Chapter 172: Zike
Ziggy and Zike looked at each other before slowly parting to the sides, making way for a mezzanine that could only be passed by one person.
"It turned out to be Lord Commander." Ziggy arched his hand and looked away with disdain.
"Zig, Hugh is rude!" Zike reprimanded Ziggy loudly. Zike was already strong, coupled with a thick beard on his face, he already had a non-angry and self-authoritative appearance, and at this moment, his voice was violent, and the scene suddenly quieted down.
"This bearded guy is quite familiar!" Niu Fajia was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but nod his head. Thinking that these black-armored knights seemed to have a grudge against Li Ling as their commander, and now that a man like Zike took the lead, everyone must soon obey Li Ling's orders. Of course, the status of these supporters will also rise, and even outperform these knights.
It's a pity that after reprimanding the tall and thin Zike, Zike did not show him the righteousness and respectfully greet their new boss, but looked into the distance like Zike, and said in a strange manner: "Our commander-in-chief was appointed by Her Royal Highness Ina with the consent of Her Majesty Mia, don't be the leader of those outsiders, even if he is an ant, we have to obediently give His Majesty Mia some face, right?" β
As soon as Qi Jiao's words fell, the knights around him laughed. Ziggy was even more stunned for a moment, leaned back and smiled with laughter, clapping his hands and laughing: "Yes, yes, yours is so right, why didn't I think of this!" This time, it seems that you have stolen the limelight again. β
"Hmph, Lord Commander is here, don't you kneel down and salute quickly, and you are still here to make nonsense, are you tired of being crooked?!" When Niu Fajia heard Qi Jiao's words, his face suddenly turned red, and he reasoned loudly.
It's a pity that Wang Yue immediately stretched out his hand to block him, and whispered: "Don't get excited, don't you see that Li Ling didn't care about their ridicule at all?" Endure the calm for a while, take a step back and open up the sky. We're so few in number, we can't afford to fight with these guys right now. β
"Hmph, you coward, do you want me to watch Lord Li Ling being bullied by these things? It's a big deal to fight with them, and then Her Majesty Free Mia will clean up the mess. I'd like to see how long they can show off their might. β
At this moment, Li Ling's movements and demeanor all fell into the eyes of these black-armored knights, but they were as if they had been rehearsed in advance, and their eyes swept back and forth on everyone for a few weeks, and they all looked at Li Ling intently. It seems that he is going to see what he will do with Zik and Ziggy's provocations.
"An alien leader, a new commander, and the male companion of His Highness Brun...... I'd like to see what makes you unusual. Ziegy muttered to himself.
Zike also muttered in his heart: "Why, why does this person seem to be nothing extraordinary, but it is difficult for people to resist, as if as long as I see his eyes, I can't help but want to kneel down, want to obey his command?" Although this feeling is a little vague, it is exactly the same as when facing Her Royal Highness Clara, why, what is so strange about Li Ling? β
Li Ling was not as angry or unstruck as the supporters behind him, nor did he pay his attention to the black-armored knights who were staring at him intently, but at the red eyes and gray shadows more than a dozen feet away.
The Busens, who stood there silently, were completely different from the noise of the humans around them. Like a pack of hungry wolves staring at their prey, and themselves and these feel-good knights are their prey. I don't know why, Li Ling felt that the humans of this world had become prey since the moment they landed on the Dao Sirte Star, maybe they were the prey of these alien intelligent creatures, maybe they were the prey of some other life.
This is best evidenced by the commotion and the bitterness between each other, each of whom is guarding against each other and making loud noises for his own benefit. Compared to those Busen people who stood quietly in the distance to watch the show, it was like a group of croaking toads.
"These brutes!" Li Ling's palm tightened. Memories of half a year ago came back to my heart again.
At that time, although he already sensed the unusual nature of the world, he also had a premonition that the supporters might experience some great challenges. But he didn't expect that it was precisely because of the first creature he encountered in this world, Naiyin, that he and Qin Yu, and even all the supporters, fell into a huge crisis, and until now, Qin Yu's life and death were unknown, and Kurban and most of the supporters parted ways with Li Ling and they were nowhere to be found. If it weren't for Nayin's bewitchment, Li Ling felt that he might have stayed with the whole team from the beginning, maybe Ge Jin wouldn't have died, maybe Kurban wouldn't have turned into a ...... inexplicably
Thinking of this, Li Ling suddenly recalled the battle when the supporters' team encountered a few trees after walking out of the Falling Star Forest, and at that time, Kurban was already able to use a strange power with white light. And just ago, when Mia killed Clara, her hands were surrounded by countless lights like electric snakes, weren't they an amplified version of Kurban's spell? In this case, Kurban is only afraid that he is already an awakened person.
No! It should have been much earlier, even when they had just landed on Sirte. Li Ling swept over the black-armored knights around him, most of them were awakened, and some of them were trying to become awakened, but none of them were able to use that white lightning-like power.
"Yes, it must be! It must be the evil hidden in this world that locked our team in the first place, maybe the supporter who received the so-called guidance ritual was not Kurban alone, but his strength was the fastest to normalize! Li Ling thought.
However, Li Ling quickly denied his idea again. Because he recalled the scene at that time, it seemed that after he left the team and returned, all the guards in the team were tightly around Kurban, and even Haruko, who had always been close to him, seemed to change all of a sudden, and her attitude towards herself was extremely cold, but she was very obedient to the command of Ma Qiang and Kurban. So it seems...... It seems that Kurban is the first of all the supporters to awaken, and the others may be the so-called "shadows" who are guided by him!
The more Li Ling thought about it, the more frightened he felt, but it became more and more reasonable. If, as he suspected, Kurban would gradually turn all the people he led and left into his own shadows, and these Rao instincts would be worn away little by little, and finally become a walking corpse without personal feelings. Just like what Mia and everyone in King Gaia is going through.
Although this process is extremely long, even Ina and Emon have not completely erased their selfishness after hundreds of years of transformation, but they are already close to the limit. Maybe in the next step, they will become real shadows completely, and they will also gain more powerβlike that powerful electric light.
But, are they still human? Or are you still your own compatriots? It must not be, if that were the case, it would be all over.
This world is indeed evil. And I'm afraid that I and these people behind me have been targeted by an evil hidden somewhere, right?
And Qin Yu, how can she fight against this powerful and evil force when she is alone? Maybe......
Inexplicable irritability suddenly surged into Li Ling's heart, and his head began to ache violently, as if many steel needles had pierced into his head, stirring his brain vigorously inside.
Infinite anger grew from the bottom of his heart, and began to run around his body, and Li Ling felt that he was about to lose control of his actions. Involuntarily, Li Ling followed his footsteps and walked forward.
The black-armored knights on both sides were startled by Li Ling's hideous expression and trembling body, and unconsciously stepped backwards.
One of them couldn't dodge, so Li Ling had to push it gently.
"Bang!" With a bang, the young Rao's body was like being hit by a big hammer, his chest was deeply dented, and even his body flew into the air, and with a mouthful of blood spurting out, the young man fell heavily on Lin.
The young man who fell to the ground happened to be Qi Gong's subordinate, and Qi Ke was still sneering at Li Ling just now, when he saw Li Ling suddenly going crazy, he thought that Li Ling was targeting him, and said with some annoyance: "Lord Commander!" What do you mean by this, even if you have any grievances against me, you can't be so heavy on my subordinates, right? β
"Yes, Li Ling, you must give Qi Ke a law and all our black-armored knights a law, otherwise, how can our warriors willingly deal with those Busen people for you?" Ziggy echoed aloud.
Ziggy and Zike were the "guides" of most of the black-armored knights here, so in their short two sentences, plus a little use of their two Rao's control over the others, all the knights immediately surrounded Li Ling and his supporter companions in a fierce manner.
It's a pity that Li Ling doesn't have time to reason with these people at all, and he can't control his strength and emotions a little. "Get out of the way!" Li Ling said in a short and tough tone.
"Aren't you going to give an explanation? My Commander-in-Chief! Zike stood in front of Li Ling without showing weakness.
"I've warned you!" When Li Ling spoke, he couldn't help but start panting, and his two arms trembled violently.
"What do you want to do?" Zike was confident that Li Ling was no match for him, and he felt that his fear of Li Ling must have been controlled by some unknown trick. But now, he felt the same fear he had ever been. Ever since becoming an Awakened One, Qi Knock's emotions seem to have been in a balance of consumption-replenishment-consumption, but the fear has been weakening. Even to Her Highness Clara, Zike felt more loyalty and love than fear. He felt that it was a kind of cowardly young Rao who had not experienced awakening.
But now, once again, Zike felt fear, the fear of distant memories. Just like when he was always ridiculed, bullied, and beaten by the people around him, he only dared to curl up in the corner, and he didn't even have the courage to cry and beg for mercy. It is precisely because of this that after joining the training team, Zike worked hard to train and fitness, just to be able to join the warrior team, instead of becoming a coolie that people trample on at will.
Zike got his wish, and he managed to join the ranks of fighters. The moment he went to the front, Zike remembered all the hardships he had endured, all the humiliations he had endured, and he vowed to repay those who had inflicted on him doubly. What shocked Zike even more was that Clara just glanced around casually in the recruit ranks, and then walked directly towards him, awakening him to his confused consciousness on the spot.
Zike felt the love and pity of this great woman, and full of admiration for him. Zike felt that his true body and mind had been reshaped, as if he had been reborn. At that moment, Zeke decided to follow Clara forever and that no matter what happened, he wouldn't back down.
"Yes! Never back down, even if Her Highness Clara is dead! Qi Kesheng muttered and slowly lowered his head, but his body stood stubbornly in place, as if nailed to Lin.
But many people saw that his hanging hands seemed to be slowly turning, and the next moment, Zike suddenly raised his hands and grabbed them towards Li Ling's shoulders.
"Heart!" Ma Xiyu immediately screamed, but Qi Gong's action was very sudden, and it was too late to go up to help.
"Bastard!" Niu Fajia shouted anxiously.
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Zike heard the screams of the crowd and the shouts of those who supported him. He knew that if he killed Li Ling, not only himself, but also many knights would be implicated because of him. Her Majesty's prestige is not based on her beauty and age. But he must teach Li Ling a painful enough lesson to make him understand that for an awakened person like himself, a high-level awakened person, it is absolutely impossible to shout and kick and whip like a wildebeest, and even if one is not good, it will kill himself!
Qi knocked his hands and touched Li Ling's shoulders, and while his hands began to exert force, his thoughts were all focused on his hands, wanting to completely imprison Li Ling's body.
Li Ling's shoulders were unexpectedly hard, and Zike suspected that what he was holding was not Li Ling's shoulder, but cold and hard metal. This made him feel a little uncertain.
When he competed with other knights, every time his palm firmly grasped the opponent's shoulder or a part of his body, his fingers would press deeply into the opponent's muscles, and with the release of the power of awakening, the opponent would immediately be defeated by his own hands.
"But now...... It doesn't matter! Zike gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, trying to imprison Li Ling's body.