Chapter 308: Thunder and Rain (Part 2/3) (1/2)
Chapter 308: Thunder and Rain (Part 2/3)
Translator: Strivon
Luo Nan made no response whatsoever when faced with Snake Tongue’s courteous and respectful behavior through Black Beetle's body. He leaned against the protective glass. His eyelids drooped down, and he became short of breath. He gave others the impression of increasing weakness.
The poisonous mist closed in all around. Luo Nan, with his poor physique, was in quite a life-threatening situation. Snake Tongue might not even need to expend any more energy. Just by saying a few more words, Luo Nan might simply fall.
”Lord Luo?” Snake Tongue still asked in a civilized and courteous way. Disregarding the shortcomings in attractiveness of her medium, there wasn't anything that could be fussed about.
Xue Lei could no longer bear the hypocrisy. He sneered. ”No wonder you have a 'tongue' in your codename. You speak a lot of nonsense!”
”I'm truly sorry. I can't think of anything I need to do right now besides talking.”
Snake Tongue drove Black Beetle to step two paces forward to allow Xue Lei to face the formidable foe. Currently, Black Beetle wasn't really much, but if the poison screens were disturbed a few more times, there was an 80% chance that Luo Nan would fall. This was the reason why Snake Tongue was acting so leisurely.
Xue Lei gnashed his teeth in anger as Snake Tongue continued speaking, ”I can end this situation much quicker, but I feel quite ashamed. My humble cultivation hasn't reached perfection. I can't guarantee the complete retention of your light of intelligence. What information remains mostly relies on luck. The most likely possibility would be the erasure of Lord Luo's fascinating theories. That would really be a pity....”
”Snake Tongue!” Above the Heavenly Ocean Lake, Puppeteer also had enough. He looked at his wrist once more to confirm the time.
Though the police of Xia City and the security department of Cloud City Water Village were complete trash, they were certainly heading over right now. What if the Xia City branch of the Society were on their tails? They had barely obtained the upper hand. They needed to take Luo Nan into their hands and not let him escape.
”Mind your own matters,” Snake Tongue's voice rang directly in his ear, this time with a warning that was neither light nor heavy.
Luo Nan, who maintained silence all this time, finally spoke, ”You asked about An Weng a while ago…. Aren't you digressing from the topic?”
”Idiot, you're still in the mood to chat? Shut the hell up! Stop breathing!” Zhang Yingying was already driving up a storm in the metropolis. This year, her driving score was shot to nothing. Now, she even expended a lot of mental energy worrying over this troublemaker. She wanted to tear her steering wheel off her car in her hate.
”Listen to Sister Zhang, Nanster! Don't talk!” Xue Lei also wanted to curb Luo Nan from talking. Luo Nan, however, patted him on the shoulder in slight reassurance.
Black Beetle continued to act like a mouthpiece in front of them, helping realize a dialogue between Snake Tongue and Luo Nan. ”From my viewpoint, An Weng's location and the like really don't stir my emotions as much as Lord Luo's theories.”
”Then I must truly thank you.”
Luo Nan continued to speak in a weak voice, ”Therefore, you intend to continue discussing related topics until I fall to the poison mists.... Or perhaps, you've finished constructing your fortifications?”
The viewing platform was suddenly without sound.
”Fortifications?” Whether it was Xue Lei, Zhang Yingying, or even Puppeteer, they all encountered a barrier in understanding. They were stunned for a time.
Snake Tongue probably had the same emotions. She spoke through Black Beetle a full five seconds later, but this time, the tone was much graver than before, ”Lord Luo, you've been observing me all this time?”
”I am forming conjectures about you.”
The sound of Luo Nan's breathing turned rapid. A smidgen of poison had entered him, and at that moment, the effects were becoming increasingly obvious. However, he still spoke, ”I am thinking. Based on your ability, you were originally going to come over here with Black Beetle and the others. With the element of exceptional surprise, I probably wouldn't have made it this long if you had. However, you didn't come. You just made a 'lampshade', doing just better than nothing. It just doesn't make sense for a killing machine to act as a logistics person.
”Therefore….
”I made a conjecture. Of course, I also had the support of someone's intelligence. I thought that you were bound to come over via an out-of-body state. It is convenient, but it is fragile. Especially against me, an expert in sensing and mental attacks. You should have quite a cautious nature, someone who cherishes her own body. You still haven't launched your final offensive. Maybe you're scared of expending too much energy, allowing me to detect you and catch you. Your defensive ability can't compare to Black Beetle’s and the others’.”
Snake Tongue was silent for several seconds, before speaking, ”Right now, has Lord Luo discovered my position?”
”I'm not too sure yet, so let's do what you suggested. Let's keep chatting?”
Snake Tongue stopped uttering a sound. She seemed to be pondering Luo Nan's means.
Xue Lei, Zhang Yingying, and Puppeteer. These three people were unable to speak a word for a time. So there was another battlefield going on atop the platform, and they were completely ignorant of it all.... Although Luo Nan had brought this out to the open, the situation was as so.
Everyone's gazes, aside from the people absent from the scene, all congregated upon Luo Nan's body. However, they were unable to see even a clue.
Luo Nan's complexion still wasn't very good. The protective glass behind him had an arc to it, so he was uncomfortable as he leaned against it. He painfully adjusted his body's posture, and he finally felt a bit comfortable. He extended two fingers, and gestured with a swipe.