Chapter 149
The speed at which the knife came out of its sheath was really too fast, too quick.
However, as if his mental state was not right due to the influence of drugs, when he drew his sword, it gave people a feeling of extreme stillness and silence, like the sound of peaceful falling snow, or the cold water surging under the deep sea.
This is a simple move without any fancy decorations, fast and accurate, and extremely ruthless because it only seeks efficiency.
At this moment, the black-haired boy only had eyes for the enemy's head.
Being targeted by such a hunter and attacked by him while he is fully focused and in a flow state is undoubtedly an extremely terrifying thing.
Not to mention, his attack was completely unexpected. No one could have imagined that Su Xingyuan would not look for trouble with the enemy at this time, but instead raised the butcher knife against his own people!
Leif's body had no time to react, and he was even still in the state of rushing towards Su Xingyuan. This action, which was originally intended to save Su Xingyuan and increase his favorability, has now become a deadly weapon, which he personally handed to Su Xingyuan.
Leif's body was restricted by his shell and could not perform the ultimate life-saving operation, but his brain was working rapidly. The first thing he did was -
A series of question marks appear.
——Shouldn't you focus on the monster? Why are you chopping me? Why are you chopping me? What do you say? !
Leif once again fell into silent madness.
Why did he always feel that ever since he tried to trick Su Xingyuan, he had been suffering more and more losses? ?
But there is no point in thinking about these things now. The most urgent thing is to make a choice, whether to choose to be killed here by Su Xingyuan, or to expose some of his abilities and escape!
Leif clenched his back teeth, and the hatred in his heart reached its peak at this moment.
How could he allow himself to be killed by Su Xingyuan again? He came here to avenge Su Xingyuan for killing his incarnation once. Now that he hasn't taken revenge yet, does he have to sacrifice his new incarnation? ?
The other demon kings will laugh at him for ten thousand years!
He would never let this kind of humiliation happen to him again!
Leif's mind raced as he made a decision in an instant. He quickly mobilized his magic power and suddenly disintegrated his head along the position where the tip of the knife fell on the Xingyuan Plain!
"……Um?"
The black-haired boy who had turned into a killing machine tilted his head slightly, as if puzzled by the strange feeling of his hand.
According to common sense, in such a chaotic state as the black-haired boy, as long as the third demon king uses some tricks, he can help his incarnation cover up the past, and the black-haired boy should not pursue it too much.
However, only the player himself knows the curiosity and competitive spirit that was ignited in an instant when he saw that the health bar did not move at all after a knife was cut.
As we all know, players' curiosity is always endless and terrifying.
Su Xingyuan planned to save the things he was curious about for last, after all, the best dishes should always be served last. He just seemed to know nothing, like a truly mentally ill patient, thinking that he had successfully killed Leif, so he easily turned his eyes away from him, and then-
Throw it behind him.
Under the gaze of the black-haired boy, Orion's knife fell to the ground with a "click".
"Xu, the original hunter of the star..."
【You are safe when you stay with me】
A memory flashed through Orion's mind. Su Xingyuan once said something similar.
——But looking at the current situation, who would believe it?
Orion turned around and ran without hesitation!
"Why are you running?"
A brisk voice came from behind him. There was clearly a distance of one person between Su Xingyuan and him just now, but now the other person's voice seemed to ring right next to his ear.
Along with the sound, the cold tip of a knife arrived.
Just a few seconds ago, the knife broke open Leif's head and took his life.
Now...it's time for me to be the one to die by this knife.
Why did Ke Suxingyuan suddenly attack and kill people? What is going on? What the fuck is going on with this door? !
Orion had never regretted taking on a portal raid mission so much!
He felt dizzy and finally gritted his teeth and called upon his ability of mimicry.
"Carry the lantern!!"
In a flash, a dim lantern appeared in front of him, and under the light, the black-haired boy paused slightly.
The speed at which the orange-yellow light spread was so fast that no one could catch up.
Is this the light of hope? No, this is the light of despair, born from the death of a desperate man. The wick will burn life. And in it you catch a glimpse of eternity. 】
[You have obtained debuff-confusion]
In an instant, the player's body felt heavy and light at the same time, as if he had drunk two liters of fake liquor, and his mind felt hazy, as if he was high.
Player: “…”
The brain, which was already stacked with the [Drug Effect - Severe] debuff, suddenly became one step closer to complete madness.
But no matter how much their rationality is affected, players will not miss the most basic information.
He had actually just stopped for a moment. It was not the kind of stop that was caused by being intercepted by something, but the entire body, the entire space, and even light - all stopped for a moment.
If the person who felt this strange moment was not a player, it would probably take some time for him to react.
But for players who have used the [Pause] ability in the game...
The black-haired boy raised his eyes and looked at the S-rank hunter in front of him.
【Name: Orion】
[Level: S]
[Identity: Free Hunter]
[Status: debuff aging; debuff fear; debuff drug effect - moderate]
"The light born from despair..."
The black-haired boy still looked calm and unhurried. Judging from his movements and expressions alone, it was hard to imagine how many debuffs he had on him.
Mental influence and attacks, especially those coming from monsters, are actually hard to have any effect on Su Xingyuan. Not to mention that Su Xingyuan's sanity value is as high as three digits, just the identity of the "Lord of Hell" is enough to cause those monsters with spiritual abilities who overestimate their own capabilities to suffer backlash.
Orion's ability just now did not hurt him or even affect him.
The reason why Su Xingyuan gets the debuff of [Confusion] is actually very simple.
[…The wick will burn life.] And in it you catch a glimpse of eternity. 】
Burning life is easy to understand, and the [Aging] in Orion's status bar is very appropriate. Some abilities always come at a serious cost, and players are well aware of this.
But [a glimpse of eternity in it]...
Su Xingyuan fell into deep thought.
Should this be called an epiphany? The player gleaned a glow of inspiration from the hidden skill that Orion displayed. In the game's judgment, he had obviously realized something, but it was obvious that the player himself didn't know what he had realized.
It was exactly the same as the last time he lit up a title but didn't know how to use it.
"Are you desperate?"
Su Xingyuan caught up with the S-level hunter who was running out of energy and asked innocently.
Orion had a look of despair on his face; he was indeed quite desperate.
The full form and name of his power, known to no one but him, is called "The Lantern of Despair".
When the Lantern of Despair is not fully revealed, Orion's abilities are only related to the aura, and he reveals to the outside world that he has expertise in intuition, emotions, and personality.
He already possessed a more acute sense, and the presence of lights only made them more conspicuous, and protected him from the intrusion and entanglement of filth, protecting his spirit. This is one of the reasons why Orion was able to stay awake for a long time after falling into the trap.
But it was obvious that the physical effects of drugs were difficult to filter out by his abilities.
Furthermore, to use the lantern itself, Orion needs to collect and consume the souls of the desperate. If the soul is not enough, he will need to continue to consume a small part of his vitality to make up for it.
Ever since he came into this door, his lantern was like a sheep among wolves, running silently all the time, and from time to time it would tear off a piece of stored human soul as fuel. Therefore, up to now, he has no more inventory, so he can only allow himself to age faster for a short period of time.
In other words, Orion has used his last resort.
The lantern’s most powerful trump card is “pause” – the moment the light fills the room, everything pauses.
Unlike time stop, the pause caused by the lantern allows the players to recover with their own memories.
But the cost of stopping once is huge.
However, such a huge price was not enough to stop Su Xingyuan... Why haven't those monsters that should have rushed out when they saw humans appeared yet? !
Not only will the well be demolished by Su Xingyuan, he will also be demolished by Su Xingyuan!
"Just let me stab you~" The black-haired boy's cheerful voice was still haunting him: "It'll be okay~"
——Whoever believes it must be a ghost! !
Orion ran desperately, summoning a lantern from time to time so that the lantern could trip up Su Xingyuan.
However, just before he summoned the lantern for at least the third time, he keenly felt that something was moving in the darkness ahead.
The black-haired boy was stronger, had a very good physical fitness, and had a very clear vision. He recognized those shadows almost immediately.
"What is that?" Orion was quite a distance away from Su Xingyuan. He was sure that even if Su Xingyuan went crazy again, he would at least have some time to recall the past, so he dared to ask cautiously.
"From the looks of it..." the black-haired boy tilted his head slightly, "What just scurried past there should be... a cockroach."
Orion: What?
Tell me again what's going on here?
"White cockroach."
The black-haired boy repeated it again, then tilted his head slightly and looked at Orion, as if he had come up with some interesting conjecture.
"In that case...could the white in your throat be the remaining juice after you subconsciously squeezed them?"
Orion's expression changed instantly.
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