Chapter 30: The Three Sisters' Final Struggle
The Queen raised her knight sword high, but nothing happened.
No radiant light, no surging sword aura.
"Sacred Sword Slash! Sacred Sword Slash!"
The Queen was somewhat stunned, lowering her raised arm and staring at the sword in her hand in confusion. The scene was extremely awkward.
"Truly a 'powerful' technique."
Su Xiao's perfectly timed mockery made the Queen choke with anger.
It was only then that the Queen noticed the notification from Reincarnation Paradise—she had no mana left.
The Queen couldn't understand this situation. From the start of the battle until now, she had only used three skills. She had been very afraid of exhausting her mana, so she had purchased a necklace that increased her mana by 30 points at a high price.
The Queen didn't understand the situation, but Su Xiao knew exactly what had happened—it was the 'Azure Steel Shadow' skill that had burned her mana to nothing.
He wasn't sure how effective Azure Steel Shadow was against mages, but against a shield warrior like this with low mana, it had a miraculous effect.
A few slashes, and even if the opponent didn't die, they couldn't use any skills.
From very early on, Su Xiao had been puzzled about one thing: the Law-Destroying Shadow class, as its name suggested, was clearly aimed at mages. But how was he supposed to fight them?
If he could get close to a mage, the searing pain from Azure Steel Shadow burning their mana would allow him to land continuous slashes. But getting close was the major problem.
The yet-unlocked skills of 'Law-Destroying Shadow' should solve this issue. Otherwise, this class wouldn't be worthy of the name 'Law-Destroying Shadow.'
Thinking about this was still too early. The priority now was to kill the enemy in front of him.
After confirming that the Queen had no mana, Su Xiao charged forward directly.
Even though the Queen had suddenly become stronger after drinking that unknown liquid and gained several new skills, without mana, she was just a toothless tiger.
As for the knight sword in the Queen's hand, Su Xiao ignored it entirely. She didn't know how to use a sword at all.
After charging forward, Su Xiao slashed at the Queen's throat.
The long blade cut through the air, creating a shockwave, its angle extremely tricky.
The Queen raised her sword to block, but she blocked nothing. Su Xiao's slash had already turned into a slicing motion, and a small piece of the Queen's ear flew off.
Having her ear sliced off was far from pleasant. The Queen felt a buzzing in her head.
Dragon-Slaying Flash was in a slashing posture, and to slash again, it needed to be recharged.
Su Xiao simply continued forward, pressing almost directly against the Queen. He raised his left knee and slammed it hard into the Queen's side.
The side had a spot unprotected by ribs, making it especially vulnerable.
Before the Queen could recover from the buzzing, she took this heavy blow. The feeling was indescribable.
Su Xiao took a light backward jump, landing about a meter away. Before his feet even touched the ground, a blade flash had already passed. The Queen's chest took a slash, her armor cut open, revealing the fair skin underneath.
Blood seeped out through the gap in the armor, and the Queen felt that searing pain again.
Fortunately, the energy bird above her head had the effect of reducing pain, giving her some ability to fight back.
The Queen's will wasn't firm enough. A warrior with a strong will could ignore most pain during battle.
"You bastard, die!"
The Queen swung her sword with all her might. Su Xiao didn't try to withstand it; instead, he agilely jumped back.
As soon as he landed from the backward jump, he pushed off the ground and leaped forward.
The Queen's sword swing was perfectly dodged, leaving her wide open.
"Pfft."
A not-too-deep wound appeared on the Queen's throat, causing her to stagger back a few steps.
"Huff~, huff~."
The Queen breathed heavily, feeling her lungs like a broken bellows, each breath extremely difficult.
"What's wrong? Where's that confident expression from before?"
Su Xiao slowly approached the Queen. From the start of the battle until now, he had appeared relatively composed.
If the three of them—shield warrior, sniper, and support—had attacked him simultaneously, he wouldn't have had it this easy.
But the biggest firepower among the three, the sniper, was tied up by Shinohara.
The shield warrior in front had strong survivability, but in close-quarters combat, there was a world of difference between her and Su Xiao.
Su Xiao vaguely realized something. If the development direction of contractors was PVE, then his development direction was PVP. This was intentional by Reincarnation Paradise. He was a Hunter and would frequently fight contractors.
A tank specialized in taking damage, confidently engaging a killing master in close combat—the outcome was predictable.
"This is impossible. Whether it's attributes, equipment, or skills, I'm stronger than you. Why is this happening? Something must be wrong."
The Queen's eyes were filled with unwillingness.
"Who knows. But that thing on your head seems to be about to disappear."
Su Xiao wasn't exactly relaxed either. After the female shield warrior's stamina reached 24 points, she was incredibly tough. It was very difficult for Dragon-Slaying Flash to break through her body's defense. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
This served as a warning to Su Xiao: if the attribute gap was too large, even with his superior combat skills, he might not be able to win.
But the Queen in front of him clearly didn't fall into this category. She had only reached her current attributes by taking drugs.
The two elemental birds above the Queen's head let out a simultaneous cry, then shattered into countless specks of light, merging into the Queen's body and disappearing.
The continuous healing effect ended, and the Queen's health bar rapidly dropped.
Seeing this, Yezi, standing in the distance, turned pale. Her mana was also low, enough to keep the Queen alive for only a few more seconds at most.
But according to the Queen's orders, her remaining mana had another purpose—it was their only hope for victory.
Just as the Queen and Yezi were both feeling desperate, Su Xiao had already charged in front of the Queen, his long blade slashing repeatedly.
At this critical moment, the Queen heard a voice like heavenly music in her ears.
"Queen, I've dealt with my opponent."
Heibai's breathing was heavy, and he coughed several times in succession.
"You killed Shinohara?"
The Queen was overjoyed.
"No. That guy is tough. He escaped at the last moment, but he's badly injured."
Although Shinohara wasn't killed, the Queen didn't care. Their main damage dealer had finally freed up.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
The Queen roared, threw away her knight sword, and lunged at Su Xiao as if she were about to die.
Su Xiao was quite surprised. When things were abnormal, there was usually a trick. He instinctively stepped back.
But the Queen's forward lunge caused Dragon-Slashing Flash to sink into her lower abdomen. Su Xiao tried to pull Dragon-Slashing Flash out, but the Queen grabbed the blade with both hands.
With a tearing sound, the Queen's fingers were almost severed, but she didn't care. She pounced on Su Xiao like a tiger, then hugged him tightly, like a koala clinging to a tree.
It was important to note that the Queen's current strength attribute was 15 points, 2 points higher than Su Xiao's. Su Xiao would need some skill to break free.
Su Xiao gripped the handle of Dragon-Slashing Flash with both hands and twisted it viciously inside the Queen's lower abdomen.
"Ah~!!"
Tears burst from the Queen's eyes, but she still didn't let go.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out from a distance. Su Xiao had sensed the danger long ago, but the Queen's weight, combined with her armor, was nearly two hundred pounds, making his movements very inconvenient.
At the last moment, Su Xiao could only slightly turn his body to avoid being hit in a vital spot.
A bullet the size of a pinky finger pierced Su Xiao's abdomen. The bullet didn't stop there; it passed straight through Su Xiao's body and then through the Queen's body.
This single shot directly reduced Su Xiao's health by 70%.
The Queen's body went limp, and her arms began to weaken.
Just then, Yezi, who had been standing in the distance, used their trump card.
"Judgment!"
Yezi let out a delicate shout, and a massive energy cross appeared above Su Xiao's head.
The cross shimmered with holy light and slammed down fiercely at Su Xiao.
"Thud!"
A buzzing sound filled Su Xiao's ears as the energy cross shattered.
[You have been struck by 'Judgment's' execution. Your health is below 15%. Execution effect activated.]
[Beep, beep~, 'Absolute Magic Resistance: Lv.MAX' activated. Execution failed. Immunity to this execution. Converted to deducting 9% health.]