You stupid mouth, I told you not to hold it in."

Realizing it was attracting a lot of attention, it simply gave up and declared:

"She loves it!!"

"Deliberately provoking the stinky rat like that!!"

"She even stole a stinky rat's underwear!!"

"They're stealing from each other!!"

"Sir, I'm willing to be your dog!!"

The parrot hopped and skipped toward Xie Qing, but was grabbed by the neck and lifted up by Huang Jue halfway there.

"You'd better just be my dog."

She chuckled and caught the blood parrot in her hand.

Xie Qing shook his head, looked at Xie Hong, a strand of hair framing her forehead, then took out a form and tossed it to Xie Hong: "Sign it."

Xie Hong blinked.

This order...

If she remembered correctly, it should be a treasure that comes with the [Heart-Strengthening Urn]. She glanced at Xie Cheng not far away, a hint of pleasure flashing through her mind, surprisingly not having much of a resistance to signing.

With a couple of quick swipes, the order was signed.

"It seems the Cheng family has already bowed down to you. That woman is indeed the most useless one among us."

After mocking him for a while, Xie Hong said seriously:

"Our Hong family can give you ten times more than the Cheng family. You should know that our Hong family started as compradors. We have extensive trade channels in the West, Southeast Asia, and Japan. Whatever you want, we can find a way to get it for you."

"That's the Hong family's ability, not yours!"

Xie Cheng retorted while lightly stamping his foot.

Swish!

Xie Hong's arm, which had fallen to her side, instantly turned to dust.

Looking at Xie Hong's cold expression, she added:

"The Hong family has its own heirs. How many resources can you, a woman from another family, control? Not to mention, the elders of the Hong family are not on good terms with you."

Xie Hong responded with a cold laugh:

"Even without Hong Meng, I can provide far more resources than you. The medicines in your clinic are just common, cheap stuff; you can only fool the ignorant women and children of Linzhou."

Huang Jue watched the two women's confrontation with great interest, but the blood parrot in her hand had a shred of conscience, tugging at her neck and reminding her:

"Young Miss, that stinky rat is dying!!"

Xie Hong then realized what was happening, and without bothering to argue with Xie Cheng, he kowtowed and begged for mercy again.

Xie Qing handed over a stack of documents.

This is!!

Xie Hong took a look and the familiar pattern made her look up abruptly:

"So, you killed her?"

Xie Qing remained indifferent.

Xie Hong shook her head with a wry smile. She glanced at the big black rat, and finally used her blood as a medium to stamp her handprint.

The document fabricated the reasons and process of her massacre of the church, which was false, but the description of the nun transforming into a red-toothed dragon was vividly portrayed. As long as her handprint was affixed and bloodstains were left, this would be enough evidence to wipe out an entire family.

The scent of a wizard in blood is something the Church cannot escape its detection. Once exposed, neither the Academy nor the Church will let her go.

"I never expected you to go to such lengths."

Xie Qing was unusually surprised.

but,

He likes people who have weaknesses.

He took out two pills, one and threw it into Su Mo's wound, and the other into his mouth.

Not long after.

A wisp of blue smoke rose from the large rat's body.

The enormous body shrank little by little, the hair disappeared bit by bit, and finally it transformed into a human form. The handsome man barely got up and, without saying a word, hugged Xie Hong into his arms. Huang Jue quickly covered his eyes, but his eyes secretly peeked at the two of them through his fingers.

"Enough!!"

Xie Qing, however, couldn't stand it anymore.

He impatiently kicked both of them aside, while forcing Su Mo to sign the contract.

Huang Qi jogged over at that moment.

"Young master, everything you requested has been gathered."

All the surviving enemy soldiers present had their supplies looted and signed a list under the supervision of Huang Qi and the others.

Xie Qing shook the medical record in his hand with satisfaction.

As a result,

The butterfly in the urn, now in its final moments, finally had enough resources to undergo its metamorphosis.

He glanced around the courtyard and looked at Xie Hong:

"You should leave as soon as possible."

Without saying a word, Xie Hong helped Su Mo up and walked outside.

Leo and his companions arrived full of vigor, but left dejected, escorting the two men as they walked away in a sorry state. The werewolf glanced back at the courtyard, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Only then did he realize that his proud identity as a wizard was not a foolproof guarantee in this backward continent, nor could it place him above everyone else.