The Yellow-Haired Villain in Soaring Phoenix’s Novels Also Desires Happiness

Chapter 51、The Final Struggle!

“Power of the laws… God’s favored one!”

Mu En felt a darkness before his eyes.

This coercion from fate nearly sent his blood pressure skyrocketing.

The favored child of the gods, acting on behalf of the laws.

Just as Celicia wielded the great power of ice and snow, the An before him also seemed to have gained the favor of a certain deity, obtaining the power to control metal.

With that unreasonable power of the laws in existence, let alone melting metal at room temperature, it would be no problem at all to melt it into a square shape one moment, a round shape the next, or even into the form of a little bear Doraemon!

“But…”

Why is An a God’s favored one?

Moreover, since An is a God’s favored one, why would she submit herself to being a mere maid?

“Of course… it’s because of love.”

Seeing the look of confusion in Mu En’s eyes, An smiled, condensing the metal into sharp weapons.

“Fame, power, money, to me, they are all like dirt; what I desire is only you, young master.”

“So, come on, young master, I will bring you back into my embrace. This time, I will chop off your limbs, making it so you can never… leave me!”

An pointed a finger.

The condensed weapon sliced through the air, like leaves swept up by an autumn breeze, enveloping Mu En.

“Shadow Step!”

In a moment of crisis, Mu En still activated the now highly taxing Shadow Step, transforming into an ethereal shadow and instantly vanishing from his original spot.

When he reappeared, it was already several meters away. Although his face was slightly contorted in pain and he stood a bit unsteadily, he had narrowly evaded the attack of the weapon.

“Damn.”

Mu En felt the intense pain in his legs tearing at his brain and couldn’t help but mutter a curse.

A yandere was already terrifying enough, yet she possessed such dreadful power. Is there really a need for this?

If the heavens have it out for me, just strike me dead with a bolt of lightning; why must you torment me like this?

“Eh?”

An furrowed her beautiful willow brows:

“Another move I’ve never seen before. Just how many things have you been hiding from me, young master?”

“Hey, a man’s secrets are just like a woman’s age; they shouldn’t be pried into so casually,” Mu En forced a smile.

“Is that so? But I will still earnestly seek them out, not as a man, but as—my possession.”

An opened her arms, as if embracing the world.

Then Mu En heard it, a sharp, grating sound coming from deep within the passage behind her, causing his teeth to ache.

Under the dim light, a colossal creature, glinting with a chilling sheen, scraped against the walls of the corridor, slithering its way forward like a serpent.

It resembled a body forged from countless steel bars, twisted together by some external force. Faintly, the familiar shadows of shackles and iron doors could be seen, but now they had become the monstrous limbs of a grotesque being, crushing the fragile walls and floor as it advanced.

Ah, almost forgot.

The cage I just escaped from was made entirely of metal.

“Do you have to be this ruthless?”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Mu En turned and ran.

People can often unleash terrifying potential in times of crisis, and Mu En was no exception.

Though the excruciating pain from his feet still pressed on his nerves, at that moment, Mu En ran with the fastest speed of his life.

The light ahead, representing the exit, rapidly enlarged, ultimately enveloping his vision, even his entire world.

After a brief moment of blurred sight, the world bathed in warm daylight returned to his view, the familiar scenery nearly bringing Mu En to tears.

“Sure enough, this is… the back door of the duke’s mansion!”

No time to rejoice.

A thunderous roar echoed behind him.

The enormous creature, like a steel centipede, instantly smashed through the meager exit of the basement, lunging toward Mu En.

Mu En hesitated for a split second.

He abandoned the thought of running toward the duke’s mansion and instead sprinted wildly toward the outside.

Outside the back door of the duke’s mansion, there was a river, shimmering in the light.

“Young master, why are you running away? If I accidentally damage one of your important components, I would feel heartbroken.”

An spread her arms toward Mu En, as if to gently embrace him, exuding a reassuring aura like an older sister.

—If only she weren’t standing atop a monstrous steel creature bristling with countless menacing spikes.

“So to you, my limbs aren’t important components?”

Of course, Mu En couldn’t escape; instead, he crazily squeezed every ounce of potential from his body.

But at this moment, An’s intention in forging this gigantic monster became evident; in the open space, its speed far surpassed Mu En’s!

Mu En felt the bright daylight fade away, gradually being engulfed by shadows.

The sense of pressure from behind grew ever stronger.

Mu En could no longer afford to think of anything else.

“Shadow Step!”

“Shadow Step!”

“Shadow Step!”

Originally a special maneuver for evasion and assassination, it was now used for a long-distance sprint.

Don’t even mention the intense side effects caused by insufficient realm.

Mu En felt that with every use, every cell in his feet was crying out in agony.

Yet he still could not stop.

If he stopped, he would completely lose his freedom.

“I want to… live.

In this not-so-beautiful world… to live normally.

If possible… I want to live happily…”

So…

Let me run!

“Shadow Step!”

The intense pain tore at his nerves, blurring his consciousness.

But amidst this chaos of pain and obsession, after all his strength had dwindled like a dying candle, it seemed that a different kind of heat gradually emerged.

Born from the dantian, flowing towards the soles of his feet.

“What is this…”

A hint of ecstasy flickered in Mu En’s eyes.

Fighting Spirit!

Had he actually broken through at this moment?

His feet were enveloped by the scorching airflow, and the pain instantly dissipated by more than half.

And in the records of the black book, the original Shadow Step LV2 instantly rose to LV5!

No, it was still rising!

LV6!

“Shadow Step!”

The threat behind him had not yet faded, and Mu En urged Shadow Step once more.

This time, he directly crossed a distance of over ten meters.

Moreover, with the enhancement of the fighting spirit, using Shadow Step brought no side effects.

This meant that as long as his stamina was sufficient, he could use it without limit!

“Young Master!”

Seeing Mu En’s speed suddenly increase significantly, as he was about to shake off her pursuit, An’s delicate face revealed an unprecedented ferocity.

Abandoning the massive steel beast, An suddenly stomped on the head of the beast and leaped out, lunging towards Mu En.

“Please don’t escape!”

“Sorry, An.”

Mu En suddenly turned around, revealing a smile.

Behind him, the river reflected the distant sunset, as if it were flowing with blood.

Mu En raised his hand, aiming at the astonished An.

A power he had never used before gathered in the palm of his hand, and then it poured out recklessly.

“Light spell! Maximum power!”

In that instant, there was one more sun in the world.

Brighter than the sunset.