Chapter 386: A Meng!!!

Bang! Bang! Two gunshots rang in succession, the bullets shot out of the barrels in an instant, heading for Lei Kedun.

The officer looked at the scene with a somewhat broken expression; he only intended to warn the other side and had no plan to fire, but his tension had been so high that he instinctively pulled the trigger.

Sensing the movement behind him, Lei Kedun did not hesitate and bent down to pick up the milky‑white die beneath the gas streetlamp post.

Behind him, an invisible giant hand materialized instantly, snatching the two bullets—one ahead and one behind—in midair.

Boom! The second bullet struck the first, and with a strange coincidence the first bullet broke through the invisible hand's block, grazing beneath Lei Kedun's right index finger, hitting the milky‑white die on the ground and sending it flying away.

Lei Kedun rose reluctantly, feeling that the die had exhausted all its strength to keep him from obtaining it.

"You probably don't want it to fall into the Storm Church's hands, do you?"

Lei Kedun lowered his head and muttered to himself.

"What a coincidence! We meet again."

"Huh? You've separated the reader‑path trait within your body—have you finally seen the true face of that treacherous dragon?"

"Considering becoming my follower?"

A somewhat teasing voice came from behind, greeting Lei Kedun in a familiar manner.

Lei Kedun's movement stiffened for a moment; without turning, the instant he heard the voice, an image of a figure with a single‑lens eyeglass over the right eye formed in his mind.

"Ha, didn't expect you to be so familiar with me. Want to consider my earlier proposal?"

A Meng's voice teasingly rang behind Lei Kedun, evidently having achieved a "mind‑reading" effect by stealing thoughts and ideas.

Lei Kedun turned his body with mixed feelings; in doing so, his eyes glowed with a pure deep‑blue‑almost‑purple light, giving an unusually holy, wise impression yet appearing rather cold and emotionless.

He tilted his head slightly and said in a voice with little emotional fluctuation:

"To keep me from getting it, that die really gave its all, even pulling you over here."

As he spoke, he summoned an invisible hand to pick up the Probability Die that had rolled nearby.

The instant the invisible hand touched the Probability Die, a silver‑white electric serpent cracked down from the sky.

"I sensed an anomaly in this area's fate, and didn't expect it to be caused by this little thing."

"How interesting, you say. Should I hand you over to that dumb big snake?"

The officer, gun in hand and wary of Lei Kedun, tilted his head, then twirled his pistol; like a magic trick, the pistol turned into a milky‑white die in his hand.

As his words fell, the milky‑white die suddenly fell from his hand, spun a few times on the ground, then settled steadily with the six face up!

"Ha, how amusing!"

The officer's mouth emitted A Meng's voice; he slipped his left hand into his pocket, fished out a crystal single‑lens eyeglass, and placed it over his right eye.

The next moment, his image warped in Lei Kedun's eyes, like an old TV with a sudden bad signal.

When it recovered, the officer's form had become that of a classical wizard wearing a black robe, a broad forehead, a gaunt face, and a tall black top hat.

He reached out, pinched the distinctive crystal single‑lens on his right eye, and smiled warmly: "Looks like my luck is far better than yours."

As A Meng's words finished, Lei Kedun felt the other's aura swell dramatically, instantly elevating his own aura to a demigod level.

Lei Kedun expressionlessly glanced at the milky‑white die lying still on the ground, thinking the die was somewhat deserving of a beating.

Did this die bring him a swarm of Time Worms? Or did it help a nearby clone stumble upon a thief‑path item? "I recently happened to find a clone in Bai Ya Mu's Penitent Squad; he also likes wearing a single‑lens eyeglass, and we have a strong affinity!"

A Meng's voice answered Lei Kedun's doubts calmly, even though he hadn't asked aloud.

"So, your clone just happened to obtain a Storm Church‑controlled sealed item?"

While speaking, Lei Kedun's gaze fell on Da Kewei Er lying between them; he lightly tapped his finger, generating specks of starlight that merged into Da Kewei Er's body.

"Cough! Cough!" Da Kewei Er, already unconscious on the ground, suddenly coughed violently, spitting saliva that smeared half his face, as if his lungs were being expelled.

A moment later, a thumb‑length, twelve‑segment completely transparent semi‑transparent little bug emerged from his cough, sliding along his barely visible jawline to the ground.

As the Time Worm was expelled, Da Kewei Er settled back into quiet, as if entering a wonderful slumber, with a thin trail of saliva at the corner of his mouth.

Seeing Da Kewei Er's coma turn into sleep, Lei Kedun raised his right hand slightly, wordlessly pushing forward.

With his motion, brilliant stars materialized, scattering starlight that interlinked into a cohesive whole.

The starlight surged forward, carrying Da Kewei Er's fallen body away from the street.

Lei Kedun withdrew his gaze, looking at A Meng standing opposite him, and chuckled:

"Such irrelevant personnel needn't be..."

"If that's your request, of course it can be done; I'm generally merciful toward those I favor."

A Meng replied with a noncommittal smile.

Are you sure the person you favor isn't just a reserve clone of yours? We've been chatting calmly for so long—how many thoughts have been stolen from me? Without the prophet's trait, it's truly inconvenient now.

As thoughts turned, he heard A Meng's voice clearly beside his ear:

"Not many—just the twelve different responses you listed in your mind."

"But I think that's not all; after all, you're still very composed both outwardly and inwardly."

Lei Kedun suddenly felt a startled, bristling sensation; either he hadn't noticed, or his reaction had been stolen.

His thoughts froze briefly; Lei Kedun turned his head, met A Meng's gaze, and calmly said, "Bai Ya Mu recently has a Storm Church angel stationed, and it also carries a Level‑0 sealed item."

"So?"

"You want me to steal that Level‑0 sealed item from the angry people's angel?"

A Meng stepped back, looking disinterested, and said.

Lei Kedun lifted the corner of his mouth, shook his head slightly, and said:

"Of course not; you're just a demigod‑level clone."

"How about we steal the Wave Temple?"

A Meng's eyes flickered slightly, hinting at danger; though merely a demigod‑level clone, he gave Lei Kedun a pressure as if facing an angel directly.

Lei Kedun froze for a moment, a sense of unease flashing through his mind.

The next instant, he saw A Meng shake the single‑lens eyeglass he wore, a faint smile curling his mouth as he said, "An Ge Er Wei De? That short‑necked, short‑legged chubby lizard has revived?"

A Meng's description made Lei Kedun subconsciously conjure the image of the Anguelweid ancient dragon's form, and he inexplicably felt it made some sense.

Guided by his words, Lei Kedon quickly reacted, sweeping away the thoughts in his mind.

A Meng paid no attention to Lei Kedon's reaction, as if seeing something interesting, and slightly curled the corner of his mouth, saying:

"Really? That's interesting. Among the few surviving ancient dragons, does He have an incarnation left? Is it Alaikes? Or Airihuoge?"

"Looks like it's that talkative old lizard, Airihuoge."

A Meng's words seemed to carry some kind of magic, always able to just right stir Lei Kedon's emotions, thereby letting him use that to confirm his guess.

This is off. In a near-sage state, I shouldn't be so easily stirred by so many emotions. Thinking of something, Lei Kedon tapped his waist twice with his left hand, but didn't touch that transparent amber pendant.

"Are you looking for this?"

A Meng let out a light laugh, and in front of Lei Kedon pulled from the inner pocket of his classical robe a transparent amber containing a clump of black mist.

(End of chapter)