A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

In a flash, the sound of metal clashing echoed throughout the dilapidated villa.

Imhotep stumbled backward, embedding himself in the wall with a loud thud.

Cao Gui's figure appeared and slowly floated down to the spot where he had been standing.

"Heh heh... I underestimated you."

Imhotep broke free from the wall, brushed off the concrete dust from his body, and realized after the brief exchange that the person in front of him was not one of the trash he had encountered before.

This person's abilities are no less than mine; perhaps using that weapon was just a way to lower my guard.

"Kh... General, state your name." Imhotep shook his empty head, his bare eyes gleaming with an inexplicable light.

"Heh..." Cao Gui curled his lip, dismissing it with disdain.

Imhotep ignored Cao Gui's attitude and pointed to the stairwell.

"Give me those two men and what they have, and I'll leave."

Cao Gui's brows furrowed. What did this guy want Beth for? Hadn't he already chosen the sacrifice? Beth wasn't that Eve.

But... that's not important!

Cao Gui could not allow Imhotep to gradually regain his strength. Imhotep's words could not be trusted. In the original work, he often went back on his word and used despicable and underhanded methods. Cao Gui did not trust him.

What's more, this is a walking experience pack, it would be a shame to let it go!

Seeing the change in Cao Gui's expression, Imhotep's face gradually darkened. He knew that the negotiations had broken down.

"Ow—!"

Imhotep's jaw bulged, and his pale face was instantly torn transparent. Suddenly, countless dark things emerged from his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears.

Buzz buzz buzz~~~

It's a fly!

A swarm of flies!

One of the ten great plagues of ancient Egypt: the plague of flies!

Legend has it that the reawakening of someone subjected to the "insect-devouring" punishment will bring utter disaster to the land. Imhotep's power has not fully recovered, so for now he can only bring a fly plague.

Cao Gui's pupils suddenly contracted: "System equipment character card... Charlotte Bascardi!"

[Host has spent 3 merit points to exchange for the character card: [Charlotte Bascardi (fluffy hair, pink dress, blazing flames)], please confirm the exchange]

"Confirm redemption and equip!"

[Host Equipment Character Card: [Charlotte Bascardi (fluffy hair, pink dress, blazing flames)], valid for 8 minutes.]

"Cao!"

At the top of the stairs, Beth gasped. From her perspective, countless flies were being spat out by Imhotep, enveloping Cao Gui completely and turning him into a cocoon.

"Click... It's over, now it's your turn..."

boom!

Orange flames shot into the sky, swirling and swirling, while countless flies buzzed and swarmed, their sounds fading away as if a pause button had been pressed.

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable, foul odor wafted through the villa—the smell of roasted flies.

Beth grabbed Chamberlain and quickly left the villa. Cao Gui was alright, so she didn't need to worry. Her man was more capable than she had imagined.

On the other side, Imhotep's pale, almost translucent face darkened; he had kicked a hornet's nest!

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You can take a day off, right?

Um... as the title says, dear readers, I have something to do today and need to take a day off...

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Chapter 216 The First Application of Overbearing Aura

Charlotte Bascardi, the thirteenth child of Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors.

I don't know what race it is, but it is huge and very ugly. Its face looks exactly like the green hermit crab on the beach in "Tom and Jerry".

This guy was originally tasked with assassinating the Germa family during the battle of Torrent, but unfortunately, Luffy and his crew destroyed Sister Linlin's photo, causing Charlotte Linlin to let out a strange scream, interrupting his assassination mission against Germa.

Bascardi's record in the original work is terrible... not a record, but a record of defeats. From the moment he appears, Bascardi has never won.

However, his most unique ability is to manipulate fire; he can shoot fireballs with his hands and breathe fire from his mouth.

So... even dogs wouldn't eat the Flame-Flame Fruit!

Ace, you died a terrible death... Oh, that's not related to that.

Getting back to the point, as the flames swept through, the countless flies summoned by Imhotep instantly vanished into ashes, falling to the ground.

“Not bad, the high priest of Egypt.” Surrounded by flames, Cao Gui gave a cold smile.

“You…” Imhotep was taken aback, partly by Cao Gui’s ability to control flames, and partly by the fact that Cao Gui could recognize him so easily.

"Heh..." Cao Gui sneered, lightly tapped his foot, and his figure suddenly disappeared.

"not good!"

Imhotep felt a chill run down his spine... He had just witnessed Cao Gui's teleportation-like speed and dared not be careless. He quickly braced himself with both hands, and an invisible wave emanated from his palms, causing the air in front of him to distort slightly.

boom!

A surge of flames exploded in front of him, and an endless heat wave rushed straight to his face. With a crash, Imhotep was sent flying backward, smashing through the wall and embedding himself in the marble floor.

Cao Gui frowned slightly. He hadn't actually hit him just now. Just as he was about to strike, an invisible wall seemed to appear in front of Imhotep, blocking Cao Gui's attack.

So, despite Imhotep's apparent disheveled appearance, he was actually unharmed.

As expected of a 3,000-year-old zombie, it has quite a few tricks up its sleeve, but... it seems it doesn't have an immortal body.

Cao Gui suddenly understood; otherwise, this old zombie wouldn't have desperately blocked my attack.

"Ow—!"

Imhotep roared, his skeletal structure folding into a bizarre shape on the ground. He lay sprawled with his mouth wide open, his temporomandibular joint completely separated, like a snake devouring its prey.

Squeak!

Suddenly, a series of teeth-grinding sounds came from his mouth, making Cao Gui's scalp tingle. Then, one after another, jet-black beetles crawled out of his mouth.

Corpse beetle!

Another childhood trauma!

"Beth, get out of here!" Cao Gui shouted immediately.

This thing is different from a fly; once it burrows into a person's body, it's very troublesome. Moreover, Cao Gui is currently entangled with Imhotep and cannot be distracted.

“Okay!” Beth grabbed Chamberlain and ran up to the second floor.

Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks, a thought flashing through her mind: Cao Gui had just asked her a question about cats.

Although we don't know what this means, anything that can get Cao so interested in must be extraordinary.

"Where is your cat?" Beth asked quickly, grabbing Chamberlain's arm.

"Study, oh... don't pull my hair, I'm going bald."

Beth ignored him and dragged Chamberlain into his study.

However, when they opened the door, they found only books and an empty cat shelf; there was no cat in sight.

“Damn it…” Beth’s expression suddenly turned ugly.

First floor.

Buzz!

Squeak!

Imhotep, feeling uneasy after summoning the corpse beetle, immediately summoned the fly again.

Flies above, carrion beetles below, attacking Cao Gui from all sides, one on the ground and one in the air.

"Annoying thing!"

Cao Gui's face showed disgust. He made a fist with one hand and suddenly slammed it down. Layers of orange-red fire surged and met the oncoming swarm of insects head-on.

At the same time, he suddenly inhaled, and with a loud bang, like a volcanic eruption, a fireball with a diameter of about ten meters shot out from Cao Gui's mouth.

Squeak!

When one fly or insect catches fire, it will spread the flames to several others nearby. In an instant, like a wildfire spreading, all the carrion beetles and flies are engulfed in flames, howling in agony.

A glint flashed in Cao Gui's eyes, and with a light tap of his foot, he vanished abruptly.

Imhotep, realizing this, did not dare to be negligent. He braced himself with his metacarpal bones and quickly flipped himself up.

However, the next moment, a pale blue slash came hurtling down from the sky, the ear-piercing sound even cracking the glass in the window.

clang!

The storm kick slammed into Imhotep's arm, which he had raised to protect his body, and the powerful impact propelled him backward.

Imhotep crouched slightly, bracing himself against the impact of the powerful kick.

"Ow—"

However, the extreme compression of the vacuum slash is not so easy to withstand.

In just a moment, tiny cracks began to appear on Imhotep's tan arm bone, and the intense pain made him howl in agony.

Left with no other choice, he rolled to the side and dodged the powerful kick with a clumsy gait.

However, before he could even regain his footing, he felt a sudden tightness on his face as a fair and strong hand gripped his head in its palm.

The strong fingers squeezed him so hard that his bones throbbed with pain.

“You…” Imhotep’s face was filled with horror.

"What do you mean by surprise?" Cao Gui sneered.

"That's what you call a surprise!"