A Peacock Husband of Five Princesses by day, a Noble Assassin by Night-Chapter 195: Raw -

While the trio stood there watching, following Mokong's suggestion, Lin Fang dove further deep into the dark waters until he reached the lakebed. The Green Anaconda King's massive lower body lay coiled there, thick as a house pillar and anchored like a mountain.

Alpha's voice rang in his mind—"Now."

Protecting his eyes with mana from the waters, Lin Fang stretched out his hand, and mana surged from his palm. Alpha twisted that mana instantly, converting it into raw torrents of lightning that exploded into the water

The electricity crawled over the serpent's scales, illuminating its emerald body in jagged flashes.

But the moment the current reached the surface—

—Nixian's werewolf form spasmed violently.

The beast-girl let out a distorted, muffled cry as the shock tore through her body. She couldn't hold the form under that pain. Her limbs shrank, bones cracked back into place, fur receded—and the next moment, she was just Sun Nixian again, a fifteen-year-old girl drifting unconscious in the dark water, skin sizzling with first-degree burns. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Lin Fang saw it.

And he did not swim to catch her.

His eyes stayed locked on the serpent.

With a breath, he summoned the Sword of Goujian. It shimmered underwater, a streak of ancient steel. Alpha's Blessing coated the blade in thick layers of mana—ten times amplification, crackling around it like a halo of blue flame.

Lin Fang drove it straight into the serpent's body.

The sword pierced clean through scale, then muscle, then into the thick hide beneath—but only three, maybe four inches deep.

Nowhere close to reaching its vital organs.

Even with all that power.

A wave of frustration washed through him, but he didn't stop. The blade carved along the side of the serpent's body, leaving a burning cut that glowed faintly in the murky water.

Up above, the monster let out a monstrous, pained hiss. Its upper body broke the surface, thrashing violently, then dove again, dragging the lake into total chaos.

Meanwhile, on the shore—

Ryan Zhao's expression twisted into something furious and ugly.

"That bastard tried to steal our kill." His voice dripped with venom. "I'll gut him."

Li Ying narrowed her eyes. "You're almost out of mana. Don't be reckless."

He scoffed, digging into his belt pouch. "I've got mana potions. That's enough."

"There's still one day left in the trials," she pressed with a frown.

Ryan didn't even pretend to listen. His hand was already on the lake's surface, black arcs crackling between his fingers. His teeth clenched in rage.

"I don't care. I'll kill him."

He slammed both palms into the water.

Mana roared out.

The lake lit up with pitch-black lightning, sweeping outward like a tidal wave of destruction—and his attack wasn't aimed at the serpent this time.

It was aimed directly at the masked stranger beneath the water.

At Lin Fang.

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The moment Ryan's black lightning plunged into the lake, the world beneath the surface turned into a violent storm. Lin Fang felt the attack hit him like a thousand blades cutting through every nerve. His entire body convulsed, bubbles exploding from his mouth as he screamed underwater.

Alpha reacted instantly.

A thick, shimmering layer of mana wrapped around him like a second skin—Guardian's Mantle. His defenses surged threefold, muting the unbearable agony into something he could endure. Still painful, still maddening, but no longer lethal.

Every second, a thousand mana burned away to maintain that shell.

Alpha's voice echoed sharply in his mind, low and tense. "I never thought I'd see another human wield primordial energy this early in life."

Lin Fang's eyes widened even as the lightning raked across his skin. Primordial? he managed to think through clenched teeth.

"Yes," Alpha replied, tone grim. "This is Primordial Lightning. Not pure—that boy inherited it rather than being born with it. But even diluted, it's lethal to most beings. Focus, kid."

Another shock tore through him. Lin Fang gritted his teeth. "Forget the lecture… I need to move."

The Green Anaconda King twisted beneath him, its massive coils shifting as its instincts honed in on weakness. Its golden eyes fixed onto Lin Fang's location even with the turbulence around them.

Lin Fang shot a look toward Nixian.

The girl floated helplessly, her skin scorched from the overlapping lightning bursts. She wasn't breathing underwater—she was simply unconscious, burning and drowning all at once.

Lin Fang inhaled sharply and activated Stealth.

His body flickered and disappeared into the water, vanishing from sight as he swam toward her. The currents shifted silently around him as he cut through the depths—

—but the serpent was far smarter than he expected.

The Green Anaconda's eyes glowed with a predatory light. It tilted its head…and then unleashed a wide beam of condensed energy right at where Lin Fang shouldn't have been visible.

Alpha's roar cracked inside his head.

"Careful—!"

Alpha seized partial control of Lin Fang's body and dumped half of their remaining mana into forming a dome-like mana barrier.

The beam hit the barrier with a metallic echo that rippled through the water.

For one split second, it held.

Then it shattered like glass.

The backlash slammed into Lin Fang's chest. The beam didn't pierce him like a spear—it blasted him like a cannon. His stealth shattered instantly as his body flew back, tumbling underwater like a ragdoll caught in a torrent.

He crashed into the lakebed with a heavy, bone-deep thud.

Pain tore through him like fire. A gash ran from his shoulder down to his hip, skin torn open, muscle ripped apart. Blood poured out in thick streams, tinting the water a dark red around him.

Lin Fang choked, coughing blood that scattered into the lake in crimson clouds.

"Damn it…" he snarled through clenched teeth. "This hurts…"

The Green Anaconda's shadow passed over him like a falling mountain.

"King tiers…" Lin Fang muttered weakly. "…really are monsters."

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Alpha's voice hit him like a slap. "I told you to lose that kid! Why bring her with you? Look at the state you're in now."

Lin Fang let out a hoarse groan, bubbles escaping his lips as blood drifted from his wound. "Nice try… but I was planning to take this monster on eventually…"

Alpha snapped back immediately, irritation crackling in his tone. "Yes — but not underwater, idiot! Here your body is slow, heavy. That beam? If you were on land or airborne, you would've dodged it easily."

Lin Fang didn't argue because he knew Alpha was right. His chest felt like it was splitting apart. Each breath was agony. Salt water seeped into his wounds like fire.

"Fine… fine…" he breathed, voice fading. "Is there a spirit core I can use? A skill? Or should I summon Xuan Hei…?"

Alpha practically roared. "No! Xuan Hei will die the moment he enters the water — don't be stupid. And none of your spirit cores can help you directly right now."

Lin Fang's vision blurred. The lakebed swayed like a dark ceiling about to collapse. "Then… tell me something useful… before I black out."

Alpha hesitated for the first time.

"…You're not being watched."

"What?" Lin Fang whispered, half-dazed.

"No drones, no humans. Even the serpent has turned its focus back toward those acquaintances of yours. So listen carefully… You can use this moment to form a contract with another monster."

Lin Fang blinked hard, trying to stay conscious. "Another… monster? What the hell are you talking about…"

"You have the lottery wheel. That Spirit Jellyfish — if you evolve it and raise it — it can help once it reaches level 30. It's the only aquatic-type monster you can get instantly. And if you die again, I swear I am not reviving you twice in a row."

Lin Fang coughed violently, blood spilling into the water again. "Fine… whatever helps…"

He forced his trembling fingers to move. Even that simple motion felt like lifting a mountain. His lungs screamed for air. His vision flickered like a dying candle. But through sheer stubborn will, he summoned the system screen.

The glowing holographic wheel appeared before his fading eyes.

Lotto Wheel (Basic): Spirit Jellyfish · Coins

Lin Fang didn't waste time. He tapped the 11x button.

The wheel spun. The water vibrated faintly from the system's glow.

Ding! You received: Spirit Jellyfish Shard x9, Coins +68.

He exhaled sharply. "Again…"

He kept spinning.

11x.

Again.

Again.

Again.

Each spin sent small bursts of light into the water, illuminating the lakebed like falling stars. Lin Fang's fingers shook violently, but he kept pressing the button. His health bar was dropping. Pain was shredding through him. His consciousness flickered—

—but he didn't stop.

By the 15th spin, his mana had dipped dangerously low, his body threatening to shut down from the pain and blood loss.