Chapter 192: A Word of Advice
"Sigh!"
Tang Wen sighed and stopped running.
He had to go back and save the Sand Wolf.
The Female Extraordinary grew even more smug.
"Run!"
He shouted.
The Sand Wolf shuddered. ’Is Master that committed to the act?’
It rode the wind, fleeing into the distance without a backward glance.
’I knew you’d try to stop me yourself and let this wolf escape with the item.’
Tang Wen was chasing from behind.
She suddenly spun around, unleashing her Shadow Nether Step at full power. Like a streak of black light, she shot toward Tang Wen.
"Surrender! I’ve closed the distance. You can’t win!"
Despite her polite words, the woman struck with a single move—Dark Binding.
Dense darkness morphed into writhing black snakes.
They slithered toward Tang Wen’s ankles, legs, waist, and shoulders, seeking to bind him.
A similar darkness rose from his body.
But its color was far fainter.
The Female Extraordinary’s eyes lit up at the sight.
’Just as I thought.’
’Not only is he bad at close combat, but his Dark Ability has only just begun to awaken.’
’Which means his Spiritual Power can’t be that strong either!’
Dark Binding—Spiritual Shackles!
She unleashed the second half of the technique.
The darkness coalesced into a three-story tower that descended from the sky.
Heavy and illusory, both real and phantasmal, it pressed down on Tang Wen’s head and weighed on his mind.
The phantom of the black tower flickered in and out of existence.
Layer upon layer, it merged into one.
It was as if Tang Wen had been sealed inside a prison.
’It’s in the bag!’
’This is going even more smoothly than I imagined.’
’It seems this "Black Water Gang’s Seventh Young Master" really is terrible at close combat.’
’He doesn’t even know how to defend against a Spiritual Attack!’
The Extraordinary Woman’s Invisibility faded, revealing a sweet smile.
Tang Wen now felt a crushing weight descend upon him.
It was like he was shouldering a massive boulder.
"You’re very young," he said, his voice hoarse.
"You can still talk? Your Constitution is even stronger than I thought." The Extraordinary Woman’s voice surprised Tang Wen even more.
It sounded just like a grade-school girl’s.
Looking closely at her face, Tang Wen couldn’t help but ask, "How old are you?"
It wasn’t just her voice; her height and face were also like that of a child who hadn’t grown up.
The only exception was a pair of "headlights" that, even tightly bound, could not conceal their impressive size.
She really looked just like a kid.
The Extraordinary Woman gave him a strange look. "I have you under my control, so why aren’t you scared at all? Is it because I’m so beautiful you think I have a good temper and won’t do anything to you?"
However, stalling for time was to her advantage.
The power of the Dark Binding would rapidly drain his stamina and Spiritual Power.
The more nonsense he spoke, the faster he would lose the ability to resist.
If he couldn’t risk the Spiritual Power backlash and break through the technique right at the start...
...then the longer it went on, the more his Spiritual Power would be drained, and the more helpless he would become.
The Extraordinary Woman replied, "Don’t be fooled by my youthful appearance. I’m actually thirty years old."
’A legal loli,’ Tang Wen thought.
Tang Wen said, "Oh, so you’re that old. An old aunty, huh!"
The Extraordinary Woman’s eyes blazed with fire. She took two steps toward Tang Wen and snarled, "Kid! You don’t seem to understand the situation. You’re my captive now! Your life and death depend on my whim!"
Unfortunately, a grade-schooler trying to act tough had absolutely no bite.
Besides, strangely enough...
...Tang Wen truly didn’t sense any killing intent from her.
There was no trace of cruelty or tyranny either.
’Looks like this legal loli targeting me was just a coincidence.’
Her small, fair fists waved back and forth in front of him.
Paired with her fierce little face and a figure that was a study in contrasts...
...Tang Wen felt like he was bullying a child.
Suddenly, it all felt rather pointless.
He sighed.
This only made the Extraordinary Woman more excited. "Haha! How’s that? Are you tired?
Does it feel like you’re carrying a mountain, about to be crushed at any moment?
Are you drowsy and weary, feeling your Spiritual Power draining away like water?
This is Dark Binding! From the looks of it, you haven’t mastered this move yet, have you?"
Her sixth-grade-girl face beamed with pride.
Combined with her actions and expression...
...she looked exactly like a little brat who had just stolen her deskmate’s eraser, snacks, and pencil sharpener.
As for her claims about being crushed by a mountain...
...and his Spiritual Power rapidly draining away...
...it was a wild exaggeration.
Tang Wen had dared to face this attack because he wasn’t afraid of it.
With this little force and such a weak effect...
...he could break free from her restraints at any moment.
The effect of Dark Binding...
...was directly determined by the caster’s Spiritual Power and Dark Superpower.
If used against an Extraordinary of the same Level, it might only trap them for a few seconds.
Of course, it would also significantly drain the opponent’s Spiritual Power.
If an Extraordinary used it to control a Martial Artist, they could basically control them until they died.
The Extraordinary Woman was particularly proud.
Tang Wen was also an Extraordinary.
Yet she had him firmly under her control.
She couldn’t sense the slightest hint of struggle or resistance.
Considering Tang Wen was an Extraordinary disguising himself as a Martial Artist to hide within the Black Water Gang...
...it was perfectly normal that he hadn’t mastered any applications of Spiritual Power.
Tang Wen shook his head. "You don’t mean me any harm. Why?"
The Extraordinary Woman chuckled, a grin like she was about to steal candy from a baby.
"You’re quite perceptive.
You should be grateful!
You ran into me. If you had run into any other Female Extraordinary...
...do you have any idea what would have happened to you?"
Her gaze toward Tang Wen was filled with a certain... eagerness.
Tang Wen: ’...A grade-schooler is trying to be a perv!’
’Is anyone going to do something about this?’
"What’s with that look?!"
The Extraordinary Woman stomped her foot and glared at Tang Wen. "Believe it or not, I’ll drag you away and make you my slave."
Tang Wen said calmly, "I’m not interested in little girls."
The Extraordinary Woman jumped even higher, her head momentarily a full head above the standing Tang Wen.
"After I’m done playing with you, I’ll sell you to those widows in the city! They weigh eight hundred jin, tsk tsk. What a pity, that handsome little face of yours. If one of them were to sit on it..."
Tang Wen, thoroughly disgusted, quickly cut her off. "Enough! Just tell me what you want."
"Scared?"
"Scared, so scared."
Although she could hear the perfunctory tone in his voice...
...the Female Extraordinary still said, "Give me the Stone Slab from the wolf. Also, what’s your purpose for infiltrating the Black Water Gang?"
Tang Wen fell silent.
She edged closer, adding, "And another thing, you’re not bad-looking, and your Talent is decent. Why don’t you come work for me from now on?"
’Here comes the main event.’
"Work for you? Are you alone?"
"An army’s strength lies in its quality, not its numbers."
"Then what faction do you belong to? And that Invisibility Ability you rely on—does it come from your clothes?" Tang Wen fired off several questions in a row.
The Female Extraordinary wasn’t having it. "Are you questioning me, or am I questioning you?"
Seeing her less than three meters away, Tang Wen smiled faintly and said in a low voice, "Let me give you a piece of advice."
"What?"
The Female Extraordinary instinctively leaned in, turning her ear toward him.
Suddenly, Tang Wen moved.
The Dark Triple Tower that had enveloped him like shackles shattered, layer by layer.
A surging wave of Spiritual Power erupted, forming massive billows.
The Female Extraordinary was momentarily dazed.
Night’s Release—Spiritual Shackles!
A nine-story tower crashed down upon her.
She struggled with all her might to break free, but the illusory tower was like a great mountain, unbreakable!
Tang Wen stretched his muscles and gave the "child-faced behemoth," now bent over from the pressure, a faint smile. "The moment you think you have the situation under control is when you’re in the most danger."
The Female Extraordinary was completely unconvinced. She widened her large, round eyes, wanting to spit out a threat.
But Tang Wen’s Spiritual Power was simply too strong.
THUD.
She fell to her knees before Tang Wen.