Chapter 54 - Exchange of the Spirit (Part 1)
Luo Bai's eyes widened in shock as he stared at the person who looked exactly like him———- same height, build, and facial features. It was as if the deep sea had become a mirror, reflecting an additional version of himself.
"What is this..."
His heart raced, and his breath quickened, feeling as if he were in a dream.
An inexplicable emotion surged within him. Luo Bai, almost unconsciously, reached out slowly towards "him". "His" mouth was smeared with blood, and his dying eyes held a mix of shock and confusion. They locked eyes, breathing heavily, unable to speak for a moment.
"You are..."
"He" struggled to open his mouth, trying to ask something.
His weakened hand slowly lifted, reaching out to touch the soul-state Luo Bai in front of him.
"Psh!"
The cockpit collapsed, and a metal pipe pierced through the soul-state Luo Bai, penetrating "his" chest.
"Ugh——-"
"He" coughed up a mouthful of blood.
The suddenness of the event left Luo Bai's mouth agape, standing frozen in place. The intense sound of blood splattering from "him" was piercingly loud in the silence, sending a chill down his spine. It felt as if an invisible force was suppressing his scream.
"Help... Help..."
"He" seemed almost numb to the pain, moving his hand along the metal pipe towards Luo Bai, enduring the friction of the cold pipe against his hot, damaged chest, tearing away chunks of flesh.
"Help us…"
Amidst his pained groans, "his" trembling fingers finally touched Luo Bai's cheek.
But it was in vain.
He fell, lifeless.
"He" died.
"Crack!"
The left knee was crushed.
[Help us.]
The ethereal child's voice echoed again, more urgent than before.
"How can I help..."
Luo Bai looked around desperately, his mind racing to find a solution, but as a soul, he couldn't touch anything.
[Once again.]
[Let's fight together.]
A voice of consciousness echoed in his mind.
At that moment, both Luo Bai and the deceased "him" had a burst of white light emanating from their chests. Half of a broken blank card, marked with the character "Bai" floated out from both of them———– the same card Luo Bai had worn since childhood!
The two broken blank cards seemed to be drawn to each other, merging into one.
"Vroom———"
A blinding white light illuminated the deep sea, rapidly heating the Phoenix's body, causing a violent burst of heat. The surrounding seawater instantly boiled, burning the
In a daze, Luo Bai suddenly opened his eyes.
A metal pipe was embedded in his chest; he had become the deceased "him".
At the same time, in the
"Meow!!!"
Teacher Tony, terrified, screamed loudly and rushed over, abandoning the cat food.
Desperately trying to pry the card from Luo Bai's grasp to interrupt the channeling, it struggled to loosen Luo Bai's fingers, but its efforts were futile———- it couldn't manage to get a grip or bite hard enough.
After the exchange of the "living being" and the "undead", during that channeling period, if the "living spirit" isn't exchanged back within 5 minutes, the "living body" will suffocate to death, and the "living spirit"——— Luo Bai———- would be lost forever.
In the boundless deep sea, Luo Bai, now in the undead body, is experiencing dizziness, as a metal pipe pierced through his body, blood dripping continuously onto the ground.
However, that didn't matter!
He couldn't feel the pain!
Five minutes was enough!
"Hehehe..."
Luo Bai laughed maniacally as he snapped the metal pipe, reestablishing the connection with Phoenix. The mecha's body instantly became red-hot, and steam pushed back Bahrastos. However, the left knee had already been crushed, and the power system was damaged, making it hard to stand.
"Come!"
In the cockpit, Luo Bai roared loudly, blood spilling from his mouth, his face contorted in fury.
Outside the mech, the
"Once again..."
"Stand up!"
Luo Bai controlled Phoenix, making it slowly rise. The mech's body emitted a blazing light and exuded intense fiery heat, with its sharp, bright eyes shining through the heavy mask with a resolute glow.
The temperature surged, and the seawater violently boiled!
"Boom!"
The hot steam scattered everything around the mech, causing abandoned iron ships to melt under the intense heat. The seabed turned into a lava inferno in an instant.
Luo Bai controlled Phoenix to deliver a backward elbow strike, gripping Bahrastos's abdomen with his left hand and locking its spine with his claws, erupting in a burst of fire!
"ROOOOAAAAAHHHH———–"
A piercing, ear-splitting wail erupted.
Immediately after, Luo Bai withdrew his left hand, and embraced Bahrastos's head with both hands, pressing it down while simultaneously driving his knee into it!
"Boom!"
Another devastating uppercut hit Bahrastos's injured face.
"Boom!"
Bahrastos, screeching and howling, burst out of the water, creating a 10 zhang-high wave.
(T/N: 1 zhang = 10.93613 ft or 333.33 cm.)
It spread its massive white wings, turning the sky into a black hole with swirling storm clouds and lightning.
The colossal red mech, Phoenix, also rose to the surface, with white steam from the intense heat soaring into the sky. The turbulent waves triggered a tsunami, submerging nearby islands and ships.
"ROOOOOAAAAHHH"! Bahrastos roared angrily, its face twisted in fury.
Its rampage caused the sea to violently quake.
Phoenix raised its fist, bracing against the fierce impact.
As they clashed, Bahrastos opened its enormous mouth and bit down on Phoenix's arm. Phoenix retaliated by blasting searing flames from its back, forcing Bahrastos to release its grip as its teeth were scorched.
"You like to bite huh!"
Luo Bai roared viciously.
He controlled Phoenix to thrust its entire hand into Bahrastos's throat.
"Then let me fill you right up!"
"Ka-ka-ka!" Multiple mechanical gun barrels in Phoenix's palm opened simultaneously, gathering red-hot energy in fiery patterns.
"Boom!"
Flames and water splashed and intertwined in the darkness, consuming and exploding.
A dazzling burst of fire and earth-shattering explosions erupted instantly.
Fierce flames engulfed the heavens... just like a phoenix soaring in the sky...
Bahrastos let out a pained wail, its massive form thrashing violently in the deep sea, scales blasted off, blood spreading in the water and turning the surroundings crimson, gradually losing its life force.
The deep sea returned to calm. The red mech stood amid the ruins, embodying victory and fearlessness. In the vast, boundless depths, the last remnants of fire flickered from its fists and cannons.
The flames gradually dimmed until they were extinguished.
Luo Bai's face went pale, his mental strength exhausted, ending the exchange between the "living" and "dead".
"Boom!"
The world fell into silence in an instant, as if nothing had ever happened.
In every apocalyptic disaster, there are always silent warriors who rest in the abyss with their enemies.
There are no songs, no commemorations, no inscriptions.
Only Ba witnesses the
A ray of sunlight pierced the deep sea, illuminating the Sacred Stele next to the golden, damaged mech, slowly shining upon the crest.
Its name is———–