The King of Black Fog

The sound of horse hooves thundered!

The white horse galloped wildly on the cobblestone streets of Prague.

Pulling a carriage with four passengers, it sped on like an arrow released from its bow.

"Woo-hoo!" Bi cried out joyfully, her blonde hair fluttering in the wind, "I've wanted to do this on a main street for so long! Ula!"

The horse burst out of the alley and onto the spacious street in front of the Czech National Museum, even more unrestrained.

It picked up speed, sweat the color of blood sprinkling from its fur. Where its hooves pointed, people and carriage alike were overturned, a Skoda sent flying upon the slightest touch.

Suddenly, several military trucks rushed forward, blocking the road.

The horse neighed and leaped, and for a moment, Li Changzhou thought it would step into the air to become a celestial steed.

But it merely jumped over the trucks and immediately landed, continuing its wild dash.

With a loud crash, the carriage hit the ground hard. Yang Qinglan, being light, was sent flying, but luckily Li Qianxia turned back into her human form just in time to pull her back.

"This horse is great! It's mine!" the Czar Princess shouted again.

Hum~~~

A green fairy descended from the sky, its transparent wings vibrating. Its front legs as sharp as knife blades, it sliced down at the carriage with a gleam that sent a shiver down one's spine.

The white horse whinnied, about to slow down.

The coachman immediately whipped the horse's tail. The white horse, in pain and fury, surged forward, ready to feed the upright beast behind it to the mantis blades.

Li Changzhou, with his six points of Intelligence, burst out laughing. With his left hand gripping the reins tightly, he flicked his right hand, and the Emerald Bee Sword flew forth like an Azure Dragon from his sleeve.

Blade and sword edge clashed like two charging rhinos before swiftly glancing off each other.

"Sting—"

A grating metallic friction echoed.

The Emerald Bee Sword remained unscathed, with Jade Light flowing along its blade, while a small chip was knocked out of the opposing blade.

This was the first thing that had collided with the Emerald Bee Sword without breaking in two!

On the carriage, Li Qianxia shook her long weapon, and the Blood-colored Steel Spear struck like a venomous snake, clamping onto the body of a mantis that flew over the top of the carriage.

As the strong horse galloped, the horse sweat spilled like blood. The mantis corpse hanging on the spearhead was like a battle flag.

"Identity Card!"

Li Qianxia was clearly not a competent standard-bearer, as she casually dropped the long spear and the body, transformed into a Snowy Owl, and snatched the black Identity Card which had flown out from the triangular head of the mantis.

The white horse saw an alley that would only allow its body through, not the carriage.

It neighed and, like a nail being shot towards the mouth of the alley, charged fiercely.

"Hahaha! Old horse, you trying to slim down and shape up?" The coachman laughed loudly, digging the Emerald Bee Sword into the horse's right buttock, slicing off a palm-sized chunk of flesh.

"Whinny!!!" The white horse cried in agony but charged very quickly.

"Still not enough? Slimming down can't be rushed, you know!" said the demon, slicing off another chunk of flesh from its left buttock. Without giving the horse time to react, the sword light danced, a green line streaked across the right buttock, and another piece was removed.

The white horse could no longer bear it, so it slowed down slightly and steadily turned, giving up on the rush into the alley.

Who could withstand such a method of slimming and shaping up!

No, this is not slimming and shaping up, this is freaking dismantling piece by piece!

The Snowy Owl returned with the Identity Card in its beak and landed on Li Changzhou's shoulder, handing him the card.

Li Changzhou glanced at the black Identity Card of the mantis.

[Nickname: Bi] (40)

[Name: African Green Giant Mantis]

[Value: 0]

[Instinct: One Device Through]

[Skills: "Edible Male" (C-grade), "Sudden Slash" (E-grade), "Protective Color·Green" (E-grade), "Eagle Style·Concentration" (E-grade), "Unlearned", "Unlearned"]

Concentration?

[Name: Eagle Style·Concentration]

[Type: Skill]

[Quality: E]

[Special Effect: While soaring in the air, Perception +2, Strength +2]

[Minimum Use Conditions: Soaring in the air]

[Introduction: While soaring in the air, there's a 20% chance of focusing like an eagle; Perception and Strength upper limit not exceeding 10]

[Remark: By the way, if you don't have wings and can't fly, can this be used while falling off a cliff... well, alright, it can't.]

It wasn't the kind of Concentration he had imagined, with no increase in Intelligence, but even with an E grade, it had a 20% chance of activation.

"Bro! I just remembered something!" Li Qianxia shouted into his ear, "Qing Lan only said it was a veto system, but she didn't say she used her veto!"

"That means she declined subtly; do you understand?" Li Changzhou shouted back into her ear just as loudly.

[Name: One Device Through]

[Type: Skill]

[Quality: B]

[Special Effect: Choose one weapon, the tougher the object cut down and the more the weapon is used in battle, the sharper it becomes]

[Minimum Use Conditions: A weapon; physiological structure capable of using weapons]

[Introduction: The sharpness of the weapon is not related to the quantity it cuts through; it must cut through objects that are harder, or stronger or sharper than before to become sharper]

[Remark: One Device Through! Ah, you misunderstood my point. I'm not telling you how to better use this skill; I'm teaching you how to fart and crap, come on, chant with me: One Device Through↓↓↓↓→ (the emphasis is on 'Through'!) ]

The white horse continued running along the tram tracks on the road.

Li Changzhou was reminded again of the properties of the "Emerald Bee Sword."

[Name: Hummingbird Style·Sword Beak]

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: B]

[Special Effect: Unmatched sharpness; shared damage, shared glory]

[Minimum Use Conditions: Female, can only be female; Male, must belong to a male]

[Introduction: When one beak is damaged or upgraded, the other will also be damaged or upgraded]

[Remarks: That year when the apricot blossoms were misted by the light rain, we savored the nectar together, since then we've roamed the world with the dust of life as our companion, living carefree and sharing the world's splendor... until we met an upright ape named Li Changzhou]

Li Changzhou experienced immeasurable pain, a hundred and twenty thousand percent worth of it.

It wasn't because he felt pain from killing the hummingbird couple.

In the game, there was no concept of good and evil. When encountering other players, all players thought the same as when seeing a mosquito—nothing but the thoughts of killing it would arise.

His pain stemmed from the fact that a white card only had six skill slots.

At first, when he had no skills, plundering was only about hope and satisfaction. But once the skill slots were filled, and the skills were decent, every choice became painful.

Rather than enduring such pain, it would be better... for a player with an unlimited skill bar to come along and let him slay them.

"Hyah!" Li Changzhou cracked his whip, striking the white horse's wound, sharing his own pain with another.

A wise person once said: Sharing is a magical thing—it amplifies joy and diminishes sorrow.

The white horse slobbered and teared up, moved by Li Changzhou's act of sharing.

What a kind person, willing to share his inner pain even with a horse.

It galloped past the national theater, charged onto the bridge, and then with a flick of its tail and a sharp brake, the carriage soared into the air, plummeting towards the Vltava River below the bridge.

Just as the carriage was about to pull the horse down with it, the horse kicked with its hind legs, breaking the connection between the carriage and its body, and at the same moment, it aimed a kick from below upward at Li Changzhou's chin.

Having an excessively sharp sword was sometimes problematic, for example, now. Whether with a strike or slice, the horse's hoof or leg could still reach him.

Li Changzhou had to dodge by twisting his body, and his hold on the reins inevitably slackened.

The horse's mouth opened, revealing two rows of U-shaped teeth, laughing with a sly satisfaction.

"Qian Xia, kill it!" Li Changzhou turned to pounce towards the falling Yang Qinglan, while the Snowy Owl took off from his shoulder and dove towards the white horse on the bridge.

The white horse turned and ran, confident in its speed, especially since it was approaching the Castle District, and had been pulling carriages there every day. This old horse knew the way like the back of its hoof.

As long as it could make it inside, a bird would be useless.

At that moment, a wolf's howl suddenly echoed from behind.

The white horse's legs trembled, but it quickly regained strength; it wasn't particularly afraid of wolves.

With a whoosh, by the time it recovered its senses, it realized the bird was flying right beside its head, parallel to itself.

Through the huge pupils under the horse's long lashes, the image of the white bird was clearly reflected, opening its beak, and then—

"Boom!"

Like the blast of heavenly thunder, the white horse lost its front hooves, tumbling headfirst and rolling up to the end of the bridge.

As it groggily regained its sight, it caught sight of the bird landing, transforming into an upright ape wielding a weapon seemingly solidified from blood.

The white horse immediately "knelt," chewing the air to show submission and deference.

"You're quite clever, you'd make a good mount, but unfortunately, you've offended my brother. Offend him, and you offend me, and those who offend me offend my brother, and those who offend my brother will find only death."

The white horse couldn't understand the language of the upright apes, and it instead grinned again, showing a sleazy, self-satisfied smile.

On the other side of the bridge, where they had come from, a squad of upright apes was targeting this side with fearsome weapons.

Bang!

The bullet tore through the air, carrying immense power, and headed straight for Li Qianxia.

'Go to hell!' The white horse's lips curled outward with excitement as it blew a sharp snort.

Ting-ting-dang-dang, the sound of bullets hitting steel rang in her ears, yet the upright ape in front of her stood unharmed.

To the white horse's great confusion, the ape cocked its head to the side, looking decadently cute.

Simultaneously, a red membrane spread from behind the upright ape, quickly enveloping her entire body.

Li Qianxia gently pushed her spear forward, piercing a hole into the white horse's head.

After collecting the Identity Card, she turned to look at the zombie soldiers at the end of the bridge, and in the next instant, amidst a barrage of gunfire, she disappeared as if teleported, leaving behind only a layer of visible qi and shattered pavement tiles.

In the blink of an eye, a figure in red armor with a Blood-colored Steel Spear descended from the sky, crashing into the crowd of zombies.

The spear's tip glinted coldly, swiftly ending the lives of three soldiers nearby.

The remaining three soldiers quickly adjusted their aim, firing through their comrades in front of the blood-colored figure without hesitation.

Li Qianxia kicked out, sending the closest soldier flying like a bowling ball, taking down the other two.

Bang-bang-bang-bang!

Another squad of zombie soldiers emerged at the bridgehead, and Li Qianxia hurriedly raised her arms to block the flying bullets.

The powerful impact forced her back several steps, and the soldiers at her feet were turned into mincemeat by the bullets.

With a hiss, she vanished from the bullet storm.

The sound of the spear piercing flesh sounded six times, and as she ascended the bridge with her blood-dripping spear, new bodies fell one after another.

To an average person's reaction time, 10 points in Speed would almost seem like flashing over short distances.

Just then, Li Changzhou, holding Yang Qinglan and carrying the Czar Princess, leapt up from below the bridge and landed on the bridge surface.

"Brother," Li Qianxia handed over the white horse's Identity Card to him.

Li Changzhou didn't take it; instead, he looked up towards the creek, where the setting sun stretched across the sky, and Prague was nearing dusk.