Chapter 31 Bu Suanzi
The battle in the Central Divine Realm has reached a fever pitch.
Blood soaked the shattered floor tiles, severed limbs and broken weapons were scattered everywhere, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood and the burnt smell of excessive energy release.
The names on the leaderboard flicker like candles in the wind, with only the top few still shining brightly, but the gap in points between them is narrowing rapidly.
Qiu Zangxue was covered in blood, both from his enemies and his own.
Xing Tian's fighting spirit made him more and more courageous in battle, but the continuous high-intensity fighting also added several deep wounds to his body that exposed the bone.
His left arm was unnaturally twisted, clearly indicating that it had been seriously damaged during the previous rescue and battle.
But every time he swung his sword, it was with a tragic, suicidal ferocity that chilled the surrounding players, making them afraid to approach him easily.
Jun Xiangbei was in slightly better shape. His fighting style focused more on efficiency and precision, avoiding most fatal wounds, but the number of humans remaining on the field was increasing.
Jun Xiangbei's attack began to falter, and a rare look of fatigue appeared on his face.
Su Meichuan, Bai Muling, and Xin Yuan'er also suffered injuries, barely managing to hold on thanks to their evolved abilities and lucky buffs.
Sylvie and her newly recruited followers were like leeches, constantly harassing the team. Although they could not pose a decisive threat, they greatly drained the team's energy.
Some viewers in Qiu Zangxue's live stream felt sorry for him:
"Boss Qiu is almost covered in blood, but he's still hacking away... He's too fierce."
"There aren't many humans left on the field. It seems even the God of War is nearing his limit?"
"Sylvie is such a nuisance, like an unkillable cockroach."
"If things continue like this, even if we win, it will be a Pyrrhic victory."
Just as several strong teams, including Gu Yunqing's squad, Sylvie's remnants, and two other player teams possessing divine fragments, were wearing each other down and gradually showing signs of fatigue, and the battlefield situation seemed about to reach a stalemate or even mutual destruction—
A sudden change has occurred!
"Buzz—!"
Several extremely concealed array patterns, almost blending into the shadows, lit up without warning in the core area of the battlefield.
The array patterns were an ominous dark purple, exuding a cold and filthy aura.
"Curse: Exhaustion".
"Shadow Imprisonment"
"Soul Sting".
Accompanied by a few hoarse, low chants, a powerful negative effect instantly enveloped almost all the remaining players on the battlefield.
One of the power-type players, who was fiercely attacking Qiu Zangxue, suddenly felt his strength recede like a receding tide, slowed his movements by half a beat, and was beheaded by Qiu Zangxue with a single strike.
Just as Jun Xiangbei was about to dodge a divine attack, he felt as if his feet were sinking into a quagmire, and his movement speed suddenly dropped. Although he managed to parry it, he was shaken so badly that his blood and qi surged.
The illusion space constructed by Su Meichuan fluctuated and became unstable.
Bai Muling felt a heaviness in her arm, and her throwing knife lost its aim.
Xin Yuan'er even stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
Even Zhuge Jin, who had been "commanding" from the rear, felt a chilling spiritual force piercing his consciousness like a poisonous needle!
"Oh no, an ambush!"
"It's a curse! My power is draining away!"
"Who?! Show yourself!"
The surviving players were filled with shock and anger, and they all tried to find the caster.
Five figures slowly emerged from several inconspicuous shadows at the edge of the battlefield.
They were all dressed in dark gray cloaks, concealing their faces, and exuded a cold and eerie aura, making them completely out of place in this divine realm.
The leader was an old man with a hunched back, holding a withered wooden cane. The half of his face that was exposed was covered with wrinkles, but his eyes were as sinister as a venomous snake.
"It's 'Bu Suanzi'! Ranked 99th on the advanced player leaderboard!" A player recognized the old man, his voice filled with fear.
"His 'Shadow' squad is most skilled in assassination and curses!"
Viewers in Zhuge Jin's live stream exclaimed in surprise:
"Holy crap! There's a mastermind behind them! It's Bu Suanzi!"
"A top player on the leaderboard! He's been lurking all this time!"
"It's over, it's all over, everyone's been infected!"
"A brilliant plan. We'll wait until everyone is badly wounded before we come out to reap the rewards."
"Can Zhuge and the others hold on? They're all seriously injured."
Bu Suanzi laughed hoarsely: "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Thank you all for clearing the obstacles for me. Now, hand over your points and divine status...
The four teammates behind him also exuded a chilling killing intent, and various curses and shadow spells lit up again, preparing for the final harvest.
However, at this seemingly hopeless moment—
Zhuge Jin, who had been standing still as if affected by the curse, suddenly raised his hand.
He drew a line in the air with his fingertips, and an incredibly complex Bagua diagram instantly unfolded beneath his feet, radiating an aura of profound mystery.
The chilling mental attack that enveloped them vanished without a trace the moment it touched the Bagua formation.
At the same time, his voice resonated clearly in the minds of his own squad members, carrying a calm confidence that everything was under control:
“Kun position, three steps, can avoid the core area of ‘exhaustion’.”
"The fire direction is filled with malevolent energy that can break the 'imprisonment'."
“Chou Zangxue, right front, Xun position, seventy percent of your strength, throw the knife.”
"When you face north, the left rear corner (Kan position) will block your retreat."
A sinister smile, as if he had anticipated this, flashed in Qiu Zangxue's crimson eyes. Ignoring his own injuries, he followed instructions and used all his strength to throw his right-hand curved sword toward the direction Zhuge Jin had indicated.
The scimitar transformed into a streak of crimson lightning, tearing through the air.
Jun Xiangbei's eyes narrowed, and his feet twisted strangely, as if he had anticipated the weakness of the curse. He instantly broke free from some of the restraining effects and moved like lightning, heading straight for the Kan position that Zhuge Jin had mentioned!
Bai Muling and Su Meichuan also exerted their strength at the same time, using throwing knives and illusions to precisely interfere with the other "Shadow" team members who were trying to coordinate with Bu Suanzi's attack.
Xin Yuan'er even "accidentally" dropped a gem that was shimmering with purifying light on the ground. The soft light spread out and just happened to dispel the curse field in a small area, giving his teammates a chance to catch their breath.
"What?!"
The sinister smile on Bu Suanzi's face froze instantly, turning into unbelievable horror!
His meticulously arranged curse array and sneak attack were completely seen through by the opponent, who then launched a targeted countermeasure!
How is this possible?!
His infiltration and the activation of his curses were extremely secretive. Even with sensory abilities, it would be impossible to predict every detail so accurately!
In particular, Qiu Zangxue's selfless slash was extremely precise in timing and angle, piercing right through the shadow shield hastily set up by one of his teammates, severely injuring him!
Jun Xiangbei appeared like a ghost on his planned retreat route, his cold sword blade carrying a resolute killing intent, sealing off all his escape routes.
"You...you all knew all along?!" The fortune teller was both shocked and furious. He waved his withered wooden staff repeatedly, trying to unleash a more powerful curse, but his mind was in disarray, and his spellcasting speed slowed down.
Gu Yunqing watched all of this coldly through Qiu Zangxue's perspective.
Information advantage—that's the overwhelming advantage that comes with it.
Zhuge Jin had already used the Fuxi Divine Spark to deduce the ambush location, attack methods, and even the general skills and retreat routes of the Bu Suanzi Squad.
This allows them to plan at their leisure, wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, and turn the tables on them.
The outcome of this counterattack was already predetermined from the moment Bu Suanzi thought he had succeeded.
"Kill!" Qiu Zangxue roared, disregarding the danger of leaving a wide-open space after throwing his weapon, and pounced on another "Shadow" team member who was trapped by Su Meichuan's illusion with only his left-hand sword, like a mad tiger.
Xing Tian's fighting spirit surged, causing him to ignore his injuries and his combat power to increase rather than decrease.
Jun Xiangbei's sword flashed like a dragon as he engaged in fierce combat with Bu Suanzi.
His swordsmanship was already effective against these unpredictable paths, and now every move he made was deadly, forcing Bu Suanzi into a sorry state, where he could only barely hold on by relying on a constant stream of life-saving items and strange movement techniques.
Having lost the initiative and formation advantage, and with their trump cards completely exposed, the "Shadow" squad was quickly defeated by Gu Yunqing's squad's thunderous counterattack.
One of the team members was caught off guard by Bai Muling's throwing knife and killed by a fatal throat strike.
When a team member attempted to ambush Xin Yuan'er, he was deflected by a one-time reflective shield that was "accidentally" triggered by Xin Yuan'er, and was instead shattered by Qiu Zangxue's sword.
The last team member was easily killed by Jun Xiangbei and Su Meichuan working together, one using a blockade and the other using an illusion to confuse him.
In the blink of an eye, only Bu Suanzi remained on the battlefield, still struggling to hold on.
"puff!"
Jun Xiangbei deflected the withered wooden staff from Bu Suanzi's hand with a single sword strike, the tip of the sword pointing directly at his throat.
Bu Suanzi's face was ashen, his eyes filled with resentment and bitterness. He stared intently at Zhuge Jin, whose eyes were covered by a white veil, and hissed:
"The divine essence of Fuxi... is the power of Fuxi's deduction?! No wonder... no wonder... I didn't lose unjustly... but you won't get away with it either!"
A fierce and resolute glint flashed in his eyes, and his body suddenly swelled up, unleashing an extremely unstable energy fluctuation from within him—he actually wanted to self-destruct!
"Watch out!" Su Meichuan exclaimed.
However, Zhuge Jin's voice rang out calmly again: "Zhen position, lightning kill."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of silver lightning, seemingly out of nowhere, struck a specific energy node on Bu Suanzi's chest with remarkable precision, as if it possessed a life of its own.
This is one of the attack methods that Zhuge Jin obtained after absorbing the divine essence of Fuxi.
"Ugh!" Bu Suanzi's swollen body deflated instantly like a punctured balloon, and the condensed self-destruct energy came to an abrupt halt.
He spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, and his breath instantly became extremely weak.
He gave Zhuge Jin one last venomous look, and with his last bit of strength, he crushed a black rune stone covered in cracks.
"escape!"
A wisp of black smoke flashed by, and the fortune teller's figure disappeared from the spot, leaving behind only the broken talisman and some scattered items.
Zhuge Jin's live stream was filled with praise:
"My God, what a twist!"
"That teamwork, that comeback, so cool!"
"Did Bu Suanzi run away? What a pity."
"You can run away from the monk but not the temple. This instance still has two days left, so you'll run into it sooner or later."
Gu Yunqing controlled Qiu Zangxue and slowly walked to the place where Bu Suanzi disappeared. She picked up the broken black talisman and some scattered materials, her eyes showing no emotion.
It's a bit of a shame that one of the leaders escaped, but it's not a big deal.
Gu Yunqing felt satisfied as she experienced the subtle increase in her acting ability due to the intense battle and the operation of Xing Tian's battle intent, as well as the large amount of "trust" energy she gained through Zhuge Jin's disguise.
The rewards from this dungeon run far exceeded my expectations.
Jun Xiangbei sheathed his sword, walked up to Zhuge Jin, and said in a deep voice, "Thank you. If it weren't for your early warning, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Su Meichuan, Bai Muling, and Xin Yuan'er also gathered around, their eyes filled with admiration and gratitude as they looked at Zhuge Jin.
After this experience, they finally understood that this prophet, who seemed not to be directly involved in the battle, was the true core and soul of the team.
Zhuge Jin nodded slightly: "It's my duty. The crisis is temporarily resolved, but the core issue..."
His gaze once again fell upon the still-floating, chaotic supreme light source in the center of the ruins.
After a series of bloody battles, fewer than ten players remained, and all of them were wounded. Their gazes toward Gu Yunqing's team were filled with apprehension and fear.
Sylvie's team had already used a teleportation item to leave when the fortune teller's team appeared.
The final outcome seems to be a foregone conclusion.
Gu Yunqing knew that the time for harvest had come.
Fewer than ten players remained, all of them badly injured, their eyes filled with fear and despair as they looked at Gu Yunqing's team.
Even the top-ranked player, Bu Suanzi, has fallen to them. Who else can stop them?
That suspended supreme light source seemed to be already theirs.
However, just as Qiu Zangxue dragged her crippled body step by step toward the chaotic light source, with Jun Xiangbei and the others following closely behind, preparing to collect it for the final time—
Mutation and regeneration!
"Buzz—!!!"
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