Dragon Clan: They're all insane, and you still want me to slay dragons?

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Within the domain, the direction and intensity of the anti-gravitational force experienced by all non-fixed objects will change in real time according to the changes in their relative orientation and distance from Gao Kui.

Even Genjiro, a seasoned warrior with advanced combat intelligence, would be overwhelmed by this chaotic gravitational field. The Corpse Guardians, who relied solely on instinct to move and chase their prey, were even less able to adapt and were easily turned into lambs to the slaughter.

It's like a creature that is born knowing how to breathe suddenly becoming unable to breathe.

The horde of corpses that had been keeping John Wick busy suddenly reduced the threat to the three of them to a minimum.

Before John Wick could even catch his breath, he heard a sharp whistling sound coming from ahead—the rapid whistling of a longsword tearing through the air.

Completely unaffected by anti-gravity, Gao Kui, wielding the famous sword Spider Cutter, charged forward on a rolling black wolf, like a bullet train. His long sword spun in a semi-circle, slashing horizontally towards John Wick's neck.

John Wick held his longsword, Envy, upright in front of him, sparks flying as the blades clashed. The two, who had just moments before been working in perfect harmony to slaughter the horde of corpses, now faced off with their blades drawn.

John Wick was prepared for this. In the end, he was not on the same side as Gao Kui and Genji. If it weren't for the biological people of the Snake Clan, Gao Kui could have used the Crescent Domain to attack him directly.

After blocking Gao Kui's relentless killing move, John Wick exerted force with his wrist to push Gao Kui away, but then realized something was wrong.

It would have been fine if he had just been parrying, but the moment he had the idea to turn the tables and put it into action, a force of gravity suddenly appeared and fell on his arm and body.

With each step he drew closer to Gao Kui, the gravitational pull doubled. The closer he got to Gao Kui, the stronger the pull became, as if a million dragon horses were pulling his body against him, until finally even moving a finger became extremely difficult.

John Wick was stuck in the mud when Gao Kui's second slash came, this time aimed at John Wick's throat.

Gao Kui's blade flashed like lightning, while John Wick's techniques were outdated and he was stuck in the mud. No matter what, he couldn't parry this blow. And since he couldn't parry it, he simply didn't.

John Wick suddenly abandoned blocking and counterattacking, instead using the gravity behind him to propel himself backward like a cannonball, narrowly avoiding the Spider Cutter's blade.

John Wick's golden eyes shimmered with a glorious crimson light as he locked his gaze on Gao Kui's head, much like Amaterasu from Naruto. High-energy, high-heat black flames gathered in his eyes, rapidly generated and compressed, then exploded with a deafening roar, transforming into a sea of ​​fire that engulfed the area where Gao Kui was located.

Thunder roared, giant waves surged, and a pair of molten crimson-gold eyes shone brightly in the sea of ​​fire. A lithe figure suddenly burst out of the fire, completely unharmed, not even her hair was disheveled. Like a dragon mother who had conquered the flames, she once again charged at John Wick with her sword.

What the hell is that?

John Wick was shocked.

Neither his incantations nor his swordsmanship could inflict any real damage on Gao Kui, a fact he knew. In the previous battle in Kassel, he had repeatedly used high-risk incantations to blast his opponent until his intestines spilled out, leaving only a skeleton. Such severe injuries would be a headache even for a first-generation being, yet the opponent's injuries could be repaired in an instant, his regenerative ability was terrifyingly unbelievable.

Now, they don't even bother acting anymore.

Previously, it only had amazing recovery ability, but it could still get injured and be knocked back by shock waves. Now, it is completely unaffected by any external "force".

Whether it's flames or shockwaves, whether it's excited gas or plasma, nothing that could harm him could actually reach Gao Kui's body or clothing.

Since there is no way for the two to make any contact, energy cannot be transferred, and therefore they will not be affected.

"What kind of pava is this?"

John Wick struggled to defend himself, dodging Gao Kui's attacks in the completely chaotic gravitational field, utterly bewildered by the origins of Gao Kui's second incantation.

Although Mai Shude told him some information about high-level Word Spirits, he couldn't find any Word Spirit that matched the new moon even after searching through his memories.

This strange thing is less a power of words and more a power of authority, the power of the King of the Sky and the Wind, or the power of the King of the Earth and the Mountains.

Many of the Words of Power related to time and causality in the periodic table are categorized under the Sky and Wind King lineage. According to Einstein's theory of relativity, time is a warp of gravity, and manipulating time can, in turn, affect the gravitational field.

The King of Earth and Mountains is even simpler; gravity, stress, and weight will all be influenced and manipulated by the King of Earth and Mountains.

Could it be that the prince of Northern Qi, like himself, is also a human-shaped dragon king?

Both being humanoid dragon kings, why is it that I struggle even to use a Zhulong (a mythical dragon), while the other can manipulate the gravitational field with ease? No, not with ease.

During his battle with Gao Kui, John Wick gradually realized that Gao Kui could not freely manipulate gravity as he pleased. Although the direction and intensity of gravity within the domain were constantly changing, they were always changing according to a certain law, namely the relative direction and distance between the two sides.

John Wick's mind raced as he calculated the relative distance and position between the two, while simultaneously parrying and dodging Gao Kui's attacks.

After a few dozen moves, John Wick went from being overwhelmed and exhausted to being able to handle things with ease. He was able to figure out the general pattern of gravity changes and parry and dodge Gao Kui's attacks with relative ease.

But that's about it.

Strictly speaking, the crescent realm is divided into inner and outer parts.

The area within one meter of Gao Kui's body is the main part, and this important area can ensure that Gao Kui will not be affected by any disasters or calamities from the outside world.

The part one meter away is an auxiliary part, which can have a certain interference effect on the enemy. However, once the enemy figurees out the operating rules, it will only have the effect of creating an atmosphere similar to a celestial phenomenon.

John Wick only found a way to deal with the secondary parts; he was helpless against the core of the Absolute Territory. Without breaking through the core, he couldn't truly harm the Northern Qi prince and could only passively parry and block.

Damn it, why is it this weird trick again?

John Wick was on the verge of tears. After Longinus came the realm of words of power, which seemed to possess authority. In their two encounters, he was helpless against his opponent.

If there's any difference, it's that he had the upper hand in their last encounter, and Gao Kui could only barely hold his own against him thanks to his immortality.

This time, he became the passive party.

Given the Northern Qi prince's physical prowess and the power of his words, it would be difficult to inflict effective damage on him. Even if he were injured, he could control his injuries within an acceptable range thanks to his recovery ability, which far surpassed that of Genjiro.

Overall, it was true that the Northern Qi prince was in control of the situation, and he couldn't even mount an effective counterattack.

It's another battle that will almost certainly have no outcome, and in the end everyone will just have to go back to their own homes and find their own mothers.

Blades flashed and dark currents danced together, black fire raged and surging waves surged in one color, the prince of Northern Qi fought a great battle with the humanoid dragon king to the edge of the universe, and even the Great Dao was obliterated.

Champion jungler Genjiro rolled around in the water, hacking away at the corpse guardian while keeping an eye on the battle between the human and the dragon. Seeing that even the humanoid dragon king was being beaten helplessly by Gao Kui, he couldn't help but feel gratified.

"Humanoid Dragon King, huh? He's not much stronger than me. He still gets beaten up just the same way."

All I can say is that rule-based abilities are like this: if you can't break them, no matter how high the numerical value is, it's useless.

Having dodged the raging high-speed airflow once again, John Wick grew increasingly impatient; he no longer wanted to continue this pointless battle.

Physique, speed, strength, defense, and the power of his words... his overall combat strength can be further improved. His current state is not his limit; he can also enter a half-dragon state.

But it's meaningless.

John Wick could foresee what would happen after he transformed into a dragon: he would be able to use his scales to withstand Gao Kui's wind blades and his swords would be able to get closer to Gao Kui's body—that was all. Essentially, nothing would change; he would still be constantly being overwhelmed.

Thinking about it carefully, John Wick also admired Gao Kui. In the battle of Upper Kassel, he was at a disadvantage the whole time, dying and coming back to life repeatedly, but he managed to drag the fight to a draw by virtue of his immortality.

This is truly remarkable; not dying does not mean being invincible.

Pain, the frustration of being unable to take the initiative, and the despair of being unable to change the status quo—these are all elements that can break an immortal. Only by overcoming these difficulties can one truly remain invincible.

Gao Kui overcame these difficulties, but John Wick did not. He could not bear the pain of being forced to passively endure the situation without being able to change it, and of being unable to create a better situation or a better outcome no matter how hard he tried.

If you put in effort but get no reward and can only maintain a less-than-ideal status quo, a rational person shouldn't do that.

"Do we really need to keep fighting? You can't kill me, and I can't kill you. Just like our fight in Kassel, no matter how long it goes, it will end in a draw. There's no point in fighting like this."

John Wick tried to persuade Gao Kui, saying, "We've already blown up the burial site anyway. You're too late. I think we should just shake hands and make peace, go back to our own homes, and move on to the next round."

"Dui Lei Lou Mu, you think you can just stop fighting like that? Who do you think you are, Ye Gucheng or Super Saiyan Goku?" Gao Kui cursed.

I finally managed to suppress you and get revenge for the arrow I shot last time, and now you don't want to fight anymore?

Chapter 178 Deep Sea Rescue

"The problem is that our fight is completely meaningless."

John Wick said, "What did you and Genjiro come here together for? I think it was to stop the opening of the Divine Burial Site and the birth of Yamata no Orochi, but now the nuclear bomb has already been detonated underwater."

Game Over, the game is over, isn't it?

If you can stop the opening of the Divine Burial Ground, that's completing the main quest—a big win. If you can't stop it but manage to kill me and Kazama Ruri, that's also completing a side quest—a small win.

But as things stand now, you can't kill me, and you can't advance either of the two quest lines. The only sensible thing to do is to give up and prepare for the next game.

John Wick, struggling to keep up, continued to offer kind words of advice. He was just an employee and really didn't want to engage in a pointless fight with Gao Kui.

"Kazama Ruri!?"

"Kazama Ruri!?"

Genjiro and Takagi were shocked. A moment later, Genjiro realized that Kazama Ruri was one of the high-ranking members of the Oni Clan, so it made sense for her to be here. Perhaps it was Kazama Ruri who dropped the nuclear bomb underwater.

"How could she be here?!" Gao Kui's expression changed instantly.

"Isn't it normal for her to be here? No one is operating it. The deep-sea submersible can't just dive underwater and accurately drop a nuclear bomb on the burial site on its own."

John Wick glanced at the turbulent Black Sea: "However, she has probably met with misfortune by now. According to the plan, she should have surfaced after dropping the nuclear bomb... Perhaps that deep-sea submersible really did have quality problems."

Does the deep-sea submersible have quality problems?

Ruri Kazama went down and never came back up?

Without a second thought, Gao Kui abandoned John Wick and leaped into the depths of the Black Sea. For Gao Kui, there was something more important now: to rescue Kazama Ruri.

"Wait, she's a demon from the Demon Clan..." Genjiro held Longinus in his hand and blocked Gao Kui's way. He knew what Gao Kui was going to do, which was undoubtedly to rescue Kazama Ruri.

He didn't think Gao Kui had any reason to save Kazama Ruri.

Everyone has their own niche in this world, and once you find your niche, you'll know what you have to do.

For Angers, it meant slaying all the true dragons in the world; for Genjiro, it meant protecting the Snake Clan; and for John Wick, it meant finding his brother…

These necessary tasks cannot be accomplished overnight; they are like towering trees standing hundreds of steps away, requiring them to walk towards them step by step. Every step taken along the way is an experience and a choice.

These choices do not exist in isolation, but rather form part of the final path. Because the eyes are always fixed on the distant tree, they may stray from one direction at times, but when the destination is finally reached, from a macro perspective, the line formed by the footprints will inevitably be straight.

Genji thought that Gao Kui was the same way, that defeating the fierce demons was to avenge Aso Makoto, and that Gao Kui was also a tree standing in the distance.

Before reaching the finish line, no event related to the Demon Clan is isolated; all must give way to the finish line. For example, in the case of Kazama Ruri's current predicament, because Kazama Ruri is a demon and a high-ranking member of the Demon Clan, from a rational perspective, Gao Kui should not have gone to save her.

But the reality is not what Yuan Zhisheng thought. There is no ecological niche for Gao Kui in this world, at least not yet. He can empathize with people from any position one moment, and overturn that empathy the next.

There were no trees in front of him. He wasn't walking while looking at the trees in front of him, but rather looking at the ground beneath his feet. Every step and every experience was an isolated event for him.

Defeating the demons to avenge Aso Makoto and rescuing Kazama Ruri are two separate events, not related as primary or secondary. Whichever is more urgent should be done first.

Without using your brain, without making choices, without showing favoritism, and without selecting anything.

"Go away!"

The supreme emperor was kicked to the ground, and Gao Kui leaped into the Black Sea. He still remembered the emotion he felt when he looked into the eyes of Kazama Ruri at the nightclub, and the answer he made in his heart when Kazama Ruri asked him a question.

The black water came into contact with the inner realm of the crescent moon, but was naturally repelled by the anti-gravity force, without touching Gao Kui in the slightest. Water is also a scourge and a disaster.

The crescent-shaped realm ensures that Gao Kui is unaffected by the chaotic gravitational field and can stand on any flat surface, including the horizontal plane. Every time Gao Kui takes a step towards the seabed, water is displaced to create a new surface.

It wasn't swimming, but rather speeding underwater at a 90° angle to the sea level.

In an instant, the world reversed. According to the Earth's normal orientation, the seawater and the horde of corpses above Gao Kui "fell" into the sky, creating a magnificent and bizarre man-made landscape.

A moment later, the rising seawater and the horde of corpses plummeted back into the sea, and then the effects of the Crescent Moon Domain completely disappeared: Gao Kui had already run to the sea three kilometers below, and the Crescent Moon Domain could no longer cover this area.

John Wick's eyes widened. Holy crap, this word magic can be used like this? You can walk on flat ground anywhere, anywhere, from any angle. Does that mean you can traverse the Earth's core?