Chapter 11: Old Knowledge
"Be careful!"
As soon as Jonathan's shout rang out, Einstein quickly waved his hand back, bursting a fireball flying towards him, and then threw the man with the broken spine on his hand in the direction where the fireball flew from.
Syllable!
The man Einstein threw crashed into a figure hiding by a tree, making the sound of bones shattering.
Woohoo.
Two soft sounds came from overhead, Einstein took his hand, caught three arrows between his fingers, and without pause, Einstein changed directions and threw the arrows backhand.
Two archers hiding in a tree were shot through their heads by arrows and fell off the tree.
Jonathan watched from the sidelines.
It was too strong, Einstein maintained his calmness and elegance from beginning to end, even his trademark smile did not change, and when the attacker arrived at Einstein's hands, he was no different from Yu who left the water, and could only wait for death.
Just as he was about to speak, Jonathan suddenly noticed a fist enlarged on the retina, not to mention dodging, Jonathan didn't even react to what was happening.
Seeing that Jonathan was about to die under that super-high-speed fist, Einstein kicked hard at his feet, and the next moment he was already behind the attacker, and it was a roundabout kick to the attacker's head.
Sensing the danger, the attacker immediately withdrew his hand and took the roundhouse kick under the palms of both hands.
Bang, the huge force of the palm-leg intersection even created a shock wave, the snow on the ground was blown away, and Jonathan was also flipped to the ground.
"Wow!"
It was only then that Jonathan's reflex nerves could keep up.
After less than a second of stalemate, the attacker's hands let out a scream under the pressure of his leather shoes, and the attacker could not hold it anymore, and was kicked away with the sonic boom.
The attacker, who was clearly much stronger than his predecessors, immediately adjusted his position from the spin of the kick and slid through the snow for some distance before coming to a steady stop.
Einstein was clearly not prepared to let the attacker go like that.
Before the trembling of the attacker's hands could stop, Einstein had already slammed the ground again, catching up in the blink of an eye.
This time the attacker had no time to defend himself, and just like Jonathan before, he could only watch as one heel slowly enlarged in his eyes and finally landed on top of his head.
Boom!!
After a dull loud thud, the attacker and the ground around him were destroyed, and the attacker himself was spread out like a rag in the pit created by Einstein's heel drop.
"Is it over......?"
Jonathan asked with apprehension. He was in danger in just a few tens of seconds, he felt as if he had entered the wrong set, and the confrontation between the typhoon and the sea was mixed into his small fishing boat, and if it wasn't for the sea to take care of it, he would have been crushed.
"No, it's not over yet. β
With that, Einstein looked at a tree not far away.
Jonathan also followed Einstein's gaze, but found nothing, but since Einstein felt that there was a problem, then there must be a problem and did not run.
Bang bang bang.
Sure enough, a clapping sound suddenly sounded from behind the tree.
"It is worthy of the man who was once called the 'Nameless Dragon', and he is still so powerful after a long time. β
An old man came out from behind a tree.
The man's gray hair was meticulously combed back, and he was wearing a noble gown, draped over a black fur cloak, and underneath the gown was a strong physique that did not match his age.
"Mephistopheles ......"
The smile on Einstein's face dimmed a little, and he called out the name of the old man.
"If that's ......"
Einstein then remembered something and looked at the body of the previous attacker.
Click.
The crunch caught Jonathan's attention, and he glanced in the direction the sound came from, only to be half frightened.
"Yikes!"
Ignoring Jonathan's screams, the first swordsman twisted his broken neck to reset it, followed by the robed sorcerer, who was shoving his exposed ribs back.
Looking at the ghost story in front of him, Jonathan ran towards Einstein with a crawl.
Even when he saw Einstein turn into a dragon, even if he almost died at the hands of the attackers, Jonathan was not so flustered. It is not difficult to understand that whether it is Einstein's transformation or facing death, they are all within the scope of "reality", but these "ghosts" who have died once are beyond this category.
Ignoring Jonathan, the swordsman walked over to the pierced archers and pulled out arrows for them.
In Jonathan's horrified gaze, the archer who had been pulled out of the arrow stood up, black flames were rising from the wound, as if sensing Jonathan's gaze, and one of the archers also turned his head and grinned at Jonathan, but it seemed to have been injured in the nerves, that smile was very weird, and the terrifying wound that was still bubbling black fire...... Jonathan almost jumped up in fear.
"Those, those ......"
Jonathan's tongue was completely knotted in fear.
"They are not human. β
"Look, see, know...... Bar"
-- Humans who are dead and getting up are already undead. Jonathan wanted to glance at Einstein, but he didn't dare to take his eyes off the ghosts, not because Jonathan was vigilant, but because he was afraid. Even if you know it's useless, you want to keep those ghosts in sight to get a little sense of security.
Listening to the answer, you can see that Jonathan misunderstood what he meant, but Einstein did not explain, and it was better to let him see it for himself than to explain.
At that moment, the attackers in the pit also began to writhe, but it took a little time to stand up because the injuries were more severe than the other attackers.
"Zheng's eyes are optimistic, that is their original form. β
Albert Einstein tugged at Jonathan's collar and told him to look at the attackers in the pit.
"ThisβThis is ......"
The attacker who stood up again had lost his human appearance, and the laceration on his body was like the black flames of the other attackers, but because the wound was larger, Jonathan saw the contents of the wound this time - the black skin was covered with fine black scales, and the meridians under the scales that emitted red fire were clearly visible through the scales, and there were bone spurs at the joints.
Jonathan knows what these .......
"Demons!"
Every year, the Holy See sends missionaries to preach the doctrine in various places, including a section on demons. Jonathan, who listened to those stories as stories, remembered that the missionaries had said that the demons had all kinds of strange appearances, and the only thing in common was those fiery meridians, which were called "karmic fire veins", which resembled blood vessels but flowed with liquid magic like magma.
"Are you still playing with your organization, Mephistopheles? β
Ignoring Jonathan, Einstein just smiled and stared at the man he called Mephistopheles. Einstein once crossed paths with Mephistopheles, and he knew very well how difficult Mephistopheles was to deal with as a superior demon. Don't underestimate the high-ranking demons, the so-called high-ranking demons refer to the ruling class among the demons, and the status of the demons is directly proportional to their strength.
"How can you say it's a playhouse? β
Mephistopheles made a gesture to wipe her tears, but the smile on her lips did not change.
"I'm still working hard as always, and you should know that I'm a professional businessman who caters to any customer's needs. β
Mephistopheles said that he was buying and selling everything, and it sounded atmospheric, but in fact, there was no fixed commodity and form of trading.
"So what do professional businessmen do in this barren far north, buy snow to make ice cream?"
Einstein didn't believe him, if only before he didn't care about Mephistopheles's purpose, but now it's different, the master is here, and all uncertainties must be eliminated.
"Say your purpose, Mephistopheles. Depending on the answer, I will kill you with all my might. β
After smiling and saying this, Einstein's smile became even brighter, but his eyes revealed a killing intent that was like substance.
The atmosphere changed suddenly, and Einstein's murderous intent was felt, and more demons pretending to be humans appeared, nervously surrounding Einstein in the middle.
As an ordinary human, Jonathan was even more nervous than demons, and he trembled and pulled out a dagger, although it was useless against demons, it could also add a sense of security to himself.
The battle is on the verge of breaking out.
"Stand down, you're all up together and you're no match for this smiling tiger. β
Mephistopheles himself waved his hand casually as if nothing had happened.
"I really can't stand you, I just happened to see an acquaintance come to say hello, is it necessary to make it look like an enemy meeting? β
Although he didn't think that the surprise attack could be considered a greeting, Jonathan agreed with Mephistopheles, and left it to the Holy See to say that 'demons are enemies of mankind and are evils to be destroyed', which they like to talk about the most.
"I'm just here because the high-ranking human beings have recently gathered here for the 'Great Martial Arts Festival', so I just came here to make a deal, and I didn't plan to make trouble from the beginning. β
"What a deal. β
Mephistopheles had a 'I can't help you, I'll just tell you, don't tell anyone'.
"Some valuable materials from the Demon Realm, and the deal has been completed, and I'm on my way back. β
Mephistopheles immediately changed her face after speaking, obviously not intending to talk about this issue.
"But I didn't expect to see you here, the last time we met was in the South, right? About fifty years ago, it was really-"
"Needless to say, I still have something. β
Without hesitation, Mephistopheles was interrupted for the rest of his words, and Einstein was not interested in catching up with the devil.
"Yes, it's a shame to meet someone who is qualified to talk to me. β
With that, Mephistopheles threw a bunch of keys at Einstein.
"It's part of the deal, a mansion close to the palace, and it's a reparation for the rudeness of the previous subordinates. β
Einstein took the key, and when he got it, he found that the key was made of some years of silver, and the delicate hollow pattern looked very luxurious at night.
"Then goodbye, again, I hope that the next time we meet, we will still not be enemies. β
Mephistopheles turned to leave, followed by his demons.
It wasn't until the demons were completely out of sight that Jonathan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
β...... I didn't expect you to know the devil, okay?"
"There was only one deal before. β
After Einstein's brief answer, he stopped at the question.
"Plans have changed, and now there's no time to clean up the sewer rats. β
Albert Einstein tightened his grip on the keys.
Demon Mephistopheles. This is a difficult fellow, Einstein will not believe his words, and before determining the purpose of this self-proclaimed businessman, he must be vigilant, and must not let the owner be hurt in the slightest.