I Take Life Seriously 95: The Spellcasting Demigod (2)

Miu Xiu's own space-time aberrant code immediately relayed the other party's invitation to merge with him. When he heard it, he did not know whether to laugh or cry. Then, as he complained to himself, "So the space-time aberrant code inside that monster really did not understand what I meant. Honestly, what an idiot. It actually had the nerve to ask me to merge with something so hideous. Hmph. That thing is not even qualified to be my slave."

"Do you even understand? Codes like us will never submit to one another. All youre doing is stirring up an internal war," said the space-time aberrant code within him.

"Then let there be a war. We will just have to decide who is stronger. I will beat it into submission," Miu Xiu said dismissively.

"You had best not do that, or else..."

"Or else what?" Miu Xiu's tone remained scornful, but he continued, "Do you think your fellow codes can defeat the guardians of those energy spheres by using such trash animals as hosts? Hmph. Since they are useless, why not put them to work for me? Why waste them for nothing? You are so clever, surely you understand this. If not, then you disappoint me greatly."

His space-time aberrant code had nothing to say after hearing that.

At that moment, Miu Xiu addressed the space-time aberrant code inside the ostrich monster. "Ill give you time to finish mutating, and then Ill fight you. If you lose, you become my slave."

The word slave seemed to be understood by the space-time aberrant code, because the ostrich monster immediately showed extreme rage.

Even so, rage was rage; it still continued mutating.

Those space-time aberrant codes felt that Miu Xiu was making trouble out of nothing, deliberately picking a fight.

But that was not the case. Miu Xiu simply believed he had Zhang Mingjing and the others dead to rights and would certainly obtain the energy sphere, so there was no need to kill them in a hurry. On the contrary, he felt that in the near future he would surely rule the Earth, but for now he had no troops under his command at all, which was hardly impressive. Since the opportunity was right in front of him, why not recruit some subordinates?

His behavior was actually very much in line with the habitual logic of human thinking. In simple terms, it meant digging pits for the future. But the space-time aberrant codes could not understand that.

...

The God of War satellite had long since been watching every move Miu Xiu made, and reporting it to Zhang Mingjing at all times.

Zhang Mingjing, Catherine, Jeremy, and the second pet were already prepared to set out for Australia.

"This guy is behaving very strangely," the five-dimensional thought model also complained after reading Miu Xiu's behavioral data.

"Why is he waiting there for the monster to mutate? Does he really think that having one more helper guarantees victory?" Zhang Mingjing asked as well.

"I dont know either, but thats definitely not what hes thinking," said the five-dimensional thought model.

"We'll go ask him in a moment."

"Ask him? You are truly refreshingly candid. But I rather like that about you."

"Damn it, Catherine said that to me too. Are you plagiarizing her line without permission?"

"Heh. I was speaking from the heart."

At that moment, Zhang Yida suddenly called Zhang Mingjing. "I say... let me trap that demigod with the Eight Trigrams Array first. The Real Man has already sent me a holographic projection of the area. Perhaps before you even arrive, I will have already crippled him."

This was Zhang Yidas third request to join the battle that day.

Zhang Mingjing still refused. "No. What the Real Man gave you is satellite data. You know perfectly well how fast that demigod is. With only satellite data, your Eight Trigrams Array cannot keep up with him in time, let alone trap him at the Qian position. The result will only be a pointless drain on your and Xiao Nuxias energy, which would be bad for the later battle. I hope you can curb your impatience, avoid arrogance, and not lust after merit or fame."

In truth, Zhang Yida understood as well that the reason his Eight Trigrams Array had been able to trap the demigod repeatedly and keep working was because, during battle, his consciousness and Zhang Mingjings were in a state of constant entanglement. The speed at which that information and imagery could be transmitted far surpassed the speed of light. But after two recent crushing victories, his mind had drifted a little, and today his old habit of craving credit had resurfaced.

Zhang Mingjing also read his state of mind and knew that if Xiao Nuxia were to act now, she could instantly cure Zhang Yida of his restlessness and impatience.

So he said to Xiao Nuxia, "Chairwoman Xiao, you should discipline the commander-in-chief. Im about to set out, and I have neither the time nor the energy to explain all this to him."

"Understood!" Xiao Nuxia answered, and then she shouted at Zhang Yida. "Zhang Yida, youre already this old, and you still cant control your greed for credit and victory in front of your juniors. Are you not ashamed?"

Her rebuke was, as always, a bolt of lightning to Zhang Yida. After hearing it, he immediately began to recover his reason.

...

Forty minutes later, Zhang Mingjing and the others had already entered the Pacific, and at the same time, the ostrich monster in Australia had finished mutating.

The creature had changed from one neck and one head into three necks and three heads, and it was full of steel teeth. Its face no longer resembled an ostrich; it looked more like a dinosaur. Everywhere on its body that lacked feathers was covered in a hard coffee-colored hide.

Once the monster raised its head and stood upright, it was already more than thirteen meters tall. It was clearly a three-headed dragon.

The demigod Miu Xiu gestured provocatively at it and said scornfully, "Come on!"

The monsters three faces instantly twisted into ferocity, and it lunged at him.

Yet Miu Xiu stood motionless, while his lips moved in continuous incantation.

When the monster charged up to him, it suddenly retreated more than ten steps, the three heads colliding with one another. One face wore a terrifying expression, one was contorted in pain, and the third was a mix of both.

The satellite transmitted all this information to Zhang Mingjing, and the five-dimensional thought model read it as well. At once it understood Miu Xius method and exclaimed in surprise, "This demigod is using a power based on higher-dimensional negative information. In other words, what you would call a spell."

Zhang Mingjing gasped in astonishment. "A spell? No way. Ive always thought that sort of thing was superstition."

"Not only matter and energy can kill. Spells can kill too. That is hardly superstition."

"Kill by what? Sound waves? I do know sound waves can kill."

"How could it be sound waves? That would be far too crude. When a spell kills, it does so through information. These spells contain evil higher-dimensional information. Such information can activate vast amounts of negative rotational energy inside the person being cursed, causing death, just like activating a malignant virus in a computer. That is why they can kill invisibly."

"Damn, thats terrifying. If he were to recite a spell at us, wouldnt we be finished? Then what the hell are we even fighting for?"

"So when facing him, you must raise energy shields. That will protect your bodies from his spell attacks. As long as the body or consciousness does not come into contact with such evil spells, the higher-dimensional information within them cannot harm you."

"Got it!" Zhang Mingjing immediately informed Catherine, Jeremy, and the second pet's artificial intelligences of this tricky situation, telling them to be sure to activate their energy shields when fighting.

...

Just after Zhang Mingjing finished his warning, the five-dimensional thought model said to him again, "Zhang Yida should know a thing or two about spells, shouldnt he?"

"You mean that line about the old sage of Mount Tai, quickly, obey my command?" Zhang Mingjing laughed.

"That, I do not know. Youll have to ask him. I only know this: if the person chanting the spell injects it with information full of righteousness, then the spell becomes one with positive energy, and can counter spells filled with negative energy."

"How mystical."

"Yes. The best way to counter a spell containing evil energy is still to use a spell of positive energy."

"Oh... that makes sense."

...

"What? A spell? The weapon that demigod uses is a spell? ... Can spells really be that powerful?" Zhang Yida was both stunned and shocked after hearing Zhang Mingjings report on the enemy.

"Yes. So when you fight him later, you must also cast spells at him," Zhang Mingjing said.

"This... this is too absurd," Zhang Yida complained. In the days when he had passed himself off as a holy charlatan, he had indeed chanted plenty of spells, but whether they ever worked, he had not the slightest idea. That was why he lacked confidence now.

"Then how about you just recite a few random ones later and see?" Xiao Nuxia said from the side.

"What do you know? Are spells something you just recite randomly? When using spells, one must combine them with talismans, seals, inner power, hand formulas, and ritual instruments in order to conduct the Dao and cast properly for them to be effective."

"Why not just try your best later? Maybe theyll really work?" Zhang Mingjing said as well.

Zhang Yida still looked troubled, then complained, "Setting aside whether they work, just look at how far away I am from that demigod. Even if I chant a spell, it may not do anything to him."

At that moment, the five-dimensional thought model said to Zhang Mingjing, "Zhang Yida can have the spell he chants implanted into the Eight Trigrams Array, allowing the array to cycle and strengthen his spell repeatedly."

Zhang Mingjing relayed this method to Zhang Yida. Zhang Yida was pleased when he heard it, though he still had little faith in spells. Even so, he reluctantly agreed.

However, his lack of confidence in spells was already read by both the five-dimensional thought model and Zhang Mingjing.

The five-dimensional thought model complained, "Zhang Yida cannot be this unsure of spells. That will prevent any strong positive energy from being implanted into them."

Zhang Mingjing immediately understood and said to Zhang Yida, "Zhang Yida, you have so little confidence in your own spells. Dont you know that if the heart is not sincere, the spell will not work? This could ruin everything. You must adjust your mindset."

Hearing that, Zhang Yida naturally knew Zhang Mingjing was right, so he hurried over and sat properly before the ancestral master statue, hoping to gain some psychological support there and make his spells more genuinely potent.

Zhang Mingjing read this scene and could not help complaining inwardly again. "Why do I feel like we are drawing talismans and catching ghosts today?"

"Heh heh heh... interesting humans," the five-dimensional thought model laughed.

...

Miu Xiu quickly subdued the three-headed dragon-like monster with his spell.

He actually placed a bridle on each of the monsters three heads, then held the reins in his right hand and sat heavily on the creatures back.

Although he had conquered the monster, the space-time aberrant code inside it remained completely unconvinced. It complained to the space-time aberrant code within Miu Xiu, "Ive never seen such an arrogant host. He angers and shames me. Why dont you hack him?"

The space-time aberrant code within Miu Xiu was also at a loss for words, because hacking Miu Xiu was truly no easy matter. Besides, securing the energy sphere was the urgent priority right now, and Miu Xiu still had some value to exploit. So it still tried its best to persuade the space-time aberrant code inside the monster, saying, "Brother, endure it for now. Once we obtain the energy sphere, it will not be too late to deal with this fellow."

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