Chapter 2293 Passing the Tes
Dad, the woman has no more blood. Dad... he cracked open the womans brain... Baoer kept reporting what was happening.
Baoer, stop looking! Han Sen called Baoer back into his arms. He didnt want her to see such a bloody scene.
Baoer was actually quite old at this point, but in Han Sens eyes, shed be a little girl forever.
Baoer jumped off of Han Sens shoulder to sit on his chest. She looked curiously at the Four Symbols Seal and the trapped xenogeneic that was still struggling inside.
Han Sen still couldnt feel anything behind him, but after hearing what Baoer had said, he felt sick with worry. The images of what she had described kept repeating inside his mind, and nothing he tried to think about could scrub them away.
Jade Cat, what are you doing! Han Sen finally shouted at the statue of the jade cat.
The jade cat already seemed to be sleeping again, and it showed no reaction to Han Sens call.
After a while, the prisoners chains began to rattle again. As it left the space behind Han Sens back, it slowly entered his field of vision. The prisoner left in pretty much the same manner that he arrived, slowly and seemingly vacant-minded.
There was one small difference, however. He was dragging the corpse of a woman behind him.
To be more accurate, that was not the body of a woman. It was a female creatures body.
Han Sen couldnt see what the female creatures facial features had been, because a large hole had been punched into the creatures head. There was a gaping cavity where the face had been. The upper part of her body was humanoid, though, and the lower body was like a snake. She looked like one of the Ghana, but unlike the Ghana, there was a spiraling horn on her head. It was silver and around one foot long, and it was reminiscent of a unicorns horn.
The snake scales of her lower body were silver, as well. They were so bright that they made her form seem a little transparent. Holes had been torn through her head and chest, but there was no blood oozing out. It was just as Baoer had originally said, in that the blood of the woman had run dry.
What is that weirdos presence here supposed to mean? Why would he draw a woman on my back? Han Sen wondered, somewhat shaken.
But Han Sen didnt seem to be injured or impaired. His body was fine, his Galactic Lobster Armor was fine, and it looked like the creepy prisoner guy was leaving now that he had drawn his picture.
Although the whole experience had been rather disturbing, the creature hadnt actually hurt him. So, Han Sen knew hed just have to stop thinking about it.
Baoer! Could you use some water to wash your dads armor? Wash away the mess he made, Han Sen said to Baoer. While the paint hadnt been harmful, he was still unhappy to have it on him.
Baoer jumped off of Han Sens chest and walked behind him to do as he asked. Then her surprised voice said, She is gone!
What is gone? Han Sens heart jumped into his throat.
The picture he drew is now gone, Baoer said.
How could it be gone? Han Sen was very confused about this, and so he proceeded to ask, Did the picture just get smeared?
Baoer shook her head. Dad, theres nothing on your back. It is very clean, and there is not even the smallest semblance of a bloodstain. The ugly woman drawing is all gone.
Han Sen had no idea what to make of this, so he asked Mister White, Mister White, what is going on?
Mister White shook his head. I dont understand any of this, either. We couldnt see your back, and we were only able to see that he was drawing something on you. I dont know what it was that he actually drew.
Han Sen didnt like not knowing, but there was little that he could do about it. He checked his body and noted how nothing seemed to have happened, so for now, he shelved all thoughts about it.
Nothing strange happened after that. The four of them kept sending power into the Four Symbols Seal. It maintained a firm hold on the snared xenogeneic clone. Days passed, and after what felt like forever, they reached the ten-day deadline.
Although the four of them were quite exhausted by this point, they had at least managed to survive the ten days.
When the xenogeneics returned to their palace lairs and the doors of their palaces closed, the four of them almost collapsed.
The jade cat statue smiled and began speaking again. Congratulations! You have passed the Sacred Leaders test. You can now receive the relic left behind by the Sacred Leader.
Where is the treasure? Han Sen asked, forcing himself to ignore his exhaustion.
Right here, the jade cat statue said. The jade pillar below its feet then suddenly opened up, revealing a small jade box. It was impossible to guess what might lay inside.
Han Sen started forward to pick up the box, but then, his heart jumped up. He saw that Crime was holding a broken sword, slashing towards Han Sen.
The blood kirin was angered by this, and so it roared and leaped towards Crime.
But Crimes darkness covered everything, and Han Sens eyes were unable to pierce it.
Han Sen didnt move his eyes, though. The birds nest was still on his head, and he leaped towards where the box had been before everything went black.
In Crimes area-of-effect, all seven of Han Sens senses were blocked. But because he had the protection of the birds nest, he wasnt concerned about any attacks that Crime might launch.
But the next second, Han Sens face changed. A weird power came down to strike the birds nest. The power locked onto the birds nest and pulled it away from Han Sens head.
Then, he and Baoer were tied up by something like a rope. The rope jerked them roughly to the side.
The darkness faded. Han Sen noticed that he and Baoer were now bound by loop upon loop of white rope. Next to them, there was a net with Han Sens birds nest inside it. The net must have been quite special if it was able to bind a deified birds nest.
Crime held the net in one hand and the jade box in the other.
Thank you for helping me obtain the Sacred Leaders treasure, Crime said coldly to Han Sen, holding the box casually under one arm.
Who are you? Mister White frowned at Crime.
Crime smiled and said, Mister White, I am your faithful guard Crime.
You look like Crime, but Crime is just a King-class guard. You most certainly arent. Crime wouldnt possess Prince Fourteens Sky Net, Mister White stated flatly, his frown deepening.
Crime slid the box into his chest pocket. Then, he lifted his broken knife and spoke to Mister White. You think too much. Although I am half-deified, I am still your guard. But aside from you, I have a duty to Prince Fourteen, as well. Prince Fourteen wants this item, so I will have to take this back with me.
Mister White, we both work for Prince Fourteen. You have helped me a great deal, and I will tell Prince Fourteen of your involvement. But this is not where this should be discussed... We need to get rid of him first, Crime said. Then his broken knife came swinging towards Han Sen.