Chapter 172 A Critical Moment

  Han Ming's thoughts were clearly heard by Chalad.

  "Han boy, the water mage with the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor you mentioned is you, right? What's your entanglement with that trouble-making demoness?"

  Han Ming sighed deeply.

  "Han boy, speak!"

  "Stop talking, don't say anything, just let me be quiet for a while."

  Han Ming felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

  He had absolutely no idea what to do now.

  "Fate really plays tricks on people. The woman I love the most turns out to be my greatest enemy. Why? Why on earth?"

  Chalad remained silent upon hearing this.

  The hall also became quiet for a moment.

  After a while, a man in black asked in a low voice, "Shadow Guard, what do you think we should do now? That Demoness seems to have a very close relationship with that water mage. If we continue to pursue that water mage, will we suffer crazy retaliation from the Demoness?"

  The leader of the men in black was silent for a while and asked, "Where is the Demoness now?"

  "This... this is not clear. It seems that she hasn't appeared for some time."

  The leader of the men in black nodded fiercely and said, "We must kill that water mage before the Demoness and the water mage meet! This kid is very troublesome. We have already lost quite a few good hands to him. This time it was him who took away the child with the innate purification body. If we let him go again, we don't know what trouble he will cause us next time."

  "But... now that water mage..."

  Suddenly, the leader of the men in black waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Shh! Someone is coming! Hide!"

  With an order from the leader of the men in black, many men in black climbed up the walls to the roof and blended into the dark corners on the roof.

  The person who came this time was obviously not any formidable expert. So even the magic array arranged by Chalad was not triggered. The magic warning light naturally did not change either.

  The men in black had just hidden when the door of the castle was pushed open.

  A group of people in gorgeous clothes escorted a burly man with bandages on his feet in.

  "The Third Prince! We have found out that the people around here have seen that woman come to this castle."

  The newcomer were exactly Kenneth Barryman, the Third Prince of the Rhine Empire, who had his leg kicked broken by Han Ming last night.

  "Don't call me the Third Prince. Don't you want everyone to know my identity? Call me Barryman!"

  "Yes, Lord Barryman."

  This Barryman, who had just been dealt with by Han Ming, was now leading a large group of people standing in the castle, holding a big bunch of bright red fresh flowers in his hand. Each delicate red petal was still covered with crystal-clear dewdrops left from being picked in the morning.

  After Barryman returned to the palace yesterday, he immediately summoned the court magician to heal his leg and kept silent about how he was injured.

  Early in the morning, he led a large group of servants to Chalad's castle.

  "Come, take a look, is there anything inappropriate with my clothes? Is the collar straight? Is my face clean enough?"

  Barryman was so nervous that he didn't know what to do, rubbing his hands up and down on his body.

  The servant carefully observed Barryman for a while and praised, "The Third... Lord Barryman is indeed imposing! Wearing this dress, really... that is, really, like... um... let me think..."

  "Idiot! You can't even say a compliment!" Barryman angrily scolded.

  The servant quickly retreated with a red face.

  Barryman nervously straightened his collar and fiddled with the bouquet in his arms a few times, cleared his throat, and shouted loudly, "Is the respected Lord Chalad here?"

  "Stand up straight! Stand up straight! Don't embarrass me later, you know!"

  Right after shouting, Barryman hurriedly put his legs together and stood straight, nervously waiting for the beautiful figure that was about to appear.

  "Huh? Han boy... they... they're not here to... to propose to you, are they?"

  Chalad could hardly hold back his laughter, his old face was flushed red, and he asked with great difficulty.

  At this moment, Han Ming really had no mood to deal with these people. His ears could no longer hear anything. His mind was constantly filled with scenes of being with Kulo.

  Kulo sitting quietly at the table, rolling a cigarette for him. Kulo gently wiping the rice grains off his mouth. Kulo holding his face with pity and looking into his eyes. Kulo receiving the simple wooden carving he gave her and crying with joy.

  The two of them sat quietly on the roof, looking forward to a beautiful future together, and the shepherd song he sang for Kulo.

  These scenes kept replaying in Han Ming's head like a movie.

  How could this be...

  Han Ming's heart hurt as if someone had stabbed it with a knife and then twisted it several times.

  Why... Why did I leave my hometown and struggle silently in this foreign world alone, risking my life without anyone knowing for my hometown? Why, even so, do you still take away the woman I love from my side?

  Why is she the Demoness?

  Why!!! Damn it, God!!!

  Han Ming was utterly disheartened, and two lines of blood tears flowed from his eyes.

  "Han boy! I was wrong, I won't talk nonsense anymore. Control your emotions quickly. If this continues, you will die here!"

  Seeing Han Ming's emotions getting more and more chaotic and his magic power getting more and more out of control, Chalad panicked immediately. Although he had only been with Han Ming for a few days, for some reason, he felt a very close connection to Han Ming. Perhaps it was because of his status as a fourth-stage mage, or perhaps it was because of his strange and unapproachable temperament. Everyone who saw him was respectful with a hint of awe. Even the king had to show great respect to him, and what was always in front of him were cold masks.

  Only this Han Ming would scold him to his face and even hit him.

  He really didn't want this lovely kid to fall in front of him, but Han Ming's magic power ultimately belonged to Han Ming, not Chalad. He could only assist and not dominate. If Han Ming did not recover his mind in time, even he would be powerless to save him.

  "Huh? Lord Barryman, it seems there's no one here?"

  The group of people waited foolishly for a long time and saw nothing.

  Barryman tilted his head and scratched his head, a bit at a loss, "Then, what should we do next? This is my first proposal in my life."

  "Don't worry, Lord Barryman. I'll go and check."

  A servant hurriedly ran to check each room.

  "Hey! Damn it! Don't be so reckless! If you disturb my lovely little girl, I'll kill you, you bastard!"

  Barryman cursed.

  "Sir, quality, pay attention to quality!"

  Barryman quickly covered his mouth with his hand, "Oh, right, quality, quality..."

  On the roof.

  "Shadow Guard, shall we get rid of these people?"

  The leader of the men in black slowly shook his head and whispered, "No need. This person is the Third Prince of the Rhine Empire. He doesn't have much real power. He's just a stupid fool with a simple mind and strong limbs. Killing him will not only bring us no benefits but also disturb the royal family of the Rhine Empire. It's a lose-lose situation."

  "Understood."

  Inside the pillar.

  Han Ming's emotions were getting worse and worse. The surging water-type magic energy had begun to slowly seep out of Han Ming's body and start to condense a layer of frost in this small space. The wood-type magic barrier firmly surrounded Han Ming's magic energy, but it couldn't withstand the increasingly large amount of magic energy pouring out of Han Ming's body.

  Gradually, even the wood-type magic barrier began to turn white and showed signs of being frozen.

  "Damn it! What kind of magic skills did this kid cultivate!? It's so powerful! If this continues, my wood-type magic barrier will be frozen sooner or later. Once the magic energy overflows, those men in black will break in."

  Chalad certainly didn't have to fear those men in black, but the key was that he currently had two almost useless guys like Han Ming and Xiaoqi dragging him down. He couldn't resist the men in black while taking good care of these two.

  "Lord Barryman, I took a quick look. There's no one here."

  The servant ran back, panting.

  At this moment, the several warning magic lights in the castle suddenly began to flash violently, and the light was so strong that the entire castle hall was flickering between bright and dark.

  "What happened?"

  This was everyone's question.

  Meanwhile, Han Ming's magic energy finally got out of control. A large amount of magic energy surged out and instantly broke the wood-type magic barrier.

  "Damn it! The space here is too narrow to set up a high-level barrier. This kid has broken the barrier!"

  Chalad muttered to himself that it was bad.

  The entire huge stone pillar was immediately covered with frost and turned snow-white.

  "Shadow Guard! That pillar!!"

  The men in black immediately noticed the abnormality on the pillar.

  "Creak."

  The door of the castle was pushed open.

  "Don't move!" The leader of the men in black suddenly felt an extremely strong aura rushing into the hall and quickly stopped his subordinates.

  "Hahaha, Chalad, the old ghost, I'm here to see you."

  The newcomer was Melron. He was worried about Han Ming's safety. Seeing that there had been no news from Han Ming for several days, he finally couldn't hold back and came in person.

  "Eh? You are... King Melron!? "

  Because of his special status, Barryman had seen Melron several times and immediately recognized him at first sight.

  "Prince Barryman? Why are you..."

  Just as Melron was about to speak, his eyes suddenly focused, and he shouted fiercely, "Who's there! Get down!!"

  "Exposed, attack the pillar with full force!"

  The leader of the men in black ordered immediately.

  More than a dozen black shadows flew down from the roof and attacked the pillar.

  Without saying a word, Melron disappeared from his original place in an instant.

  The next moment, he appeared behind a man in black. He reached out one hand and directly pierced through the chest of the man in black in front of him. His body moved again and again, and four men in black were instantly killed by him.

  The remaining few men in black took advantage of this time and broke the huge pillar in half from the middle.

  The pillar collapsed with a thunderous noise, revealing the three people inside.

  Han Ming's face was changing unpredictably, and his color changed rapidly. Sweat dripped down from Chalad's forehead. One hand was tightly pressed against Han Ming's back, and the other hand was holding Xiaoqi's hand.

  "Here! Kill that kid!"

  The men in black didn't recognize Han Ming but recognized Xiaoqi.

  "Damn it! Attack them! How dare you hurt my woman!!"

  Seeing his beloved girl in the pillar and those unknown men in black attacking her, Barryman couldn't stand it.

  A group of people got the order and swarmed over.

  Melron's eyes glinted fiercely. He intercepted in front of Han Ming and the other two without hesitation. His hands waved continuously, and several powerful auras shot out of his body.

  Several men in black failed to dodge and were instantly shattered by the auras.

  The leader of the remaining men in black, as a fourth-stage Shadow Guard, plus his agility far beyond ordinary people, dodged Melron's attack and grabbed towards Xiaoqi's head desperately.

  "Get lost!!"

  Han Ming suddenly opened his mouth and roared angrily. Many snow-white scales grew strangely on his body, and his pretty face began to change slowly, becoming sharper and sharper, and small snow-white scales also appeared on his face. The color of his eyes also turned pale yellow.

  With this roar, a extremely powerful aura burst out from his body.

  The fourth-stage Shadow Guard was shocked by this aura and fell heavily to the ground.

  "Damn it!! The beast soul is retaliating!!"

  Chalad screamed in horror.

  Taking advantage of this opportunity, Melron twisted off the head of the fourth-stage Shadow Guard in one go. He hurriedly said, "Chalad, the old ghost! Who is this little girl!? No, this aura, this frost... Could it be... Han Xiao You!? "

  Chalad smiled bitterly and nodded.

  "You bastard!!" Melron's eyes suddenly turned red, and he grabbed Chalad's collar. His eyes bulged with bloodshot, and he became extremely ferocious.

  "What did you do to him! What the hell did you do to him!! Charles is gone, Vivian is gone, and now I only have him!! I only have him!!"

  Seeing the last person close to him in the world turn out like this, not only did his gender change, but now he even began to show snake-like features. How could Melron not be angry.

  "Stop barking! I don't want him dead either! If you want to save him, hurry up and help! He had a devil possession when he advanced, and later, due to strong emotional fluctuations, his own core has already started to crack! And the beast core that originally belonged to him has begun to take the dominant position. Hurry up, or this kid will become a Nine-Headed Snake in a while!!"

  Chalad was also anxious and spoke very bluntly.

  Han Ming's facial changes became greater and greater. A human mouth began to become flat and sharp, the corners of the mouth extended to both sides, the nose began to flatten, and a pair of eyes slightly lifted upwards, becoming extremely narrow. The snow-white scales on his face became more and more obvious. And on his neck, eight black shadows gradually emerged.

  Upon hearing Chalad's words, Melron was extremely terrified and quickly sat down on the ground. He placed both hands flat on Han Ming's chest, and powerful auras surged in. His auras were completely incompatible with Han Ming's magic energy and could only temporarily suppress the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor core for now. The task of repairing Han Ming's core completely fell on Chalad.

  "You guys, stop looking!! Hurry up and invite the President of the Magic Guild! Hurry up!! Damn it, damn it! This is bad! A sixth-stage beast beast!! If this comes out, Norad will be finished!!"

  Chalad shouted at Barryman and the others.

  These people had been scared stupid by the scene in front of them.