38: Take it, my heir whom I have never met

The monster showed no mercy.

He swept towards Cheng Yang, who had crashed into the ground, at extreme speed, his blade mercilessly slashing towards his neck.

"Wait a moment."

"Are you begging for mercy?"

The Wood Monster's raised blade paused in the air as he looked at Cheng Yang.

He was greatly anticipating hearing Cheng Yang beg for mercy.

That would be enough to show the baseness of humans and his noble demeanor.

It would also be enough to wash away the humiliation of the fear he had felt earlier.

So, if he could hear a plea for mercy, he would be more willing to let this human live a little longer.

"I just wanted to say, you've fallen into my trap."

Cheng Yang extended a finger, pointing at the Wood Monster.

"In the next second, you'll be unable to move, completely defenseless, and you'll have to endure my attack head-on."

The Wood Monster stopped his movements, looking at Cheng Yang with contempt, completely unfazed.

However, in the next second, the earth suddenly cracked open.

A large volume of water burst through the ground, gushing out, and streams of water shot into the sky; the tallest water column even reached dozens of meters high.

This suburban area was near a water treatment plant, and directly beneath him were several massive water pipes transporting tap water.

The Torrential Rain E card's primary power was [Water], and from the beginning of the battle until now, Cheng Yang had been using the extended attribute of Torrential Rain E, the power of [Electricity].

In reality, from the very beginning, he had been using the power of Torrential Rain E's water, secretly gathering water continuously in the underground pipes to form immense water pressure.

Being struck by the Wood Monster's attack to this spot was also part of his calculations!

Then, a close-range burst of water attack!

As for whether the Wood Monster would give him time to charge and gather the water.

After the recent battle, Cheng Yang had already grasped some of this Wood Monster's personality.

Arrogant, contemptuous, conceited.

This was their race's genetic perception of humans, unchangeable.

He utterly despised humans.

Therefore, he hoped even more that he would show fear, dread, and terror.

As long as he called out to him, he would definitely stop.

He desperately wanted to hear his plea for mercy.

So...

Cheng Yang looked at the Wood Monster in front of him and fiercely thrust the Light Shadow Sword into the monster.

"Feel the humiliation of being schemed against and harmed by a puny human."

"Torrential Rain E!"

Torrential Rain E erupted with full force; at this moment, Cheng Yang almost transformed his entire body into sustenance for lightning, unleashing an unprecedented strike.

Dazzling silver lightning danced within the water, completely enveloping the Wood Monster.

A numbing sensation covered the Wood Monster's entire body, as the water conducted the electric current throughout him, rendering him immobile.

And Cheng Yang's blade, under this full-power strike, actually cut through the monster's armor little by little.

"Human, detestable human!"

Gazing at Cheng Yang, who was within arm's reach, the Wood Monster displayed an expression of extreme rage.

It was probably an expression of extreme rage.

That hideous monster's face could probably only convey a twisted, angry expression.

Even now, the monster's only address for Cheng Yang was "human."

After all, in his eyes, there was no need to remember the name of a mere human.

Just as he had not introduced himself to Cheng Yang until now.

He had not told Cheng Yang his name.

Because humble and lowly humans were not worthy of knowing his name.

"Remember this wound..."

Crack, crack, the blade continued to penetrate, piercing the armor and delving into the flesh.

But Cheng Yang knew he couldn't kill this monster.

Even this attack was only barely achieved by him going all out, using a calculated sneak attack.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to break through his defense at all.

Hopefully, the next Summoner will have an affinity for the Fire armor.

They can use the power of the Fire armor to counter this monster and then defeat him.

As for him...

His internal organs had already turned to charcoal, and he was still alive only because he maintained his transformed state.

Once he released the transformation, he would undoubtedly die.

"Remember this wound..."

"It was left by the first Summoner of the Light Armor, a puny human, Cheng Yang."

Bang!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Accompanied by the explosion of lightning and the bursting of water, the Wood Monster's figure flew backward.

A dark, black scar cracked open on his chest armor, and through the dark cracks, one could see the charred, blurred flesh beneath the armor.

He was injured!

He was injured by a puny, weak human whom he despised.

The Wood Monster felt no anger at this moment.

He only felt immense humiliation and shame.

It was like the shame of an adult being defeated by a child.

Ugly, it was truly too ugly.

Mu Men Depei took a deep breath, looked at the wound on his chest, and chose not to heal it.

Being of the wood attribute, he possessed powerful self-healing abilities.

A wound of this degree could heal in a few breaths, but he didn't.

He, Mu Men Depei, wanted to use this wound to warn himself, to remember this ugly moment, to remember this humiliation.

Mu Men Depei then walked step by step towards Cheng Yang.

At this moment, Cheng Yang had already released his transformation, lying dying in a pool of water.

To Mu Men Depei, the untransformed Cheng Yang was so frail he couldn't even be considered an infant.

Yet, it was this frail human, with the help of that armor, who had managed to harm him.

For him, there was no difference between this and being defeated.

Mu Men Depei looked at Cheng Yang with a somewhat complex gaze.

Frail, short-lived, ignorant.

A race of servants who had always been ruled and enslaved by their kind...

"Cheng Yang, hand over the Summoner."

"That item cannot exist in this world."

Mu Men Depei looked at Cheng Yang, maintained his monster form, knelt down, extended a hand, and lifted Cheng Yang's head.

Before that massive, sharp clawed hand, Cheng Yang's head seemed as if it could be crushed at any moment.

"..."

Cheng Yang merely stared calmly at the hideous monster close by.

"You should have realized the truth of this world."

"The time your human race has been ruled by our kind is far longer than you imagine."

"Throughout this long period, humanity has managed to survive."

"That forbidden power of yours can only lead humanity to self-destruction."

"That Summoner will only bring misfortune to humanity; haven't you yourself been killed by it?"

"What's the difference between being ruled by our kind and being ruled by humans?"

"Humans live for a brief few decades, born in the morning and dying in the evening; who cares who rules?"

Cheng Yang looked at the hideous monster in front of him, and a voice came from between his opening and closing lips.

"The future of humanity is controlled by humanity itself."

"If one day humanity perishes by its own hand, that too is humanity's own choice."

"But if other beings, or some other will, control the life and death of humanity..."

"Then what if humanity brings about its own destruction?"

"The relationship between humanity and your kind can only be a cooperative one, not one of master and servant, or enslavement."

"And to achieve a cooperative relationship, there must be equal power."

"Are you now asking me to hand over the only power that can cause harm to your kind?"

"Heh heh."

"Kill me."

"..."

Mu Men Depei looked at the frail human in front of him, yet he felt no fear from him.

He did not find the Summoner or the card on this human.

Could it be...

Mu Men Depei looked at the broken tap water pipes underground.

Did this guy throw the Summoner and the card in there?!

"Keep it safe."

"My, never-before-met... heir..."