Chapter 182 Cruel Tenderness
Chapter 182 Cruel Tenderness
"You two, how do you judge that I am definitely the one who benefits from it? Is it possible that I just arrived?" After having a certain support, Machi began to try to break up the situation in which he was being targeted.
Machi could have chosen to run away directly, regardless of whether he could escape or not. However, this would prove that he was likely a "more vicious" guy, and once the news spread, he would continue to be targeted if he wanted to move up.
Moreover, he didn't know much about the higher levels, and wanted to find a few "Xu Heng" with low "aggression" to ask for directions or try to form an alliance. If his reputation was bad, it would be difficult for him to move forward. He could move forward very quickly here, but it might not be possible to move higher up.
"Xu Heng's" consciousness is constantly "awakening". Time is limited. Once the first step is wrong, it is likely that all the subsequent steps will be wrong.
Judging from the language of the two "Xu Hengs" now, many of the "Xu Hengs" above seem to be quite afraid of "Scorpion", while he, a newcomer who is very likely to be similar to "Scorpion", is a more threatening guy who wants to rush up, so he will inevitably be "suppressed" and "encircled and suppressed".
But he also knew that before he was untied, his movements were slow and he must be a "newcomer" at first glance. But now it was different. He had avoided the attack of the "turtle shell" and his appearance had changed. It was very likely that he could "get away with it" and hide the truth.
"Because of your face, little friend. With such a special face, if you were not new and had not been 'eaten' yet, we would definitely not know who you are." Turtle Shell said gently.
"It's impossible for 'Scorpion' to be killed by one or more new guys. This 'poison' has been exclusive to the lower level for a long time, so it can only be a sneak attack by a third 'more poisonous' one. So don't make excuses, just know that you're going to die. I'll give you a quick death as a thank you for solving that 'cancer'." While Machi was talking, "Emerald" had already reached the belly of "Turtle Shell", "Dead turtle, I'm coming, don't use your thorns down there!"
But "Scorpion" was really killed by a "newcomer"!
When March was at a loss as to what to do in the situation where there were no witnesses and he would be convicted and unable to exonerate himself once he was suspected, he suddenly had an idea and planned to do the opposite: "You are afraid of the scorpion's poison, but you are not afraid of my poison?"
"I'm afraid, so I can't repeat the same mistake as before. Scorpion has grown more than halfway, but you were able to sneak attack him without being poisoned to death. You must be very special, and your speed is also incredibly fast. Even if you don't have 'poison', you are 'highly poisonous' in another sense. Today, I can't let you go.
Besides, you must taste delicious too. I haven’t eaten ‘newcomer’ for a long time!”
It seems that the triggering condition for "Scorpion"'s ability is touch. In this case, Machi feels that he cannot clear himself. Looking at them, even if he is not "poisonous", he has to give it a taste after not eating "newcomers" for a long time.
Hmm? Why, my thoughts are still going on?
"Shh-"
Machi's sight automatically shifted again, and instantly came to the back of "Emerald" - while "Emerald" was speaking, he had already started his little trick, secretly propping up the "turtle shell", and then while Machi was listening to him, he used a huge force that was completely inconsistent with his body size, and threw the "turtle shell" towards Machi.
And it is true that they are still afraid of the "poison". After all, if they are not afraid, the "Emerald" can directly attack Machi when it enters the field - after the "turtle shell" is thrown out for a distance, it stands up, with the thorny side facing the direction of Machi, and then rotates on its own, throwing out a lot of red thorns with radiation tracks.
The attack is long-range, not close combat, which is also to judge whether Machi is really "poisonous". If it is, he can attack confidently, then he may fall into the trap of the "turtle shell" and be pierced by the red thorns.
If not, it would be even better, because then we can let go and launch a wave of suppression.
It's just...
"Huh? Disappeared?" After the "turtle shell" threw away the spikes on the shell until they were so thick that only a few of them could be placed, the body sank heavily and said in confusion. "The green dwarf, he... humph!"
"boom--"
Before "Turtle Shell" could finish his words, he suddenly felt a strong impact on his abdomen, and made a sound of surprise that was not his own. Then, due to the heavy burden on his back, he began to roll slowly, and at the same time, the spikes on his abdomen were activated.
"Damn it! Old turtle! Don't stab me!"
"Hmm? Green dwarf? Why are you here?"
"That monster dodged and kicked me over! His speed is almost at the first level!"
"I'm sorry, 'Brother Heng', I can only use your 'self' to test the condition of my new body. It seems that I'm still quite strong here with you." When Machi realized that he had moved to the other side at an extremely fast speed, he was shocked at first - it was not that his thoughts were not interrupted, but that he could not keep up with his new body at all. The moment he saw the small movement of "Emerald", an idea had already come out, and he had no time to control it and didn't adapt well - then he tried to control his body directly, came behind "Emerald" and kicked it.
With this move and kick, "Emerald" was kicked away, and the speed was so fast that only Machi dared to feel the flapping of its wings for a moment.
Speed, strength and senses have all been greatly enhanced.
What's the point of talking to them? Kick them out quickly and find a place to kill them!
As soon as this idea came out, it was quickly rejected by Machi himself, because this was the spiritual world of "Brother Heng", and the object to be operated was still "Brother Heng's" "self". Although these "selves" would kill each other, it was in line with their own laws. If they were killed by him, an outsider, he didn't know whether it would cause any chain reaction that would affect the real "Brother Heng".
Even if there might be some negative consequences and risks for Xu Heng, Machi would not choose to do it.
So in a dilemma, he made a choice.
Now Machi was standing at the original position of "Emerald", which was on the wreckage. He kicked his horse's hooves downwards and flapped his wings again, scattering the wreckage. Various colors of "blood" rushed into the blue water behind and below - the contact between "turtle shell" and "Emerald" and the "scorpion's" blood had proved that the "scorpion's" blood was actually not poisonous, so he dared to do this.
Then, using the reaction force, Machi transformed into a sharp black arrow and rushed towards the "Turtle Shell" and "Emerald" that were colliding with each other:
"I can only ask you two to stay hungry for a while!"
In fact, "Jade" was kicked so hard that it sank into the belly of "Turtle Shell". The sharp thorns that had just pierced it pushed it out, leaving some tiny cracks on its back, and it took time to recover.
Not to mention the "turtle shell", the side effects of the first wave of "ultimate skills" have already come up, and the overly thick spikes make it difficult for him to move. In order to ensure that Machi can be killed almost instantly, he paid a huge price.
So before the two of them could react or see clearly what March was doing, March rushed over and pressed one of them with his four legs and then the other, and with the force of the force and the power of the wings, pushed them rapidly downward.
"Jade" is light to begin with, and "tortoise shell" is heavy to begin with. Now, there is no way to resist at all.
"Don't move! I won't 'eat' you! Otherwise, I could have kicked the first one harder and then dealt with the big turtle shell! ... The spikes on the turtle shell have a certain limit, right? You also know that with my speed and strength, I can slowly chisel you apart from your already stiff shell!" Machi was pushing "Emerald" and "Turtle Shell" halfway, and "Emerald" suddenly hugged his hoof with a fearless attitude, and then began to shout "Old turtle! Let go of the spikes! I've got him!"
This forced Machi to start shouting as well.
The "views" and "emotions" of these two are still in March's mind until now, but compared with the pure "emotional impact", he can keep himself sober by using his own views that refute them.
In addition, their "views" will cancel each other out in his mind, and emotionally, they are actually much worse than "Gold", and can also resist rigidly.
It's just that, because of this, he can be distracted to feel the connection between these emotions and their current behavior. Now the emerald "Brother Heng" really wants to die together, and that "turtle shell" also holds the belief of destroying both himself and the other.
March knew that their views were, to some extent, the result of an uncompromising will that arose from being oppressed and unable to endure it any longer.
The patience of the "turtle shell" is for the purpose of "eradicating the roots" later, while the "jade" will never allow the "filth" to get close to it. Both of them will fight to the death once they are forced into a fight.
It was very much like the real "Heng Ge", but not completely. However, now the two of them were going to explode with Ma Qi. This was not the situation that Ma Qi wanted to see.
Unexpectedly, what Machi said had a certain effect. Some of the actions of "Emerald" and "Turtle Shell" really stopped - "Emerald" loosened its hand, and something that was breaking through the tortoise shell from the abdomen of "Turtle Shell" also stopped.
This made Machi breathe a sigh of relief, and he secretly sighed in his heart that he was worthy of being called "Brother Heng" and could listen to "human words".
"boom--"
Soon, in the short time that "Emerald" and "Turtle Shell" stopped moving, Machi had already brought them to a place quite far away from the wreckage.
Then he pushed harder, smashing the "turtle shell" towards the gray ground, but he did not let go of the more flexible "Emerald". Instead, he did not give him any chance to escape, and continued to press him under him and to the ground.
"I've muddied the waters, so more and stronger people will come, right? You can hardly protect yourselves in your current state, so just be quiet for now." Machi continued to scold. His plan was to get these two out of the "main battlefield" he created, and create a "difficult situation" that would prevent them from spreading his affairs for a long time.
If Machi scattered the "blood", it would inevitably attract the attention of the "Xu Hengs" farther away, who would come one after another and gather in a similar place.
But now the "turtle shell" is in a passive state, and the "jade" is covered with cracks. If they want to spread any news, they will face the risk of being "targeted" because of their own state. Other "Xu Hengs" are coming one after another, and they are likely to encounter more than one person.
Secondly, taking them away from the "main battlefield" will fundamentally reduce the probability of them coming into contact with other "Xu Hengs". This will naturally give them an environment to recover and give them a direct reason to stay still.
March was sure they would realize this, too.
Sure enough, after he finished speaking, the two of them followed his words, quieted down, and no longer made any further movements.
However, the "Emerald" that Machi was still standing on had a fierce, frowning expression.
But from Ma Qi's point of view, it was actually quite interesting. It should be said that the confrontation between these two "Xu Hengs" was a kind of pleasure that he could never get in reality:
If in reality, Brother Heng could be so easy to control and understand... I would be so strong that Brother Heng would listen to me and be convinced by my answers and logic without having to work so hard. That would be great...
"That's right, then you two just stay here quietly." Machi thought, smiled bitterly, and raised his hoof, ready to leave.
The "Emerald" actually grabbed him with his backhand. Machi thought she was going to launch a counterattack, but the "Emerald" just asked hurriedly and puzzledly: "You really don't want to 'eat' us? Why? Don't you have any other purpose?"
This question made Machi smile even more bitterly. He actually wanted to threaten them with "eating" and ask about the situation on this level - this is the difference between an outsider and a local. "Jin" also came to this blue ocean for the first time, but he already had a belief and logic to go up, and had the worldview of this world.
But if he really did that, it would turn his "not eating" into a delaying tactic and a lie, and it would also expose the fact that he might be an "outsider", which would have an unknown impact on the two of them.
Because this strongly suggests that maybe it’s not that he “doesn’t want to eat”, but that he wants to achieve other goals first and then “eat”, so these two may explode with him again.
"That's very sensible, worthy of being that person's 'self'. However, I fundamentally don't want to 'eat' you, okay? Let me go, I have to go." Machi trembled his hooves, shook off Emerald's hand, and was about to flap his wings and fly away.
But with just this shock, "Emerald's" arm was broken, leaving him stunned.
"My friend, you are new here, and you must have never tasted food of our quality." The voice of "Turtle Shell" came slowly, with a sense of relief.
"What..." Machi looked at the "Emerald" under him, and saw that "red thorns" began to grow on its body. An ominous premonition rose in his heart.
"Don't worry, I suppressed what the old turtle shot into my body. It won't explode and kill you, haha." "Jade" looked at Xu Heng's frozen expression and laughed.
"What do you mean?" March took a few steps back in a trance and asked in a trembling voice.
"It doesn't matter. This is the rule here, 'eat' and 'be eaten'. But maybe our ideas about this are too deeply rooted. Even though your 'not eating' sounds reasonable, we still don't believe it, so we kept a backup plan.
I was able to counterattack you when you went back on your word and killed the best of us, but I didn't expect that you really didn't want to "eat" me.
But in that case, I’d be happy for you to ‘eat’ me. You’ll have to eat me even if you don’t want to, because I’m hopeless. Haha, interesting. You, a newcomer, maybe you can really do it…” “Jade” was still smiling, but before he could finish his words, with a “click”, his face split in two, revealing a cross-section of the same jade texture inside.
Red thorns covered the entire body, and with them as the points, the body of the "Jade" gradually cracked into pieces.
"Why..." Machi felt as if his head was hit by a heavy hammer.
"No reason. This is the price that eaters have to pay for being good. Newbie, you can't help but eat. If you really want to reach the outside world,
'Eating' is the rule of this world, the 'order' of this world. We don't eat because we hate each other, or just for the sake of 'eating'.
We all admire your keeping your promise of 'not eating', but we are the initiators of 'eating' and should bear the consequences. 'Eating' and 'being eaten' are a kind of mutual respect, so please accept the 'flesh and blood' of our dignity.
I have also seen many newcomers who think like you, who originally intended not to eat, but eventually became great gluttons. Haha, since you want to rewrite the rules of the world, then you should eat even more.
But thank you for letting us, as the 'eaten', experience what is 'kindness' outside the order."
As soon as the words fell, the "turtle shell" split open, revealing a gray "cocoon"-like thing inside, but many red thorns were nailed into it from somewhere, and on this "cocoon" was a calm face of Xu Heng, but soon, the "cocoon" also broke into pieces.
"Turtle Shell" committed suicide.
In order to make March able to "eat" it.
The ground was in a mess, leaving Machi in a mess in the "water".
Before they died, their last feelings were... relief and joy... and a blessing for me...
Xu Heng's world made Ma Qi feel a kind of cruel "gentleness", the indifference of "warmth", and the extremely cold heat...
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