Chapter 241: Chapter 238 "Who’s More Terrifying?
Chapter 238: Who’s More Terrifying?
Lu Xixi had already made her way to Chen Nuo’s side. As the Empress walked gracefully towards him, the disguise on her body started to come off piece by piece. She threw chunks of some unknown filling material onto the ground.
By the time the Star Sky Empress finally reached Chen Nuo, she had completely transformed back into the Lu Xixi he was familiar with.
"Hubby~~" Lu Xixi licked her lips lightly.
At this soft call, Chen Yanluo’s body instinctively shuddered, and a conditioned reflex made him blurt out, "I’m just here to earn some pocket money!"
"..." Lu Xixi gave Chen Nuo a sideways glance, sized him up and down, then sighed deeply. "How did your clothes get so torn? Your butt is even showing."
"...Uh, making money isn’t easy."
"Hubby~~ I have a lot of questions I need to ask you properly."
Chen Nuo sighed and fell silent.
Just then, Vanel couldn’t hold back and exclaimed loudly, "Hey, you two..."
"We’re a couple catching up, what are you interrupting for!!!" Lu Xixi suddenly turned her head and glared fiercely at Vanel.
Vanel shrank his neck, looking dismayed, but still couldn’t help but point. "That big guy is getting up!!"
Lu Xixi’s face was an icy mask as she yelled, "So noisy!! Did I allow it to get up?!"
Seeing the gigantic spider manage to flip over and begin to rise, Lu Xixi’s figure blurred. She shot out, appearing instantly in front of the enormous arachnid!
Then the Empress lifted her leg and kicked, her toes seemingly gently tapping the spider’s shell...
The next second, it was as if the giant spider had been struck head-on by a high-speed bullet train; its massive body was lifted into the air, whirling as it was sent flying!
Kicked... flying... Flying...
Vanel’s jaw dropped, his face the very picture of absurdity. He couldn’t help but tug on Chen Nuo’s clothes, gulp, and stare at the distant creature that had crashed to the ground and was struggling mightily. "Davarishi... that brave woman, is she really your wife?"
"...Do you think I’d dare say she isn’t?"
"..."
Lu Xixi gave a cold snort! She suddenly pointed a finger, and there was a thunderous BOOM!
The already collapsing mountain peak suddenly fractured violently from its base; the roots of the mountain cracked apart!
While everyone watched, agape, that half of the mountain suddenly split off. With a cold snort and a wave of Lu Xixi’s hand, the broken half of the mountain soared into the air and then...
BOOM!!!
Just as the huge spider had barely righted itself, a mountain suddenly descended from the sky, crushing it underneath!
Amidst the swirling cloud of dust, the half-mountain now stood towering in the center of the Relic World. There was no sign of the giant spider anymore!
Lu Xixi walked back casually. Wherever she passed, the myriad small spiders on the ground seemed terrified, retreating like a tide, trampling over each other in their haste. Some simply lay low on the ground, the black arachnids trembling and emitting pitiful whimpers from their mouthparts.
Vanel swallowed hard.
"Davarishi... I, I somehow feel... that big one doesn’t look like the Mother... Your wife is the damn real Mother! No, she’s even more terrifying than a Mother..."
Chen Nuo also widened his eyes, staring incredulously at Lu Xixi as she walked back towards them.
Lu Xixi... she... she’d become that strong?! This is completely unscientific! Chen Yanluo felt like freaking out!
Just a few months ago, during the battle in Jinling City against Boss Guo and his wife from the ramen shop, Empress Lu was nowhere near this powerful! Back then, Empress Lu was merely at a ’run-of-the-mill’ Controller level.
Okay! Describing a Controller as ’run-of-the-mill’ might be somewhat preposterous. But that was the general idea.
And after Lu Xixi recovered from her severe injuries, the Wizard came knocking. In a fierce battle, Lu Xixi severely wounded the Wizard, who fled in disarray. Actually, Chen Nuo realized Lu Xixi had improved in that battle! Because clearly, the Wizard was more severely injured, while Lu Xixi had come out much better off.
When Lu Xixi recovered again and they reunited in RB... Chen Nuo discovered Lu Xixi’s strength had taken another big leap forward! Originally, in RB, Chen Nuo had also grown stronger.
Chen Yanluo had once fantasized that after his breakthrough, he could finally catch up with Lu Xixi. Then, one day, he could tie this woman up and spank her...But upon meeting in RB, Chen Nuo clearly understood that Empress Lu’s strength had once again surged ahead of his!
Then there was this exploration.
While masquerading as Sato Ryoko, Lu Xixi hadn’t shown her true power... But when the camp was attacked, John Sterlink’s mental interference affected everyone! Only Lu Xixi, disguised as Sato Ryoko, hadn’t fallen for it! Moreover, in the battle by the stream, Lu Xixi, posing as Sato Ryoko, actually faced off against John Sterlink! The result of their confrontation was that both were severely injured! John Sterlink retreated with severe injuries, while Lu Xixi, still masquerading as Sato Ryoko, was also injured and fainted.
It could be said to be an even match! Thinking about it carefully, that was a bit terrifying!
What level of power did John Sterlink possess? He was the one who had chased the seasoned Controller, Son of the Sun, through the rainforest, leaving the old man with nowhere to run and no way to fight back, only able to flee pathetically! From Son of the Sun’s previous conversation with John Sterlink, it seemed John Sterlink’s power was almost at the pinnacle of Controllers, just one step away from Lord Level! After all, if Chen Nuo hadn’t blown up the "antenna," Son of the Sun wouldn’t even have had the courage to resist John Sterlink when facing him; he would have just sat down and waited for death! This showed that Lu Xixi, while disguised as Sato Ryoko, had been able to fight such a John Sterlink to a standstill by the stream, with both suffering heavy injuries—her power had leaped forward again!
And now, Lu Xixi had recovered from the battle by the stream and found her way here... Her strength was now so formidable! She could kick away the giant spider monster with a single blow. This was the same monster that had overwhelmed and routed everyone—including Son of the Sun and Chen Nuo, two Controller Level Ability Users, plus Sea Monsters like Vanel Bonfrey and others—forcing them to flee with their tails between their legs. She had kicked it away with just one foot! Her strength had advanced again!!
So... Is this "My Wife is the Child of the Plane"?! Or perhaps... "Reborn 2001: Am I a Kept Man?"! Damn it!! The dream of tying her up and spanking her is further away than ever!!
"ROAR!!!!!!!"
With a piercing roar that reverberated to the heavens, the mountain pinning the giant spider’s body exploded violently!
The giant spider’s colossal body re-emerged from the collapsed mountain. Its eight long limbs trampled the mountain remnants as it raised its head, issuing an angry howl towards Lu Xixi.
The oppressive aura in the air intensified once again!
Chen Nuo rushed to Lu Xixi’s side. He saw her standing there, seemingly calm, but her body was trembling faintly, almost imperceptibly.
Lu Xixi’s toes were barely touching the ground, not planted firmly.
"Injured?" Chen Nuo whispered with a frown.
"Mhm..." Lu Xixi grimaced, speaking softly, "Hubby~ ... this monster is stronger than I thought. I only caught it off guard just now, and it seems it wasn’t even injured."
After a pause, Lu Xixi added in a low voice, "And... I feel like it’s gotten even stronger."
"Your Majesty!"
Son of the Sun flew over from a distance, landing a few steps away from them. The old man’s face bore a peculiar smile, his gaze drifting to Chen Nuo and Lu Xixi’s hands—which seemed to have instinctively clasped together.
Lu Xixi glanced at Son of the Sun and offered a gentle smile. "Lord Gomez."
"We haven’t seen each other for some time." Son of the Sun’s tone was jovial. Especially when he saw Chen Nuo holding Lu Xixi’s hand, his smile was clearly that of a delighted, gossipy aunt!
"Does Lord Gomez also have no way to deal with this monster?" Lu Xixi frowned.
"Uh, well..." Son of the Sun scratched his scalp. "Lu, must you always say such things at a time like this? If I had a way, we wouldn’t be in this mess."
"Then let’s try killing it together!" A trace of killing intent flashed in Lu Xixi’s eyes.
Chen Nuo remained silent.
He always felt... something wasn’t quite right. Especially that phrase the spider had communicated earlier through its thoughts: "Mother? What is Mother?" ...Is it... really the Mother?
If Chen Nuo still had doubts before, now he was 80 to 90 percent certain... this giant spider most likely wasn’t the Mother! Because... the Mother couldn’t be this weak! Never mind that it chased Son of the Sun and me, forcing us to flee so pathetically! If it really were the Mother, would it struggle so much to kill just a few of us, even with Son of the Sun present? From the fight just now, this giant spider demonstrated combat power comparable to an uninjured John Sterlink, perhaps a fraction stronger, but only by a hair’s breadth. The Mother couldn’t be this weak! Moreover, how could it be kicked away by Lu Xixi? No matter how rapidly Lu Xixi’s strength was improving... it just didn’t make sense!
Chen Nuo had witnessed the terrifying power of the Mother before!
Back in RB, with that slumbering Mother, when Chen Nuo had exchanged spiritual power with it, he had felt that tremendous, boundless, almost suffocatingly vast spiritual power! With that level of spiritual power, Chen Nuo even felt that if the Mother wanted to kill him, it would only need to think it. A casual spiritual power storm could easily obliterate his consciousness!
"ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!!!!!!"
The giant spider roared furiously. The countless small spiders on the ground immediately retreated like a tide, converging towards it!
The giant spider once again stood tall on the ruins of the collapsed mountain. Its massive limbs had trampled the peak into rubble, and large swarms of smaller spiders began to gather at its feet.
Then, this giant spider began to do something that surprised everyone!
As it growled lowly, groups of small spiders began to slowly climb onto its long limbs and body. Then, in hordes, they crawled towards its head and voluntarily entered its enormous mandibles!
The giant spider, still growling, used the circular, sharp teeth in its mouthparts to viciously crush and devour each small spider that crawled in!
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[To be continued~]
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