Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chapter 115 Reappearance

Although the Fire Tree is a fire-type, it still couldn't escape the level four flames; its outer skin was scorched.

But the Fire Tree did not disappoint Chu Deng's expectations, hiding the golden seed inside its core and preserving it intact.

Chu Deng ate the seeds.

The golden outer skin of the seed has a gelatinous, sticky texture, while the inside is like honey, rich and mellow. Chu Deng felt as if she had eaten a fruit candy; the sweet taste went down her throat and into her body, and the burning heat spread from her stomach to her whole body.

In the silence, Chu Deng, whose brow was burning hot, stepped into level five.

In an instant, the five senses were overwhelmed by the world, nothing could be hidden from sight, a variety of sounds entered the eardrums with the flow of air, various smells mingled in the base building, an overly sweet taste filled the mouth, and the clothes on the body were more uncomfortable than ever before.

Chu Deng even suspected that advancing to level five was not a reward, but a punishment for those who had transcended mortals.

She barely managed to suppress her overwhelming senses and return from the hell of perception back to the normal world.

How to handle and control the aftereffects of Level 5 has become a new challenge for Chu Deng.

Now, as Chu Deng looked at the man's back, her sixth sense was telling her—no, it was tempting her—that all she had to do was devour Zheng Weiduo, devour him!

On the deck of the cruise ship named "Blizzard," Zheng Weiduo held a glass of fine wine, gliding his feet across the ground alternately, "tap tap tap, tap tap tap..."

He hummed a song and danced on the deck, oblivious to everyone around him, enthusiastically releasing his excitement.

People would occasionally glance at him, but Zheng Weiduo ignored them, lost in his own world.

As he walked toward the edge of the deck, security personnel began to approach him in case he fell off the deck due to intoxication.

"Sir! Please don't get so close to the railing..." the security guard reminded him in English.

Zheng Weiduo continued to shake his head as he approached, as if he hadn't heard the security guard's voice.

"Sir! Danger!" The security guard went from walking to running, but before he could grab Zheng Weiduo's tuxedo, the man in front of him disappeared into thin air as soon as he got close to the railing!

"Aaaaaah!" Some witnesses, thinking Zheng Weiduo had fallen off the deck, screamed.

With a grave expression, the security guard used his pager to notify the rescue team to begin the search and rescue operation. He looked down at the spot where Zheng Weiduo had disappeared, but could only see complete darkness.

Just as she saw Zheng Weiduo fall, Chu Deng ran past the security guard whose face was pale. She braced herself against the railing with her arms, straddled it diagonally, and her flowing skirt brushed against the security guard's neck, leaving only a faint fragrance.

"Madam!!!" the security guard shouted in despair. What's going on today? Why are they jumping ship in groups?!

Shi Qingyu assessed the distance and, taking advantage of the panicked crowd crowding onto the deck to watch, found a secluded corner and teleported herself to the surface of the sea, where she floated to observe the two fire-types who had fallen into the water.

Shi Qingyu was a bit troubled by this unexpected situation. He hadn't predicted Zheng Weiduo and Chu Deng's actions, and now he could only play a supporting role; going into business was absolutely out of the question.

Due to the waterway, Zheng Weiduo will definitely surface. Chu Deng will apply pressure underwater while he can observe from the surface to prevent Zheng Weiduo from escaping.

As soon as Chu Deng entered the water, the flames in her palm pressed directly against Zheng Weiduo, who was not far away. Zheng Weiduo nimbly swam around, dodging the bursting flames, and after creating distance between himself and Chu Deng, he remained motionless in the sea.

Chu Deng swam towards him with her legs, but was blocked by a group of sea fish that suddenly appeared. The turbid seawater became murky and obscured her vision. When Chu Deng looked again, Zheng Weiduo's figure had disappeared. She felt the water sloshing above her head, looked up, and found that Zheng Weiduo had already swum to the surface.

The sound of water breaking through the surface startled Shi Qingyu. He turned his head and saw Zheng Weiduo about two hundred meters away from him, struggling in the water.

A level four fire-type ability user can't swim? Who would believe that!

Shi Qingyu felt that Zheng Wei was bluffing him, trying to lure him to his death, so he remained still and just kept a close eye on him.

Seeing that he couldn't fool Shi Qingyu, Zheng Wei raised his hand and unleashed a flame into the sky, using the propulsion to sink back into the water, thus avoiding Chu Deng's attack from underwater.

Chu Deng pursued relentlessly, the flames burning and spreading in the seawater, turning the deep blue waters into a magnificent, fiery red, dazzling and captivating.

Zheng Wei only dodges and doesn't attack unless he's directly hit. As they are both level four fire-type, Chu Deng's flame temperature can't harm him.

Zheng Weiduo was analyzing the situation with a clear mind, but the next second, his brow was burning hot. The insect hidden in the crystal core was writhing in pain from the flames, and Zheng Weiduo was also affected.

【————】

An indescribable command was conveyed invisibly, and Zheng Weiduo's eyes turned bloodshot. He stood still.

Taking advantage of his illness, Chu Deng wrapped her arms and legs around Zheng Weiduo, and with the flames close to his body, Zheng Weiduo's whole body began to tremble.

【Aaaaaaah!】The agonizing screams of burning flames were suppressed within his consciousness. Underwater, apart from the gurgling of the waves, everything happened silently.

Chu Deng slowly brought the person to the surface. She did not kill Zheng Weiduo. Zhong Shi had said that he would be handed over to the authorities. He had to live to reveal the purpose and power behind his spreading of the intelligence water.

【—Kill—me——Eat—eat—eat—】

"Let me go, please let me go, cough! Please—"

A voice, both ethereal and fearful, rang out simultaneously. Chu Deng licked her lips; the salty taste of the seawater left a slightly bitter aftertaste on her tongue.

Her eyes were fixed on Zheng Weiduo, who was pleading for mercy in pain, and she found his inconsistent attitude strange.

"Let me go—" Zheng Weiduo's expression twisted for a moment, then his mood changed faster than flipping through a book. A smile appeared between his brows, the curve of his lips extremely eerie. [We are the same kind—]

Chu Deng frowned, feeling Zheng Weiduo, who was being suppressed by her, raise his arm, his fingertips pointing towards his brow, disregarding the fact that his hand bones were about to break.

Chu Deng's eyes widened.

Zheng Weiduo used a familiar motion to cut open her skin, his pale index and thumb tips digging deep into her brow to stir and extract a pearl-sized, crimson crystal core.

This crystal core is extremely strange; its surface is crimson red, but there is a golden spot in the center.

Zheng Weiduo's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He looked at Chu Deng with trembling eyes, filled with a desperate desire to live, yet knowing that he was doomed to die.

After all, Chu Deng had taken the crystal core under certain conditions and risked his life based on the characteristics of the alien beast, but Zheng Weiduo's method now left him no way out.

But Zheng Weiduo's words and his expression were completely different.

He held up the crystal core he had extracted from Chu Deng's brain and brought it to Chu Deng's lips, the bright red blood staining Chu Deng's lips vividly.

"We will meet again."

After saying that, he smiled, closed his eyes, and stopped breathing.