Chapter 119: Chapter 119: Desmond: The President and I Share a Friendship as Passionate as Fire!
Chapter 119: Desmond: The President and I Share a Friendship as Passionate as Fire!
"How dare you show off your tricks above the church? Courting death!" Desmond let out an angry snort, and a whirlwind rose beneath his feet, propelling him into the night sky in an instant.
"Hey! Did you forget about me?" a dissatisfied shout from Lily came from the rooftop.
Desmond felt a headache coming on, realizing that despite her small stature, Lily was undoubtedly a troublemaker!
Helplessly, he waved a hand toward her, summoning a whirlwind that lifted her into the air as well. However, this brief delay allowed the powerful figure flying over the church to disappear.
Hovering amidst the night sky, Lily glanced around, seeing nothing but a sea of city lights.
Puzzled, she asked, "What happened?"
Desmond responded gravely, "Just now, a master appeared. I couldn't determine their identity."
Lily rolled her eyes. "And here I thought it was something important! That's it?! So what if someone appeared? What does it have to do with you?"
Shaking his head, Desmond gazed into the distance with a deep, thoughtful look.
Welma had been caught committing a crime, and he couldn't be sure if she'd reveal their transactions. If she did, Desmond's situation could become precarious.
The country's authorities would never tolerate the presence of the Divine Cult on their soil.
"The person earlier was highly skilled at concealment. There's a chance they were sent by the country's authorities. I can't afford to take this lightly—I need to check it out!"
With that, Desmond set off into the distance, taking Lily along.
The night sky was pitch-black, dotted with faint stars. The dense mist that Desmond had been chasing for a long time finally stopped, as if it had a will of its own.
Desmond halted cautiously. The fog thinned, and the silhouette of a woman emerged.
Dressed in leather that accentuated her voluptuous figure, with tall black boots that exuded anything but vulgarity, she seemed born to wear such wild footwear. Beneath her wolf-headed mask were a pair of eyes, utterly indifferent.
Wildness, dominance, and allure—these three qualities coexisted seamlessly in her. She sat lazily, legs crossed, half-reclining in the mist as if it were her throne.
The Wolf Woman's red lips parted, her voice tinged with a teasing numbness: "Late at night, a grown man tailing a lady for so long—don't you think that's inappropriate?"
Desmond furrowed his brows, realizing that the woman's methods were bizarre, and he couldn't discern her true strength.
B-Class? How could a B-Class exude such an aura?
The Wolf Woman flashed a seductive smile. "You've followed me this far just to ask my name? You're not much of a gentleman, are you?"
Despite her gentle tone, she was inwardly tense. She'd only intended to test her abilities, but she'd encountered an A-Class? She couldn't figure out Desmond's motives or gauge the level of danger.
Desmond's eyes narrowed dangerously, suspicious of her identity, growing nearly certain this woman was a country's operative.
Pointing his staff at her, Desmond sneered, "Beautiful lady, you're not showing me any respect, are you? Perhaps dealing with a beauty like you requires some… persuasion. Burn!"
The staff emitted a crimson light as roaring flames surged toward the Wolf Woman. Her eyes glowed deep purple, and the surrounding mist instantly transformed into a toxic cloud. Maintaining her relaxed posture, she reached out a delicate hand toward Desmond.
"Boom!" Before the roaring flames could reach the Wolf Woman, they detonated violently!
Desmond, being closest to the fire, was almost directly targeted by the explosion! "Ice Wall!" His pupils shrank sharply, and he instantly summoned an ice wall to shield himself and Lily.
"Boom!"
After a loud crash, the ice wall shattered, and the shards tore through Desmond's suit, leaving it tattered.
Desmond stared at the Lady Canine in shock, thinking, What kind of ability is this? His own attack hadn't even reached her, yet with a mere gesture, she returned his attack tenfold.
The crucial point was that he hadn't even seen what she did!
This was the result of the Lady Canine's combined fruit abilities. The Poison-Poison Fruit allowed her to release toxins from her body, with gaseous toxins like vapors being one of its many forms.
The Fog-Fog Fruit enveloped those gas toxins, transforming them into a toxic mist to counter Desmond's flames.
Since the mist was part of her body, the Transparent Fruit ability rendered the toxic mist invisible.
Although it seemed as if she had done nothing, in reality, she had delivered the poisonous gas, laden with flammable vapors, directly to Desmond's face.
When flames met gas, the result was an explosion of immense power.
Desmond was about to speak but realized the Lady Canine's figure had already vanished.
He looked up sharply and saw her standing seductively above him, the viscous toxic mist around her so thick it seemed ready to drip down.
The Lady Canine struck again, pouring the thick, poisonous liquid down toward Desmond.
Desmond, fully aware of this dangerous beauty's power, felt his eyes turning crimson as he began transforming into his vampire form.
At that moment, a startled voice came from his side, "You—you're Lady Canine?!"
The Lady Canine immediately withdrew her hand upon hearing this.
The toxic liquid dissipated.
She narrowed her eyes and glanced at the young girl next to Desmond.
The girl, dressed like a rebellious delinquent in a nun's outfit, appeared rather odd.
Desmond glanced sideways at Lily and asked in a low voice, "You know her?"
Lily ignored him, her eyes blazing with admiration as she stared at the Lady Canine.
"Lady Canine, you're my idol! At the last Mercenary Guild Conference, I was there too—I was sitting right in front of you!"
Normally, someone like Lily, a mere "zombie" hunter, wouldn't have been eligible to attend the Mercenary Guild Conference. However, her mission to monitor Desmond was deemed important, and Meng Xing believed it necessary for Lily to meet Ye Yunyun.
Of course, the surveillance on Desmond was not relaxed—Huang Jie had personally overseen it that day.
The Lady Canine looked slightly puzzled as she scrutinized Lily before saying, "I do recall you."
No wonder she seemed familiar—another mercenary, someone who had attended the last Mercenary Guild Conference.
But why was this mercenary with such a powerful priest? Could it be part of the President's plan?
The toxic mist around the Lady Canine dispersed, returning to a faint haze.
Desmond, overhearing the conversation between the two, was stunned. A cold chill ran down his spine.
This woman—was she also part of the Mercenary Guild?
And the Mercenary Guild had more than just the "President" as a strong figure?!
In Desmond's eyes, the Lady Canine was someone on par with himself.
What he didn't know was that she had only gained two B-Class abilities earlier that very evening.
What he thought was, How many such powerhouses does the Mercenary Guild have?
Mysterious and unfathomable!
That was Desmond's only impression of the Mercenary Guild.
The redness in his eyes faded, returning to their normal color. With a few flattering smiles, he said apologetically to the Lady Canine, "My God, this is all a misunderstanding! At first, I thought you were an enemy."
"A woman as beautiful as you, how could you possibly harm a humble priest like me? I'm truly sorry!
And speaking of which, the President and I share a friendship as passionate as fire! I will forever remember that night when we ran wild in the outskirts!"
Lily, listening to this, felt a little nauseated.
Friendship as passionate as fire?
Running wild in the outskirts?
She recalled a vivid scene.
The President, wielding a four-hundred-meter-long fire-element greatsword, was chasing down a vampire in the suburbs.
The President looked cool and dashing, while the vampire looked utterly miserable.
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