MTL - It’s Obviously a Life Skill, But You Developed It Into a Magical Skill-Chapter 112v100 Controlling weapons is not very good

Chapter 112: Controlling weapons is not very good

 The intense pain caused Yu Hang to clench his teeth and his eyes turned red.

 He felt that his internal organs were being squeezed by the broken ribs.

 When the pain came in like a tide, he almost fainted and fainted.

 Fortunately, Yu Hang's strong willpower allowed Yu Hang to bear the pain.

 Due to the broken ribs, the rope tied to the body became loose.

Yu Hang raised his hand and immediately took a breath of cold air.

 Because he raised his hand, the wound hurt even more.

 But he still endured the severe pain, slowly moved the rope away from his body, and climbed out of the gap.

 A large mouthful of air was inhaled into the nose, and then passed from the nose to the abdominal cavity. The ribs were broken, and the smell of blood was mixed with the inhaled air, making the pain even more severe.

Yu Hang took a deep breath, remembered the cave before, and walked slowly towards the cave.

Every step I take, there is pain.

 But he still gritted his teeth and persisted.

 Soon, we walked out of the river bank.

 …

Zheng Sifu is leading people from the cave to the river bank.

 They arrived as fast as they could without any rest.

At this time, Yu Hang happened to walk out of the river bank and met Zheng Sifu.

 Due to Zhou An, Sifu Zheng had checked Yu Hang, so he knew what Yu Hang looked like.

 “Quick, get over quickly!”

 He saw where Yu Hang was and rushed over with his people.

Yu Hang had never seen Zheng Sifu before, so he immediately became alert.

 “Stop!”

 But the physical pain made his forehead covered with sweat. Even if he was alert, he still had no strength to resist.

Fortunately, after Zheng Sifu said something, Yu Hang completely relaxed.

“Yu Hang, don’t be nervous, we are here to suppress the enemy, and Zhou An is on the way here.”

 “Zhou An…”

When Yu Hang heard these two words, his whole body relaxed completely and he slowly fell towards the ground.

Before he could fall down, he was supported by Zheng Sifu.

 Zheng Sifu checked Yu Hang's injuries and immediately frowned.

 A bunch of broken ribs. This kind of pain is unbearable. What happened to Yu Hang?

"I broke my ribs, opened the rope, and ran out. The witch got into the river. If you don't touch me, it will be difficult for you to find her location. Come with me."

Yu Hang felt that his energy and energy were getting lower and lower, and he would fall into a coma soon. Before he fell into coma, he had to take these people there.

 He knew the character of the witch. If she really escaped, Yunlai Mansion would probably be in a huge disaster.

Zheng Sifu's face became solemn: "Come here! Take care of his injuries quickly!"

The way he looked at Yu Hang became incomprehensible.

 The scholar in front of me has not crossed the threshold. He is just an ordinary person, but he has such a strong character.

 While being tied up, he would rather break his ribs than climb out.

This kind of character is extremely cruel, and he is also cruel to himself.

He suddenly felt that the friend next to Zhou An was not simple either.

　　If he were allowed to step through the threshold, it might be a different story.

Zhenguisi has been playing games with weirdos and charlatans all year round, so he naturally has a unique way to heal his wounds.

Two members came up, one set Yu Hang’s bones, and the other took out two pills and poured them into Yu Hang’s mouth.

Yu Hang endured the severe pain and waited until the ribs were slightly reattached. Then he took the elixir. His face became rosy, his energy recovered a little, and he was able to walk around.

“You guys follow me.”

He didn't want to delay even a moment, so he weakly led the way.

 Only by solving the witch can this disaster be over.

Zheng Sifu also had no ink mark, so he took the people with him and asked two members to support Yu Hang and rushed towards the road pointed by Yu Hang.

There was a jungle ahead. After passing through the jungle, they came to a river.

 The river was calm, and on the river bank, a tree was hanging from a loose rope.

That's where Yu Hang ran out.

Yu Hang pointed to the river in front of him, indicating that Mi Mo entered the river from here.

Zheng Sifu frowned, and he was going to ask two members of the Zhensi Si to go down to the river to take a look.

The named member also had no ink marks. When he came to the river bank, he was ready to jump off.

 In the river, those of them who have stepped into the threshold can hold their breath for a longer time and are faster than ordinary people who are good at water.

But before they could walk down, they heard the sound of footsteps, and everyone turned their attention to the direction of the sound.

 I saw a figure coming at a very fast speed.

 The skill of the body is so superb that it is like a swimming dragon, arriving in the blink of an eye.

 When the figure stopped, everyone's originally wary expressions relaxed.

Zhou An came to Yu Hang with a long knife in his hand and a pan on his waist, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Yu Hang shook his head: "I suffered some injuries, but overall it's not serious. The witch is in the river, so it's hard to find her."

 Zhou An nodded and said, "I will avenge you."

Yu Hang snorted.

Even though he had taken medicine, his body was still extremely weak. Two members of the Suppression Division helped him sit aside and stood guard next to him.

Zhou An waited until Yu Hang sat down and then looked at the calm river: "Master Zheng, don't let them go down. No one can tell what is going on in the river. There is no need to lose men for no reason."

Every additional person will increase the chance of victory in the final battle. It is unwise to lose people at this time.

Zheng Sifu said: "I know it too, but the situation is urgent now. We have to send people to find out the situation first. The two of them have better water quality. If the river is drained at this time, it will take a lot of time."

 He chose the most efficient method among many methods.

 Efficiency is one of the criteria for suppressing enemies.

Zhou An certainly knows that this is the safest method at present, but he has a better one.

 He came to the river and raised the long knife in his hand. The next moment, endless afterimages appeared on the river bank.

 Having reached the fifth level of Chef Ding's skill, all attributes have been doubled. In terms of speed alone, it has reached the extreme.

 In just the blink of an eye, Zhou An swung out nearly a thousand knives.

 “This speed…”

Zheng Sifu’s eyes widened.

 This is also the first time he has seen Zhou An take action.

 In fact, before this, he had only heard some stories from Zhang Si County.

 There is a huge difference between hearing it with your own ears and seeing it with your own eyes. Some things will only be shocking after you see them!

Zheng Sifu is a master. When he was young, he became famous in Yunlai Mansion with his pair of iron palms.

 As I get older, these iron palms become more powerful.

With one move, there is earth-shaking power.

There once was a second-rate master who made waves in Yunlai Mansion after entering the second-rate, and was beaten to pieces by his palm.

That expert also uses a knife, and the knife is very fast.

 But if you compare that master's sword skills with Zhou An's, they are as different as clouds and mud.

That master's sword is at most half as fast as Zhou An's.

“At such a young age, he already has such strength. If given time, he will surely become a giant in the future.”

Zheng Sifu thought.

 But the next scene overturned his thoughts.

 When thousands of sword lights appeared, the bright sword lights stopped in mid-air.

 It was as if someone had actually pressed pause.

 “Can the sword light still stop?”

Everyone present had a look of astonishment, as if they were looking at a monster.

The bright sword light stopped in mid-air, like a snake lying in the grass. As long as Zhou An gave an order, it could reveal its fangs.

 But Zhou An did not do this.

He swung the long sword again, and another bright sword light hit all the sword lights that stopped in mid-air.

 The huge sword light made the sword light stopped in mid-air turn into the thickness of a hair.

These hair-like sword lights actually weave in mid-air, forming a wall of sword lights.

 Two knife walls are inserted directly into the water.

 The originally calm river surface was blocked, revealing gaps.

 “Retract and release freely, lift the weight as if it were light, good!”

 Even at this time, Sifu Zheng couldn't help but praise him.

“Zhou An is young and has reached the limit of this level. Now I believe Zhang Zuoniu’s words.”

 Zheng Sifu was even more shocked.

 Zhou An still maintained the posture of holding the knife: "Master Zheng, it should be safe now."

 The sword was trembling, barely able to withstand the river water.

The so-called cutting off the water with a knife, Zhou An directly cut off the river.

 The surface of the river began to dry up, revealing a wet river bottom.

 Everyone gathered around and saw the shape of the bottom of the river.

 At the bottom of the river, there was a huge hole, and river water was flowing in the hole.

Zhou An closed his eyes and felt the guidance in his mind. He was extremely convinced that the other party got out of this hole.

“I’ve long heard that there are caves at the bottom of some rivers, but I didn’t expect it to appear here.” Zheng Sifu said with emotion.

 “Zhou An, are you able to hold on?”

 Zhou An nodded: "At present, it seems stable."

Zheng Sifu jumped directly from the river bank, looked at the big hole in front of him, and raised his palms.

 The moment he raised his palm, the entire palm turned black, as if it were covered with a layer of metal.

 The next moment, Zheng Sifu struck his palm next to the big hole.

 “Boom!”

There was a roar, but there were no cracks or even signs of fragmentation near the big hole.

Instead, the water in the big hole rose directly into the sky after being hit by a palm, and scattered on the green grass on both sides of the river.

With just one palm, all the water in the big hole was squeezed dry.

 Zhou An raised his eyebrows: "Master Zheng's strength is also quite amazing."

 As a human being, the most important thing is not to be too proud.

The world is so big and there are so many masters, so we can’t underestimate the people in the world.

Zheng Sifu's palm just now was so powerful and heavy that it could only release water without damaging the surrounding river banks.

This kind of control is terrifying.

Zheng Sifu wiped the water stains on his beard and said with a smile: "I have nothing else in my life, but my hands are quite good. This is the only thing I am proud of."

If someone else praised him, he might think it was flattering, but it was different when Zhou An praised him.

 Now, Zheng Sifu no longer regards Zhou An as a junior, but as a master of the same level.

 “Only when you become a second-rate person can you realize how big the world is.”

This is what the Chief Secretary told him when he went to the capital to report when he took up the post of Secretary.

 If the third rate is the threshold, the second rate is the door.

 Step into the threshold, step through the door, and then you will know the wonder of the world.

 So, Zheng Sifu is certainly happy that they are both second-rate.

 “You two, go and investigate.”

 Without water, the risk is naturally greatly reduced. The hole is very large, which reduces the risk to another level.

The two named members nodded and without any hesitation, they followed the big hole and entered.

Zhou An has been controlling the sword light. When the sword light becomes weak, he adds another layer, and the cycle goes back and forth.

 Fortunately, he has now become a second-rate master and has a representative Qi group in his body, so he can withstand recovery.

 Not long after, the members who had just entered ran out with injuries on their bodies.

“What’s the situation?” Zheng Sifu frowned.

One of the members quickly replied: "Sir, after passing through this hole, there is a huge space with hundreds of iron puppets in it."

“I suspect that the witch has something similar to storage items. She has stored hundreds of iron puppets specifically for use here.”

“Each iron golem is third-rate in strength.”

Third-rate?

 Hundreds?

Zhou An touched his chin: "This woman may have taken away all her family property."

Those who play casting have the same foundation.

 Some people may not have strong fighting ability, but they have a lot of foundation.

 For example, Mi Mo, a woman, may have saved these things for many years, which can be regarded as her entire wealth.

There are about fifty members of the surrounding Suppressors, and they are all third-rate masters.

 The others are still guarding Yunlai Mansion. After all, they have to prepare two things, but now it seems that they are not enough.

Of course, there are two second-rate masters here.

Zheng Sifu said: "If we can solve the problem together with me and Brother Zhou, let's go down!"

 He made a decision quickly, but he didn't expect that the members of the Zhenzhiji had not finished speaking yet.

"Sir, those iron puppets seem to be proficient in formations. When they are put together, they are... second-rate."

 The way the members of the Zhengui group felt their scalps numb.

  Formation is also a branch of Zamen.

This branch is interesting and diverse.

 Some formations are good at attack, some are good at defense, and some are good at assisting. All kinds of formations are in full bloom.

"Iron puppets are one of the various skills." Zheng Sifu said thoughtfully: "These iron puppets can also be arranged in formations. It seems that we need to reorganize the information about this skill."

“Those are all follow-up matters, Master Zheng, so there is no further delay.” Zhou An said.

 Now that all the factors have been eliminated, all that is left is the last push.

Even if the opponent puts a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​​​fire there, you have to give it a try.

Zheng Sifu nodded: "It's important to go down first. You two, take Yu Hang back to Yunlai Mansion."

"yes!"

The two members of the Zhenshisi agreed, then picked up Yu Hang and rushed back.

Yu Hang didn’t resist. He knew that being here at this time would be a drag.

 He still shouted before leaving.

 “Lao Zhou, be careful!”

"rest assured."

 Wait until Yu Hang leaves.

Zhou An said to Zheng Sifu: "Master Zheng, you go down first. I will go down last. We are far away and the water will overflow."

Of course Zheng Sifu knew this. There was no ink mark, so he took the lead and walked towards the entrance of the cave.

 Other members also followed.

 After the last member entered, Zhou An came to the entrance of the cave and jumped.

 Soon, his figure disappeared on the river bank.

The entrance to the cave is dark.

 When Zhou An jumped into the hole, he clearly felt that the surrounding temperature dropped a little.

It was pitch black inside the cave entrance, and I could only see a figure moving in front of me.

At this moment, every member of the Zhenzhi crew took out something from their waists.

 It was a long tube object only as thick as a thumb. When it was taken out, it emitted a soft light and illuminated the entire passage.

From the looks of it, it should be a standard equipment for the Suppressant, used for lighting.

It was quiet inside the cave, and nothing unusual happened.

 Zheng Sifu was at the front, leading the way.

 Everyone moved forward, and soon, a huge exit appeared in front of them.

 When Zhou An walked out of the exit for the last time, he found that he had arrived in a vast space.

 Members of Zheng Sifu and Zhensi Si stayed at the front.

 After seeing Zhou An coming, Zheng Sifu pointed to the situation in front.

Zhou Anshun looked over and saw hundreds of iron puppets blocking the front.

 But these iron puppets were motionless, just like wood, as if they were guarding.

Zhou An looked past the iron puppet and could see that there was a hole at the very end.

"As long as we take a few more steps forward, they will launch an attack. This is the function of the formation. The iron puppet is a multi-skilled skill, and it also comes with the formation."

 Zheng Sifu explained.

 The position where the iron golem is standing now is a formation.

 They will not take the initiative to attack, but once they step into the location of the formation, they will trigger a counterattack.

There are hundreds of these iron puppets. After the formation is superimposed, they can perform to the level of a top second-rate master.

Zhou An touched his chin and said, "Look at the situation. The entrance to the cave in front is where Mi Mo walked. Let's kill it."

 If something is blocking you, break it.

Zhou An was holding a long knife, and the murderous aura in his body was gradually blooming.

 Without any communication, Zheng Sifu followed Zhou An and led all the members of the Zhensi Si into the formation.

 “Boom!”

 When Zhou An stepped into it, he could clearly feel a stagnant force that was hindering his activities.

 The iron puppet instantly came to life, making a sound of metal friction, and even rushed towards them with strange steps.

Zhou An raised his long sword, and Pao Ding used his sword technique.

The sharp light of the sword condensed into threads. With just one pass, dozens of iron puppets were taken away and chopped into pieces.

On the other side, Zheng Sifu struck with both palms continuously, each palm carrying a huge force. After contacting the iron puppet, the iron puppet broke instantly.

 Other members of the Suppressor were attacking and defending in an orderly manner. They did not kill the iron golems, but they also blocked some of them.

More and more iron puppets rushed over. Zhou An turned his sword around, his eyes focused, and then he swung out thousands of sword lights.

These sword lights condensed into threads, like a long dragon, smashing all the iron puppets ten meters in front into pieces.

“Is the formation of this level?” Zhou An frowned.

In terms of feeling, from Zhou An's perspective as a second-rate master, this formation is indeed at the level of a second-rate master.

 But it is completely insufficient to deal with them.

 He and Zheng Sifu are both second-rate masters, not to mention there are a lot of Suppressor members.

 If this is the case, it is completely unsatisfactory.

 Just when he was thinking this, the scenery in front of him suddenly changed.

The iron puppet that was originally broken into pieces quickly reunited and became a new puppet again, and the scars on it disappeared.

 “Rebirth?”

Zhou An frowned. The number of iron puppets they had killed had been made up in an instant.

"It is indeed a mixed bag of skills. This iron puppet alone has so many effects. If you add eight unique skills, tsk tsk, it will not only be as simple as a **** storm."

Zhou An clicked his tongue.

 He raised the long knife again, and this time he ignored the iron puppets and rushed directly towards the entrance of the cave.

 There is no absolutely perfect rebirth in this world.

He believed that if he continued to fight here, these iron puppets would be eliminated sooner or later.

 But he doesn’t have the time now.

 To capture the thief, capture the king first, find Mi Mo first, and then chop off the woman's head with your own hands.

 Zhou An's figure was very fast.

He performed the Wandering Dragon Step to such a perfection that he reached the entrance of the cave in the blink of an eye.

 But the next moment, countless iron puppets directly sealed the entrance of the cave.

Zhou An raised his long sword again, and thousands of sword rays were slashed out, as powerful as a dragon.

 The iron golem keeps breaking into pieces, but more pieces can be recombined into new iron golems.

Zhou An’s brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

 He touched the pan at his waist.

 “If it takes some time, then spend some time.”

　　If you can’t chop them all off, I’ll put you all in a pot and dump them!

 The most you can do is spend more time.

With this thought, Zhou An was ready to take action.

 At this moment, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

 “Capture the dragon!”

Zheng Sifu also saw the scene in front of him and roared angrily.

 His palms were placed flat, and then the palms transformed into claws.

 The right paw stretched out first, and then immediately pulled it back.

 A powerful airflow suddenly emerged, and Zheng Sifu's palm seemed to have endless suction.

The iron puppet that was blocking the entrance of the cave was actually sucked and thrown into the air, and its target was Mr. Zheng's mansion.

 “Boom!”

Zheng Sifu formed a palm with his other hand and struck the iron puppet at the front with one palm.

 Half of the iron golems were blown to pieces by him.

 But the iron golems gathered together again, trying to block the entrance of the hole.

 “The dragon **** water!”

Zheng Sifu drew a circle with both hands, and these iron puppets seemed to be caught in an invisible tornado, moving in mid-air.

 “Consistently!”

Zheng Sifu jumped up and put his palms on the ground.

 On the ground, all the iron puppets were held down by an invisible black light.

Zheng Sifu raised his head and said: "This woman has made up her mind and wants to use the iron puppet to waste time. He must be doing something while taking the time. Zhou An, you go first!"

 At this moment, Sifu Zheng maintains this posture.

"I know you have a way to solve them, and I have a way, but we both need time, and there's no time to waste now."

 He is right.

This is an iron puppet who only reached the second rate through formation, and he and Zhou An are the real second rate.

 It’s just that the current time does not allow them to solve it.

"good."

 Zhou An took back the pan, turned around and hurried towards the other hole without saying a word.

 “Destroy!”

Zheng Sifu pressed his palm again, and the iron puppet on the ground turned into pieces.

 After being broken into pieces, the iron golem reunited again, but this time the speed of reunion became slower.

 “There is no such thing as rebirth without consumption, I will beat you until you can’t be reborn!”

The bearded Zheng Sifu raised his palm wildly and struck the ground again and again.

At this moment, Zhou An, who had walked into the black hole, couldn't help but shake his head when he heard the bombardment from behind.

“Master Zheng is really as wild as his image.”

　　Complaining, he turned his head, with a cold smile on his face, and walked deeper and deeper towards the entrance of the cave.

 “Mi Mo, I’m here to kill you!”

 …

This passage is very long. Zhou An walked in it for about half a stick of incense and still didn't see the end.

 But the feeling in my mind is getting stronger and stronger.

Zhou An sped up and used Youlong Bu again. After the speed increased, he walked for a while, and finally a bright place appeared in front of him.

Following the source of the light, Zhou An stepped out and found himself in another huge space.

 The situation here is different.

If the previous space was a cave, this place is more like a house.

It is surrounded by bricks and even carved with beautiful reliefs, which are extremely exquisite.

 In front, there is a half-open stone door.

 On the surrounding walls, white luminous pearls are hung, illuminating the space.

From the half-open stone door, Zhou An saw the figure of a woman in black.

This figure flashed away and quickly disappeared behind the stone door.

Zhou An did not stop, but stepped into the stone gate with a long knife.

As soon as he entered, he saw the situation inside clearly.

 Inside the stone gate is a huge coffin.

This coffin is ten meters long and looks extremely amazing.

A huge iron sword was inserted above the coffin.

There was a hazy luster around the iron sword, and you could tell at a glance that it was not an ordinary thing.

Zhou An raised his head and measured it with his eyes. This iron sword was more than ten meters high.

 The appearance of the iron sword is actually not exquisite, it only has an outline, but it is large enough.

  But if you look carefully, you will find that there are dense writings on the iron sword.

 “Extreme Forging!”

Zhou An only read part of it and already understood the content above.

Although the content is very unfamiliar, he possesses level 4 fusion casting method and can understand it easily.

This actually records the method of casting in the extreme realm.

 Zhou An withdrew his gaze, and finally set his eyes on the coffin.

On the coffin, there is a woman sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, as if she is comprehending something.

 “锵!”

Zhou An swung his sword without hesitation, and swept away the woman with a sharp blade.

At this point, there is no room for nonsense anymore, let’s kill Mi Mo first.

Mi Mo kept her eyes closed, even if the sword light was about to approach, she never opened them.

 The light of the knife passes through the body.

Mi Mo in front of him was not injured at all, as if he was a fake.

 At this moment, Mi Mo finally opened his eyes.

"Zhou An, you are finally here, but unfortunately, you are late. I have already understood a bit of extreme casting, and you can't hurt me now."

As soon as he finished speaking, a long knife mark appeared on the ground.

Zhou An looked down and realized that the ground seemed different, shining with a metallic luster.

 “Mine?”

 “Can you deflect my harm?”

Now, Zhou An has experienced a lot of battles, and his vision is naturally broad, and he can see the key at a glance.

Mi Mo actually nodded: "Yes, with just a trace of fur, I have already achieved such an effect. It can transfer the damage I received to the nearest mine. Can you take a closer look at what's around here?"

As Mi Mo finished speaking, the bricks on the wall began to fall off, and what was revealed in front of Zhou An was a huge mine.

“At the beginning, I don’t know who scattered the Jueyu Casting here. There was only an empty coffin and a giant sword here.”

“But when I took a closer look, I found that this place itself is a huge mine, and the most powerful thing about Juyu Forging is that it can make anything related to casting into something of its own at any time.”

 After saying that, Mi Mo suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Zhou An.

 The next moment, the knife and iron pot in Zhou An's hand floated and were no longer under his control.

“You are really smart, you took off the soft armor underneath.” Mi Mo was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

 Zhou An said: "It's not smart to fight against an insidious person like you."

 On the way here, he had already put the soft armor into the pink money bag.

However, this extreme casting is indeed one of the eight unique skills, and he can actually control his own weapons.

 Perhaps after my fusion casting method is improved, I will be able to be immune to this kind of control, but not now.

 “Zhou An, do you feel it? This feeling of helplessness.”

Mi Mo stood up and said condescendingly.

“I like to appreciate other people’s pain, but I also give others a chance.”

“Kneel down in front of me, kowtow three times, and say “submit to me,” and I will spare your life and even give you everything you want.”

As he spoke, Mi Mo gradually became perverted, and a crazy smile appeared on Mi Mo's face.

“A casting genius has defeated all the casting young people in Yunlai Mansion. Now he kneels down to me. I am very excited just thinking about it.”

Mi Mo’s round thighs rubbed gently, and a touch of red appeared on her face.

 “You are really **** sick.” Zhou An said.

"I am sick. When I kill you, I will continue to practice extreme casting until I control this mine and let it spread to cover the entire Yunlai Mansion."

 Mimo gradually became bloodthirsty.

“At that time, there was a boom, and the mines emerged from the ground of Yunlai Mansion, and the entire Yunnan Mansion was a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.”

“Why?” Zhou An sighed: “Isn’t it good to live in peace?”

“You don’t understand.” Mi Mo sneered, “I just like killing people and appreciating their struggle before death.”

Zhou An asked strangely: "Then when you die, do you like to appreciate your own struggle?"

Mi Mo was slightly startled.

 She suddenly felt something was wrong.

 Why does Zhou An look so calm?

This is obviously not right.

Mi Mo’s face became even weirder.

 “Did you find it?”

Zhou An slowly took two steps forward and said slowly.

“Ever since I found out that you are also a caster, I have been thinking about how I can kill you.”

“Later, Sun Fuling told me that Jueyu Forging can control other people’s forged objects. I thought, if I want to kill you, I really don’t have to rely on a knife.”

 “Look, what is this?”

 Wandering Dragon Step is used.

 Zhou An came to Mi Mo with an object in his hand.

Mi Mo looked at this thing and was shocked.

 (End of this chapter)