Hill was shocked.
He had thought about how Zhang Wei, in his weakened state, would deal with the man in the hat and glasses. He had considered many scenarios, but never in his wildest dreams did he imagine Zhang Wei would take the blow head-on and even break the attacker's dagger.
Instinctively.
Hill glanced at the broken half of the dagger lying on the ground. Under the illumination of the crystal chandelier on the ceiling, it glinted with a dark, ominous sheen, clearly not an ordinary dagger.
"A dagger mixed with wolf king bone, and it broke? This is harder than diamond."
With his powerful senses, Hill could discern the dagger's material. It was crafted from the powdered bone of a Ghost King-level werewolf, combined with metal. It was a magical artifact, its hardness such that even machine gun fire couldn't break it. Yet, it had snapped, broken by Zhang Wei's forehead.
Upon this realization.
Hill couldn't help but stare intently at Zhang Wei…
[Ding! Hill… When Zhang Wei dealt with the assassin before, did he just stand there and let them attack?]
[Host gains System Points +1300]
Thinking this.
Hill couldn't help but look at Zhang Wei again… Now I understand why Zhang Wei didn't suffer any side effects after repeatedly using forbidden ghost-exorcising techniques to boost his strength. His physical constitution is just too robust.
Meanwhile.
It wasn't just Hill who was stunned. The man in the black hat, the ghosts, were even more horrified, their faces etched with disbelief.
They knew the dagger better than Hill. They had gone to great lengths to obtain it from a werewolf ghost king, a dagger that the werewolf ghost king had used to nearly kill them all. Fortunately, they had numbers on their side, or they would have perished.
But now…
The dagger, which could easily pierce the werewolf's flesh, known for its defense, and even sever the werewolf's bones, harder than diamond, couldn't penetrate Zhang Wei's temple?
As they stood dumbfounded.
Zhang Wei's voice reached them:
"Fortunately, my head is a bit harder than normal people's, otherwise, you would have stabbed me to death."
Upon his words.
Man in the black hat: "????"
Ghosts: "????"
Hill: "????"
[Ding! Man in the black hat… Are you sure it's just a little harder? A bit?]
[Host gains System Points +300]
However.
Before the man in the black hat could voice his complaint, Zhang Wei, at some point, had reached out and grabbed the dagger from his hand.
Instantly.
The man in the black hat was startled, thinking Zhang Wei was attacking him. He quickly let go, abandoning the dagger, and retreated from Zhang Wei. Since the dagger was already broken, it wasn't worth being caught by Zhang Wei for the sake of a mere dagger.
Zhang Wei, however, was unfazed. He waved the dagger and said:
"I knew your dagger couldn't kill me, turns out it was made of chocolate."
With those words.
Zhang Wei picked up the broken dagger, bit into it with a crunch, and under the system-enhanced strength of his teeth, the dagger shattered like chocolate, chewed by Zhang Wei.
[Ding! Man in the black hat… Holy crap?!]
[Host gains System Points +310]
[Ding! Ghosts… What the hell, am I seeing things? He bit it, and it shattered.]
[Host gains System Points +330]
Their eyes widened.
Inevitably.
The ghosts turned to the man in the black hat who had rejoined them:
"Did you grab the wrong dagger? You used a chocolate knife to try and kill Zhang Wei?"
The man in the black hat's mouth twitched:
"What wrong dagger? That dagger had such a unique design. Do you think I'd idly make a chocolate dagger with the same style? Damn it, he just ate the dagger? Is he even human?"
Watching Zhang Wei chew through the dagger, the man in the black hat was stunned, disbelieving his own eyes. That was a magical artifact, not some prop for a surface-level trick.
However.
There was no time to ponder how Zhang Wei could eat a magical artifact raw. At this moment, Zhang Wei's voice reached them:
"If this is all you've got, then you won't be able to kill me. Even if I'm so weak right now that I can only move a finger, it's still easy for me to crush you with one finger."
Upon his declaration.
The man in the black hat's expression darkened:
"Don't get cocky. Just because your body is tough doesn't mean I have no way to deal with you."
Before he finished speaking.
The man in the black hat, as if making a decision, reluctantly produced a shriveled finger, about half its original length.
"That's..."
Hill saw the finger and his eyebrows twitched slightly, clearly recognizing its origin.
At the same time.
Unaware of Hill, the man in the black hat held the finger and chanted a series of obscure and eerie incantations. A magic circle instantly appeared beneath his feet. As the formation manifested, he threw the finger into it.
The next moment.
A bizarre phenomenon occurred. The formation seemed like a pool of water, and the finger sank directly into it.
Then.
The formation erupted with a dark, corrupt aura, spewing forth like a gushing spring.
Seeing this, the man in the black hat chuckled sinisterly:
"If I can't kill you, I can summon a powerful being to kill you. Zhang Wei, you said you ruined the Fallen Angels' plan against the Holy See. Now I'll summon a Fallen Angel, and they'll tear you apart. Haha."
As his words fell.
The man in the black hat began chanting the summoning incantation for a Fallen Angel.
At this moment.
He was too engrossed in his own glee to notice the strange expressions on Hill, Matt, and the others standing beside Zhang Wei as he spoke.
Soon.
With the man in the black hat's final chant, a terrifying figure with two pairs of black wings emerged from the formation, rising from below like breaking the surface of water.
[Ding! Ghosts are excited… Haha, you truly live up to your reputation, summoning a Fallen Angel to deal with Zhang Wei. This is going to be good, summoning an enemy to deal with an enemy.]
[Host gains System Points +380]
It was at this moment.
The Fallen Angel appeared and, following the sensation of the summoning, looked at the man in the black hat:
"Hmm? You're not from the Dark Holy See? How do you possess a summoning item of my severed finger? Never mind, since you summoned me, tell me, what is it you want?"
The man in the black hat did not hesitate, pointing at Zhang Wei:
"Lord A'jia, I wish for you to help me kill someone, this person. Lord A'jia, you may not know, his name is Zhang Wei. Not long ago, you Fallen Angels were summoned by the Dark Holy See to deal with the Holy See, but this Zhang Wei ruined the Dark Holy See's affairs and killed many Fallen Angels. If you kill him now, the other Fallen Angels will surely be pleased… Hmm, Lord A'jia, what's wrong?"
Before he could finish.
The man in the black hat and the ghosts noticed that the Fallen Angel, known as A'jia, had a peculiar expression, seemingly upon hearing Zhang Wei's name.
As they were wondering.
A'jia spoke:
"You say his name is Zhang Wei? Is he from Great Xia."
"Yes, it's him. Hmm? Lord A'jia, how do you know he's from Great Xia? As expected of a Fallen Angel, you can recognize him at a glance."
The man in the black hat replied, not forgetting to point towards Zhang Wei, indicating who he was.
However.
As A'jia confirmed that the Zhang Wei he spoke of was from Great Xia.
A'jia's mouth twitched, and he shook his head:
"...If the Zhang Wei you're talking about is the one you want me to kill, I cannot kill him."
The man in the black hat and the ghosts were stunned by this.
[Ding! A'jia… Kill your grandmother! Although I don't know about your Dark Holy See and Holy See situation, that Zhang Wei is someone personally appointed by Lord Satan. If I kill him, aren't I courting death?]
[Host gains System Points +500]
At this time.
"Ah? Why?"
The man in the black hat and the ghosts couldn't help but question… What a joke, you can't kill Zhang Wei? I summoned you specifically to kill Zhang Wei, and you're saying you can't?
However, the next second.
Just as A'jia was about to casually find an excuse to respond.
"A'jia."
A leisurely voice drifted over.
A'jia, who was about to speak, froze, as if hearing something unbelievable. He turned towards Hill, who had spoken, and then A'jia's eyes widened, and he blurted out:
"Hmm? Father?!"
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