The Highest Bounty

Chapter 44: Liliath’s Terrifying Ability

The monster who only had one eye left went completely berserk, and it slammed both its fists down on Du Ding, one after the other. He was bombarded by the beast’s fists which rained upon him like a storm, causing Gu Ding to flee hastily.

Even though he had activated the tier 3 Ultimate Arts, the Silent Step technique could only barely keep up with the giant beast’s attack speed. At other times, he could only use the Steel Fist to unload the strength, and the Righteous Body to resist.

However, in less than two minutes, Gu Ding had already felt both his arms becoming extremely numb. Several of his ribs were broken, and there were pangs of pain coming from his chest. It was apparent that his internal organs were injured to a certain degree.

“If things continue like this, I’ll be killed.” Gu Ding got an idea and prepared to activate the 4th tier of Ultimate Arts.

“If you don’t activate the 4th tier, you might still survive. If you activate it, you will be dead for sure!” Neptune’s tone sounded stern. “You currently only have a Rank 1 Gene Body. Even if you activate tier 4 Ultimate Arts, your combat strength will only double, you still won’t be able to break through its defense. But if you activate the tier 4 Ultimate Arts, once that energy passes through you, all of your body’s cells will start to quickly age and die. Unless a god descends from the skies, no one will be able to save you.”

“Once I fall, it will rush toward Liliath.” It was the first time that Gu Ding had faced such a difficult situation. Just as Neptune had said, he had no chance of winning. All he could do now was resist.

“If you activate the 4th tier, you’ll only speed up your collapse,” Neptune said with even more conviction. “Let her escape now.”

“Lili, hurry up and leave, I can’t hold on any longer. Run as far as you can!” Gu Ding shouted.

Liliath hesitated for a moment. Then, it was as if she had made up her mind about something as she tightened her fist and shouted back at Gu Ding, “Lead it over here toward me, I have a plan to get rid of him!”

“Don’t be daft, his defense is too strong. Escape quickly, I’ll be right behind you.” Gu Ding thought Liliath wanted the giant beast to notice her so that he would have a chance to escape.

“Lead it over here. If it looks me in the eye, then I’ll have a shot at killing it.” Liliath shouted at him again.

“Lead the monster over, this lady has Pupillary Abilities. Just do as she says and you two might still have a chance of survival.” Neptune had always known that Liliath had Bloodline Eyes, which was a genetic hereditary ability. Most abilities of the eye were extremely powerful, but Neptune was not sure what exact abilities this little lady’s eyes had inherited. However, if she was speaking like this now, it should mean that she had a certain degree of self-confidence.

When he heard this, Gu Ding was still slightly hesitant. If Liliath could not kill the monster with her ability, then she would be facing the threat of imminent death.

“The Interstellar Pirates have an unwritten rule—trust your teammates. If you can’t even do that, then you’re not suitable to be an Interstellar Pirate. If you have to handle everything on your own, then you’re a lone traveler. No matter how great a lone traveler is, they will never be as excellent as an Interstellar Pirate.” Neptune knew that if Gu Ding continued to hold out, it would not end well. Thus, he had to advise Gu Ding to accept Liliath’s suggestion.

“I understand!” Upon hearing this, Gu Ding changed the direction of his movements and fled toward Liliath’s position.

When Liliath saw that Gu Ding had taken up her suggestion, she stood her ground and stayed still. She slowly closed her eyes, listening to the sound of the giant beast approaching. She was completely calm. A moment passed, then she suddenly opened her eyes. Her pupils had turned a shade of gold, and she locked eyes with the giant beast’s one remaining eye.

When the giant beast saw Liliath’s eyes, it suddenly stopped in its tracks. It was as if someone had cast a Body Suspension Ability on the giant beast that had previously been pursuing Gu Ding so aggresively.

“This is…” Gu Ding was stunned to see what was happening.

After a moment, the giant beast started to wail in agony. It knelt on the ground and began smashing its skull against the ground desperately. In less than ten seconds, his big skull had deformed, but it did not stop and continued pounding its head against the ground in a frenzy.

After a little less than a minute, the giant beast’s movements finally slowed down. Only half its skull remained, and its body finally collapsed onto the ground, barely breathing.

Only then did Liliath’s eyes returned to normal. Her body wobbled as she slumped onto the ground. She said to Gu Ding weakly, “It won’t be alive for much longer, let’s get out of here quickly.”

“Gu Ding, there’s an Energy Crystal in the big fella’s brain. You should retrieve it quickly, the item might help promote you to a Rank 2 Gene Body.”

Gu Ding, who was about to carry Liliath onto his back, suddenly heard Neptune say this.

He was stunned for a moment, then he quickly walked toward the beast. With the cover of the Combat Armor, he easily reached his hand into what was left of the brain in the the giant beast’s head. After a moment, he felt a small hard object and yanked it out.

It was a small white crystal bead about the size of his thumb, and it was round and smooth like a pearl.

He held the crystal bead and handed it to Liliath. “Here’s your prize.”

Liliath had seen everything that Gu Ding did. Looking at the mucus that remained on Gu Ding’s hand, she moved backward slightly, afraid that Gu Ding would pass that to her too. “No thanks, that’s too gross. You keep it.”

“Wouldn’t it be fine once we find a place to wash it later?” It was not the first time that Gu Ding had been perplexed by a woman’s thought process. Even when it came to “shredded” women that resembled men, there were many times when he just could not tell what they were thinking.

For example, when these musclewomen were mistaken for men, they would disregard their surroundings, go into a rampage and beat up the other party. This had happened almost every year at the Rose Tavern. Every time it happened, tons of people would come to watch the show, but no one would ever try to interfere.

In Gu Ding’s opinion, this kind of behavior was uncalled for. All they had to do was correct the other person, and the other person would never misgender them again, there was no need for such violence. Nevertheless, every time something like this happened, the tavern would become exceptionally lively. Gu Ding had always been someone who enjoyed a lively atmosphere, so he was also very happy whenever such a thing happened.

“No, just keep the Energy Crystal for yourself. I have never used such a thing.” Liliath was perfectly aware of what the crystal was, but she had never used such a thing throughout her entire life.

“Alright, but I owe you. I’ll pay you back next time.” Gu Ding saw that even though she knew that it was an Energy Crystal, she still refused to accept it. Therefore, he just put it in his storage bag.

“There’s no need for that, since you’re the leader. Just keep all the loot with you. If there’s ever something another member needs in the future, they can just get it from you.” It seemed that Liliath had decided to follow Gu Ding’s path and become an Interstellar Pirate. The corner of her lips curled upward. “Don’t leave it with me. I only know how to spend money, not save it.”

“Alright then, we’ll do that for now. It seems like we need to find a companion who’s good at financial management… too bad that guy Reid doesn’t want to be an Interstellar Pirate…” Gu Ding had always thought it was a waste of Reid’s talents for him to not become an Interstellar Pirate.

“Who’s Reid?” Liliath, who was being carried on Gu Ding’s back, found something to chat about.

“Ah, Reid, he was my deskmate when I was in the Cerule Military Academy. He’s incredible, was great at reasoning, and was even a high-level lawyer…”