Chapter 90
The sun was clearly shining brightly in the sky, scorching Ennis's skin. However, the moment the knife appeared, he suddenly felt the coolness of the moonlight shining on his body at midnight.
The coolness penetrates into every pore, penetrating deeply into the bone marrow.
Su Xingyuan was serious...
He is actually going to take action now!
But he clearly did not reveal any flaws. Even if the cooperation failed because his factory was emptied, he was not the culprit of all this. He could even be said to be a victim!
Who gave Su Xingyuan the confidence?
"Ah, are you thinking about that factory?"
The black-haired boy interrupted Ennis's thoughts. He blinked, and his clear turquoise irises clearly reflected Ennis's appearance at the moment.
Ennis also saw himself in his eyes, his face pale and full of panic.
However, Ennis didn't care about these.
For some reason, when he heard Su Xingyuan's words, he felt a greater sense of unease. He was even a little resistant to hearing what Su Xingyuan said next.
The black-haired boy tilted his head slightly, as if he didn't notice Ennis's rejection at the moment, and showed a very sunny smile.
"If you have any questions, I think I can answer them for you."
"I'm really sorry to say that. The so-called 'demon king' that Mr. Ennis met that day seemed to be me wandering around in old clothes."
Devil.
It's me.
yeah?
Ennis: “…”
Ennis: “………Poof!!”
The man's face turned a terrifying purple-red and he vomited blood.
The worst premonition came true.
Ennis felt dizzy and couldn't help but think of that night, how he had kowtowed to the so-called "Lord Devil" and how that guy had acted arrogantly under the name of the Devil.
He even used his trump card, the dragon ball...
Handed it to the other party personally!
Only at this moment did Enis realize what the man in black meant when he asked him to hand the dragon ball to him personally.
Su Xingyuan was clearly waiting to laugh at him when the truth was revealed!
There was also the day when he discovered that the factory had been emptied, and his insincere praise for the culprit... and Su Xingyuan's strange expression after hearing the praise.
Each and every incident was like a knife stabbing into Ennis' heart, causing him to feel dizzy and he wished he could kill Su Xingyuan with his own hands!
Seeing that Ennis, who was fine just now, now looked like he was about to die of anger, Xu Banmeng's eyebrows jumped and he took a half step back silently.
She knew that Su Xingyuan could easily make people angry, but wasn't it a bit too much to be this angry?
...What on earth did this guy do? !
“…Su! Xing! Yuan!!”
A voice full of hatred came out of the man's mouth. He had already made all the mental preparations.
He wanted to drag this arrogant guy into hell!
The black-haired boy's expression remained unchanged, as if he had become accustomed to his enemies calling out his full name with gritted teeth.
Ennis' heart choked again. He sneered and said, "Not killing me at the first opportunity will be the decision you will regret the most!"
He suddenly ripped open his shirt, revealing the dense magic patterns on his skin. Unlike the day when he used the dragon balls to weaken the influence, the magic patterns now were like vines that were deeply rooted in his flesh and blood, and even beat with his pulse, as if they were breathing.
He no longer resists the erosion of demonization, and the man is falling into the process of demonization at the fastest speed!
Ennis's demonization seemed to be a signal. At the same time, the red dots on the Suxingyuan small map began to increase rapidly at an incredible speed.
Whether it was the waiter serving the dishes, the vigilant hunters around, or the ordinary people on the periphery, all were influenced by this force, triggering the pollution that was deeply buried in their bodies.
Ennis laughed.
"Do you know why this place is called Paradise?"
"People who have lived in the Land of Bliss for a long time have had their bodies exposed to pollution for many years, and the first thing to be deceived is their brains!"
"Combined with my abilities, they no longer have too many negative emotions, no longer notice their own pain, and no longer worry... This is the true kingdom of bliss!"
[The title [Face-shaping Master] has been changed to [Scavenger]]
[Has attracted all enemies’ hatred]
The fear and solemnity that Ennis was looking forward to did not appear on that young face at all.
The black-haired boy laughed.
There are more and more red dots on the small map.
There are more and more red names in sight.
The whole city, the whole country...
They were all red names coming towards him!
How could this be a copy of the game that reflects the deceitfulness of human nature?
——This is clearly Players’ Happy City!
“Stand back.”
He said softly.
Yang Qi, a teammate who had come forward to help the black-haired boy and fight against the enemy together, was stunned and looked at the black-haired boy beside him in surprise.
The silver sword was held across the black-haired boy's body, and the blade reflected a pair of slightly lowered eyes that seemed to be smiling. The deepest rationality and excitement were intertwined, and a little madness that was not hidden well overflowed.
He was happy... because of the numerous enemies.
Although they were teammates, Yang Qi suddenly felt a chill.
Behind him, Jiang Yu pulled him back and retreated to the safe zone behind Su Xingyuan.
The woman with the black and white yin-yang hair said expressionlessly, "Let's wait, at least until he is seriously injured and can no longer fight."
"Otherwise..."
"You were the first one he cut."
Yang Qi: “……???”
Wait, what does this mean? Shouldn't most people be happy to have reliable teammates to reduce the burden when facing a group attack?
He looked around and found that even the secretary did not show any change in expression from beginning to end. She even took out a drink from the space props, inserted a straw and handed it to Xu Banmeng.
Only Yang Qi almost touched the player minefield because he had never seen Su Xingyuan fight against the enemy.
Among this group of people, the secretary was the one who was most familiar with how strong Su Xingyuan was, so she was the calmest.
That monster in the swimming pool before, was it strong enough? Being able to copy the opponent's abilities infinitely and release them without any weakening is so powerful that it is frightening.
Then he was chopped down by Su Xingyuan.
Even... she could vaguely sense from the other party's very relaxed attitude that he still had many cards up his sleeve that he hadn't used.
Seeing that everyone was watching the battle seriously and no one was answering his confusion, Yang Qi scratched his head and whispered: "But they will definitely attack us. Mr. Su Xingyuan can't take care of so many--"
……Um?
As Yang Qi's eyes suddenly widened, a demonized monster that rushed past him didn't even look at him, but went straight to Su Xingyuan!
No, it's not just this one. All the monsters in the city seemed to have ignored Xu Bangmeng and his group who were standing not far behind Su Xingyuan. They pressed towards the black-haired boy who remained motionless like a swarm of locusts!
...Why hasn't he taken action yet?
Is he waiting for the monsters to gather? Why?
Doesn’t Su Xingyuan’s information say that he is an assassin-type hunter who is good at one-on-one combat?
The streets in the city center were crowded, and the closer the monsters squeezed to Su Xingyuan, the higher the density of monsters per square unit.
The directions of the monsters' mutations were ever-changing, and some of them could attack from a distance. Before their main bodies arrived in front of Su Xingyuan, their tentacles had already been swung out, aiming at those dazzling gem-like eyes!
Under such overwhelming attack, the black-haired boy just lowered his eyes slightly.
He seemed to have noticed nothing and was staring at something in a daze. His quiet appearance was out of place with the surrounding scene.
——Until those dense red dots on the small map began to overlap in large numbers.
The black-haired boy slowly curved his lips.
The magic power finally spread over the long sword that had been unsheathed for a long time. In an instant, an intimidating silver light burst out from the blade - even under the sun, the silver light was not diminished at all!
[Moon-Breaking Blade Supporting Skills——]
"Moon Shattering Slash."
【Broken Moon Slash】
A crescent moon swept through the layers of monsters at a speed that was beyond human reaction, and instantly pierced through their bodies!
With one slash of the sword, most of the monsters blocking his way were dispersed at once. They were not cut by the sword light, but were directly washed away by the huge magic power, annihilated into ashes, and their health bars were emptied in an instant!
Ennis, who was hiding behind many monsters: "......?"
What is going on?
There is a limit to the amount of magic power a hunter can release, but the amount of magic power that Su Xingyuan just released...did this guy release all the magic power he could? ?
What is he doing, doesn’t he know that these monsters are not even one tenth of all the monsters?
To waste your magic power so extravagantly is just to seek your own death!
What he didn't know was that after the first attack with a super wide attack range, countless kill pop-up windows kept flashing in the player's field of vision.
[You have been upgraded!] 】
The long-lost, crisp upgrade sound sounded in the ears of the black-haired boy.
The curve of his lips gradually deepened, and he tightened the long sword in his hand again.
"boom!!"
The second knife!
The magical power contained in it was not weaker than the first sword, and it was even slightly stronger. It swung again towards the place where the monsters were most concentrated!
Ennis' pupils suddenly shrank.
However, before he could react, the third and fourth knives came one after another.
The magic power became more and more powerful, and the speed of the sword became faster and faster. The nearby buildings were directly flattened by the surging magic power. In such a situation, the monsters that swarmed over like locusts were just like moths rushing to die!
Ennis had to realize a fact with his heart pounding.
——The S-class hunter in front of him, the humanoid weapon from Country C, has completely entered his battle rhythm.
We can't go on like this... We must find other ways to interrupt his tailwind and cut off his rhythm!
This is a monster that uses pure magic impact as a basic attack! !
Is the magic power in his body endless? !
"boom!!"
The last knife.
Ennis felt a chill on his forehead. He looked around belatedly and found that the densely packed buildings in the city center were now all tilted and shattered by the impact of magic. And of the monsters that had originally swarmed over the city, only two or three kittens were left.
And all this happened in less than five minutes.
[Skill: Shattered Moon Slash]
[Note: If this skill clears the health bars of more than 25 enemies at the same time, the mana consumed by this skill will be reduced to 5%]
Add the skill [Calming the Storm] as well.
Seeing these sparse red names, the black-haired boy, who was still in a winning state after rounding off, sighed with regret.
"I thought we could have a good fight..."
It's really fun not having to worry about mana endurance and using the frequency of basic attacks to use ultimate skills.
Now, the monsters that could be killed in one hit have almost all died, and the remaining ones are simply unable to trigger the passive effect of [Broken Moon Slash].
His joy was gone.
Su Xingyuan suddenly paused.
He seemed to have remembered some new fun toy, and suddenly looked at Ennis who was hiding further and further away, and his smile gradually became brighter.
Enis felt his scalp tingling when he didn't know what the black-haired boy wanted to do. After witnessing Su Xingyuan's terrifying fighting power, he completely gave up the hidden hope in his heart.
【Name: Ennis】
[Rank: B]
[Identity: Lord of the Kingdom of Bliss]
[Status: Demonized]
On Ennis's personal panel, the "Level" section suddenly began to vibrate like an unstable TV signal.
The remaining monsters seemed to be pulled towards Ennis by something. The man stretched out his hand and dug his fingers into his temple without hesitation!
In an instant, purple blood flowed everywhere, flowing through the man's body, like glue, gluing him and the monsters together tightly!
Su Xingyuan: “…”
The action of poking the temple...seems a bit familiar.
The player looked natural, as if he hadn't remembered anything, and drew out the short knife that was as green as a bamboo.
This is not one of those 2D turn-based games where you have to watch the enemy upgrade while you can only stand outside the screen and worry.
Isn’t the main point of open holographic games freedom?
——Then the player will of course have the freedom to take advantage of the situation to kill the player.
The players, who had absolutely no warrior spirit or chivalry, started fighting directly.
Switching from a more mage-like group attack player to a high-agility, high-burst assassin only takes the time to change a knife.
Without waiting for Ennis to complete the fusion, the sharp dagger came down like lightning, cutting right into the fused part of the monster's body!
“Squeak——”
The sound of a sharp weapon entering flesh rang out at the same time. However, while he couldn't help but scream out in pain, a hideous smile twisted into Ennis's deformed face.
"You're late... Su Xingyuan...!"
[Level: S]
Ennis's panel was finally updated successfully.
Su Xingyuan: “Wow.”
Sensing a fatal danger, Xu Banmeng's intuition buzzed. She clenched her folding fan tightly and said sternly:
"Su Xingyuan, return to the team!"
She guessed that Ennis's ability might be related to control and fusion, so he could make those lifeless potions perfectly play the role he wanted, and he could also use only a little bit of medium to bring those powerful hunters under his command.
Sometimes, the strength of an ability cannot fully represent its effect.
Ennis's current situation is unclear, and the safest thing to do is to cooperate with the team to test the waters.
Xu Banmeng pursed his lips.
Otherwise… this guy might get hurt badly.
The black-haired boy retreated for a distance, and Xu Banmeng then discovered that when he attacked Ennis just now, a deep knife wound also appeared on his right arm, and blood was oozing out.
Even the location makes no difference.
Xu Banmeng's heart suddenly skipped a beat and she turned to look at Secretary Gao.
Secretary Gao narrowed his eyes slightly and his expression became serious.
"Injury for injury..."
An ability similar to hers... the ability of a berserker, which damages the enemy by 1,000 but results in 800 casualties of one's own.
"Does it hurt... Su Xingyuan? I don't know why you can't be demonized, but it doesn't matter. Drink the potion I processed, and you will be marked by my magic!"
[Ability: Twin Chains]
"I can't control your mind, but if you attack me, your body will suffer ten or even a hundred times the pain!"
"You only cut me once. Monsters can regenerate quickly, but you're almost fainting from the pain!"
That arm was even his right hand. Such an injury would undoubtedly greatly reduce his combat effectiveness!
Enis felt that God was helping him, as Su Xingyuan cut his right arm with a knife when he didn't know his abilities yet.
Hearing this, the black-haired boy blinked slowly.
He began to shake his arm, which must have been too painful to lift.
It was free and flexible, and was no different from a normal arm except that blood was gushing out of it.
Su Xingyuan: “Really?”
Two words, very plain, but the intensity of sarcasm is maximized.
Ennis' smile faded.
He stared at Su Xingyuan's expression, but no matter from which angle he looked, the other party was very calm, and his bleeding hand looked like a prosthetic limb.
"Pain a hundred times or a thousand times greater can instantly destroy the will of even the strongest warrior."
The black-haired young man spoke softly, then he raised his head, curved his eyes as if he had just come down from heaven, and delivered a gentle, slow and heavy blow:
"What a pity! I suffer from analgesia and cannot feel any pain."
"What do you say, Mr. Ennis?"
Ennis was struck by lightning: "...Painlessness?"
How come you, an S-rank hunter, have so many inexplicable problems?
Could it be that Su Xingyuan was sent by the Demon King's City in Country C specifically to restrain his abilities? ? Otherwise, how could every link happen to perfectly restrain all his means!
Ennis gritted his teeth and said, "...Don't be happy so early, Su Xingyuan."
The black-haired boy, holding a knife, walked slowly towards him.
"If you kill me, you will only implicate yourself."
The distance is getting closer.
"You, do you dare to do it?!"
"You're going to die—"
The black-haired boy didn't care at all. He even smiled brightly, his emerald cat-like eyes slightly curved, but deep in his pupils there was excitement and coldness that penetrated deep into his bones.
here we go again.
Those strange words that seemed to be rolling on the edge of a knife from hell——
"It's okay."
"I just wanted to try the feeling of being killed by myself. Thanks to you, Mr. Ennis."
The polluted part spread to Ennis's eyes, and he seemed to see a scene that humans could never perceive -
The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and behind the black-haired boy was his dancing shadow as he walked towards him. The shadow did not seem like his vassal at this moment, but instead seemed to have its own life and pulse, it was breathing - in that darkness, there was a breathing, blood-stained city hidden.
Undead skeletons wander in the night, monsters from the abyss breed in the cracks, and knights in the underground palace silently guard the royal city.
This... city that exists on the Pleiades and is integrated with his shadow.
"The Demon King... City..."
Ennis slowly widened his eyes.
It’s the Demon King’s Castle…!
"Are you missing your accomplices?"
The black-haired boy looked as if he couldn't understand what he was saying. He tilted his head and asked with an innocent expression.
The more he acted like this, the more frightened Ennis felt. The S-class monster that was powerful enough to dominate an area was now like a pure prey. It forgot about attacking and resisting, and even its trembling seemed so cautious when facing its natural enemy.
He just felt despair.
It turned out that Su Xingyuan didn't lie to him at all that night!
The Devil’s City, The Devil’s City! This city representing hell is hidden in the shadow of Suxingyuan!
He really...
He is a demon king from hell hiding in the human world!
"Who are you--"
There was no chance to finish these last words.
The black-haired boy smiled and raised the knife.
【Switch title】
[What happened to you if you survived for more than three seconds]
"brush!"
No skills are carried and no tricks are applied.
Without any ability to resist, under the continuous blows - or intimidation, Ennis's psychological defenses completely collapsed and he was almost ready to be killed. The knife flashed across his neck, and then his head rolled down.
At the same time, the same knife light instantly appeared on the neck of the black-haired boy!
His head also rolled to the ground, separated from his body, and he looked like a hero who sacrificed himself heroically to eliminate the enemy.
Yang Qi gasped and wanted to rush forward, but the secretary realized something and remained calm.
Sure enough, after just a few breaths, the black-haired boy raised his hand, then found his head and put it back on his neck.
Suxingyuan: Joint Operation.jpg
Everyone who witnessed the meeting: "..."
I was shocked by this scene, but I couldn't say it. I felt that if I was surprised too many times, I would seem uncultured.
The black-haired boy shook his head, felt the touch was good, and skipped it.
He didn't even look at the dead Ennis, and didn't seem surprised at his last behavior. He just took back his knife and returned to his team calmly.
"What did Ennis see at last?"
Xu Banmeng suddenly asked.
The master of Tongtian Tower was so perceptive that she intuitively realized that something had just happened... something that, if known by others, would likely cause some very serious consequences.
And Ennis's final reaction was so wrong.
It was just like an insect that fell into layers of spider webs and, after struggling in despair and in vain, completely accepted its fate. Its reactions from beginning to end were all calculated by the spider, even its emotions of hope, hatred and anger.
What on earth did he see that could make his fear pile up into despair?
It was as if a corner of someone's skin had been peeled off, revealing the perfectly hidden horror inside, but Xu Banmeng did not dare to explore further.
Su Xingyuan tilted his head slightly.
What Xu Banmeng asked was "what did you see" rather than "what did you want to say".
Su Xingyuan said lightly: "I was chased by the devil before, and I showed him the flesh torn from the devil's body."
Xu Banmeng: “…Ah?”
Su Xingyuan spread his hands: "Ennis is essentially a profit-seeking businessman. He is disloyal to the Demon King's City, but in order to borrow the power of the Demon King's City, he also swore an oath to the Demon King."
So of course one would be very frightened when one sensed the devil's aura for a moment.
Xu Banmeng felt that this reason was very reasonable. Moreover, she also knew that there was a time when Su Xingyuan returned to the Hunter Association covered in injuries because of an extreme escape after encountering the Demon King.
The word "Devil's City" that Ennis blurted out was very strange under the circumstances at the time. It was probably because after sensing the breath of the Demon King, he associated it with the oath he had sworn in the organization of the Demon King's City.
Xu Banmeng calmed down.
Fortunately... the momentary feeling of falling into hell that she had just felt was just an illusion. It was probably just a coincidence that she thought Ennis was forced to this point by a series of traps.
After all, there is nothing more terrifying than the fact that the stars are originally enemies of mankind.
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