Chapter 396
Defeat (3)
Would Edward regret his decision to lie to Kesha if he knew what she was thinking? He shouldâve been honest. It was just him asking for help, it wasnât a big deal.
If only he knew what she thought⊠Perhaps then he wouldnât have done the insane thing he did nextâŠ
Just as Ye Lang was gloating, Edward stood up. Wind magic essence rippled off his entire being, the air around him swirled faster and faster and there was one final blast.
Edward hurled himself right at Ye LangâŠ
This all happened in the blink of an eye. By the time the crowd wanted to remind Ye Lang, Edward -no, the ball of wind- was already very, very near him.
The ball of wind was blowing sand and dust in all directions. Based on the deep marks left on the ground, Ye Lang would be blown to pieces if the ball of wind hit him.
âLittle Brother, be careful!â
âYe LangâŠâ
âNoâŠâ
Some of them couldnât bear to watch Ye Lang get killed. No one could save him in time.
But they seemed to have forgotten one thing: did Ye Lang even NEED help?
Maybe.
People who were more experienced in fighting knew what the ball of wind was. That was an illegal technique, one that was very rare and regular fighters would never use it during an event like this one.
This illegal technique released all of a personâs hidden potential in one second, increasing his/her capabilities by many folds. However, after this, the user would be heavily injured if he/she somehow didnât die. They would never be able to wield douqi or magic forever.
That meant theyâd be more useless than a kid with no attributes like Ye Lang. At least Ye Lang could still wield douqi and magic- but Edward would never be able to for the rest of his life.
The crowd hated Edward even more. If anything happened to Ye Lang, they were going to chop Edward into pieces.
âEdward⊠No⊠Why are you doing thisâŠâ Tears flowed from Keshaâs eyes as she screamed painfully.
Why was he doing this?
Perhaps even Edward couldnât give an answer. The only thing he knew was the hopelessness he felt. He didnât want to lose. Not like that.
Heâd exploded after accumulations of anger over the past weeks, unleashing the illegal technique he should never have used.
The situation could be summarised into a few words: he couldnât afford to lose and he was impulsive.
How was Ye Lang going to defend himself from the maniac using an illegal attack? He had no time to ponder why Edward did it, solving the problem was of utmost importance.
Edward currently had the power of a Heavenly Tian Level fighter nowâŠ
What next?
It was simpleâ
âMoon Mirror!â
With the few seconds he had, Ye Langâs hands could only draw one alchemy formation at an extremely high speed. A modified version of the moon mirror materialised before him, immediately reflecting Edward (the ball of wind) backwards.
This moon mirror was modified to be able to reflect the essence of wind-attribute attacks. It wasnât a complete one, a lot simpler than most of the moon mirrors Ye Lang had used before.
The moon mirror was his ultimate weapon. Although it had no ability to attack, it could reflect all attacks from his opponent.
Ye Lanyu and the rest were only reminded of this now because they hadnât seen this technique used in a very long time. Ye Lang hadnât had the chance to use this defensive formation since he left the Soaring Sky Empire.
âPfftâŠâ
The wind around Edward faded, he spat a few mouthfuls of blood. He glared at Ye Lang, his eyes filled with stubbornness and the absolute refusal to accept defeat. He realised he couldnât defeat Ye Lang even after using the illegal technique which unleashed all his power.
âEdwardâŠâ cried Kesha, rushing to hug Edward as she sobbed.
âKesha⊠Iâm sorry⊠I liked⊠I only wanted toâŠâ sighed Edward as he stroked Keshaâs face. He felt like this might be his last moment with her.
âYou donât have to explain yourself⊠I understand, I know, and youâre an idiot! Why would you do that?!â cried Kesha, shaking her head.
âI donât know either⊠I think I didnât want to embarrass you, and I thought it might create a distance between us⊠It was so difficult for us to get together⊠I didnât want you to see me as this weak man⊠Cough coughâŠâ said Edward.
Distance. This was the one reason why Edward never told her the truth. HE didnât want Kesha to see his flaws. There was already a huge distance between their backgrounds, they were a couple that never shouldâve been allowed together.
This was only what he thought. Right now, the truth was that Kesha didnât care at all.
Tragedies are often because of misunderstandings like thisâŠ
âI can finally forgive myself for this⊠You must find a person who cares for you, who truly loves youâŠâ he continued.
âNo, donât say that! I only love you! Donât worry, youâll be fine, Iâll bring you to a doctor⊠This is Sheng City, isnât there that doctor they call the confused genius doctor?â she sobbed.
âKeshaâŠâ Fei arrived by Keshaâs side. Although she despised Edward, she didnât like seeing Kesha cry.
âYou donât have to look for himâŠâ Ye Lang spoke up this time.
âWhy? Why are you so cruel? Heâs already like this, why wouldnât you let him get a doctor? I know heâs wronged you but Iâll give you whatever you want! As long as he lives, as long as he lives⊠Iâll be happyâŠâ Kesha couldnât do anything other than beg Ye Lang. She did not want to offend a person who had so much influence in this place.
If she insulted Ye Lang now, even if Ye Lang was willing to let Edward receive treatment, the rest wouldnât. They wouldnât forgive anyone who insulted Ye Lang, especially not a person like Edward.
âI didnât stop you from getting a doctor, I mean, Iâm that confused genius doctor youâre talking about. I think thatâs what they call meâŠâ said Ye Lang curtly. It was unclear what Ye Lang was going to do next.
Was he going to save Edward? Or watch him die? No one knew.
ââŠâ
Edward understood now how large the distance was between himself and Ye Lang. Ye Lang had earned all this respect himself and did not rely on other people.
Saying he depended on the women around him was the joke of the century.
Instead, he was the joke. A very funny jokeâŠ
The confused genius doctor. He would never have guessed. He thought of how confused Ye Lang looked that day when he gave him the medicineâŠ
He felt stupid.
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