Chapter 410: Rusty City Strange Stories

The night was dark, with only scattered moonlight peeking through the gaps in the clouds.

"boom!"

A huge roar echoed around.

The dilapidated main building of the campus could no longer withstand the high-intensity impact and collapsed, turning into a pile of concrete wreckage.

Before the dust had settled, the sound of metal colliding could be heard.

“Zheng——”

The fighting was close and sparks flew.

In just a few seconds, the blade struck no less than a hundred times!

Wang Ying was the first to pull away. She jumped onto the high protruding stone pestle of the ruins. She let go of the long sword in her hand and let the weapon disappear into the air.

At this moment, all her attention was on her arms.

That was a wound.

The wound was not very deep, but it was particularly glaring.

"Not bad, really good!"

Wang Ying smiled and turned her gaze to Jiang Huaique, her expression full of admiration.

"You're fine."

She was generous with her praise.

"The last human who hurt me when I used a knife was the Iron Knight in Valkyrie form."

When talking about Zoffy, there was a hint of nostalgia in Wang Ying's eyes.

She prefers the taciturn Iron Knight to her companion, Saizier, and when all Mimics refuse her challenge, only Zoffy is willing to fight with her.

A strange emotion flashed across her mind, and Wang Ying looked at Jiang Huaique.

"You look a lot like her, it's a pity she died."

Normally, Wang Ying doesn't use any weapons.

She can crush everything with pure strength alone, and using weapons is undoubtedly unnecessary, but when she really gets serious and uses weapons, it means that her opponent is worth fighting.

Under the ruins, the man holding the sickle looked as if he had been fished out of blood.

The snow-white shirt was dyed dark red, blood was still dripping from the hem, and countless wounds of varying sizes covered the body.

His chest rose and fell rapidly, and the hot air from his mouth turned into white mist when it touched the cold night air. Breaking through the limits again and again had almost made his body collapse, and even the pain had become numb.

But the Jianghuai partridge still stood.

The high-intensity combat overdrew his life, but even so, his eyes remained firm, as if no one in this world could knock him down.

He asked after a while.

"Change weapons?"

This was the second time Jiang Huaique asked this question.

He knew that Wang Ying was not very skilled in using the long sword, and he was clear that Wang Ying did not use her full strength.

Jiang Huaique could feel his body collapsing. He didn't have much time left. If he couldn't even use Wang Ying's strongest fighting stance, how could he talk about victory!

Seeing this, Wang Ying put away her smile.

"You deserve to enjoy the highest level of combat!"

As the words fell, her hands flashed white light, and dark gold lion-shaped boxing gloves appeared on her hands, extending from the fingertips to the elbows, reflecting a low-key and hard metallic light under the dim street lights.

This is the highest honor Wang Ying can offer.

However, when Jiang Huai Que took up a fighting stance again, Wang Ying did not take the initiative to attack. Instead, he turned his head to the side and shouted, "Hey, puppy, let's stop fighting for now. Do you have any medicine?"

She was speaking to Jin Sheng who had rushed back.

Few people can take care of other things during a fight. Jiang Huaique was stunned. He followed Wang Ying's gaze and found that Jin Sheng and Xiao Yi had crawled out of the ruins.

Jinsheng looked a little funny.

The sudden collapse crushed him under the stone slab, but luckily he was as lucky as ever and only suffered some scrapes and bruises.

Blood flowed down the wound, blocking his vision. Jin Sheng, who was wiping the wound on his forehead, didn't care about anything else. After hearing Wang Ying's question, he held the bag in his hand tighter.

Wang Ying pointed at Jiang Huai Que and continued.

"Stop the bleeding. The medical level in this dungeon is very high. He should be able to recover a lot. I don't want him to die before I have enough fun..."

"Jiang Huai Que, you can't defeat me just by hanging on for dear life."

After saying that, she sat on the ground and waited quietly.

Jiang Huai Que had such a unique talent, he shouldn't have died so miserably.

Jin Sheng felt his mind was in a mess. He looked at the girl on the ruins and wanted to say something, but his body was faster than his thoughts and walked towards his teammates.

Jiang Huaique didn't turn around until the hemostatic spray fell on the wound.

He looked at Jin Sheng who ran over and trembled to treat him, his Adam's apple moving up and down, and he cursed: "Why the hell did you come back? Didn't I tell you to leave?"

A hoarse voice and blood foam escaped from his lips. When the breath he had forced himself to hold on to was gone, Jiang Huaique could hardly stand.

He knocked the thing out of Jin Sheng's hand, pointed into the distance, and spoke in the same unpleasant way.

"Go away, take your dog with you."

God knows that his heart almost stopped beating when he saw Jin Sheng crawling out of the ruins. Even if the other party was lucky, he might not be so lucky every time.

No one knows better than Jiang Huaique how powerful the ghost lion is.

Once he died, Jin Sheng would not have the power to resist.

Unexpectedly, Jin Sheng showed his toughness for once and punched Jiang Huaique in the backhand.

"Yu Xiu is still outside the copy. If anyone has to die, it's me!" He roared, reached out to take the hemostatic spray that Xiao Yi had brought back, and even his trembling hands calmed down.

The punch was not very powerful, but it stunned Jiang Huaique.

He stood there in a daze, allowing Jin Sheng to treat his wounds, stabbing him from time to time.

After a while, Jiang Huaique reacted.

He looked at Jin Sheng in disbelief, as if he couldn't understand how this usually gentle and honest guy had the guts to hit him. But when he saw Wang Ying in the distance, who looked like she was enjoying the show, Jiang Huai Que fell silent again.

Guishi did not move. She looked at Jiang Huaique and Jin Sheng, and seemed to be looking at other people through them.

Jiang Huaique withdrew his gaze, feeling mixed emotions.

Wang Ying was incompatible with the Utopia. He didn't expect that the other party would actually do what it said and call a truce.

Without any more pretentiousness, Jiang Huaique closed his eyes and stopped talking.

The numbness faded away, and the pain from the wound became vivid again. Even the nerves became more active. The body that had been pushed to the limit actually adapted to this limit during the battle and still had some strength left.

The brief truce gave Jiang Huaique enough time to catch his breath.

Ten minutes later, he pushed Jinsheng away, grabbed Xiaoyi by the scruff of his neck, and said to the puppy word by word, "Take him away to a safe area."

Xiaoyi hesitated for a moment, then barked to show that he understood.

Seeing that his teammates directly skipped over him and talked to Xiaoyi, Jin Sheng quickly interrupted the two men and the dog: "No, Brother Jiang, you go, you go to the safe zone, you run fast, I should be able to hold on for a while."

He has good reasons.

"I'm not suited to this game. If I hadn't been lucky enough to meet you guys, I would have died countless times!"

Indecisive and mild-mannered.

Jin Sheng clearly understood his problem. As he said, if he had not met Xu Zhiyan, given his gullible nature, it would have been difficult for him to survive once he left the novice group.

"I--"

Before he could finish his words, Jiang Huaique grabbed him by the collar and threw him out.

"Luck is also part of strength."

After throwing the man away, Jiang Huaique stretched his hands and feet.

Without any obstacles, he looked up at Wang Ying who was standing high above him again, tightened his grip on his weapon and asked, "Again?"

This is a battle between him and the ghost lion, no one can interfere.

"Okay, but you have to be careful this time. I will do my best." Wang Ying stood up, waved his hands with lion-shaped boxing gloves, and jumped off the ruins with great interest.

Before the battle began, she met Jiang Huaique's eyes, suddenly spoke solemnly, and said her name.

"Wang Ying."

Although all the players in this game know her name, there are very few human players who can make Wang Ying say her name before the battle begins.

Jiang Huaique nodded slightly and also gave his name.

"Sophora japonica."

Go all out and fight to the death.

…

When Jin Sheng clamped Xiaoyi's neck and returned to the rubble again, only a few minutes later, all the injuries that Jiang Huaique had healed collapsed.

Blood and mud mixed together.

Even if the medical level in this world is advanced, it is impossible for Jiang Huaique to fight at his full strength.

He stood at the edge of the stone pestle, staring at his teammates covered in blood again, speechless.

The two people who were fighting were extremely fast, and every punch of Wang Ying made Jiang Huaique unable to fight back, and he could only defend passively.

“clang!”

The lion statue smashed onto the blade of the Shadow of Death.

The weapon that had been with him for many years let out a sharp cry and was about to break in the next moment. Jiang Huaique took the punch head-on, and despite his best efforts to defend himself, he was still smashed into the rubble.

Jin Sheng moved his fingertips.

Just as he took a stiff step forward, the Ruins River Partridge stood up from the rubble.

The man wiped the blood from his mouth and gripped his weapon tightly.

"Again!" he said.

In the blink of an eye, the two started fighting again, sparks flying!

After a moment, Wang Ying was amazed to find that Jiang Huaique was able to dodge her attacks, which were reaching their limit in speed... The opponent had become stronger again!

This realization made her extremely excited, and the power and speed of her punches continued to increase.

What a fascinating ability to grow!

She was extremely glad that she didn't kill the other person at the beginning.

"Jiang Huai Que, let me see how far you can grow!"

…

"Bang-bang-bang-"

As the battle lasted longer, Jiang Huai Que once again reached the limit of his physical fitness and strength.

But he couldn't stop.

Wang Ying's high-frequency heavy blows were continuous. He had to seize the gaps between the opponent's attacks to counterattack, otherwise he would not be able to hurt the opponent at all.

Limit... He hated this word!

“Zheng!”

Another attack was deflected, Wang Ying grinned and delivered the next attack as before.

She was slightly disappointed.

Jiang Huai's combat talent was indeed very high, but the time left for him to grow today was too short. Now there were less than three hours left before the dungeon was logged out. Even if he was more talented, he could not grow to the point of killing her. The physical body always had a limit.

...Are humans really still too weak?

Metal clashed and the blades vibrated.

"Bang--"

The lion statue smashed heavily on Jiang Huaique's left shoulder, and the sharp hard object on the surface of the glove instantly tore the flesh.

"Um?"

After a successful attack, Wang Ying was not happy but stunned.

Wait, that’s not right… Jiang Huai Que should be able to block an attack of this magnitude.

Just then, a sharp pain came from her side.

“Shua——”

The sharp blade pierced into her waist, and blood gushed out from the wound instantly. Wang Ying was a little stunned. This was the first time she had been injured to this extent by a human player.

Would you rather give up defense and attack?

After a successful strike, the two quickly separated.

Blood flowed down Jiang Huaique's left arm. He did not look at the wound. He tilted his head and spat out a mouthful of blood. Instead, he raised his sickle and asked Wang Ying.

"Again?"

He knew very well that the Ghost Lion was too strong and it was impossible to win with conventional tactics. If he wanted to kill the opponent, he had to fight with the determination to die.

Only in this way can he win!

Wang Ying smiled, revealing two cute fangs, like a child who had found his favorite toy.

"Okay, come again!" she replied.

Next, both of them gave up on resisting and defending, and all their actions were only aimed at launching attacks with the highest damage!

Once a decision is made, the combat efficiency is much higher.

The winner will soon be decided.

No one else can interfere except the two of them.

…

On the street near the central square.

Although he had escaped the category of rule monsters, the rules of the city still existed. Not long after Xu Zhiyan left, rust spots appeared on the hem of his clothes.

He knew he couldn't go far.

Looking at the silence around him, Xu Zhiyan's eyes swept across the billboards that were still lit on the street.

A few seconds later, he pushed open the door and walked into a shop with a sign saying it was open. It was a watch shop, with several clocks on the counter, which made a ticking sound after he entered.

He sat on a bench by the door and looked through the glass at the empty central square.

After a moment, Xu Zhiyan spoke.

"Lil."

"Tick-tick-tick-tick..."

The clock in the store began to speed up infinitely, making an even more urgent sound.

A black mist flashed by, and a woman in a red dress walked out from behind the counter of the watch shop.

"How did you know I was here?" it asked in confusion.

This place has not yet been acquired by the factory, so theoretically speaking, Xu Zhiyan could not have known that it was here.

"Because we have less than three hours to leave."

Xu Zhiyan leaned back in his chair and answered softly.

The city rules that represent the core of the dungeon have disappeared. According to previous rules, players would log out of the dungeon after half an hour, but this time they have to wait for three hours.

Lil was silent for a moment, then answered.

"I can only hold out for so long."

The entire city is supported by the power of rules. When the strongest rules disappear, it will be its turn next. It can feel the city collapsing, and it cannot leave. It will only be buried along with the disappearance of the city.

But it has no regrets anymore...or rather, Miss Lil has no regrets anymore.

All the uncontaminated humans in the factory area left.

Xu Zhiyan nodded, and the routine inquiry directly shattered the rising sadness in Lil's heart.

"My gold is under the central square. Can you help me transport it back to the factory? I want to take it away." With so much money, there was no way he could let it go.

"?"

Lil was stunned as the image of a beautiful human head and a face covered in black mist switched back and forth.

"What are you thinking about? Aren't you worried about your teammates? This shop is still open for business, so I will show up when called, but I haven't received any information about your teammates from any place that is still open... The place they are in is still very dangerous."

It finished speaking in one breath, looked at Xu Zhiyan's serene expression, and suddenly spoke.

"You know you can't do anything, so you just pray to God and stop thinking?" In Lil's memory, he has seen many humans leave everything to God when they are powerless.

Now that the factory has been taken over, it feels that it would be better for the people around it to leave their jobs to it as soon as possible.

"He is very powerful, but if the location is not acquired, He can't do anything. And now your teammates are still missing. Acquisition is also conditional. If there is no building, everything is in vain."

Xu Zhiyan shook his head.

"I never believed in gods."

He held up three fingers: "But don't forget, I have three teammates."

…

at the same time.

Atop the ruins that represented destruction, the battle came to an end.

Jin Sheng knelt on the spot, staring blankly into the distance.

Jiang Huaiqie had empty hands and his chest was sunken. The blood that had just overflowed from his mouth had accumulated into a pool on the ground, mixed with broken internal organs.

Opposite him, Wang Ying was also in a bad situation. Her heart was pierced by a sickle, and her whole body was covered in blood.

The two men stood there like sculptures, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.

After giving up defense, both are losers and winners.

After a long time, Wang Ying shook her body and placed her hand on the sharp blade that pierced her body.

"Jiang Huai Que, you didn't lose, but my body is no longer comparable to human flesh." She held the sickle and pushed the sharp tip out of her body.

It was indeed a fatal injury.

But with the death of the city's core rules, the forces that restricted the mimics gradually loosened.

Wang Ying could feel that her body had begun to repair itself. This was the power of the mimics. As long as they could find a loophole, they would be able to become immortal.

"It seems that Gan Mi succeeded."

She looked into the distance.

"Jiang Huai Que, you no longer have the chance to kill me."

Wang Ying's voice was extremely calm.

If Gan Mi had not succeeded, she might have really died from that blow just now.

She no longer looked at Jiang Huai Que.

There is no need to take any action, the opponent will die immediately and there is absolutely no way he can survive until the end of the copy.

Jin Sheng looked at Wang Ying raising her hand, his eyes widened and he wanted to move forward. Suddenly, he was tied up by vines growing out from under his feet. He heard Dou Hongshan's roar in his ears, and he finally came to his senses.

"Damn it! Why are the buildings here... No, there's more!" Dou Hongshan didn't even have time to check on the injuries of Jiang Huaique and Jin Sheng. He approached, took a look, and quickly put his hands on the ground.

The skill was activated, and strong vines instantly covered the only remaining building on the campus - the guard room.

When the guard room was completely secured, the ruins began to tremble.

[Building stability has been determined to be satisfactory.]

[The acquisition plan is completed.]

She held the purchase book in her arms and finally completed the last instruction.

It turned out that Xu Zhiyan had given a total of three pieces of news to his teammates. In addition to Jiang Huaique, Jin Sheng and Dou Hongshan each received one.

[If you learn that your teammates are abnormal, do not participate in the battle, report the coordinates to the factory as soon as possible for acquisition.]

Jin Sheng didn't receive this short sentence, but Dou Hongshan did.

It was a pity that the school was almost completely destroyed in the fight, and her teammates didn’t reply to any messages, so she had to come back again with the purchase book!

She wanted to curse a few words, but seeing Jin Sheng almost crying, she didn't say anything in the end. She just sighed deeply and thought, forget it, she would curse him when she got back. At least she caught up with him.

At the same time, Wang Ying seemed to have noticed something and staggered back.

The entire ruins were shrouded in darkness.

The terrifying pressure came instantly!

Jiang Huai Que moved his eyelids.

Fresh energy spread throughout his limbs and bones, and he felt like he had stepped back from the gates of hell.

He seemed to hear some sound.

It sounded familiar, low and elegant.

"He'd be troubled if you died."

Bai Jin looked at Jiang Huaique, who was only breathing his last breath, and spoke lightly.