Chapter 36: Su Xiao-Style Assassination
Amu was usually very honest, often the one being bullied by Bubu Wang and Beini, but during combat, Amu was exceptionally ferocious. Tearing enemies apart with its bare hands was just a normal occurrence for it.
After a short charge, Amu slammed headfirst into the castle's main gate.
Boom!
A shockwave spread out, and the iron gate caved in a large section. Several witches and clones inside the gate were sent flying backward, some spitting out mouthfuls of blood after hitting the ground.
"What's the point of blocking the door? They'll break in sooner or later."
Kai, standing on the steps, shook her head, unable to comprehend the thinking of those first and second-rank witches.
In truth, these first and second-rank witches weren't stupid. They knew that monster would eventually break in. The high-rank witches weren't afraid, but they couldn't help feeling fear themselves.
Outside the iron gate, Amu raised its head, pulling its horns out of the iron door. It shook its head, then rammed the iron gate again, its head incredibly stubborn.
They say bulls have a stubborn temper. Amu's bull temper was flaring up now. Its head could break, its blood could flow, but it had to smash through this damn door.
Boom, boom, boom...
The ground around trembled as if in an earthquake, with rubble bouncing half a meter high. Strangely, Amu's ramming didn't trigger the castle's defensive mechanisms.
With each ram from Amu, Bubu Wang's dog face twitched in the distance. Just watching it hurt.
Su Xiao kicked Amu in the lower back, making it stumble forward with an innocent look. He grabbed its horn and poured a bottle of potion over its bloody head.
After getting kicked by Su Xiao, Amu clearly calmed down. Even with its bull temper flaring, it behaved obediently in front of Su Xiao.
Su Xiao drew the Dragon-Slaying Flash from his waist, and blood energy spread around him.
"Fall back, something worse is coming!"
A witch at the window shouted. Actually, both Su Xiao and Bubu Wang were wondering the same thing: why didn't Amu just smash the windows? That would obviously be much easier than the big iron door, which was clearly reinforced with elemental energy.
Clang, clang, clang...
Several slash marks appeared on the iron door. The few witches behind the door stiffened as bloodlines appeared on their bodies.
"Amu, you can ram now."
As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, Amu, whose head wound was healing quickly, stood up, charged forward a few steps, and slammed into the iron door.
With a crack, the iron door shattered into a dozen pieces, the broken edges smooth as mirrors.
Amu charged into the castle like a bull leading the charge. The next moment, various elemental attacks came flying.
With a boom, Amu flew back out of the entrance. Before it even landed, two streams of emerald light entered its body.
Although Amu got beaten badly and nearly got one-shot by the witches' combined attack, it bought Su Xiao a brief moment.
Su Xiao leaned against the wall beside the iron door, holding four "Light Quantum Composite Stun Bombs" between his fingers. Each cost 2,000 Paradise Coins. The moment Amu was blasted out, he tossed the four stun bombs into the castle.
Bang! A blinding light exploded inside the castle. After a series of screams, D·Assassination appeared in Su Xiao's hand. On the other side of the doorway stood the Undead Hunter.
Pfft, pfft, pfft...
Su Xiao emptied the magazine in an instant. The Hunter wasn't slow either, firing five projectiles in quick succession.
Whoosh! A metal needle as thick as a finger grazed past Su Xiao's face. He quickly pulled back. Not all witches were affected by the stun bombs.
Su Xiao made a gesture to the Hunter, who nodded in understanding. Su Xiao would handle the clearing, while the Hunter provided cover.
Amu, healed a few times by now, stood up. It tore off a chunk of blasted muscle from its chest and charged into the castle.
Boom!
Ice suddenly appeared on the first floor of the castle. Su Xiao immediately put away D·Assassination, drew his blade, and rushed inside.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
The Hunter fired three arrows in quick succession. Kai, who was controlling the metal needles from a distance, pulled back and hid at the entrance to the second floor.
Su Xiao charged into the castle in a few steps. A barrage of elemental attacks came at him, and Amu immediately moved to block them.
[Prompt: You are affected by a weakening curse. Your physical defense -30 points, actual effect -10 points (curse resistance exempts 65%).]
[Prompt: You are affected by a charm curse. This effect has been exempted by Blade Grandmaster.]
[Prompt: You are affected by a drowsiness curse. This effect has been exempted by Blade Grandmaster.]
[Prompt: You are affected by a weakening curse. Your stamina consumption rate +30%, actual effect...]
A flood of prompts appeared. This was the terror of curse-type witches. But with the exemption from Blade Grandmaster + curse resistance, Su Xiao wasn't too affected.
Various elemental attacks exploded on Amu's body, but this time it wasn't badly hurt. Most of the witches on the first floor were covering their ears, crouching on the ground in pain. The stun bombs affected not only vision but also caused irreversible damage to hearing.
Su Xiao hooked his foot around Amu's ankle, and Amu fell forward. Dragon-Slaying Flash returned to its sheath as the blood energy around Su Xiao vanished.
Ring Break!
A circular blade aura spread out. Since Su Xiao was in a crouching position when he struck, the nearby witches crouching on the ground had their heads severed, falling in a large heap.
Seeing this, Kai at the entrance to the second floor was furious. Just as she was about to control the metal to attack Su Xiao, an arrow flew toward her head.
"Annoying stray cat."
Kai swung her arm, actually catching the barbed arrow with her bare hand. Her slender arm was half-metalized, with joints and other areas still flesh and blood to maintain flexibility.
Snap, snap.
Two more arrows hit the wall behind Kai and exploded. The wall was too hard; even the Hunter's arrows couldn't penetrate it.
When Kai looked back at the first floor, it was littered with corpses. A man holding a long blade stood among the bodies.
"Damn it, this scum."
Kai grew even angrier. She grabbed a third-rank witch beside her.
"How is it? Can you see now?"
"I can... see a bit."
"Then work together to kill him, or who knows how many sisters will die here."
As soon as Kai finished speaking, she suddenly heard a sound behind her.
Clang, clang, clang...
Dozens of metal needles embedded in the ground behind Kai. Unfortunately, there was nothing there.
In a corner not far from Kai, Bubu Wang was standing upright against the wall, patting its chest with its dog paw, as if to say, "That scared me to death."
Most of the witches Su Xiao killed on the first floor were first and second-rank. Third-rank and above were smarter; they stayed in the back, so the stun bombs had limited effect on them.
A huge black claw appeared behind Su Xiao, aiming for the back of his neck.
Pfft!
Blood splattered onto the ceiling. Su Xiao severed the big claw while sidestepping a black orb.
The black orb hit the wall, sending out a swarm of writhing worms that gnawed at everything around. After that, a flurry of attacks followed.
Around a corner on the first floor, three witches exchanged glances. They simultaneously dashed out from behind the corner, charging at Su Xiao at incredible speed.
Shing! An extremely thin silver chain grazed Su Xiao's side. His clothes tore instantly, and a large piece of flesh was ripped off. Looking closely, the silver chain in the witch's hand was covered in countless sharp teeth and mouths. Su Xiao wasn't cut by the chain; he was bitten by hundreds of sharp teeth.
A stinging pain came from the wound. It was poisoned.
Before Su Xiao could catch his breath, a soap bubble appeared beside his face.
Boom!
The explosion echoed. As the smoke cleared, the blue crystal layer on Su Xiao's face was covered in cracks, and his head was ringing. At that moment, a heavy pressure landed on his shoulder.
The three witches surrounded Su Xiao. They were all fourth-rank witches.
Su Xiao glanced at his health. It was only 33%. This showed how powerful the combined attack of three fourth-rank witches was.
Su Xiao lowered his body. Blood gushed from the wound under his ribs, defying gravity to coat Dragon-Slaying Flash. His health suddenly dropped by a large chunk.
Bang! An air blast spread. Su Xiao suddenly vanished from the witches' sight. A blood-red slash appeared out of nowhere, crossing the upper body of one witch. Su Xiao's figure reappeared, his long blade dripping blood.
The witch's mouth opened slightly, her eyes full of disbelief. As a fourth-rank witch, one in ten thousand among witches, she now felt like she was about to die, killed by the enemy in a single strike.
Thud. The upper half of the witch fell to the ground. A blood-red energy floated out of her body, slowly entering Su Xiao. At the same time, Bubu Wang, hiding in the shadows, healed Su Xiao. The triple recovery effect brought Su Xiao's health back to 28%.
He turned his gaze to another witch and vanished instantly.
Blade Grandmaster Lv.10 Ultimate Ability: Shadow Flash Strike (Active). Charges at super-limit speed. The next strike will deal penetrating slash damage equal to blade weapon attack power ×3 (this is the "blade weapon attack power" after Blade Grandmaster bonus). Using this ability consumes 60% of current health. If the enemy is killed, it will quickly absorb 30% of the health consumed by "this skill" and immediately reset the cooldown.
Prompt: This skill is only usable when maximum health is below 35%. Cooldown: 48 hours.