Chapter 00187: Apology
# Apology
Chapter 187
Novel: Above Destiny
Chapter 187: Apology
From the moment the first sharp-tongued woman and the fat man were slammed into the wall, Lou Feng wasn’t the least bit surprised.
In fact, he had expected it.
And when Ji Jue grabbed Zhou Cheng and hurled him out, narrowly missing Lou Feng’s head, his eyelids began to twitch uncontrollably.
Thank goodness I reacted quickly and stayed far away!
But even so, as he looked at Zhou Cheng not far away, he still didn’t feel safe.
Lou Feng’s brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he kept retreating, shielding the others in front of him.
But that wasn’t enough—he even squeezed himself further into the corner.
Others might not understand, treating the past incidents as jokes to mock him, but as someone who had experienced it firsthand, how could he not know?
Ji Jue was a lunatic when it came to fighting.
He didn’t care about family ties or life and death!
You guys haven’t been through machine gun fire or thermobaric bombs.
If you want to court death, that’s your business, but don’t let your blood splatter on me!
This custom-tailored suit of mine is hard to clean!
Not far away, the accusations finally began to surface.
“Despicable!”
“He actually ambushed us!”
“Shameless!”
Seeing Ji Jue strike first without any regard for martial ethics, and before they could even react, Zhou Cheng was already half-dead.
The others were horrified and began shouting curses.
As for Ji Jue, he didn’t care at all.
He even felt like picking his ears.
Isn’t this normal?
Isn’t this how fights work? Use whatever you have, whatever works.
Everyone knows that the weakest point of the Embers is in skirmishes.
You have to strike first and strike hard—kill if you can, cripple if you can’t.
Only an idiot would line up and fight these armored warriors head-on, soldier to soldier, general to general.
“Who’s next?”
Ji Jue kicked aside the shattered table and walked toward the crowd, kindly reminding them, “I suggest you don’t fight me one-on-one. If you want to win, come at me together.”
But before he even finished speaking, he had already struck!
Mercury surged, enveloping his body.
Within it, a hardened mercury bead quietly dissolved, and then a heavy armored outline emerged.
The motor roared, and with a loud bang, over a hundred kilograms of mass crashed into the crowd like a cannonball.
It was as if he had shattered glass, crushing some invisible barrier.
Before the words had even fully left his mouth, Ji Jue’s fist had already landed squarely on the face of the person in front.
But suddenly, his opponent reacted quickly, trying to lean back to dodge.
In his eyes, a light similar to Ji Jue’s spiritual essence flickered.
[Transcendent Vision]!
Accelerating the flow of consciousness, slowing down the perceived world—it was the same blessing!
As he dodged, the man couldn’t help but sneer—we’re all Embers, did you really think you were the only one? Now you’ll see how…
Thud!
A dull sound erupted.
In the slowed-down time, Ji Jue clearly saw the sneering face twist in pain, the eyes widening, blood vessels popping, almost bulging out of their sockets.
The scream stretched endlessly.
Then, he pulled back the foot he had kicked into the man’s crotch.
Completely baffled.
What the hell? The opponent is charging at you, and you’re doing the splits, offering up your groin? What were you even thinking?
I thought you had some kind of invincible defense!
Before the man could hit the ground, a mercury mechanical arm shot out from Ji Jue’s back, grabbed his ankle, and swung him around like a rag, hurling him into the air for a sweeping strike!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The dull sounds continued.
In the chaos, the Embers chosen behind Ji Jue quickly ducked, and then electricity crackled on his right hand as a knuckle duster appeared, thrusting toward Ji Jue’s kidney!
The dazzling electric light and terrifying force collided head-on with the mercury armor.
A loud explosion!
But not even a crack appeared on the crystalline coating of the mercury armor.
The momentary shock was quickly dissipated in the liquid, reforming instantly.
And another auxiliary arm shot out.
Aimed at his chin.
An uppercut!
Boom!
A figure was sent flying, crashing into the ceiling, leaving only two legs twitching in shock.
“Kill him! Kill him!”
From the cracks in the wall, the woman who had finally struggled free, clutching the gash on her face, screamed incoherently, her expression growing more and more twisted.
The rings on her fingers glowed one after another.
In the void, a burly figure appeared, like a giant spirit, its massive hand slamming down!
On Ji Jue’s body, the mercury surged and transformed, rising to meet it.
A deafening crash.
The ground cracked, the building shook, and the sudden attack actually caused a fissure to appear in the mercury pillar!
“What the hell is that?”
Ji Jue waved his hand, and half a broken chair leg flew out like an arrow, aimed straight for her face, but was blocked by an invisible barrier, clattering to the ground.
Only Ji Jue’s hand remained suspended in mid-air.
As if futile.
The woman sneered, about to say something, when she heard the wall behind her shatter.
A speeding armored vehicle crashed through the wall, slamming into her without hesitation.
The sound of breaking barriers was endless, as countless layers of defense were shattered in an instant.
In her screams, she was sent flying again.
Toward Ji Jue’s outstretched hand.
As if offering her neck to Ji Jue’s grasp.
“You’re the one causing all the trouble!”
That was the last thing she heard.
A spiritual impact erupted without restraint, instantly penetrating her body, disrupting her matrix, shaking her blessings, and causing destruction!
In an instant, her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed, unconscious, her fate unknown.
“Xiao Lu!”
A roar sounded, and the opponent behind Ji Jue cursed, “Bastard, let her go!”
Instantly, the air seemed to solidify, like shackles binding Ji Jue, but they shattered under the roar of the motor.
Ji Jue turned, swinging the woman in his hand and smashing her into the man’s arms. “Here you go!”
The man was shocked, scrambling to catch her, stumbling backward.
But before he could react, a silver light shot out from her body, like a spider, latching onto his face!
He fell to the ground, unable to care about the woman in his arms, frantically clawing at his face, but unable to remove it.
Meanwhile, Ji Jue didn’t seize the opportunity to attack.
Instead, he stumbled.
He hadn’t steadied himself.
Because the marble floor beneath his feet had suddenly softened like mud, rising up and wrapping around his legs.
Another Embers ability.
Liquefaction? Or shaping?
It didn’t matter.
Seizing this brief moment, all the opponents who could still stand rushed at Ji Jue without hesitation, no longer holding back.
Once restrained, they unleashed all their skills.
Am I being treated like some final boss?
Ji Jue almost laughed.
And then he really did laugh.
The mercury around him surged, shook, and after a series of transformations, it rapidly contracted.
Except for the protective layer on his clothes, the intelligence of the makeshift armor had been sealed back into the mercury bead.
Then, with the simultaneous shattering of eight mercury beads, eight incredibly agile mercury limbs extended from Ji Jue’s back!
In the blink of an eye, the liquid mercury reconstructed joints, hardened skeletons, and formed limbs.
Thanks to the “friendship fee” from Captain Yu, and with the blessing of metal essence, eight mechanical arms harder than composite metal instantly formed on Ji Jue’s back.
And then, they erupted!
No operation was needed.
With just a thought from Ji Jue, the eight mechanical arms perfectly executed his commands.
Block, break, thrust, sweep, defend, attack!
Though they were nothing compared to Professor Ye, for bullying weaklings, they were perfect!
As long as he didn’t encounter some out-of-spec BUG skill like Disintegration, with the current Ji Jue and the boost from Non-Aggression, his output instantly multiplied eightfold!
Under his coordination, the liquefied stone clinging to his body was easily stripped away.
The flaming sword flying through the air was snapped in two by the closing iron pincers.
The围攻 from all sides was effortlessly dismantled.
And then, he ruthlessly counterattacked!
Thud!
One of the mechanical arms actually hit a barrier and bounced back?
“Everyone, get behind me!”
The man whose armor had just proven effective brightened up and laughed, “I’ll handle… Ah, stop!!”
Before he could even finish gloating, his laughter turned into a shrill scream.
Under Ji Jue’s raised right hand…
I originally just wanted to use some ordinary techniques to have a friendly match with you all.
But since some people don’t know how to appreciate a good face, then… behold the legacy of the Tide Sound Workshop—Disintegration!
With a single palm strike, the once-gleaming inner armor now had a deep crack, a hole torn through it.
The spiritual circuits, like scalpels, ruthlessly invaded the spiritual essence, causing it to disintegrate.
The core was instantly crippled, turning into wisps of essence that Ji Jue grabbed and absorbed.
The mechanical arm swept again, a fist hammering down.
Smashing into that twisted face.
He fell backward.
Youth is great—you fall and you’re out like a light.
Amidst the continuous screams, loud bangs kept erupting, along with wails and pleas for mercy.
Ji Jue paid no attention, almost absentmindedly taking down everyone in his path.
Until a terrified voice suddenly rang out.
Thud!
A spiritual barrier blocked Ji Jue’s punch.
“Why are you hitting me?!”
Lou Feng, who had already squeezed himself into the corner, was horrified. “Are you crazy?! I didn’t provoke you!”
“Hitting you is just a bonus!”
Without hesitation, Ji Jue slapped the back of Lou Feng’s head, sending him staggering, and then turned and walked away.
Damn you, Ji…
Lou Feng gritted his teeth, his fists clenched, but soon they relaxed: Calm down, Lou Feng, calm down.
He’s from Tide Sound, he’s Ye Xian’s disciple, a mad dog!
Don’t take it personally, don’t take it personally.
Don’t stoop to the level of this lunatic.
Amidst the wails, Zhou Cheng struggled to his feet, watching Ji Jue guard the entrance, taking down opponent after opponent, not letting a single one go.
After today, he would probably become a laughingstock…
His expression grew more and more twisted.
Gritting his teeth, he pulled out an arrowhead wrapped in a dark, cold aura from his chest, aiming it at Ji Jue’s back.
Just as he was about to infuse it with spiritual essence, he heard a loud bang.
Excruciating pain shot through him, and the arrowhead flew out of his hand, clattering to the ground.
Zhou Cheng screamed, turning to see that the armored vehicle that had crashed into the corner now had a heavy machine gun aimed at his hand, firing a single shot.
Zhou Cheng instinctively reached to pick it up, but the roar of the gun didn’t stop.
A storm of metal bullets rained down.
In the midst of the brutal barrage, the wind brushed past him repeatedly.
Zhou Cheng screamed, frozen in place, not daring to move.
When he finally came to his senses, he realized that in the midst of the狂暴扫射, countless bullet holes had surrounded him, precisely outlining his figure on the wall.
Finally, in the rising smoke and falling dust, a red laser sight landed on his face, locking on.
A shoe stepped on the arrowhead he had dropped.
“Wow, what a treasure!”
Ji Jue sighed as if relieved. “If that had hit me, I’d be dead for sure, right?”
“It… it was all a misunderstanding…”
Zhou Cheng’s face twitched, trying to force a smile under the shadow. “Just… just a joke… don’t… don’t…”
Slap!
The response was a slap, accompanied by a scolding tone. “What’s wrong with you, learning to ambush people!”
Zhou Cheng’s vision went black, his head snapping to the right.
Then it went black again, snapping to the left.
“And you can’t even ambush properly!”
Ji Jue slapped him again. “And you got caught red-handed!”
“Disgraceful!”
“Embarrassing!”
…
“Scum!”
In the midst of the continuous slaps, Ji Jue grew more and more comfortable, vaguely hearing footsteps approaching but not caring.
Speaking of which, my teacher has been in a meeting for a long time.
She hasn’t been giving these guys a hard time, has she?
Probably not.
She’s probably sitting majestically in the conference room right now, not like me, suffering such cruel bullying and violence!
What’s wrong with the Taiyi Ring?
The atmosphere among the apprentices has become so toxic!
No wonder the internal strife is so severe—it’s rotten from the core!
To deal with such不良风气, we must strike hard, for justice, to correct it thoroughly! Make the bullies fully realize their mistakes, feel remorse, and never…
His movements suddenly stopped, feeling a slight pain in his pinky finger.
Finally coming to his senses.
He looked down and saw Zhou Cheng’s swollen face, now resembling a pig’s head, and the small cut on his pinky from a broken tooth.
“Tsk…”
Ji Jue frowned, shook his hand, and finally looked at the twitching Zhou Cheng.
Suddenly, he said, “You can apologize now.”
“…Huh?”
Zhou Cheng was dazed, his brain unable to process the pain and dizziness. “Ap… apologize? Me?!”
“Yes, apologize.”
Ji Jue nodded matter-of-factly, telling him, “Say, ‘I’m sorry for not making you go all out, for not letting you have your fun. My apologies.’”
I thought you guys would bring out some amazing moves, and I was looking forward to it.
But after all that boasting, you’re just a bunch of菜鸟…
Not even a群, if just one White Deer had shown up, I wouldn’t have been so bored!
Ji Jue shook his head, sighing wistfully.
Bullying weaklings is no fun.
High-level matches are where it’s at.
But at least there’s still one challenging one left…
He looked up at Young Master Lou.
Lou Feng, in his confusion, instinctively moved back a bit more.
Before he could panic, he saw Ji Jue grin, a sinister smile that sent chills down his spine!
Don’t you dare come over!
Lou Feng instinctively wanted to scream, but then he heard a familiar angry shout.
“Enough!”
In the past, hearing this voice would make him tremble with fear, but now, hearing his teacher’s voice, he was almost moved to tears.
Teacher, why did you take so long to come?
At that moment, the door burst open.
Unfortunately, it only opened halfway before the metal hinges groaned and broke, crashing to the ground.
A cloud of dust rose, covering someone who was still screaming.
In the corridor outside, a group of people with faces as dark as if they had lost a child appeared.
After all, if they had been any later…
Someone might have really died.
Ah, last day, begging for monthly tickets, boo hoo hoo.
(End of Chapter)