The Yellow-Haired Villain in Soaring Phoenix’s Novels Also Desires Happiness - Chapter 211
136. The Weeping Snake (III)
“How is it, moved, Mu En?”
The female demon laughed, a hint of shy crimson belonging to Shali appearing on her face:
“I’m just doing as you wished, sharing some heartfelt words with you.”
“Such honesty truly moves me to the core.”
Looking at the casually dissecting female demon, Mu En’s gaze flickered, suppressing the wave of nausea within, his face displaying a seemingly indifferent smile.
“However, I always feel that Miss Demon isn’t quite loyal enough to the moon, is she?”
“Oh? Not loyal enough?”
“How about offering up your brain as well? Why keep that thing around to disgust people?”
“Hehe, hearing Mu En’s words truly delights me. It seems my failed plan isn’t entirely without effect.”
The demoness threw a flirtatious glance at Mu En:
“Unfortunately, that won’t do. I still need this brain for something very useful.”
“Indeed, it is quite useful. First, you had your ‘father’ deliver it, then you had your subordinates bring it, and finally, you even came forward yourself to let me take a couple of swings to vent my anger.”
Mu En smiled slightly, “This generosity is indeed one of the few things that can warm me on this long, cold night.”
“You—”
Though she had no heart, at that moment, the demoness seemed genuinely struck in the heart by Mu En’s words. The previous humiliations flooded her mind, and her charming face suddenly twisted into a grimace, her alluring aura transforming into a chilling intent to kill.
But the sudden shift in emotion always brings a brief moment of sluggishness in response.
Mu En was waiting for this fleeting flaw.
In an instant.
A thunderous sound echoed in the air.
As if lightning had suddenly struck down.
The falling raindrops were transformed into countless tiny droplets by the shockwave, dispersing into a mist that obscured vision.
In that moment, Mu En’s body, already charged with power, tensed up suddenly, pouncing forward like a cheetah.
Shadow Step.
Plus a tenfold time dilation.
As Mu En’s body broke through the mist that obscured his view, the demoness seemed to have yet to react, her expression appearing somewhat dazed under the slowed time.
Mu En gave her no chance.
Target: the brain.
The sharp blade sliced out, transforming into a cold gleam, converging into this lethal strike.
The demoness seemed completely unable to evade.
But.
Just as Mu En saw the blade nearing that repulsive, enchanting face of the demoness, a sudden alertness surged within him!
The premonition of death, earned through countless deaths in the black book space, manifested once more at this critical moment. Without any hesitation, his movements abruptly changed, tilting his head to evade.
—
Sure enough, just as he turned his head, another curved scimitar pierced through the back of the demoness’s skull, aimed directly at Mu En’s face!
Mu En broke out in a cold sweat.
If he hadn’t turned in time to dodge, he would have likely been skewered along with this knife, like a hollow gourd!
His gaze sharpened as he looked behind the demoness, only to discover that it was…
Another demoness?
“Oh dear, is it surprising?”
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Seeing Mu En narrowly escape, the other demoness revealed a hint of regret on her face, then casually flicked the blade in her hand.
The demoness that had been pierced immediately deflated like a punctured balloon, transforming into a light, floating skin.
“Shedding skin?” Mu En’s eyes narrowed, and he didn’t hesitate to step back.
When did this happen?
Or rather…
Was it fake from the start?
“Snakes shedding their skin is quite normal, isn’t it?”
The demoness let out a delicate laugh, her frail body suddenly pressing down.
At that moment, Mu En finally noticed the lower half of the demoness hidden in the darkness— it was a long, thick snake tail!
Only then did Mu En remember she was also a serpent person, and now the snake tail coiled and twisted, preparing to…
Launch an attack!
The demoness suddenly transformed into a sharp, fleeting shadow, like a venomous snake ready to strike. Even under tenfold time dilation, her speed was astonishing.
There was no time to dodge; he could only block!
Mu En crossed his short blades against the curved scimitar, and they clashed violently!
Clang—
The sound of metal colliding was deafening.
Mu En staggered back several steps, each step shattering the stone floor beneath him. A sweetness rose in his throat, and his breath became turbulent, the flow of his fighting spirit turning chaotic.
Glancing at his trembling hands, Mu En’s heart sank.
What immense strength!
He had had a brief encounter with a demoness before, but back then, she hadn’t felt nearly as oppressive as she did now!
Was it because she revealed her true form that she could unleash her full power?
“Oh dear, Mu En, you really are becoming more and more surprising.”
The demoness’s face was covered in many scales, exuding a chilling aura. Seeing that Mu En could momentarily hold his ground against her, a flicker of surprise crossed her eyes, but it quickly turned into mockery.
“To think you could withstand my attack after transforming into a serpent! This body’s strength must be at least at the third tier, right? And that sudden burst of speed—was it magic? Martial arts? Or perhaps some special artifact? I didn’t even catch the spellcasting motion.”
—
“Just so-so.”
Although suppressed, Mu En couldn’t afford to lose face, forcing a smile as he said:
“However, I can’t transform like you into something neither human nor ghost; otherwise, I might just blow your head off.”
“It seems you really dislike me like this?”
“Of course, anyone who sees you like this would feel nauseated,” Mu En replied matter-of-factly.
At this moment, the female demon, though her face remained enchanting and beautiful, was entirely wrapped in azure iron scales. Even without a single thread of clothing, she was utterly uninviting, a far cry from the alluring snake-women depicted in past films and animations. Forget about beauty; those with a timid disposition might even be scared into psychological trauma.
“Hehe, it’s good to be disliked, good to be disliked.”
Despite being scolded by Mu En, the female demon not only didn’t get angry but instead laughed joyfully, as if the frustration that had just pierced her heart had vanished into thin air.
“I suddenly feel like I don’t want to kill you anymore. I really want to see you, with this thought in mind, go meet the senior you’ve been longing for.”
“What do you mean?”
Mu En’s gaze suddenly sharpened.
“Unfortunately, at such a critical moment, I naturally can’t allow you to interfere with the Moon’s plans.”
The female demon extended her forked tongue, licking the curved blade.
“Therefore, I can only deal with you here.”
“So confident?”
Mu En sneered, “Be careful not to break a big tooth.”
“Hehe, this isn’t confidence; it’s strength.”
The female demon twisted her serpentine tail, circling around Mu En as if leisurely saying:
“You think I’m just talking nonsense with you? Mu En Campbell.”
“What do you mean?”
“Hehe, through the earlier probing, I’ve already confirmed that the tools you rely on have been completely exhausted. Otherwise, your safest option at that moment would have been to stuff an alchemical bomb into my belly.
And from this brief exchange, I’ve roughly grasped the range of your strength, even your special ability to accelerate suddenly—that should be your trump card, and now it’s no longer a secret in my eyes.
Thus, you, who know nothing of magic, though your physical body is no weaker than a third-tier warrior, are truly only at the second-tier in realm, relying on a few tricks to get to where you are as the duke’s son…”
At this moment, the long-suppressed aura of the female demon erupted in an instant, climbing steadily until it reached a terrifying level that made Mu En’s eyelids twitch.
She straightened up, looking down at Mu En with her elongated serpentine body, her gaze mocking, as if looking at an ant:
“And how will you respond to me, a ‘monster’ blessed by the Moon, possessing peak third-tier strength, and even having touched the edge of the fourth tier…?”