Chapter 91:
Clang!
The man in the crow mask raised his hand to block. From under his black robe, a giant sword burning with black flames strangely extended!
The shockwave from the collision of the two forces shattered all the surrounding glass.
"Poor Celeste, your father had the same expression before he died," the masked man grinned viciously. His voice suddenly changed to a tone familiar to Celeste.
"Fear, confusion, and the despair of being betrayed by a close relative."
Celeste's sword momentum paused slightly. She asked in confusion: "Who exactly are you?"
Ever since she arrived in that small town, everything she had experienced felt like it was shrouded in fog. If Yang Jian hadn't been beside her, she felt she might already be dead.
The masked man didn't answer. He reached up and touched his mask. Then…
The mask slowly fell away, revealing a face that was 70% similar to hers!
It was her uncle who had been missing for many years — Ryan Karstein!
"Dear niece."
As he spoke, Ryan's skin began to crack, revealing pitch-black scales underneath.
"Who do you think told you the truth about your parents' death? Who guided you to find Black Crow Pharmaceuticals?"
The corners of his mouth tore all the way to his ears. "It was all me."
At that moment, the blood pool suddenly exploded. A fallen angel with six wings slowly rose.
Its wings were tattered and broken. Every feather dripped with foul-smelling mucus.
But those eyes — those golden eyes — were extremely eerie.
"Lord Gabriel," Ryan knelt on the ground.
"Your faithful servant has prepared a vessel for you."
The fallen angel's gaze bypassed Celeste and went straight to Yang Jian at the doorway.
"Who exactly are you, sir? We seem to have no grudge between us."
Celeste slowly retreated. She understood that this was no longer a situation where she could intervene.
Yang Jian curled his lips. He originally didn't want to bother with this guy.
A fake dared to question him? And even took the name Gabriel.
But to stop him from disgusting people, Yang Jian decided to teach him how to behave.
Yang Jian looked at the guy. His eyes glowed with a faint golden light.
"I think you can return below within ten seconds."
At this moment, after fusing with the angel's tear, she could already sense the flow of energy.
Celeste finally saw it. The seemingly ordinary human Yang Jian had a body as dazzling as the sun.
Celeste's silver sword clattered to the ground.
She stared in shock at the man who had been joking just a few minutes ago.
"So…"
Her voice tightened. "Who exactly are you? I mean, why do what you do?"
"A passing Superman."
Yang Jian slowly walked forward, turned to look at him, and showed a smile.
"Now, step back a bit."
"I didn't do it just to awaken your angel bloodline." Yang Jian shook his head.
"I was just curious why a mixed-blood angel would end up in the human world."
He looked at the mutating Ryan with complete indifference in his eyes.
"But now I know. It was your uncle who stole Gabriel's blood and created the so-called exorcist talent of your family."
Yang Jian stopped talking. His figure suddenly disappeared. The next second
He appeared in front of the fallen angel and threw a punch!
BOOM!!!
The entire sanatorium instantly turned to dust! The shockwave spread in a ring, turning all the raindrops in the sky into mist.
Celeste was sent flying by the blast. Her light wings instinctively unfolded, but they couldn't stabilize her.
She was still flying backward rapidly, but Yang Jian didn't give her a chance. He disappeared from the spot in an instant.
When the smoke and dust cleared, Yang Jian was seen holding the fake fallen angel by the neck, suspended in mid-air. One of the latter's wings had already been torn off.
"Impossible!"
The fake Gabriel struggled madly, looking at Yang Jian in disbelief.
"How can someone this powerful appear in this dimension?!"
Yang Jian didn't answer. Heat vision suddenly erupted from his eyes!
Two silver-red beams pierced through the fallen angel's chest.
Gabriel let out a shrill wail. His body began to melt like a snowman under sunlight.
"You can't kill me!"
The fallen angel screeched before dissipating, seeming very confident.
"My blood has already polluted the area nearby and is spreading toward the city."
As if to prove his words, distant explosions suddenly rang out one after another.
Dozens of black light pillars rose from various parts of the distant city, intertwining in the sky to form a massive cage.
Countless polluted hybrids poured out from sewers and basements, beginning to attack the panicked citizens.
Celeste was shocked and quickly flew to Yang Jian's side.
"What do we do now?"
Yang Jian looked at the chaotic city without any panic.
He wasn't even afraid of Dormammu — why would he fear this guy?
"Very simple." Yang Jian looked at Celeste and said calmly.
"You can solve all of this. Believe in yourself."
The energy Yang Jian gave her was not just for combat. This girl just hadn't developed it yet.
"Can I solve it?" Celeste looked at her own hands in confusion.
She began to feel the energy inside her body. Then, she suddenly understood something.
She looked at Yang Jian and nodded.
Then, she slowly rose into the sky. A dazzling golden light bloomed from her body.
Shua!!!
The extreme golden energy instantly covered the entire city!
Under her control, all the mutating hybrids were evaporated. The black light pillars dissipated under the golden energy.
Next, her eyes glowed brightly with golden light. Two beams of energy shot out from her eyes.
The energy acted like a precise scalpel, erasing every Black Crow Pharmaceuticals laboratory from the map.
Finally, she hovered in the center of the city and spread her hands.
Bang!
A golden light swept across the entire city in an instant. All the black energy on the polluted citizens dissipated like morning mist under sunlight.
Yang Jian watched from below, nodding from time to time.
This girl wasn't stupid either — she even knew how to mobilize the energy inside her body.
In the sky, Celeste, who had finished everything, smiled with relief and lightly floated back down beside Yang Jian.
"Done."
Yang Jian nodded and looked at Celeste: "Want to go grab a late-night snack? I know a place with good donuts."
Celeste: "..."
At that moment, her phone suddenly rang. The caller ID read "Werewolf Neighbor."
"Answer it,"
Yang Jian raised an eyebrow and teased with a smile: "Maybe he's calling to ask you to compensate for the underwear."
Celeste was amused. Just as she pressed the answer button, the werewolf neighbor's roar came from the other end.
"Celeste! Fuck, where are you? All the monsters on the whole street have gone crazy!"
Celeste rolled her eyes: "Calm down. The problem has already been solved."
There was silence on the other end for a few seconds.
"What the hell did you exorcists do?"
"I'll explain later."
Celeste hung up the phone and looked up at Yang Jian, who was straightening his sleeves.
"So, is this what a Superman's daily life is like? Casually save a city, then go eat donuts?"
Yang Jian spread his hands: "Pretty much. Though sometimes I do other things too."
Celeste was speechless. She didn't reply. Instead, she looked around.
The streets after the rain were filled with a damp scent.
She turned to look at Yang Jian beside her and found him looking up at the sunlight breaking through the clouds.
"So," she sheathed her silver sword.
"What are you going to do next?"
Yang Jian put his hands in his pockets, his tone relaxed: "Go back and sunbathe."
No one was allowed to disturb him while he was sunbathing.
"Sunbathe?" Celeste's expression immediately became strange.
"Yeah," Yang Jian nodded as if it was obvious.
"What else would Superman do if not sunbathe? Haven't you read the comics?"
Celeste opened her mouth, but in the end she just nodded thoughtfully.
"Then what do you think I should do?"
What you should do — you're asking me? He couldn't help rolling his eyes.
Then, Yang Jian looked at her strangely, his tone a little puzzled: "Continue exorcising. You're an angel now. The work should be easier."
He winked teasingly. "You can earn more money to buy holy silver bullets."
Celeste suddenly laughed. She looked at Yang Jian.
"You're right."
A short silence fell between the two.
In the distance came the sound of police sirens and the cheers of citizens. The entire city was recovering from the chaos.
Celeste took a deep breath and looked at Yang Jian seriously.
"Then, goodbye, Mr. Superman."
Yang Jian smiled and waved: "Go on."
Celeste nodded. Her light wings fluttered gently.
Before taking off, she suddenly turned back: "If — and I mean if — I encounter a particularly difficult demon in the future, can I ask you for help?"
"Not necessarily. I might be busy."
Yang Jian pointed at the sky. "I might be in the sun."
Celeste: ......
She didn't say anything more. Then she turned into a streak of golden light and shot into the sky, quickly disappearing on the horizon.
Yang Jian watched the direction she left in and smiled lightly.
The next second, his figure instantly disappeared from the spot.
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