It happened in less than the split of a second . Before Han Shuo could react, Metal Elite Zombie had been pulled to the bottom of the swamp . The giant arm vanished with Han Jin, leaving just a few bubbles on the surface .
Han Shuo was alarmed and he immediately flew towards the swamp . The seventeen flying swords whooshed out and shot into the mud .
Metal Elite Zombie and Han Shuo had connected minds and they could sense each other’s positions . Following Han Shuo’s thoughts, the seventeen flying swords shot into the swamp in a flash . An earth-shaking rumble sounded from its depth while the mud-splattered high into the sky .
“Show yourself!” shouted Han Shuo coldly as he wrecked the swamp with his flying swords .
Some of the seventeen flying swords were pinching on the humanoid creature covered with mud and they carried the creature out from the swamp . Several of the flying swords were still bombarding its body, making loud metallic clangs and sparks .
Metal Elite Zombie was not on the creature . He re-emerged from the swamp behind the creature and shouted, “What monster!”
Toxic sludges overflowed from the humanoid creature’s mouth as he spoke in a hoarse voice, “Rose? Why are you here?”
The sludges slowly fell off his body . Soon, his body that had a metallic sheen was laid bare . Although he bore the form of a human, his flesh and skin seemed to be made of steel and rock . His eyes were glittering with a greyish light that looked inexplicably bizarre .
The seventeen flying swords that carried intense corrosive power had been making loud metallic noises and sparks when they stuck the person . However, he doesn’t seem to be vulnerable to the power of the flying swords . Not only that his body wasn’t corroding, but he also doesn’t seem to be affected by the chilling aura .
“Romon? Is that you?” asked Rose .
“Yes, I am!” replied the strange person . He looked up and down at Han Shuo and his party with greyish eyes and asked, “Why are you here? Who are they?”
“They are my friends . We are looking for you,” replied Rose . She hesitated for a bit before she asked, “Romon, how did you turn into this?”
“Father, the surface of his body is filled with rare metals and his organs contain all kinds of toxins . He is not afraid of your flying swords,” shouted Han Jin after he left the swamp . Golden Cudgel, the Supreme Treasure of the Metal Attribute Energy, suddenly grew to the size of a large tree and came whacking at Romon .
This alien called Romon seemed unruffled against Han Shuo’s seventeen flying swords as though they had been nothing but tickles . But when he saw Metal Elite Zombie’s Golden Cudgel, he put on a frightened face . He even forgot to answer Rose and frantically tried to flee from the Cudgel .
“Hehe, dumbass, your body is filled with metal . How are you gonna run from me?” said Han Jin in a smirk . The Golden Cudgel then flew off his hand and went after Romon like a guided missile .
No matter where Romon ran or how he tried to dodge, the Golden Cudgel would always manage to smack him . It made a loud bang and painful cries which each hit . In just a short few moments, Han Jin’s Golden Cudgel had managed to make five good whackings on Romon’s shiny buttocks .
The Golden Cudgel, being an extraordinary weapon of the metal energy, possessed an exceptional power at sensing and manipulating all metals . As most of Ramon’s body was made of metals, there was no way that he could run from the Golden Cudgel’s attacks .
Paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, and scissors beat paper . This was the situation . As Romon was made of rare metals and all sorts of toxins, even Han Shuo would have a hard time trying to defeat him . Metal Elite Zombie, however, although less powerful than Han Shuo, could give him a painful beating . Romon was immune to Han Shuo’s deadly seventeen flying swords but he was helpless against Han Jin’s Golden Cudgel . He had tried deploying every kind of defense he knew of but none of them worked .
“Asshole, this is for trying to assault me!” cursed Han Jin as he whacked Romon . “Hehe, if it was any other highgod, I might not be able to win . But when it comes to you, well, it cannot be easier!”
After a while, the dizzy-headed Romon gave up on trying to dodge the Golden Cudgel . He hastily pleaded to Rose, “I didn’t know that it’s you and your friends! Please stop him . We had fought alongside each other and I had even helped you escape from Buzz and Bertha . How could you just stand and watch?”
“Please spare him,” Rose pleaded while looking at Han Shuo, “I owe Romon a favor . if it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have managed to escape from the Fringe . He has learned his lesson . Can you please ask him to stop?”
Han Shuo did not travel so far to kill a potential follower . Seeing that Romon has been amply punished, Han Shuo smilingly said to Han Jin, “Oi! You little vengeful brat, isn't that’s quite more than enough?”
Han Jin put on a big mischievous smile . He raised an open palm and the Golden Cudgel that had been striking Romon immediately started flying back to him while rapidly shrinking . By the time it landed in his hand, the Golden Cudgel had turned to the size of a needle .
“Father, this guy has a very unique body composition that even an average highgod won’t be able to harm him . But his greatest strength is also his weakness . Unfortunately for him, hehe, I’m his kryptonite . I can toy him like a puppet!” said Han Jin proudly as though he had accomplished something .
After the Golden Cudgel was kept away, Romon who had been seeing stars gradually recovered . He put on a grimace and said to Rose, “It’s been quite a while . Is this how you greet your old friends?”
Although every surface of Romon’s body was made of rare metals, not all of them were as hard as a rock . Some of them were extremely pliable . The metal of Romon’s face was especially so . It was as flexible as normal skin and it doesn’t lessen the rich expressions on his face .
“You have been hiding under the swamp and immediately attacked us without warning . How would I know that it’s you?” replied Rose in an annoyed manner . But shortly after, she put on a puzzled face and asked, “Romon, how did you turn into this? You didn’t look like this when we last met . ”
Not just Rose, but Han Shuo was also very curious . They wondered how in the world did that guy turn into this form .
It was obvious to them that Romon was not born with such a body . He must have acquired it through some sort of fortuitous encounter .
Han Shuo had been observing the surrounding and he frequently found skeletons laying around . There must be plenty of gods who died in this region . And if Han Shuo’s guess was correct, all of them were killed by Romon . This indicated that Romon’s strength must be quite extraordinary!
“Soon after you left, I was gang up by a group of people and suffered serious injuries . I did all I could to escape from them and I ran to this place out of desperation . The myriad of toxins all around here started attacking my body and it was slowly rotting away . At that time, I had lost all hope, so I dived to the bottom of the swamp to bury myself and wait for my death . The metals and toxins underneath the swamp started adhering to my rotten body . I thought that it would just kill me faster . I kept waiting and waiting but after hundreds of years, not only that I did not die, my body had transformed . That’s how I got this shiny new look,” explained Romon .
“Here? Under this swamp?” Rose was astounded and she did not expect Romon to experience something so miraculous .
Romon nodded and continued, “Yes, right under here . I don’t even know what I have become . It’s not just my body, but even my divine soul has transformed . There are even times that I felt as though I’m a rock, like I have been dead for eons… “
Romon has a hazy look in his eyes . He seemed vacant and detached, as though he was there, but his mind was not present .
“I have noticed a lot of skeletons lying around the swamp . Were they killed by you?” asked Han Shuo smilingly .
“Yes . Many years ago, I killed a group of people who entered this place . One of them escaped and he started spreading lies, saying that there is a treasure inside my body . Since then, I’ve been hunted by a constant stream of greedy and foolish Fringedwellers . I would have been gutted if it wasn’t for the transformation that happened to me .
“For all these years, I would spontaneously attack and kill everyone who stepped inside my swamp to scare those Fringedwellers away . I attacked you because I thought that you were one of them,” explained Romon .
Han Shuo nodded at Rose smilingly and said, “Good, very good! To have killed so many Fringedwellers, he must be quite capable! Alright, tell him what I’m here for . ”
Following Han Shuo’s command, Rose turned to Romon and said, “Romon, my master would like to recruit you . Buzz and Bertha have been killed . You wouldn’t want to live under a swamp forever, do you?”
“What?! Buzz and Bertha killed?” Romon was astounded . He looked at Han Shuo doubtfully and asked, “You killed them?”
“Yep, you could say so,” Han Shuo put on a smile and said to Romon, “I doubt that it had been fun living under a swamp . Besides, you will slowly lose yourself if you keep living here . So join me, I will enhance your body and make you stronger!”
Romon’s body was a wonderful material that could be refined . If Han Shuo puts his mind onto it, he could rebuild Romon’s body and raise his power .
“You can run from others, but not from me . If you don’t agree to it, I will whack you to death!” said Han Jin in a mischievous and evil smirk . The Golden Cudgel was yet again visible in his hand and he brandished it threateningly at Romon .
Persuaded by Rose, enticed by Han Shuo, and threatened by Han Jin, Romon put on a bitter smile while scratching his head . He soon realized that he did not have much of a choice . After a moment of hesitation, he helplessly, yet feeling somewhat thrilled, nodded .
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