novelleonline Chapter 721 [139] Recognizing Kinship by Feet
Chapter 721 [139] Recognizing Kinship by Feet
Chapter 721 [139] Recognizing Kinship by Feet
The Black Warriors' offensive continues unabated.
Using the tentacles attached to her spine as a fulcrum, she was like a chain sword driven by multiple joints, folding and thrusting out from impossible angles.
The black light of the Steel Armor Breathing Technique flowed across Qin Jiandan's body. He dodged the opponent's kick by turning to the side, but he could still feel the shockwave buzzing in his ears.
"Linlin! Do you remember when we played cat's cradle?"
The Black Warrior responded with a sweeping kick.
"What about your rule that I can only drink one beer a day?"
She leaped high into the air. The tentacles on her back spread out in the air, suspending her for a moment like the ribs of an umbrella, before slamming her down with several times her body weight.
Qin Jiandan leaped back to avoid the attack. The black warrior used the recoil from the landing to spring up, its tentacles bracing against the ground as it lashed its right leg out like a whip towards Qin Jiandan's chest and abdomen.
A moment's hesitation cost Qin Jiandan the opportunity to confront him head-on.
He didn't have time to block. His heel left the ground, and he was kicked backward several meters.
He knelt on one knee, his left hand braced against the rubble. A cloud of fine dust rose from the bottom of the mine tunnel cavity.
The three Jippo brothers gasped simultaneously.
"This woman beat the young master to his knees; she's definitely trying to force him to go back and become a star slave!"
Ignoring Sanjibao's howls, the black warrior pounced on Qin Jiandan, who was kneeling on the ground.
The tentacles on its back shot out first, attempting to pin Qin Jiandan to the spot.
Qin Jiandan extended his palms forward in a lotus shape, with the heels of his palms facing each other.
"Clothing Destruction Whirlwind - Maximum Power!"
The black warrior shielded himself with his arms, curled up in defense, and the armor on his hands and feet shattered in the whirlwind.
It was as if a layer of paint had been peeled off, and the fragments turned into black mist and drifted backward.
The fair skin, which had not been exposed to sunlight for a long time and was perfectly protected by the armor, was revealed.
Only half a second. The black mist that had been seeping from the break solidified again, enveloping her limbs once more.
But in that instant of dynamic vision, Qin Jiandan was able to see the other person's feet clearly!
The arch of the instep perfectly matched my memory, as did the arrangement of the toes, with the second toe slightly longer than the big toe...
Especially her left foot. Qin Jiandan had massaged his sister countless times, touching every inch of her skin from the old injury on her calf down. He would never mistake it.
"Linlin, it really is you!"
"Did your current pigtail hairstyle come from your buns coming apart? It's so amazing how well your legs have recovered..."
Her leg was healed! Her left leg, which had been injured since childhood, was now perfectly symmetrical with her right leg when she exerted force. Her knee no longer shifted outward, and when her ankle landed, it was stable enough to withstand the full impact of the tentacles' recoil!
However, her eyes were completely covered by black armor. Qin Jiandan was standing right in front of her, but it was as if she were looking at a stranger through a one-way mirror.
The Black Warrior waited for his armor to fully recover, and Qin Jiandan took the opportunity to adjust his breathing.
The whale-like creature used time-rewriting on me. How exactly did it learn time-rewriting?
The mental imagery conveyed through time overwriting seems to indicate that the whale-like Shadow Beast is the spokesperson for the planet's will. It has existed since ancient times, responsible for evolving Shadow Beast armor for other life forms.
It can use time rewriting. Perhaps it is my future self who searched for ways to cure Linlin's leg injury and finally used time rewriting on this whale-like Yin beast across time and space.
The Shadow Beast Armor can synchronize supernatural abilities, allowing this ancient creature to learn how to overwrite time.
The other Shadow Beasts failed to synchronize, likely because time rewriting requires sufficient intelligence. The Creation-type Shadow Beasts are merely weapons, their own will chaotic and incoherent. The Whale Shadow Beast, however, is a native species, an intelligent life form existing since ancient times.
The black warriors launched another attack, interrupting Qin Jiandan's thoughts.
Qin Jiandan dodged and parried.
After confirming that Linlin was inside the black armor, his fighting style became purely defensive.
In order to find the opening more clearly, he adopted a strategy of close-range grappling.
Like the Steel Armor Breathing Technique, Linlin's black armor is extremely thin and fits snugly, like a second skin.
In the split second of dodging, Qin Jiandan couldn't ignore the curve of her waist under the armor, and could even see the very shallow indentation at her navel.
Time has been rewritten once again! Again, from the whale-like Yin Beast!
Qin Jiandan accepted this time overwriting that was not malicious, and mental images flooded into her mind.
In the hazy imagery, Linlin floated inside the body cavity of the whale-like beast, her left leg enveloped in fluorescent fluid.
Starting from the old crack in the tibia, every blood vessel, every nerve, and every atrophied muscle slowly stretches and reconnects in the body fluids.
Black armor then covered her entire body, spreading upwards like paint from her feet. She opened her eyes inside her body cavity, her eyes filled with the fear of not knowing where she was, which was then covered by a chilling hostility.
The imagery continues to evolve, like a master painter who cannot speak, using painting to express his thoughts.
Qin Jiandan pieced together the meanings of the different images.
Linlin was the first human born naturally on this planet, and she was therefore chosen as the vessel of the planet's will.
"So, did the three Keppelins actually guess the correct answer by calling her the 'Princess of the Planet'?"
The imagery changed again.
The whale-like Yin Beast bestows Yin Beast Armor upon other creatures, allowing them to coexist naturally and slowly with the planet.
The Night Dragon Society's practice of the Steel Armor Breathing Technique is a forced stitching together of the creations of heaven and earth.
To the planet's will, that is an evil path. It is unnatural, forced, and predatory evolution.
Therefore, the planet princess will attack practitioners of the Steel Armor Breathing Technique without their knowledge.
Qin Jiandan suddenly realized what was happening and deactivated his Steel Armor Breathing Technique.
The black warrior's steps came to an abrupt halt.
Dajibao lowered his voice and said, "Princess Planet has been fighting for a long time, she's probably hungry. If the dead mole hadn't stolen the cocoa biscuit, and we gave her a piece now, maybe she would stop fighting after eating it."
Erjibao rubbed his stomach and said, "Why?! I'm hungry too!" Under the wary and confused gaze of the black warrior, Qin Jiandan went around behind her and walked towards the whale-like beast.
Since the planet's will is willing to engage in telepathic communication, it might also be willing to negotiate.
He stopped before the whale-like Yin Beast, hundreds of eyes focusing on him simultaneously. Qin Jiandan used Time Rewrite.
"Give Linlin back to me!"
The tentacles on the black warrior's back snapped off at the root, and the Shadow Beast Armor began to retreat from her head and limbs, like peeling paint.
The twin tails were indeed formed from loosely styled buns. Because they had been compressed inside the armor for a long time, the pink hair still retained its compressed curve, with slightly curled ends.
Qin Jiandan was pleasantly surprised to see Linlin's familiar face.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes lacked luster, but her complexion was rosy.
"Miss Linlin is indeed inside!" Digger leaned out of Dajibao's arms, his mining gloves waving excitedly in the air.
However, just as the Shadow Beast Armor retreated to its shoulders, it began to rise again.
The severed ends of the tentacles reformed, and new tentacle buds sprouted from the whale-like beast's body, extending towards the back of her neck.
The black mist covered back even faster, restoring the black warrior to his previous appearance.
Scythe attack!
The Shadow Beast Armor at the end of the Black Warrior's right hand coalesced and transformed into the shape of a scythe.
Qin Jiandan leaned back to dodge, her hair being chopped by the sickle.
Huh? With the continuous sustenance from the whale-like Yin Beast, Linlin's Yin Beast weaponry is actually more advanced than mine. Is it possible to do something like this?
The time overwrite just now has changed Qin Jiandan's time density to [103/123].
Before Linlin's face was completely covered by the black armor, Qin Jiandan used Quantum Harvest on her, restoring 10 points of time density.
Great! This means Linlin has a future where she can break free from control!
If 20 points isn't enough to give Linlin freedom, then what about 33 points?
Qin Jiandan reserved the 80 points of time density used for resurrection, compressed the rest of the time density, and unleashed it all at once!
Once again, the tentacles on Linlin's back snapped off, and the Yin Beast Armor began to retreat from Linlin's head and limbs. The black warrior stood frozen in place, and Linlin's face was revealed. After a brief moment of distraction, her eyes flashed with a sharp light, and she called out to Qin Jiandan, "Brother..."
The sound was very soft, as if through a layer of mist. Then the armor was put back on, the tentacles reattached, and she once again became the silent black warrior.
Qin Jiandan gritted her teeth inwardly.
The Black Warrior will cease attacking unless the Steel Armor Breathing Technique is actively used.
Looking at his sister, who was so close yet impossible to bring back, Qin Jiandan considered whether he should take a gamble and use up all the remaining 80 points of time density.
This way, there's a chance of freeing Linlin, but if it fails, you'll have no trump cards left.
He turned to the whale-like creature, whose hundreds of ancient eyes were still fixed on him.
The rewriting of time surged towards Qin Jiandan once more. This time, the imagery was more complete, clearer, and carried a weight akin to a promise.
Linlin is a chosen being, strengthened to protect this planet. The Whale Shadow Beast treats Linlin like a mother protecting her child. Linlin will not be harmed; instead, she will receive continuous treatment and protection.
Qin Jiandan stared directly into those hundreds of eyes: "When will you give Linlin her freedom?"
The whale-like Yin Beast's response was an image—the collapse of the central tower, the cessation of the acidic snow. Then, Linlin was freed from the Yin Beast's armor and walked towards the rising sun with her fully healthy legs.
This imagery implies a transaction.
The Whale Beast and Linlin in the present can be seen as agents of the planetary will. Overthrowing the company's rule is in the interest of the planetary will.
Perhaps, forcing Linlin to leave here is not the best option.
Under the protection of the whale-like beast, Linlin, though having lost her own will, is virtually invincible.
Spending 80 points of time density may not necessarily free Linlin; instead, it may cause her to lose the chance to revive.
Instead of taking a huge gamble, it's better to go back and increase the time density and limit, and then release Linlin when it's safer!
"Planetary Will, I'll temporarily entrust Linlin to you."
"If I find out you're playing tricks, I'll hunt you down to the ends of the earth, and I'll destroy this planet if I have to!"
The whale-like creature slowly closed its eyes, seemingly to express its agreement.
It extended more tentacles, very slowly enveloping the black warrior, wrapping her entire body in a deep black cocoon, and gently retracting it into its own body.
During the process, the whale-like beast twisted inside and out once more. Linlin curled up, silent as an embryo.
With a distant "rustling" sound, the rock layer beneath the whale-like beast melted and disappeared, and it sank to an even lower level.
The three Jibao brothers stumbled over with their digger.
Dajibao ran in the lead, his expression somewhere between relief and lingering fear.
"Young Master! Luckily, the planet's will didn't get angry, otherwise we would all have been captured and made into planetary slaves, like Linlin, wrapped in cocoons and hung in the planet's karaoke room as rotating lights!"
Erjibao nodded frantically. Sanjibao pushed the digger towards Qin Jiandan.
"Or we could throw the dead mole down there and see if the planet's will to exchange is willing, and then spit out Miss Linlin—ugh!"
The mining gloves were pressed directly onto Sanjibao's face, silencing him from the rest of his sentence.
"I'm not a dead mole! My name is Digger!"
Qin Jiandan looked at the three Jibao brothers and gave a helpless, bitter smile.
“Juejuezi is Tiger Fool’s daughter. You all need to watch your words in the future, or Tiger Fool will hang you on the wall.”
He then opened his palm, revealing a tiny electronic component in the center, its indicator light flashing like breathing.
"These are miniature trackers that Linlin gave me before. I slipped several into her black suit during our fight just now."
"That way I can know the location of the whale-like beast at any time. Once the opportunity arises, I'll immediately go and rescue Linlin!"
(End of this chapter)