I Can Transform Into a World-Destroying Colossal Beast-Chapter 107 - 103: Just a Bit More Effort and You’ll Catch Up to Me
Because the Stone Tower is merging with the space point where the reservoir is located, even if Jiang Hou and the others find Giant Shock’s hiding place right away, they can temporarily do nothing about him.
While Divine Palace Feiyue stayed behind to guard the reservoir and Feng Qing set up the forbidden items that were sent over, Jiang Hou said goodbye and left.
On his way down the mountain, Jiang Hou took out his phone and called Qin Siyu.
As soon as the call connected, Qin Siyu’s nervous voice came through: "Jiang Hou, how is it, have you found Feirou?"
Jiang Hou replied in a gentle voice: "We’ve found her, but she and that culprit are trapped in a special place, and we can’t enter for now."
"But Senior Sister Shengong reassured us, Shengong Tongxue has something to protect herself with, there’s no safety issue."
"I see, as long as they’re confirmed to be safe."
Qin Siyu slightly eased her worries and said fiercely: "Once we can enter, Jiang Hou, you must catch that culprit and give him a good beating."
"No problem, not even a complete corpse will be left." Jiang Hou’s tone was cold.
If it weren’t for Feitong’s warning stopping Qin Siyu from going, the girl might already be dead.
Giant Shock’s target was Divine Palace Feirou, if Qin Siyu was by her side at the time, a casual strike with the power of a Tier Five would be enough to tear Qin Siyu apart.
"Jiang Hou, I want to take a leave today."
"Just take a leave if you want to, after such an incident, it’s understandable to not be in the mood for school, and Feitong did a good job, give it a chicken leg at lunch."
The surprise in the morning was too much for Qin Siyu, who was still an ordinary person, and she indeed needed some rest.
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Hou swiftly dashed downhill, but just as he reached the roadside preparing to call a cab back, he noticed the neighborhood across the street had a familiar name.
Jade Court, isn’t that where Zong Zheng lives?
Thinking of this, Jiang Hou couldn’t help but take out his phone and call Zong Zheng Nan Mo.
"Zong Zheng, you’re at home, right?"
"Yes, what’s up Jiang Hou?" came Zong Zheng Nan Mo’s voice from the other end. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
"I just happened to pass by and found myself right outside your neighborhood entrance."
"Haha... what a coincidence, come on up for a bit, it’s been two years, and you’ve never been to my place." Zong Zheng Nan Mo was quite pleased.
Uh... aren’t we desk friends? When did we become brothers?
Silently complaining in his mind, Jiang Hou followed the address and quickly reached the third floor of a row house in the neighborhood’s courtyard. As soon as he rang the doorbell, Zong Zheng Nan Mo opened the door.
"Jiang Hou, come in and have a seat." The young man with a hint of gold at the tips of his hair smiled, clearly happy with Jiang Hou’s arrival.
As the two walked into the living room, Zong Zheng Nan Mo kept talking: "If it weren’t for the bad omens today, I would have come to meet you at the neighborhood gate."
"I don’t know if it’s due to the good omens some time ago, but now it’s all bad omens, scary."
Jiang Hou said nonchalantly: "It’s alright, no need to be so formal, but it’s good you didn’t go out these days."
"Why, did something happen?" Zong Zheng Nan Mo heard the deeper meaning in his words.
"After the impact ended a few days ago, didn’t I join the minister and the Senior Sister Shengong to eliminate the Giant Demon Association lurking in Yidu?"
Zong Zheng Nan Mo nodded: "I’ve heard about that."
After all, the destruction of an Extraordinary Organization spread quickly through the Celestial Punishment Branch the next day, and people like Zong Zheng learned about it through forums.
"The Tier Five president of that association has a division talent and wasn’t completely killed."
"He secretly re-entered the country in the past few days, lurking right under the reservoir at the back of this neighborhood, and captured Senior Sister Shengong’s sister this morning."
"I was just accompanying Senior Sister Shengong tracking down the location..." Jiang Hou explained the special nature of the Stone Tower.
After hearing the whole story, Zong Zheng Nan Mo felt a lingering fear.
"It’s a good thing I didn’t go out these days, or I’d likely have run into that dangerous person."
No wonder his omens were all bad; he didn’t expect a Tier Five powerhouse to be lurking just behind the neighborhood hill, someone who could easily crush him.
"By the way, Jiang Hou, I’ve broken through to Tier Three." Zong Zheng Nan Mo’s eyebrows flew up, looking excited. He was now just one major realm lower than Jiang Hou.
From the space impact task, he gained quite a bit, even though he was only at Tier Two strength, the basic task points were 150.
With all the main roads crossed and a large number of contaminated monsters killed with Duan Xuan, they accumulated over 400 points, enough to exchange for an Energy Crystal for a breakthrough.
Jiang Hou nodded: "Nice, you’re catching up to me."
"Get lost!"
Zong Zheng Nan Mo flipped him a finger, using Jiang Hou’s usual teasing words back at him, then curiously asked: "So Jiang Hou, when can you break through to Tier Five?"
"... Do you think increasing power is as easy as drinking water?" Jiang Hou was speechless.
Zong Zheng Nan Mo looked at him strangely: "Isn’t your power increase just like drinking water? Advancing a minor stage in a few days, as if sitting on a rocket."
Jiang Hou shook his head: "It’s not that exaggerated, my power growth has also slowed down now."
"Especially for the Divine Weapon system, breaking through to Tier Five requires a Dark Divine Weapon Fragment or a Yanyu Demon Blade Fragment, where am I supposed to get one?"
Jiang Hou was a bit troubled about this.
The physical side is okay, as the giant beast’s growth naturally brings progress, but breaking through Tiers Five and Six in the Divine Weapon side requires a Divine Weapon Fragment. This thing is rare even within Celestial Punishment.
Whenever one appears, it gets exchanged immediately.
Zong Zheng Nan Mo suddenly thought of something: "Oh right, Jiang Hou, Jiang Wanshan contacted me earlier and said that once I break through to Tier Three, we should explore the ruins together."
"He also wanted me to subtly ask if you’re interested in joining us."
Jiang Hou pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "... Refuse for me, I have other matters to attend to recently."
Members of Celestial Punishment at Tier Four can enter the ruins through small passages for extended periods, exploring relics, hunting fierce beasts or certain monsters.
There might be Ancient Relics or other resources in the ruins; the corpses of slain fierce beasts can be sold back to the authorities.
Additionally, the ruins’ monsters are varied, and some special ones drop broken pieces of Ancient Weapons or may carry other treasures.
However, their excursions still align with the night schedule; although they can stay for days, it conflicts with Jiang Hou’s activities.
Moreover, with his current strength, Jiang Wanshan and the others, at Early-tier Four, would simply be burdens.
Jiang Hou stayed there until 11 o’clock before catching a cab home.
While having lunch, Qin Siyu said with some concern: "Jiang Hou, I feel sorry for Rourou and the others. It’s bad enough they have no family, and then there are bad people who want to harm them."
"... They are indeed a bit pitiable." Jiang Hou sighed lightly.
Divine Palace Feiyue and her sibling were taken from another country to Purple Dragon Hall when they were very young, having no names or knowledge of their relatives.
Because of their unique talents and a one in ten thousand chance, they managed to successfully merge with an Ancient Relic, awakening explosively powerful abilities that allowed them to escape from the laboratory.
But even so, they’ve spent these past years constantly hiding, evading the pursuit of the Demon Dragon Divine Hall.
This kind of life, hanging by a thread, with no one to rely on but themselves, is something only those who have lived it can truly understand.
Jiang Hou comforted: "Don’t worry, Siyu. If Senior Sister needs help, I’ll definitely do my best to help rescue Shengong Tongxue."
After all, Divine Palace Feirou gave the valuable Divine Origin to Qin Siyu, so Jiang Hou wouldn’t stand idly by.
With Jiang Hou’s comfort, Qin Siyu felt a bit better, and Jiang Hou stayed with her all afternoon, only returning to the ruins with Kitty Feitong after 10 p.m.
Even though a lot happened during the day, he still had tasks to complete.
For Jiang Hou, the pace of his strength’s growth couldn’t stop; only by constantly getting stronger could he face the various dangers that might arise in the future.
However, his luck was average today, and after searching a range of tens of kilometers, he finally found a beast’s lair.
An Early-tier Four Undead was controlling Black Horned Ants, feeding two Tier Four Peak beasts, one of which was just breaking through to Tier Five.
The food delivered to its doorstep was something the Dark Armored Giant Ape wouldn’t miss, and it killed and devoured them all.
After consuming the flesh of more than ten Tier Three Black Horned Ants, one Tier Four, and one Early-tier Five beast, the Dark Armored Giant Ape’s form slowly expanded.
Under its fur, new Scale Armor grew with a crisp, crackling sound.
The growth in beast form naturally boosted the basic attributes in human form slightly, just enough to reach Mid-tier Four.
But suddenly, the Dark Armored Giant Ape paused, its massive body rapidly shrinking, and with a flash of black and white light, it returned to human killing form.
