Chapter 49: New Talent
Qing Ling, hanging upside down in mid-air, had her chest pierced. She didn't even utter a sound of pain.
The "black giant needle" was pulled out from her body, blood spurting out, flowing down due to gravity, quickly staining her fair neck, face, and forehead, soaking her long hair.
The Hair Monster enjoyed the process of Qing Ling's hair being dyed with her own blood. It repeated, both in ecstasy and sorrow, "Hair, such beautiful hair... all mine... all mine..."
"Ah!" When the first drop of blood fell from Qing Ling's hair tips, the Hair Monster let out a shudder of ecstasy. Its black hair spread out rapidly, gathering towards Qing Ling and quickly wrapping around and swallowing her.
The remaining three could only watch in horror, unable to do anything.
They couldn't just stand by and watch Qing Ling die!
She had to be saved! Something had to be done!
Gao Yang shut his eyes.
[Entering system]
[Warning! You are currently in extreme...]
—Lucky points.
[You have accumulated 70... 71 lucky points]
—Talent comprehension, skipping confirmation query.
[Comprehension in progress...]
[Comprehension in progress...]
[Comprehension successful]
[Talent: Flame. Serial number: 26. Rune type: Element]
[Level 1 Flame: Can summon fire elements with both hands, maximum temperature 280°C, burn radius diameter 1 meter]
[Level 1 Flame permanent attribute bonus: Stamina +20, Endurance +20, Spirit +50, Charisma +10]
—Can spirit affect elemental damage?
[Every 10 points of Spirit increases elemental damage by 1%]
—Allocate remaining lucky points to spirit.
[Attribute allocation complete]
[Attribute values updated]
[Stamina: 47 Endurance: 48]
[Strength: 17 Agility: 39]
[Spirit: 199 Charisma: 57]
[Luck: 132]
[Exit system]
Gao Yang opened his eyes. With a thought, a strange and scorching energy surged through his fingers. He grabbed the dense black hair with one hand.
"Flame!"
"Whoosh—" Gao Yang's hands ignited. The black hair burned from his palms all the way up to his little forearms, snapping like crushed bug shells.
The remaining hair immediately fell off, rushing away from Gao Yang's body, as though they were living beings that could feel pain and fear.
Once freed from the hair's restraint, Gao Yang began to fall from mid-air. He reacted quickly, grabbing Officer Huang's yellow uniform behind him with one hand and placing his other hand on Huang's chest. "Flame!"
Immediately, flames ignited on Officer Huang's chest.
Gao Yang controlled the fire's temperature and range. The black hair on Huang's body sensed danger and quickly retreated. As Huang fell, Gao Yang stepped on his chest and pushed off, leaping toward the chubby Jun three meters away.
The difficulty of jumping in the air was immense, and despite Gao Yang increasing his agility, he still couldn't perform the movement as smoothly as an acrobat.
There was a slight gap between them, and Gao Yang barely managed to grab Jun's thigh. The sudden "attack" startled Jun, who screamed, "Ah, ah, don't kill me…"
Jun opened his eyes, realizing he wasn't dead and found Gao Yang holding onto his thigh.
"Gao Yang?! You..."
"Hang on."
Gao Yang raised his arm and slapped Jun's fat backside, "Flame."
"Whoosh—" Jun's backside immediately caught fire.
"Ssssss—" The black hair quickly retreated from the flames.
[Congratulations! Flame: Level Up]
[Level 2 Flame: Can summon fire elements with both hands, maximum temperature 580°C, burn radius diameter 3 meters]
[Level 2 Flame permanent attribute bonus: Spirit +100, Fire Resistance +60, Charisma +10]
As the system's voice sounded in his mind, Gao Yang felt a surge of energy flood his body, incredibly pleasurable.
Jun was obese, with many strands of black hair wrapped around him, which couldn't retract in an instant. Gao Yang withdrew the flames and waited for the right moment, reaching out to grab a strand of black hair trying to pull away. The retreating hair acted like a string, pulling Gao Yang, the "kite," toward the Hair Monster's body—the skull.
The Hair Monster, which was about to slowly devour Qing Ling, had its rhythm interrupted by Gao Yang's sudden attack. It paused its feeding and turned to confront Gao Yang.
It first severed the strand of hair Gao Yang had grabbed, but it was too late. Gao Yang was already flying toward the Hair Monster in a parabolic arc, positioning himself above its head.
Three "black giant needles" formed immediately, attacking from the front, left, and right, aiming at Gao Yang in mid-air. Gao Yang spread his arms and aimed at the two needles on the left and right, "Flame!"
"Boom—Boom—" Gao Yang's palms shot out two streams of flames, consuming the black giant needles.
The needle coming directly in front of him still hadn't been dealt with in time. Gao Yang twisted his body, hoping to avoid a fatal strike.
"Whoosh—" At the last second, a Tang knife flew in, slicing through the threatening black giant needle.
It was Qing Ling's metal talent! Despite being bound by the hair and still hanging upside down, her face covered in blood, she half-opened her eyes and watched Gao Yang.
She was on the brink of death but had not given up!
Gao Yang felt a surge of hot blood in his chest. He spread his arms and let his body fall toward the Hair Monster.
Three meters!
Two meters!
One meter! Reached attack range.
"Flame!" Gao Yang shouted, pouring all his energy into his palms.
"Boom—" Two streams of fire shot out and merged, instantly engulfing the Hair Monster.
"Ah ah ah—" The Hair Monster screamed in agony, but it wasn't enough. A second of flames was insufficient to burn all its hair, let alone destroy the tough skull.
But Gao Yang was powerless. Gravity pulled him down rapidly, and his flames were about to miss the target.
Suddenly, his feet stabilized as something supported him.
He looked down and saw that it was the Tang knife floating in mid-air!
The Tang knife pushed up with force, causing Gao Yang to leap half a meter upwards.
At that moment, Qing Ling had exhausted all her mental energy. She closed her eyes, her arms hanging limp.
In fact, after the "black giant needle" pierced her chest, Qing Ling's metal talent had suddenly reached level three. It was thanks to this boost that she had barely held on until now.
Level 3 Metal: Can sense metal at a maximum distance of 50 meters, control metal at a maximum distance of 10 meters, control metal weighing up to 60 kilograms.
"Flame!" Gao Yang leaped again, not daring to miss this final chance. He wished he could pour every ounce of energy within him in an instant.
But this brief pause gave the Hair Monster time to react. The skull quickly retreated, escaping Gao Yang's flame range.
Gao Yang could only watch helplessly, powerless to reverse the situation.
At that moment, a "black giant needle" pierced through Gao Yang's back.