Chapter 17: Sin
Whoosh~
Su Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood mist. Irregular blood-red patterns spread from inside his collar, eventually stopping at his jawline. If observed closely, one would notice these blood-red patterns slowly receding downward. When this thing completely disappeared, Su Xiao's True Intelligence attribute recovered, and the additional health recovery effect vanished.
Crack, crack...
The ground beneath Su Xiao's feet fractured. He made a forward-leaning motion and vanished from the spot the next instant, appearing before a Nether Ghost.
This was a seven-eyed Nether Ghost about 1.7 meters tall, clearly a female. Purple light surged in its eyes as both claws lashed toward Su Xiao's chest.
Pfft!
Blood splattered. Several crossed claw marks were torn across Su Xiao's chest, but the female seven-eyed Nether Ghost stood frozen before him, convulsing unconsciously. Dragon-Slaying Flash had pierced through its mouth, straight through the back of its skull.
Su Xiao grabbed the Nether Ghost's shoulder, lifted it, and slashed sideways with his longsword. Blood sprayed from the side of the female Nether Ghost's face. Suspended midair, the Nether Ghost's legs kicked once before going completely limp.
The surrounding Nether Ghosts that had been charging at Su Xiao all halted, exchanging glances with some astonishment. Su Xiao's method of killing was simply too brutal—not because of the thrust he delivered, but because he completely disregarded the enemy's attacks.
Sss~
A wisp of white smoke drifted from Su Xiao's chest. Protected by the legendary-grade long leather coat [Wild Hunt Night], the wound wasn't as deep as expected.
Su Xiao dropped the corpse in his hand, turned his head to look at the surrounding Nether Ghosts, and inwardly lamented. If these Nether Ghosts had pounced just now, he could have endured severe injuries and killed them all within seconds.
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Inside the courtyard of the Wild Boar Estate.
Bang!
Amu was kicked flying by Sin, droplets of blood splattering through the air. Before the blood could even hit the ground, it froze into granules. Sin's gaze shifted into the distance. Although he wanted to go with the other Nether Ghosts to deal with Su Xiao, Amu and Bubu Wang were no pushovers. Ignoring the two of them would come at a considerable cost.
Sin was incredibly strong, but Amu wasn't so easily dealt with either. Pierced like a hedgehog by white-green energy spears, it looked like it could die at any moment, yet it simply refused to. As a tank, Amu was far harder to kill than expected.
Sin shook the blood off his leather boots, slowly walked up to Amu, and placed his brown boot on Amu's back. An energy spear materialized in his hand.
"This time, that dog won't save you."
Sin raised the energy spear and drove it without hesitation toward Amu's head.
"Woof~"
A long howl rang out, immediately drawing Sin's attention. His only thought was: That damn dog—kill it!
Woof (Passive, Self-Learned Skill): Bubuteni actively exits the "You Can't See Me" state, lets out a long howl attempting to disrupt enemy morale, with a chance to attract a large amount of enemy aggro.
Even in a critical situation, Bubu Wang's tactical response remained as slick as ever.
Pfft!
The energy spear pierced through Bubu Wang's lower back, exiting through its rear end. Bubu Wang nearly fainted from the pain. If it could speak, it would have roared in protest: Why is it always the rear end getting hit in every fight? This Wang refuses to accept this!
After taking the hit, Bubu Wang faded back into the environment. Sin, still standing on Amu, materialized another energy spear in his hand, a flicker of confusion in his eyes. It had been a perfect opportunity to kill the enemy—so why had he inexplicably gone after that dog instead?
Just as Sin was about to finish off Amu, he suddenly felt a bone-chilling sense of dread. The sensation came from beneath his feet. Acting almost on instinct, he kicked Amu's side, trying to send it flying.
Crack, crack, crack...
Ice spread rapidly. A massive ice block formed, and Amu, clutching Apollo in its hand, looked up at Sin. The meaning was clear: If we die, we die together.
With a sharp crack, Sin broke free of the ice layer and leaped backward repeatedly.
Amu stood up from the ground. It hadn't been completely exhausted earlier when Sin stepped on it; rather, it had been waiting for the enemy to stab it with an energy spear up close. At that moment, it would show the enemy what impenetrable defense meant and find a chance to severely wound the opponent. Unfortunately, the plan failed. After being pinned down, it was truly spent. As the one who came up with this terrible idea, Bubu Wang also paid the price.
Drip, drip...
Blood fell onto the lawn. Su Xiao walked into the courtyard, longsword in hand. Obvious claw marks could be seen on his left cheek, but they were rapidly fading and would soon heal completely.
Under Su Xiao's control, Amu deactivated Apollo in its hand. Su Xiao signaled for Amu to first retreat to the side of the courtyard and recover.
"Sending Lucas to assassinate you—that was clearly a mistake."
Sin took off his leather coat. Dressed in a fitted white shirt, he didn't look like a Nether Ghost disguised as a human at all, but more like a human noble.
Su Xiao didn't speak. He simply stopped ten meters in front of Sin, the Apostle's Eye floating in midair.
[Comparing both parties' Intelligence attributes... Comparison complete. Our Intelligence attribute is 1.04 times the enemy's. Obtained 94% of enemy data.]
Data as follows:
Name: Sin
Category: Nether Ghost/Human
Position: Ghost Ring Leader
Health: 98.5%
Soul Power: 7253/9700 points
Strength: 105 (True Attribute)
Agility: 107 (True Attribute)
Endurance: 90 (True Attribute)
Intelligence: 92 (True Attribute)
Charm: 59
Skill 1, Nether Ghost Leader (Passive, LV.61): Health +4000 points. Immune to control effects derived from 110 Intelligence/Charm attributes. Absolute control over Nether Ghosts with ten eyes or fewer.
Skill 2, Soul Power (Passive, Lv.47): Due to the unique constitution of Nether Ghosts, the Intelligence attribute generates Soul Power instead of Mana Points.
Skill 3, Spear Grandmaster (Passive, Lv.27): Increases spear-type weapon attack power by 470%, neural reflex speed by +30%, weapon penetration by +107 points, and inflicts severe bleeding effects.
Skill 4, Spear Grandmaster Lv.10 Derivative Ability - Penetration: When throwing the energy spear "Death Sentence: Dusk," Death Sentence: Dusk can consume its own energy to reduce the enemy's defense. When the enemy's defense falls below 30 points, Death Sentence: Dusk will penetrate the enemy.
Skill 5, Spear Grandmaster Lv.20 Derivative Ability - Undying: If Sin falls into a near-death state, he will ignore his body's burden, doubling spear lethality for 20 seconds.
Skill 6, Death Sentence: Dusk (Active, Lv.50): An energy weapon formed from Soul Power, possessing attack power and durability equivalent to epic-grade weapons, extremely difficult to destroy.
Skill 7, Mixed Blood (Passive, Lv.40): Sin is a hybrid of human and Nether Ghost. While unable to Nether-Ghostify, he possesses all the abilities and physical qualities of a Nether Ghost (Sin is currently equivalent to a thirteen-eyed Nether Ghost).
Skill 8, Soul Vortex (Ultimate Ability, Lv.40): Due to special circumstances, this ability cannot be examined.
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Clearly, Su Xiao's luck was both good and bad. This was the first Ghost Ring stronghold he was clearing out, yet here he encountered the leader of the Ghost Ring—a hybrid Nether Ghost named Sin. Su Xiao had never heard of Nether Ghosts and humans being able to produce offspring. Even if it were possible, it would have to be a human male + a female Nether Ghost.
Thinking of the female Nether Ghost's ever-changing appearance, Su Xiao couldn't help but marvel: Sin's father was a true madman.
Leaving aside how formidable Sin's father was, Sin himself was undoubtedly a big boss-level existence. His attributes were similar to Su Xiao's, but his various abilities were freakishly powerful, especially that Spear Grandmaster Lv.27.
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