Persona: Devil Summoner

Jiang Tianwei faced the golden sword energy, although he did not dare to fight it, but...

"Too slow!".

Jiang Tianwei laughed a little mockingly, and his figure nimbly dodged and dodged in the sword lights one after another. His speed and flexibility, combined with his reflexes honed to the limit, finally produced an evasion that was close to the ability to predict the future.

Huangdi swung out dense sword lights continuously, and because the speed was so fast, it looked like a three-dimensional net.

Amidst the flashing of swords and sabers, Jiang Tianwei's figure was like that of a well-trained gymnast, light and agile, performing gorgeous and handsome movements, and each time avoiding the gorgeous sword light in a mysterious way.

If you dodge with a large amplitude, then there is nothing to brag about. Moreover, a large amplitude can easily lead to excessive displacement, forcing you to have no way out.

In fact, in the animation industry, there is a practice that takes this to the extreme, commonly known as "road-blocking cannon" or "road-blocking arrow." It takes advantage of the opponent's large-scale evasive movements, calculates the time difference, and forces the opponent into a dead end step by step.

But if facing an enemy like Jiang Tianwei, this move would not work. He was just like a peerless master in a martial arts novel, and every time he dodged, he would perfectly follow the enemy's attack and dodge, leaving a long afterimage as if he was really hit.

But in fact, it just "looked" like it was hit.

The biggest benefit of this kind of dodge is that it will cause huge psychological pressure on the enemy. The opponent will become more and more anxious, and will only think "I clearly hit him, why is he not hurt?!".

The same is true for Huangdi. Coupled with the continuous consumption of magic power from the sword light, this feeling of anxiety will only be magnified more obviously.

Now the more he tried to kill Jiang Tianwei quickly, the more anxiously he attacked, the less likely he was to hit him.

Jiang Tianwei was not in a hurry to rush in. Instead, he kept emitting golden sword lights to provoke Huangdi.

Jiang Tianwei thought clearly: You can't hold out for too long. An attack launched by such a high-level demon will naturally consume a huge amount of energy. If you delay for a while, he will run out of magic power and will naturally be at the mercy of others.

This was clear from the fact that he had run out of magic power several times when he was exploring the maze before.

Although Jiang Tianwei had a dragon blood body because of Siegfried, which could nullify physical damage, he didn't dare to try it. He himself had the ability to penetrate physical damage, so it was normal for others to have it, right? Moreover, look at how fierce Chi You was, and he was still forced to retreat by this move. He didn't dare to take the risk.

In fact, his speculation was completely correct. Huangdi's move [Yinglong Smash] was indeed unstoppable by ordinary defense methods. Moreover, it was completely different from Jiang Tianwei's Blade of Despair. If Jiang Tianwei's Blade of Despair was to forcibly penetrate a hole in the enemy's defense, then Yinglong Smash was to use exaggerated magic power to crush you and your defense together.

To put it in trendy terms, it's a mass attack.

Otherwise, what do you think the two words "Haoran" in front of "Haoran Zhengqi" are an adjective for? Being hit by such an exaggerated magical attack, no matter what kind of defense you have, you can't withstand it!

Even for Huangdi, it was a bit too much magic power to launch Yinglong Break continuously. He just gritted his teeth and endured the lack of magic power to continue attacking. He knew very well that if he stopped the attack, the demon in front of him would definitely take advantage of it!

Huangdi now felt that the holy sword in his hand was heavier than ever before, and it was becoming harder and harder to swing it. The dull feeling in his wrist made him gradually feel that his arm was not his own. The lack of magic power made his eyes blurry, and it was difficult to stare at Jiang Tianwei's figure...

"Wait?! Where's that demon?!"

Just as he was distracted, Jiang Tianwei, who was originally dodging left and right more than ten meters away, suddenly disappeared from his sight!

It was a hot summer day, but Huangdi was sweating profusely! His keen sixth sense told him that something bad was going to happen!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 423: No matter what his reason is, the war is over!

The legends of ancient celebrities and great men always mention some unscientific things.

For example, they claim to be precognizing, prophesying, auspicious, or something else that cannot be explained, in order to highlight their uniqueness. This kind of self-flattering behavior is still used today. It has only changed from the ethereal and fantastic stories to the more realistic degree fraud, which shows that history is indeed an upward spiral.

The same was true for Huangdi. His keen intuition allowed him to clearly guess the next outcome...

This guy, if we only talk about arm strength, is indeed not as good as Chi You. But considering the overall combat power, he is much more difficult to deal with than Chi You!

As he expected, what Jiang Tianwei did was to use his super high speed to quickly rush into Huangdi's blind spot. In Huangdi's feeling, it was as if Jiang Tianwei disappeared in an instant.

Taking advantage of the brief confusion, Jiang Tianwei struck back with a sword from his side! A faint orange glow emerged from his sword blade, and the dragon slayer's unique skill [Strike of Courage] surged in response to his desire to attack, and the heroic blow hit Huangdi's side ribs fiercely.

Without waiting for Huangdi to be knocked away, the spear in Jiang Tianwei's hand followed closely, and the sharp spear tip weaved into a sharp blade dance. The silver light intertwined with each other, and the continuous knife tracks slashed at Huangdi's side, as if he was in a storm.

Although the power of each attack was not too great, they had the advantage of numbers. The fierce gun attacks from all directions, based on the simple principle of striking while the enemy is weak, tyrannically crushed the Yellow Emperor's remaining desire to fight!

(So...what about Xia?).

Jiang Tianwei defeated the powerful enemy in front of him, and a strange thought flashed through his mind: Logically speaking, Fang Zexia should have come early to assist him in the battle, so why is there no sound now?

But the current battle situation did not allow him to look for Fang Zexia, causing Huangdi to lose his fighting ability. He immediately turned around and ran towards Sirte, heading directly to the next battlefield.

On Sirte's side, the game with Chiyou is still going on.

Logically speaking, these two are both warriors who are proficient in both magic and martial arts and are more physical. If they frequently use their magic power to fight each other, their magic power should be exhausted soon.

But these two people happen to have their own magical powers. As the god of war, Chi You naturally possesses the authority of [the supernatural power of the god of war], which can greatly reduce the consumption of telekinesis.

As a fire giant living in magma, Surt also has [Fire Worship bloodline], and each time he uses fire magic power, the consumption will be halved.

Therefore, the magic battle between these two great physics gods lasted even longer than the ordinary magic-demon showdown.

"Sert, step back! Leave the rest to me!"

Hearing the reassuring voice coming from behind, Surt made a response that was hard to tell whether it was happy or angry. Then, he growled, swung the flaming sword in his hand with all his strength, and exploded all the remaining magic power in his body in one go!

The red flames instantly blocked the entire passage! Seeing this, Chi You did not fight against the flames. The flames of Surt were the flames that once burned the world. Forcibly resisting would definitely not bring any benefits.

So he chose to wrap himself directly with telekinetic waves to form a spherical protective shield. No matter how big or fierce your flames are, as long as I maintain this protective shield, you can't hurt me!

The scorching flames were forcibly blocked in the aisle by the telekinetic barrier, and the air was filled with a burnt smell. Even Chi You, who was in an absolutely safe area, felt that the scorching temperature was not very comfortable. It can be seen that if he had chosen to fight head-on just now, even if he could resist this supreme power, it would still consume a lot of magic power.

(Although I don’t know how that skinny guy can command such a strong man, but... it doesn’t matter! No matter what kind of enemy it is, just tear it apart with weapons and crush it with telekinesis.)

Chi You was not at all relaxed despite the flames blocking his view. As the God of War, he knew all too well the little tricks involved in these battles. Perhaps this guy was planning to use the flames as a cover to launch a sneak attack?

This is also the reason why Chi You chose spherical defense and wrapped his entire body to prevent the opponent from finding any opportunity.

(But why do I always feel like something is wrong?)

Staring intently at the battlefield, Chi You always felt that something was not right. He always felt as if he had missed something... There were always waves of panic rising in his heart.

Soon, he realized what he had miscalculated!

Surt created the wall of fire to block Chiyou's sight, which was a good idea.

However, Chi You guessed wrongly as to why the vision had to be blocked.

Jiang Tianwei did not intend to launch a surprise attack on Chi You, but rather to——

“Hehehe! I am resurrecting here! Come on! Fight me for three hundred rounds, you damn thing!”

What tore the curtain of flames was the furious voice of Mo Luo and the majestic main gun! The raging flames were torn apart by the golden blade-wheeled chariot. Jiang Tianwei stood on the chariot, holding a sword in one hand and a pistol in the other, and rushed towards Chi You!

Moluo has the ability of telekinesis reflection. As soon as the purple telekinetic wave released by Chiyou touched Moluo's body, it was bounced back and returned to Chiyou's body.

But Chi You himself possessed the ability to absorb telekinesis, so this invincible telekinetic killer move was broken by Chi You's own physical characteristics!

Jiang Tianwei has the ability to negate physical forces. He was chopped by Chi You for so long before but he was not hurt at all. Naturally, he will not be hurt now. The only telekinetic wave that could hurt him was also absorbed by Chi You himself. So the next step is of course -

"It's my turn to chop your stuffing this time! Have you ever heard of "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"?!"

Jiang Tianwei leaped out from the chariot and used his hands to kill with space! For a moment, the entire space in front of him was stirred wildly by the unstoppable sword energy, and the sharp edges intertwined with each other and bit fiercely on Chi You's body!

Although Chi You could rebound physical damage, he could not stop Jiang Tianwei's Demon Blade. His proud body was cut into countless holes in the raging storm of sharp blades, and blood was dripping. He turned from a green bull into a red bull!

Finally, Jiang Tianwei combined his pistol and sword into one, tested the weapon, and used the flat structure on the side of the blade as a bat to hit Chi You hard on the temple, directly knocking the heroic warrior away, and crashing into the charred wall on the side that was roasted by Sult with a bang. Just like in the animation, Chi You was completely embedded in the wall, and black cracks spread out from under him.

After finishing the fight, Jiang Tianwei finally had time to look around for Fang Zexia, but he couldn't find her no matter how hard he tried. She was still listening when he got off the car to add buffs and arrange tactics, so how come she disappeared in such a short time?

She is not the kind of person who would hide and play hide-and-seek with you on purpose. She likes to joke, but she knows her limits and will never make you worry or anxious.

Could it be that she encountered some problem?

Jiang Tianwei wanted to go find her right now, but Chiyou and Huangdi, who had just been defeated by him, had now returned to their original appearance. Master Liu's short and fat body and Manager Liu's elite attire made Jiang Tianwei unable to leave them both alone no matter what.

After all... my original intention was to help these two resolve their emotional issues...

(Xia, wait for me for a moment. I will come to you as soon as I finish here!)

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 424: Forgetting the Original Intention

The two defeated ones returned to their normal state, and except for their eyes turning golden, they looked exactly the same as they did in reality.

Perhaps, because the dark shadow of the manic emotions in their hearts had been defeated, the two of them now looked much calmer.

Jiang Tianwei forced himself to suppress his worry about Fang Zexia and walked up to the two of them.

This was the first time he saw Master Liu looking so depressed.

This short and fat old man has always been a tough and strong master in Jiang Tianwei's heart. He not only inherits the craftsmanship of his ancestors conscientiously, but also fights loneliness and solitude alone. The most precious thing is that he is kind-hearted and willing to help others. In this era of material desires and indifference, everyone is adapting to the times. It is very difficult to stick to one's heart.

At this moment, Master Liu showed a sad and helpless expression for the first time. He looked like an old man who was about to die.

"【Xiaotian, you are here. Do you want something to eat? Master Liu will make it for you.】"

Shadow Master Liu struggled to stand up. Jiang Tianwei felt a pang in his heart and quickly helped him up.

Shadow is the truest reflection of a person, which means that this old man really cares about himself from the inside out.

"【It's okay, Master Liu. Are you okay?】"

"[Me? What can happen to me! This body...]

He probably wanted to say that he was still strong, but the joy on his face immediately fell: "[My body is probably going to fail.]"

As mentioned before, Shadow would not lie, and he knew better than anyone that his body was about to fail. He was no longer the cheerful and energetic hotel chef he was when he was young.

"Master Liu, it's okay. If you want to believe in modern medicine, you also have to..."

"[Alright, stop comforting me. I know everything.]"

Master Liu finally showed some of the decadence and fear of the future that an old man should have in front of Jiang Tianwei. His words were fragmented and nagging, without any focus, just a one-sided expression of his own feelings.

He talked about his past. In his time, going to school was a rare thing. In the minds of the old farmers of his generation, studying was something that only the "number one scholar" could do. Unless one was a "literary star from heaven descending to earth", how could one have the good fortune to study?

Moreover, “studying can’t make a living!” Compared to studying, it is more important to master a skill so that you can have food to eat at any time!

Master Liu missed the age to go to school because of this way of thinking at home. He felt that farming was tiring and did not make money, so he became a chef based on his own choice. He left home and worked as a kitchen helper in a big hotel.

In those days, there was no such thing as a new easter to learn cooking. If you wanted to learn cooking, you had to find a "master" first. Then you had to help the master, and you had to suffer a lot before you could finally learn good cooking skills.

It should be said that Master Liu was destined to be a chef. He showed extraordinary talent in cooking. In just eight years, he went from a farmer in the countryside to a chef in a restaurant. He made a lot of money and returned home in glory. Then he married a beautiful wife and had a good son.

Then, there were the things that Jiang Tianwei had heard about.

Later, the child's mother was in poor health and could not stay with the child until the end. He relied on the kitchen knife in his hand to support the family alone. Supporting four elderly people, raising a child, and managing the relationship with neighbors...

He saw with his own eyes that a boy who used to be a waiter in the hotel lobby, because he studied for a few days and knew a few words, later caught up with good times and left the hotel to become his own boss. This incident had a huge impact on him, and for the first time he realized that it turned out that you don't have to be a "top scholar" to be able to read.

Moreover, although books cannot be eaten directly, reading can indeed make you a lot of money!

The reality brought a huge shock to this rural cook, and it also made him determined: no matter how hard or tiring it is, he must let his children go to school and study, and study the best books.

Therefore, no matter how difficult the family situation was, he never thought of giving up on this matter. He resolutely took on the financial pressure and sent his children to study abroad.

Afterwards, the child came back, but he was not the same as he was in other places. The child came back to make a lot of money, and he was planning to take himself to a foreign country to "enjoy life".

Master Liu was reluctant at first, but at this time, his children had grown up, and the elderly people who needed support had passed away one after another. He himself became an elderly person who needed to be supported...

Jiang Tianwei had no way of understanding what kind of life he had gone through and could only listen in silence.

“[You must be wondering why I insist on cooking Chinese food?]”

Master Liu sighed as he spoke, and he made a motion of cutting vegetables in the air. Jiang Tianwei was not sure what to say, so he just nodded awkwardly.

“【Because I’m old... I can’t adapt to this era. Too many changes, and too fast. I have never been to school, never seen the world, I can’t accept it, and I can’t keep up. I... can only stick to my cooking skills. This is the only unchanging thing in my life. If even it changes, I, I, I will really have nothing...】”

Master Liu cried. This old man who always smiled like Maitreya Buddha was actually not as happy as he appeared. He just didn't want to cause trouble to others, so he acted like "I'm fine" to everyone. Isn't this a way of keeping people away?

Families Change: Family members change all the time.

The closeness and distance between you and your loved ones will change: at some point, your child will come back as someone you don’t recognize at all.

Society will change: from encouraging everyone to work hard to believing that only those with money are the real boss.

Even... I will change: the person who could once grit his teeth and swallow all the bitterness, and fight for his dignity, has become an old man who feels sore in his gums even when he grits his teeth.

If even the taste of the memory that I have been holding on to has changed, then what else can I hold on to?

This is where he panics the most.

This is a kind of panic that is difficult for young people to understand.

Although Jiang Tianwei didn't dare to say that he fully understood it, the fear of Master Liu's shadow was truly conveyed to him.

“[So, Dad, you’ve always thought this way? Why didn’t you tell me?]”

Manager Liu stood beside him, hunched over, obviously suffering from internal injuries from the beating Jiang Tianwei had just caused.

"[What's the use of telling you? Can you go back to your old self?]"