Chapter 98: Approaching Death, the Tragic Gicchin
"Not this, not that... From the start of the battle, restraining the mini Jiren to now dealing with planetary impact!!"
Fighting properly wasn't even an option...
"Damn it... You ugly coward who doesn't dare show your face!" Lin Qi's usual calm demeanor flashed a trace of anger at this moment.
This damned guy...
Truly adept at manipulating people's emotions!
Lin Qi charged at the demon again, aiming a sweeping kick at its lower body to knock it down.
"In that case, I'll just destroy you directly!" A faint purple light appeared in Lin Qi's palm.
"What..." The demon was somewhat startled and reacted quickly to dodge, but the black mist surrounding it was still touched by Lin Qi's destruction energy.
"Unexpectedly, you know destruction techniques. Are you a God of Destruction?"
Yet, the aura didn't quite feel like that—perhaps a candidate for one?!
The black mist dispersed as it was eroded by the destructive energy, vanishing into the air. When the mist receded, the face of the man in the black robe was revealed to everyone.
"You..." Lin Qi was slightly stunned. He had assumed this guy might be Whis' favorite, Beerus.
The disdain in his gaze was already prepared to be unleashed... but it wasn't?
Could it be that he was entirely wrong?
Wasn't this like the Seventh Universe, where Beerus commanded Frieza to destroy the Saiyans and Planet Vegeta?
So, it wasn't?
"You... are a demon?!" Lin Qi asked uncertainly, looking at the tall man whose face was now exposed.
That sinister, bloodthirsty smile and blood-red lips—if he were painted like a clown...
He might even resemble Beerus!
"That guy... is the demon?" Gicchin was also shocked, but more so, confused.
He looked very much like Beerus! But the aura he emitted didn't match at all!
"Damn it..." The demon was slightly taken aback. It quickly released black mist again, enveloping itself.
"Since you've seen my face, I can't let you live... You all must die!"
Evil energy surged from the demon's body as countless black mists swept toward those below.
Both the black-robed soldiers and the villagers brought by Gicchin were entangled by the black mist.
As the mist rapidly entered their bodies, their forms aged and withered at an alarming speed, turning into desiccated corpses.
"What the hell is happening!!" Lin Qi hastily conjured a protective shield, isolating the black mist outside.
"Jiren..." Seeing the reactions around him, Gicchin also created a barrier to protect the larger and smaller versions of Jiren.
But the barrier could only barely hold back the black mist.
The mist, having absorbed the black-robed soldiers and villagers, surged out from their mummified corpses and headed toward Gicchin.
"Damn it..." Lin Qi was about to act when the shadow wielding a staff, who had been inactive, suddenly appeared before him.
"Don't even think about saving anyone!" The raised staff unleashed magic toward Lin Qi.
"You can use magic... Are you from the Dark Demon Realm?!" Lin Qi was shocked, quickly dodging and retaliating with destruction energy.
However, the opponent was incredibly fast, evading all his attacks.
"Crack..."
Gicchin's barrier barely lasted a few seconds under the demon's mist attack.
"Crack... crack crack..."
Countless fragments of the barrier shimmered, shattering into pieces before Gicchin.
"Boom!"
In an instant, the black mist engulfed Gicchin, wrapping him entirely.
Meanwhile, the mini Jiren, who had just regained consciousness on the ground, witnessed a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life.
"Master, no... Demon!!"
Unable to bear the overwhelming shock, the mini Jiren cried out before collapsing unconscious again.
"Gicchin..." Lin Qi hesitated in his actions. He was struck by magical energy, causing him to plummet from the air, piercing through the mountain rocks along the way.
"Boom boom boom!"
After crashing through over a dozen rocky mountains, Lin Qi was embedded in a pile of rubble. As the debris rolled away, he reappeared before Gicchin.
"Gicchin..." Lin Qi's usually calm demeanor completely shattered.
The Gicchin before him had also been reduced to a desiccated corpse, his aura so weak it was on the brink of death.
Lin Qi was at a loss for words. Nearby, the unconscious mini and large Jiren lay sprawled on the ground.
"Once we kill you, those two will be our best experimental subjects... Hahaha..."
Two dark shadows appeared before Lin Qi, with the leading demon laughing arrogantly.
Lin Qi clenched his fists and shielded the dried-up Gicchin. "Come on... Do or die! Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
The shadow behind the demon raised its staff but suddenly looked skyward. "Master... those two have arrived!"
"Retreat!"
At the demon's command, the two figures abruptly disappeared before Lin Qi.
"Bastards..." Lin Qi blinked. They ran away...
"Whoosh!"
"They're here..." At that moment, two figures appeared in the sky—Whis and Marcarita, who had arrived late.
"Gicchin?!" Whis glanced downward and was shocked by the devastation on the ground.
Especially the kneeling figure behind Lin Qi—the one who was on the brink of death.
"Gicchin..." Whis swallowed hard, his eyes wide as his trembling hands reached out to touch the now-dried-up Gicchin.
"Whis-sama..." Marcarita landed behind Whis, softly calling out.
Was Whis-sama about to lose control? The demons had always been a thorn in his side!
"Demons..."
Whis withdrew his hand, clenching it tightly. "Damn demons!!"
"This is the result of you protecting such a despicable race?" Whis turned his hostile gaze toward the unconscious mini Jiren.
"Hmph, Gicchin, you fool. You're addicted to playing protector. And that big one—when did you take him in?!"
"Hey, hey... I'm almost dead here!" Gicchin, extremely weak, revealed a bleak smile. "And you're still holding grudges!"
"Sigh... Why did you take him in?" Whis suppressed his anger and sighed.
"There are some uncontrollable races you don't need to force yourself to protect!"
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