Chapter 39 (Part B) – Capitulation

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The Chimera had managed to deliver the other three youngsters to their final destinations in quick successions, which meant that the youngster in purple now stood there, facing the Chimera, alone.

“My human brother, I have done nothing to wrong you, so don’t collaborate with this demon against me.” The youngster in the purple jacket announced out loud.

Even though the youngster was in a mortal situation, the look on his face, deceptive of this fact, was quiet gentle.

Bi Fan replied in a cold voice: “My brother, asking me for help won’t work, but you can try begging the Chimera if you wish to survive, maybe that will help your case instead.”

“You despicable little creature, come out and fight.” The youngster in the purple jacket was furious after hearing Bi Fan’s reply.

Bi Fan chuckled: “If you think I’d ever help you against this Chimera, then you’re gravely mistaken. I’d rather enjoy myself as you slowly crawl towards your death.”

The Chimera had already kill four of his comrades in quick succession, but the anger that had been smoldering inside it’s heart hadn’t cooled down at all, in fact, had been flamed even hotter.

“OWWW” The Chimera threw itself at the youngster, its murderous bloody mouth, wide open like a sacrificial bowl, ready to nip off the youngster’s head.

The teenager in the purple jacket was still recovering from Bi Fan’s cold and sharp tongued replies, and he barely managed to dodge the attack, but quickly prepared to launch a counter.

In the current scenario, the youngster in the purple jacket was all alone, against a ferocious Chimera which had Bi Fan helping it out. He could make out that Bi Fan was fairly strong and that taking them both on at the same time wasn’t going to be possible for him.

The Chimera had been on a very successful killing spree and was quite excited, high on confidence and self-belief.

Bi Fan was in no hurry to kill this one off, and instead of firing stones at him, he started concentrating on observing his martial arts.

The youngster was using all kinds of ‘rising sun’ techniques very optimally, and his strength was nothing short of formidable.

Bi Fan had been doing a lot of reading on the ‘rising sun’ techniques, using the book that he had procured, but hadn’t been able to get a grasp of its essence. But as he watched the youngster display some of those styles, thing started becoming a lot clearer to him.

Bi Fan had been wanting to learn the ‘rising sun’ techniques to enhance his own style of sword fighting and hoped that it would help him increase the efficiency of ‘the immortal finger’ as well.

The youngster in the purple jacket had been using his skills very efficiently to such an effect that the Chimera was finding it very difficult to deal with him.

Bi Fan had already figured out all that he needed to know, and decided that it was time to end the life of another ‘rising sun’ disciple.

‘A snap of the fingers’ and two stones went flying again.

The stones made their way straight for the eye balls of the youngster.

The youngster was fully concentrated on fighting the Chimera when he suddenly heard the sound of the stones piercing the air. He knew he didn’t have the time to dodge this time, so he quickly covered his vital organs, hoping to minimize the damage.

“Ah!….” Even though the youngster managed to protect his eyes, he couldn’t get out of the way completely. The stones hit him in the face, poking open, two bloody holes, as they embedded themselves in his handsome face.

The youngster in the purple jacket covered his face with his hands as the pain took over and he completely forgot about the Chimera that stood before his closed eyes.

The Chimera seized this opportunity and grasped the head of the youngster. In one single strike, the Chimera snapped off the youngster’s head in a terribly frightful scene, as blood splashed all over the ground.

Once the Chimera was done, it roared out as loudly as it could, venting out all of its frustration. Once he was done, he turned around to sneak a look in the direction from which the stones were being fired from and the color of fear returned to his face. The Chimera quickly started to leave, not even bothering to tow away the bodies of its kill.

“Big Guy, you know I will find you…” Bi Fan came out of his hiding spot, smiling and walked over to the dead bodies of the deceased ‘rising sun’ disciples.

Each of these people had only been carrying a very small amount of spars, and Bi Fan collected them very quickly.

The youngster in the purple jacket was obviously a core disciple of the ‘rising sun’ school, and had a Yin Yang bag in his possession, a gift which Bi Fan kindly accepted.

Bi Fan started walking towards the Chimera quickly, fully aware that the Chimera had quite possibly consumed all its energy, and now would be the most the fortunate time to kill it.

The Chimera, grabbed at one of the humans bodies that was lying near it and with the body dangling from its mouth, quickly started to leave the scene.

The Chimera was too slow at this moment, and Bi Fan could easily catch up any time he wanted.

“Big guy, don’t try to run now.” Bi Fan shouted as he started to close the gap between them very quickly.

As soon as the Chimera realized that Bi Fan had decided to chase after it, he decided to lose the human carcass that was dangling from its mouth and started running at full capacity.

Bi Fan complying with the Chimera accelerated his own pace and continued chasing it.

The Chimera had a huge body, hence was at a huge disadvantage as the huge trees tarried his escape plans.

Bi Fan on the other hand, was very cleverly picking the most optimal paths to close down the Chimera and was catching up very quickly.

Abruptly, the Chimera came to sudden halt, turned around to face Bi Fan, making it clear that he had no intention of escaping any further.

Bi Fan figured that the Chimera was up to something funny and was very vigilant, on guard, prepared for any attacks.

The Chimera suddenly revealed a very ugly smile, and while looking at Bi Fan with its pitiful eyes, closed its forepaws on the ground beneath, almost as if he was bowing down.

Bi Fan was taken aback by this gesture as he had no idea what the Chimera was doing.

“Whrrrrr…..” The Chimera produced a very subdued roar, more like purr, as it slowly creeped to the ground.

Bi Fan was even more confused now, and even more alert than before.

Unexpectedly, and boldly, the Marten came out of his hiding spot, issued a creaking sound and started making gestures incessantly.

The Marten had been communicating with Bi Fan using gestures for a long time, so Bi Fan could understand what the Marten was trying to say.

The Marten was trying to tell Bi Fan, that the Chimera was really scared of Bi Fan, and was begging him for mercy, no wonder the Chimera was acting in such a docile manner.

“So, Big guy, you want me to spare your life? Well, not so easily…” Bi Fan said with a strong smile on his face.

The Chimera’s eyes were filled with hope. The feel of those eyes wasn’t something that Bi Fan could simply ignore.

“Big guy, you will have to follow me or….” Bi Fan said with a smile, his body language reeking of a threat.

The Chimera hesitated, after all, he was a demon, and a mighty powerful one at that, surrendering wasn’t even remotely in its nature.

The Chimera was a very proud and arrogant creature. On top of that, it’s every cell permeated with rancor as far as Bi Fan was concerned, so he naturally didn’t want to surrender to his will.

However, it was evidently clear to the Chimera, that if he didn’t surrender to Bi Fan’s whims then Bi Fan wouldn’t hesitate to kill him.

“Big guy, you have to think logically, there is no harm in following me. I will even provide you with a nucleus to charge yourself up, if you’re willing to let me train on you.” Bi Fan smiled.

“Creak….” The Marten was bouncing vivaciously in an attempt to try and persuade the Chimera.

The Chimera stared at Bi Fan and at the Marten for a long time, still hesitant.

Bi Fan was extremely patient, and continued to look at the Chimera, harboring his ill intentions.

“Humm….” Finally, the Chimera lowered its head, symbolizing his surrender and its eyes reflected its compliance.

Bi Fan was in a frenzied state of exaltation: “But first, you will have to offer me your spirit!”

The Chimera obediently exposed the strands of its spirit, which Bi Fan collected. Now, if the Chimera ever showed any signs of malice or disloyalty, Bi Fan could fragment these strands of his spirit, and cause the Chimera a massive amount of damage.