Chapter 239
The Destiny Compasses of the numerous Nightmare Beasts were strikingly uniform—all pointed to imminent death. Even without Su Bei’s intervention, Jiang Tianming and the others could handle them.
Su Bei’s task was to link their fates, then adjust one beast’s large pointer with an instant skill, causing all of them to die simultaneously. That was the power of Destiny.
Hearing him, Jiang Tianming and Ling You, already low on Mental Energy, didn’t linger in the fight. They slipped back into the car through the side windows. Li Shu, spreading his hands, said with interest: “Show us what you’ve got.”
With everything set, Su Bei’s face paled slightly. Though he’d minimized Mental Energy use, linking so many beasts drained two-thirds of his reserves. Still, the efficiency was worth it.
“Next up—get ready to witness a miracle,” Su Bei snapped his fingers. A wave of energy surged from afar, and within moments, every Nightmare Beast within kilometers turned to ash upon contact.
Outside, the dense swarm of beasts dissolved into black smoke, fading in a few breaths. Light flooded back in.
In an instant, Su Bei had annihilated them.
“That’s… too strong…” Brother Wang’s awe echoed everyone’s thoughts. Su Bei’s power exceeded their expectations.
They’d guessed he’d handle the beasts easily, else he wouldn’t have volunteered. But wiping them out with a flick, while barely moving, was beyond comprehension.Even his Mental Energy drain seemed less than theirs—Jiang Tianming and the others looked paler. Their combined kills matched Su Bei’s, but his display felt like a dimensional strike.
“Low-key, low-key, I just…” Su Bei trailed off, his expression turning odd.
Jiang Tianming, sharp as ever, caught his pause: “What’s wrong?”
Su Bei tugged at his lips, showing a rare hint of guilt: “I forgot something.”
Focused on killing the beasts, he’d neglected to adjust everyone’s luck. He’d cleared the first wave while their luck was at its worst.
With the protagonists’ knack for trouble, one wave’s end guaranteed another.
He realized this as his Mental Energy sensed something approaching fast—a powerful aura, likely a high-level Nightmare Beast. “What?” The three felt a sinking premonition at his expression.
Su Bei didn’t disappoint, delivering bad news: “A new danger’s coming.”
As he spoke, a pitch-black, ink-like Nightmare Beast emerged from the woods, resembling a graceful girl with long twin tails, like a beautiful silhouette.
But they weren’t fooled. Nightmare Beasts had no gender, and high-level ones took bizarre forms—this one just looked like a girl.
The girl-beast spoke in a bell-like voice: “The Life Stone’s with you, right? Those low-level grunts were in the way, so I killed them. Hand it over, and I’ll make your deaths quick.”
“Didn’t you kill those beasts?” Brother Wang, unaware of Su Bei’s Ability, whispered.
Su Bei whispered back: “Destiny decided their deaths. I just decided Destiny.”
As they say, my vassal’s vassal isn’t my vassal. He could instantly wipe out a swarm via Destiny, but direct combat wasn’t so easy.
Not just Brother Wang, the others were confused but grasped it wasn’t simple. Lan Subing whispered: “Can you decide this high-level beast’s death now?”
“Probably not,” Su Bei said honestly—lying was pointless with his Mental Energy low. “If I act again, another crisis will come.”
Even with four-fifths of his Mental Energy, he could kill it with Destiny Gear. Destiny’s conceptual power depended on the user, not the target’s strength.
But with their luck at rock bottom, solving this crisis would trigger another, worse one.
It was typical—with a new comic chapter out, the author wouldn’t let them return easily. This fight was inevitable unless Su Bei disrupted the plot.
He had no such plans, so no need to waste energy. Saving some Mental Energy ensured self-preservation.
His answer killed their hopes of him acting again. One crisis brought a high-level beast; the next could be worse. They’d handle this one themselves.
“Chatting over there? Isn't ignoring me a bit much?” The girl-beast, after two dramatic lines, grew impatient. It expected trembling humans begging for mercy, not them ignoring it.
They needed to stall until help arrived. The government only promised to report it, not track them, and Meng Huai’s call hadn’t connected. But with the Life Stone reported, it should draw attention.
To Su Bei, help would arrive late—likely after they defeated the girl-beast, to give the protagonists a stage.
Since he’d cleared the initial swarm, Brother Wang, shocked, had stopped. Now, with a high-level beast looming, he didn’t dare drive.
“Keep going,” Jiang Tianming ordered. Driving wasn’t to escape but to force the use of the enemy’s Ability.
Stay or leave, they’d die. Running gave a slim chance. Brother Wang floored it, the car shooting forward.
Unhurried, the girl-beast leapt, turning into a shadow, reappearing beside Brother Wang in the passenger seat.
This startled everyone—who expected a beast they’d tried to outrun to teleport inside?
Its elusive Ability was daunting, seemingly unsolvable. Jiang Tianming had probed part of it—teleportation—but it could be space-shifting, time-pausing, or supersonic speed…
Each required a different counter. Facing a high-level beast blindly was suicidal.
“Running? I almost lost you,” the girl-beast feigned complaint. “You don’t welcome me?”
Most might flatter it out of fear, hoping for mercy. But Jiang Tianming’s group didn’t. Su Bei mocked first: “Yeah, you're not welcome. Can you leave?”
So bold… Brother Wang was stunned. He’d never imagined facing a high-level beast like that.
Jiang Tianming and Li Shu were politer: “Su Bei’s right.”
Girl-beast: “…”
No longer humiliating itself, it sneered: “Guess you prefer punishment over courtesy. Did I use that idiom right?”
Others were speechless. Jiang Tianming’s mouth twitched: “Yup.”
The girl-beast preened: “Told you I learn fast. Fine, since I’m in a good mood, pick your death.”
In brain teasers, answers like “die of old age” or “die happy” worked. But in reality, they didn’t dare respond—what if its Ability granted wishes instantly? Brother Wang had an idea, stopping the car: “I want to die taking you with me.”
Not out of noble sacrifice—he knew it couldn’t comply. If it did, he’d tearfully earn a top medal.
As expected, the girl-beast, unprepared for that, fumed: “Humans are so cunning! I hate you! Forget it—just die.”
It called humans deceitful but ignored its own flip-flopping—peak double standards.
Beasts lacked morals, so this wasn’t surprising. They waited warily for its move.
Using teleportation, it flashed to Su Bei, who’d spoken first, ready to show him its power.
But Su Bei was ready. Daring to taunt a high-level beast, he had a trump card.
As it appeared, he dodged swiftly, firing a silver Gear.
His Trigger-Type Gear skill guaranteed a hit. If it struck, they’d gang up. If not, it’d reveal her weakness.
Unexpectedly, the Gear didn’t hit the girl-beast but the rearview mirror in front!
“Bang!”
The mirror shattered.
Under shocked gazes, the girl-beast’s body fragmented like the mirror.
With Trigger-Type Gear’s nature, Su Bei realized her Ability was mirror-based—she’d entered via the mirror’s reflection.
This explained why she appeared beside Brother Wang, not directly in the passenger seat—the mirror’s position limited her.
Jiang Tianming caught on too: “Smash all nearby mirrors and glass!”
Before he finished, Su Bei fired Gears at the windows, side mirrors, even Brother Wang’s metal thermos, sending it flying.
Li Shu and Ling You reacted fast, pulling scarves and handkerchiefs from storage to cover reflective surfaces.
The car fell silent. Moments later, Brother Wang asked cautiously: “Did we get it?”
“Of course not!” The girl’s voice rang out, followed by gleeful laughter, clearly smug.
They hadn’t expected to win easily, but with all reflective surfaces cleared, how was she still here? Was their understanding wrong, or did they miss something?
Her amusement grew: “One more chance. Find why I’m still here in five minutes, and I’ll spare—one of you.”
A heavy blow—she was confident she’d kill them even if they found her trick.
But she’d confirmed their approach was right—she used mirrors to teleport. There had to be an overlooked “mirror” in the car.
What was it?
Baffled, Su Bei and Jiang Tianming locked eyes, suddenly realizing the oversight.
In unison: “Close your eyes!”
Trusting them despite the beast, everyone closed their eyes.
Notably, Brother Wang did too. His [Steady Driving] kept the car smooth, and with no other vehicles on the road, accidents weren’t a worry.
Silence fell again. Brother Wang asked: “Solved?”
“Nope,” the girl’s haunting voice sounded.
But Su Bei smiled: “Stop bluffing.”
If they’d failed, why was her voice from outside, not inside? The car lacked a medium for her to enter.
Outside, the car’s glossy body was a perfect medium—unavoidable unless they abandoned the car.
But ditching it wasn’t an option. It was government-issued, trackable for rescue. Plus, a high-level beast had seen them, and their shared vision meant others were rushing over. They needed to race to safety. Walking was suicide.
“I keep my word. Decide who lives, or I kill until one’s left,” the girl-beast said gleefully, knowing help was near but confident in her strength. She ignored other beasts urging her to act—she wasn’t a weakling they’d defeat.
“Let the driver live,” Jiang Tianming said instantly. Brother Wang, a pure driver, had no self-defense. He’d die first, so they had to protect him. Limiting her attacks on him also let him drive safely. He jumped out the window, landing on the roof to fight, eyes closed. It seemed unnecessary and limiting, but caution demanded it.
If she emerged through their eyes, it’d be trouble. Earlier, her voice felt like it came from their minds—eerie.
“Pretty smart,” the girl-beast said, surprised. “But blind, you’re at my mercy.”
She underestimated Su Bei and Jiang Tianming. They’d spent days underground, sometimes without Zheng Caige’s night-vision glasses, honing their dark senses far beyond the normal level.
Su Bei didn’t fight, instead scraping the car’s body with Gears to remove reflective spots.
Jiang Tianming, using multiple Abilities, barely held off five identical copies of the beast. He had a rare trump card—[Death Ray], a laser Ability only able to be used once. It had to hit her true body, or it’d be wasted.
Though the five looked identical, as King of Abilities’ protagonist, Jiang Tianming had a way. Using [Frost Mage], he created a large, translucent ice block, reflecting only one beast’s image.
The middle one was her true body.
He fired [Death Ray], not enough to kill a high-level beast alone. But Li Shu, in sync, hit her with [Illusion] while she was weakened.
The illusion replayed the scene, making her think Jiang Tianming fired twice. Li Shu’s [Illusion] had “Believe It True”—if the enemy believed the illusion was real, they’d take its damage.
Believing it, the girl-beast took two [Death Ray] hits.
One wasn’t lethal, but two left her gravely injured.
The air stilled. Su Bei, with Mental Energy active, warned: “She’s gone.”
They hadn’t killed her—she’d hidden, like before. They couldn’t let her recover, or she’d track them, exposing their position to all beasts.
Where was she? Eyes closed, no mirrors, car body scraped clean—no place for her to hide.
If Su Bei could open his eyes, Destiny Gear would pinpoint her. But risking it wasn’t worth it—he’d use his brain.
Ling You guessed it, touching her mirror-glossed lips. The girl-beast fell out, as if ejected from the gloss.
Ling You: “…”
Hearing the noise, Su Bei, in the car, swiftly finished her off. A defenseless, injured high-level beast with no hiding spot was easy.
After Gears cleanly ended her, Su Bei opened his eyes, curious: “Who found her? Where was she?”
Ling You, vaguely guilty, lowered her eyes, pursed her lips, and stayed silent. With everyone blind, if she didn’t speak, no one would know the comical truth.
No answer. Su Bei raised a brow: “Must be an interesting spot, huh?”
Knowing his shamelessness, Li Shu doubted he’d hide anything worth faking. He looked at Ling You, teasing: “Not telling? We won’t spill.”
Ling You turned to the window, resolute in silence.
“No big deal, I respect your choice,” Su Bei said reasonably.
Li Shu shot him a weird look. Jiang Tianming, back inside, gave him an odd look too: “You of all people, saying that?”
Su Bei was unapologetic: “I’m always this understanding.”
He’d see the answer in the comic later, so he didn’t mind being the good guy.