Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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When Luo Xiu defeated Gane, he truly began to regard Luo Xiu as a peerless genius. Looking at the entire kingdom, there were definitely no more than five people like him.

But only now, seeing Luo Xiu resolutely rush towards Xie Ke, does he seem to truly understand what his teacher meant.

It wasn't because of Luo Xiu's talent or strength, but a feeling. When you see him doing this, you think that you might never choose to do that in your entire life, so even if you're unwilling, you can only accept it.

He did what you dared not do but wanted to do.

That's what you call one in a million.

Luo Xiu rushed to Xie Ke's side and looked at Xie Ke's face. The turmoil in his heart before subsided and returned to calm.

He wasn't one to take risks, but his teacher might be in trouble, so this was the only option he had left.

He had read so many alchemy books and learned so much about alchemy; perhaps it was all for this moment.

In his mind, among the thousands of pages he had memorized and recited during those nights, he clearly found that page, that passage.

Fifth-tier alchemical potion: Moon in the Water

[Effect: Creates a clone for a short period of time. The clone possesses half the abilities of the original body, all recent memories of the original body, has no emotions, and can complete some of the commands given by the original body.]

He trusted his own judgment, and at this point, he could only trust that judgment.

so he……

Fist!

Chapter 185 Battle against "Shek"!

The setting sun cast its last rays at the edge of the plain, its orange-red light stretching along the horizon and freezing Luo Xiu's figure as he threw a punch.

Less than half a meter in front of him, Count Shek remained calm.

As he watched the fist grow larger in his field of vision, he remained completely unmoved.

It wasn't just because he lacked emotion, but also because he was acutely aware of his own limitations.

The gap between the fifth rank and the upper fourth rank is like an insurmountable chasm. Even if it is weakened by half, it is still beyond the reach of the upper fourth rank. If it weren't for the agreement that Tata had made with his original body, forbidding him from actively harming Luo Xiu, he would have knocked Luo Xiu unconscious as soon as they met.

There is no need to use the ability of illusion.

Now that Luo Xiu has thrown a punch at him, he thinks that he is only making a reasonable counterattack and it should not be considered as intentional harm.

So he raised his hand, and a dark red alchemical circle unfolded, a series of colorful bubbles appearing among the surrounding objects: the earthy yellow of the ground, the pure white of the sky, the dark brown of the wooden house…

Those were the purest elements, yet they were analyzed with a mere wave of the hand, instantly reorganized, rearranged, and condensed, finally transforming into a torrent that shot towards Luo Xiu's fist.

The seven-colored light kept changing on the torrent. After only one glance, Hugh felt a splitting headache, the world spun before his eyes, and he collapsed to the side and vomited uncontrollably.

Alchemist Tier 5 Skill: [Analysis - Elemental Torrent]

boom!

A brilliant light burst forth the moment the fist touched the torrent, coloring the entire area. "Shek" calmly watched all this, then reached out to grab Luo Xiu, preparing to take him away.

But his outstretched hand felt an immense force, followed by a violent tremor that caused it to burst open, spraying blood everywhere. Had he not pulled his hand back in time, the blow would likely have shattered his hand.

?

If he weren't currently devoid of emotions, this question mark would surely have crossed his mind.

Luo Xiu's strength far exceeded his expectations, which was completely inconsistent with the information he had initially received. It must be that there was a problem with the analysis from the main body's side.

But he remained calm and composed, shifting his grip on Luo Xiu's outstretched arm and swinging it towards Luo Xiu's neck once more. Strange energy surged in his palm, like splashed ink, gushing out and spreading, coloring the entire sky.

Just as he finished vomiting, Hugh looked up and saw the sky splashed with color. His eyes went blank for a moment, and he felt the scene in the sky begin to spin rapidly. His stomach, which had just been emptied, started to churn again, and his throat hurt. He lowered his head and vomited again.

He knew that Earl Shek was going to use the same trick he had used on them at the beginning, which must have come from mental power and had unknowingly bewitched him and his elder brother for a whole morning.

He couldn't help but start to worry about Luo Xiu, because from his observation, Luo Xiu didn't seem to be good at resisting this kind of mental power.

So as soon as he finished vomiting, he didn't even have time to wipe his mouth before he quickly looked up at the battle.

But what he saw shocked him again, and he even wondered if he was still trapped in Shek's mental power.

Luo Xiu stood there, his back to him, facing the setting sun, his figure upright. Not far away, Xie Ke lay on his back, a clear bruise on his neck and blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"Still fighting?"

Luo Xiu spoke calmly; he didn't have the habit of falling into the same trap twice.

He had already spent 300 points to increase his mental resistance to 750 points when he threw the punch earlier, so the move that Shek used against him was ineffective and he was directly hit in the neck.

He just didn't expect that even with his attributes reduced by half, Shek still hadn't completely lost his fighting ability after being hit twice head-on by him.

It seems that Earl Shek, like Kelda back then, did not follow the traditional path of alchemists, and his physique is probably at the fifth level.

"I lost."

Shek lay on the ground, quietly gazing up at the sky.

He shouldn't feel tired, after all, he was just a clone formed from the medicinal mist.

But he did seem to feel tired at this moment, perhaps due to the influence of his original body.

According to the memories transmitted to him by his original body, it must have been a long time since he had ever lay on the ground like this and watched the sunset.

"You can go now. My time limit was originally one day, but now I only have a few minutes left. Let me watch the sunset for a few minutes."

"Shek" spoke softly, and his physical body visibly dissipated, transforming into a gray mist that drifted into the sky.

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu stopped making a move, turned around and pulled up Xiu Pu, who was vomiting uncontrollably, and walked around Shek toward the exit leading to the outer perimeter.

When he walked past "Shake", only half of Shake's body remained.

A deep voice sounded beside him:

"Let me remind you one last time: your teacher isn't outside, so there's no point in you going. I'm not lying to you."

"I know."

Luo Xiu spoke calmly:

"But since you're going to such lengths to prevent me from going to the outer areas, it means there must be something there, right?"

“If it really wouldn’t make sense for me to go to the periphery, then you wouldn’t have stopped me in the first place.”

It's a very simple paradox, but it's easy to get confused by it.

Luo Xiu left, and at this point, only a small portion of "Shek" remained.

He looked at the sky, and Luo Xiu's last words seemed to be playing on repeat in his ears. He curved the corners of his mouth slightly, but for him, who was devoid of emotion, it was not a real smile.

"In the end, it didn't succeed..."

……

At this moment, the corners of his mouth were still a bit bluish, his face was pale, and he felt waves of pain in his stomach, with severe acid reflux.

To be honest, he had a rough time entering the inner city. His lower body was already exhausted, and now his upper body was exhausted again.

"Big brother, where are we going now?"

He looked up at Luo Xiu.

Unexpectedly, Luo Xiu shook his head:

"I do not know."

Seeing the disbelieving look on Xiupu's face, Luo Xiu remained calm:

"I really don't know."

"I should have gone to find my teacher. If he wasn't on the outskirts, he was most likely in the inner city."

"But the inner city is so big, I have no clue where to start, so for now I can only go to Mammon Street to find Mr. Haha, and then..."

Luo Xiu explained his plan, and Xiu Pu frowned as he listened.

It's not that the plan is bad, but rather that it's far too long.

Since there are absolutely no clues at the moment, we can only investigate step by step. Luo Xiu's plan is quite clear, but it is somewhat complicated to execute.

The only option left is to take the second path, which is to forcibly search for Tata's whereabouts in the inner city.

The casino that earns gold can almost be ruled out, so there are only three places left: the nearby Bellflower Garden, the River of Sorcerers, and the Waste Gold Pit.

This is not a simple project either, and it will also take a considerable amount of time.

After a moment of silence, just as Luo Xiu decided to proceed with the plan to go to the outer perimeter first, Xiu Pu looked up at Luo Xiu:

"Big brother, do you believe me?"

Luo Xiu was somewhat taken aback, but he roughly guessed what Xiu Pu was planning to do.

Half a second later, his expression returned to calm, and he nodded:

"Okay, you can go to the outer perimeter for me."

"I will handle it."

Hup looked unusually serious.

Luo Xiu took out the communication box that looked like a Rubik's Cube that Xiu had brought back and tossed it into Xiu's arms:

"Take this."

……

Hugh left. He and Luo Xiu agreed to meet at the abandoned gold pit tomorrow night, where he would bring news.

Luo Xiu would first go and explore the bellflower garden in the inner city.

"This forging requires two items, one of which is in the River of Sorcerers, and the other is in the Garden."

"It doesn't matter whether you get the item from the River of Warlocks or not, but you absolutely must go to that dilapidated garden."

“That thing there is very important, Luo Xiu.”

The teacher rarely called him by his own name, and given his emotional state at the time...

Luo Xiu had a hunch that the garden held not only the materials he was looking for, but perhaps other secrets as well.

With that thought in mind, he strode toward the garden.