Swish——!!!
The harsh sound of metal tearing and the explosion of energy annihilation sounded at the same time!
Pei Du's palm blade, imbued with the power of the End, tore a hideous gash across the smooth, hard faceted side of the Hunter's head! The dark silver metal curled inward, melting as if corroded by strong acid! The complex internal mechanical structure and the energy pipelines gleaming with a faint blue light were exposed, emitting crackling short-circuit sparks! The single crimson eye flickered wildly, its frequency chaotic!
At the same time, the purifying energy tsunami released by Xu Shuangyao also slammed into the energy shield that the hunter was pushing towards Pei Du!
Sizzle, sizzle—!
Like a scalding iron pressing against solid ice! The dark blue energy shield and the golden purifying light collided madly, annihilating each other! A blinding burst of light erupted! Energy turbulence swept in all directions like an uncontrolled hurricane! The hunter's shield-lifting movement was abruptly halted, and his entire body was pushed backward by the immense impact!
Pei Du seized the opportunity created by this instant! His right leg, covered in dark gold lines, swept out like a battle axe! The toe, swirling with the extremely compressed dark power of the end, fiercely kicked the hunter's metal waist and abdomen, exposed by his backward slide!
boom!!!
This kick was a solid one! The force was even more terrifying than the previous punch!
The Hunter's heavy metal body was like being struck head-on by a speeding train, transforming into a streak of dark silver light and sending it hurtling backwards! It crashed through three remaining barriers made of thick vines before slamming heavily into a pile of half-melted alloy debris with a deafening roar! Dust and smoke mixed with metal debris soared into the sky!
"Pei Du!" Xu Shuangyao instantly appeared beside Pei Du, her clear eyes tinged with lingering anger and a hint of worry. Her gaze fell on the wound on his waist, cut by the particle blade. Golden life energy lingered at her fingertips, ready to heal him.
"It's alright." Pei Du raised his hand to stop her, his molten-gold eyes fixed on the direction where the Stalker had landed. The wound on his side, energized by the energy of the End, healed at a visible pace, leaving only a faint red mark. "Be careful, it's not 'dead.'" His senses, like invisible tentacles, pierced through the smoke and dust, firmly locking onto the ruins. There, an even more chaotic, even more violent energy, filled with a completely enraged, cold, murderous intent, surged wildly!
The smoke has not yet cleared.
Boom!
The pile of half-melted alloy debris suddenly exploded like a bomb detonated from within! Countless scorching metal fragments shot out in all directions like deadly shotgun shells!
A dark silver figure rushed out from the center of the explosion! Faster than before! It was the Hunter!
The cracks on the faceted side of its head were shocking, and the exposed mechanical structure flickered with chaotic sparks. Its single crimson eye flickered wildly, its light becoming extremely unstable, filled with an aura of violence and chaos. The high-frequency particle blade on its right arm continued to hum, but the energy shield on its left arm had dimmed considerably, its surface covered with tiny, spider-web-like cracks, and its faint blue light flickered unsteadily.
However, its murderous intent reached its peak! The humiliation of being wounded by a lesser lifeform completely ignited the destructive command deep within its icy logical core!
Buzz——!!!
The single, crimson eye on the Hunter's head suddenly locked onto Pei Du and Xu Shuangyao, who stood side by side. A mental shockwave, even more concentrated and chaotic than before, slammed into the two like an invisible battering ram! This time, the shockwave was mingled with countless twisted, destructive metallic noises, like millions of files rubbing against the depths of their souls!
Almost immediately after the mental shock was unleashed, the high-frequency particle blade on its right arm erupted in an unprecedented, piercing crimson! The shriek of the blade's edge slicing through the air reached a point where it could rupture an eardrum! The Hunter's leg energy jets activated at full power, transforming into a stream of death trailing a crimson flame. At speeds beyond visual detection, it charged towards the two men! The particle blade pointed directly at the pulsating golden flame mark between Xu Shuangyao's eyebrows! Its cold logic determined that the life energy emanating from this target was more corrosive to it, posing a greater threat!
"Hmph!" Pei Du snorted coldly, a cold flame igniting in his molten-gold eyes. His body, covered in dark gold lines, took a half-step forward, like an insurmountable mountain, actively facing the violent mental attack! His will was like a star core tempered by thousands of hammers, forcibly enduring the friction of billions of files, buying time for Xu Shuangyao!
Xu Shuangyao's clear eyes reflected the rapidly enlarging crimson blade and the chaotic mental storm. She remained unfazed, the golden flame mark between her brows radiating. She moved her hands rapidly across her chest, shifting hand seals. The golden life energy lingering through her fingertips was no longer gentle, but had become as viscous and condensed as liquid gold!
"Thorn Barrier!"
As she uttered a low, cold cry, the ground beneath them—those vine-covered, shimmering plant platforms—suddenly erupted with an intense emerald green light! Countless immense, incomparably tough vines, their surfaces covered in sharp golden thorns, instantly burst forth from the earth like giant pythons receiving a command! They didn't grow randomly, but rather, they intertwined, entwined, and layered in a mysterious pattern!
In an instant!
A massive plant barrier, ten meters tall and several meters thick, composed of countless animated vines and golden energy thorns, towered before Xu Shuangyao and Pei Du like a living wall of sighs! Sharp wooden thorns lined the barrier like a forest of spears, while flowing golden veins emanated a powerful will of purification and protection! This was the embodiment of the defensive power of the City of Thorns' life veins!
boom--!!!
The hunter's sword, which contained violent power, slashed fiercely on the thorn barrier!
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