Chapter 436: The Piercing Demon Can’t Beat Me Anymore, So I’ll Just Rob Him

’The Piercing Demon’s speed is no match for mine, as expected.’ Qi Suian sped along at a breakneck pace and didn’t stop until he reached a safe area.

This wasn’t much of a surprise. After all, his stats were much higher than his opponent’s after the enhancement from the Legendary Equipment Stone.

If it weren’t for the demon’s special mechanics, he wouldn’t have had to run. He could’ve just killed him.

Then, he took out the scion of the Villeries family.

"I’d bet five bucks the Piercing Demon didn’t want her as a bride because she was pretty," Qi Suian muttered as he took out the unconscious woman.

When he saw her face, the corner of his eye couldn’t help but twitch.

Her entire face was swollen like a pig’s head.

Evidently, her face had been injured during the earlier commotion, and now she was a far cry from beautiful.

Seeing this, Qi Suian had no choice but to hook her up to a full set of equipment and immediately begin the dissection.

She possessed no Divine Technique and wasn’t of the Blood Race; she was just an ordinary person. To prevent her from dying during the dissection, Qi Suian specially hooked her up to plenty of life-preserving medical equipment.

’This is the best treatment any of my test subjects have ever received.’ Qi Suian estimated the cost. While it was a drop in the bucket for him, it was still definitely excessive.

If the Daywalker hadn’t specifically requested her alive, why would Qi Suian have gone to all this trouble?

’I’ll get the Daywalker to reimburse me later.’

After a thorough dissection, he found nothing abnormal. She was just a normal human.

’Then what was the Piercing Demon fighting me over? Couldn’t he just find someone else?’ Qi Suian wondered after stitching her up, completely baffled.

’She’s just an ordinary person. Was she really worth fighting me to the death for?’

He had dissected his fair share of ordinary people from the Blood Race World. The number was by no means small.

’Don’t tell me he really was just after her looks...’ After Qi Suian eliminated all the impossible options, whatever remained, however improbable, must be the truth.

’If I return her looking like this, he probably won’t want her anymore.’

Qi Suian looked at the swollen scion of the Villeries family. Her face was a complete wreck.

’Whatever. I’ll treat her a little, otherwise the Daywalker might not accept the delivery.’ After injecting the woman with some drugs, he reattached her oxygen supply and stuffed her back into the Subspace Pocket.

’Now for the real question... where’s my lucky break?’

’The trouble has reached ’damsel in distress’ levels. Where’s my reward?’

Qi Suian pondered why he had run into so much trouble without reaping any rewards.

’Don’t tell me *she’s* my lucky break.’

’Handing her over to the Daywalker should count as mission complete.’

’But there’s another problem. What if the Daywalker gets a taste of love and suddenly doesn’t want to die anymore?’

’What am I supposed to do then?’

’From a narrative standpoint, it’s unlikely to trigger a romance subplot. The Daywalker hasn’t gone through any life-or-death struggles with this so-called scion of the Villeries family.’

’But what if they pull a ’love at first sight’ on me? Then I’d be screwed.’

Qi Suian’s heart was heavy with worry.

This was a tough problem to solve.

’Maybe I’ll let the Daywalker have one look, then keep her asleep in the Subspace Pocket.’

’I’ll keep her alive on a nutrient drip and wait until the Daywalker is dead.’ Qi Suian, ever the cynic, measured the gentleman by his own crooked yardstick.

The main thing was, with plot armor, anything could happen. He had to be cautious.

’That’s the plan. Next...’ Having decided, Qi Suian’s gaze shifted to the distance. ’First, I’m going to go beat up the Piercing Demon.’

As his voice fell, a sinister wind and darkness swept in.

Apparently, the Piercing Demon had caught up.

The demon wasn’t as fast as him, but he had stopped for a while. It wasn’t surprising that it had caught up.

"Hand over my bride, you thief!" the Piercing Demon’s roar echoed from within the sinister wind.

With a flick of his hand, Qi Suian sent polymorphic energy and a Dark Energy Beam instantly piercing through the sinister wind and darkness, tearing a huge hole.

It immediately silenced the Piercing Demon’s roar.

Then, the indescribable Halo Force Field silently activated.

In an instant, everything around them began to be swallowed by a chaotic and disorderly distortion.

As far as the eye could see, everything began to mutate as if it were contaminated.

Even the Piercing Demon’s dark power was being corrupted.

The Piercing Demon was genuinely terrified. It hurriedly retracted its power and transformed into its human form.

"You’re not human at all! What kind of monster are you?" Only then did the Piercing Demon realize that this human who had stolen the Blood Race’s power was merely wearing human skin.

Qi Suian’s figure began to twist into an amorphous shape, appearing utterly terrifying within the Halo Force Field.

At that moment, even the Piercing Demon felt a chill run down its spine.

In the Blood Race World, everyone looked more or less human; at most, they got a little wild with their powers.

Who would be like Qi Suian, transforming into such a twisted form at the slightest disagreement?

Even the Blood Race’s mist form or bat form were just methods of using power, not their true life forms.

But Qi Suian said nothing. His twisted, amorphous body dragged the Halo Force Field with it, rapidly approaching the Piercing Demon.

There were no special effects or Power of Rules, just a simple, unadorned pounce that unleashed the most primitive fear in all living beings.

"AHHH!!!" The Piercing Demon let out an involuntary scream, a primal fear triggered from the depths of its soul.

Under the influence of the indescribable Halo Force Field, countless twisted flesh buds sprouted from the surface of its skin. These buds began to merge, forming tumors that resembled human faces.

In an instant, its entire body was completely engulfed by the tumors, making it look like a small tree covered in countless fruits.

Fortunately, the Piercing Demon was, after all, an old monster that had lived for ages untold. It quickly suppressed the surging fear.

This fear wasn’t its own; it was an instinct that had been triggered.

Therefore, as long as one’s will was firm enough, mind strong enough, and Spirit tenacious enough, it could be controlled.

The tumors on its body were swiftly sliced away by dark power, revealing its original form.

But just as its vision cleared, it saw an amorphous, fist-like limb growing larger and larger before its eyes.

The next moment, its entire body was sent flying backward. With the point of impact as the center, more than half of its body, unable to withstand the force, exploded into a mist of blood.

Half of its torso didn’t even hit the ground, simply dissipating into mist.

’Lucky for you, you’re fast.’ Qi Suian thought, watching the blood mist dissipate. He knew the Piercing Demon had escaped.

He could only retract his indescribable Halo Force Field, and the strange phenomena in the surroundings gradually subsided.

’After that beating, the Piercing Demon should behave itself for a while.’

’In that case... should I take this opportunity to go and snatch up all three of his brides?’

Thinking of this, Qi Suian couldn’t help but feel excited.

’I may be a Pure Love Warrior, but it’s no big deal to get a little out of line sometimes.’

’Oh, right. I’m not just going to snatch the Piercing Demon’s three brides. He has three Blood Race Sacred Artifacts, doesn’t he?’

’I’ll take those, too!’

When he wasn’t strong enough, he had to be meek and call the Daywalker to fight alongside him.

But now that he was strong enough, he’d just take what he wanted.

’I’ll just take over his castle, steal his Sacred Artifacts, and use his brides as test subjects.’

’If he wasn’t from a powerful background with rule-based abilities, I’d string him up and make him watch.’

Qi Suian felt he was becoming more and more vile.

"AI, is my alignment shifting toward chaotic neutral?" Qi Suian suspected his moral compass was veering off course.

You jest. Your alignment is chaotic evil.

"..." ’How could I be chaotic evil? I’m obviously chaotic neutral.’

"Fine, chaotic evil it is," Qi Suian sighed. Before the apocalypse, he’d fancied himself a hero of justice.

"Let’s go. We’re heading back to Villerlis Town to teach the Piercing Demon a lesson."

Qi Suian had no intention of continuing this pointless chat with the AI. He was ready to go back and teach the Piercing Demon a lesson he’d never forget.

As for his actions being too cruel? The Piercing Demon was no saint, and he wasn’t a good person either.

This kind of behavior was dog-eat-dog at best, not bullying the innocent, so he didn’t have to worry about anyone condemning him.

After all, if everyone’s dead, there’s no one left to condemn you. That was his style.

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The recovered Piercing Demon had a dazed look on its face. The previous scene was simply too terrifying, leaving it completely unable to comprehend why such an incomprehensible creature could exist.

It wasn’t until it returned to its castle and its three Blood Race brides gathered around to comfort it that it gradually calmed down.

"Pack up. We’re leaving Villerlis Town immediately. We can’t stay here any longer." The Piercing Demon’s first words upon recovering were about running away.

This left the three Blood Race brides a little confused as to why they had to leave so suddenly.

"Then I will go and capture the scion of the Villeries family for you. We can take her with us when we leave," one of the Blood Race brides said.

The origins of the Villeries family were not simple; they were the most direct descendants left behind by Abel, the younger brother of the Blood Race Ancestor.

This sounded a bit odd. After all, as long as you weren’t of the Blood Race, you were technically a direct descendant—any major deviation and you’d be a different species altogether.

However, for them, what mattered was the lineage. So, for the Piercing Demon, the Villeries family held immense value.

Otherwise, how could a dignified second-generation member of the Blood Race like him come to this poor, remote place to create Blood Race brides?

For example, the three successful Blood Race brides he had created were actually made from three women of the Villeries family.

It was just that they were from branch families, unlike the one rescued by Qi Suian, who was from the main lineage.

"There’s no time! Grab the important things, we’re leaving now." The Piercing Demon had returned to take his three Blood Race brides and the three Blood Race Sacred Artifacts.

The enemy’s speed was simply too fast. There could be no delay. If they wasted too much time, he would definitely catch up.

He could sense the enemy’s greed. Especially when he was in a weakened state, there was no way his opponent would let him go.