Chapter 63: Trap
The drifting grass clippings slowly settled. Chris picked up the Space-Time Core from the ground, then turned and fled without hesitation. Yes, this was Chris's decision—take the Space-Time Core and get out quickly. As for waiting for Su Xiao and Sin to mutually wound each other, Chris felt that was basically impossible. The more likely scenario was that the two would temporarily cease hostilities, kill her first, and then continue their fight. So she made the safest choice.
Fleeing directly was obviously too much of a loss, so Chris intended to take the Space-Time Core and observe from a distance of 1 to 2 kilometers from the battlefield, waiting for the outcome of the fight.
If Su Xiao won, Chris would abandon the Space-Time Core and retreat immediately, given the 1-kilometer buffer. If Sin won, the Space-Time Core would belong to Chris. After all, this was 25% of the World Source, and Chris wouldn't just give it up, even if she had nearly lost her head just a few minutes ago.
Chris's figure quickly disappeared. Bubu Wang, blending into the environment, followed closely behind. When Su Xiao fought Sin, it couldn't go heal Su Xiao. Sin's perception was no weaker than Su Xiao's; at medium range, it was even stronger. If it dared to heal Su Xiao, Sin's Death Sentence: Twilight would strike it.
Su Xiao didn't bother with Chris. Compared to the Space-Time Core, defeating Sin now was more important. If he lost, he wouldn't need the Space-Time Core anyway.
The blade scraped against the metal spear shaft. Through the two weapons, Su Xiao and Sin stared at each other, both silent.
Although they were locked in a contest of strength, neither Su Xiao nor Sin used their full power. If they did, and the enemy suddenly withdrew, it could easily lead to a loss of balance.
A white-green energy spear formed above Sin's head, its tip angled toward Su Xiao. It shot forward with a mournful whistle. At the same time, Sin lowered his center of gravity, using all his strength to sweep Su Xiao aside.
Su Xiao vanished instantly. Sin, who had fought Su Xiao before, knew this move. In the middle of their struggle, the enemy suddenly disappeared, causing Sin to stumble half a step forward.
Su Xiao, having used Dragon Shadow Flash to reposition, appeared with Sin now facing away from him.
Su Xiao tightened his grip on the long blade. Prolonged use of spatial abilities had accustomed him to this feeling of suddenly appearing behind an enemy.
He swung the long blade forward, aiming directly for the back of Sin's neck.
Clang!
Sparks flew. Sin had somehow positioned the metal spear vertically behind him just before Dragon-Slaying Flash struck, perfectly blocking Su Xiao's slash.
The exchange was completed in an instant. The vibration traveled from Dragon-Slaying Flash's hilt to Su Xiao's hand. As soon as he delivered the slash, he immediately leaned to the side.
The energy weapon Death Sentence: Twilight in midair pivoted, rippling through Su Xiao's Instinct zone as it shot toward his chest.
Su Xiao used the recoil from the blade to leap backward, bending his legs as he jumped.
Boom!
Death Sentence: Twilight plunged into the dirt in front of Su Xiao, sending clods of earth flying that stung his face.
Su Xiao slashed once, shattering Death Sentence: Twilight. Before he could land, a suction force surged from ahead.
Wooosh...
Sin was no longer visible, only a white-green air vortex. Everything nearby was drawn into it.
The sea shark's corpse and the Azure Sailor's Blade were sucked into the spear-flame vortex. In an instant, the corpse and blade were torn to pieces.
Su Xiao was also pulled toward the spear-flame vortex. He slashed three times in midair, sending three blade auras flying. Two were immediately shredded by the vortex, but the last struck Sin's lower abdomen, leaving a bloody wound.
Sin roared, his eyes wide with fury. The spear-flame vortex around him suddenly expanded, dragging Su Xiao, who was still in midair, close to its edge.
Hovering in the air, Su Xiao took a deep breath. A crystalline layer spread across his neck and chest.
When Su Xiao was less than two meters from the spear-flame vortex, it suddenly disappeared. A dozen sharp spear tips materialized before him.
Pfft!
Blood splattered. The crystalline layer on Su Xiao's chest shattered. Sin's metal spear pierced through his chest five times, leaving five bloody holes.
Sin held the spear with one hand, stepped back half a pace, and swept the spear toward Su Xiao's neck, leaving a semicircle of white-green spear light in the air.
Blood Qi surged around Su Xiao. The moment Sin sensed this Blood Qi, the muscles on his legs bulged, and he leaped backward.
Just as Sin jumped away, the Blood Qi around Su Xiao vanished. The cooldown for Blood Beast wasn't over yet. Although he could force its use, doing so would likely leave him exhausted.
Blood dripped from the corner of Su Xiao's mouth. He had known from the start that Sin was stronger than him. His chance to win wasn't here.
He glanced at Sin, then turned and fled, heading straight for the direction of Zuer City.
"Don't even think about it."
Sin gave chase with his spear, his speed clearly faster than Su Xiao's.
Su Xiao had only run a few steps when he suddenly stopped and threw something toward Sin.
Sin immediately halted, sweeping his spear to shatter the thrown object. A large splash of water burst out—it was just a bottle of mineral water.
As Sin paused, Su Xiao ran several more steps. Just as Sin prepared to resume the chase, Su Xiao threw another object at him.
Sin instinctively raised his spear to sweep, but the moment the spear touched the object in midair, he quickly stopped. Even Su Xiao heard a crisp crack from a distance.
An Apollo fell into the wild grass. Cold sweat beaded at Sin's temples. If he had swept that spear down, even if he didn't die, he would have lost a limb, and then he'd be finished.
After a half-kilometer chase, Su Xiao stopped, seemingly having given up.
Sin quickly scanned the new battlefield. Though he wasn't afraid of a direct fight with Su Xiao, when it came to being an old yinbi, he was still quite uneasy.
Su Xiao pressed his hand against his chest. Warm blood soaked his palm. His liver had been pierced, but no other major organs were severely damaged.
After assessing his injuries, Su Xiao charged straight at Sin. Sin, who had been chasing him the whole way, was somewhat frustrated. Now that Su Xiao was coming at him, he naturally met the charge.
The long blade and metal spear tore through the night. Su Xiao and Sin clashed in a melee, the roar of impacts continuous. The ground around them quickly became pockmarked with craters.
Dragon-Slaying Flash grazed Sin's cheek, leaving a bloody gash. Azure Steel Shadow Energy seeped into the wound, causing the muscles on Sin's face to twitch.
Boom, boom, boom!
Five Death Sentence: Twilight spears stabbed into the ground around Su Xiao, forming a cage that trapped him inside. The next moment, a gleaming spear tip thrust straight at his face.
Su Xiao didn't use Dragon Shadow Flash to dodge, because this was his only chance to defeat Sin.
Crack, crack, crack...
Ice spread beneath Sin's feet, freezing him in place in an instant. It was Amu, who had been lying in ambush underground nearby. Su Xiao hadn't been fleeing earlier; he had been luring Sin here.
Skill 6, Winter's Fury (Ultimate Skill Lv.10·Passive): Instantly release all internal ice energy (at least 3000 points of ice energy), freezing all units (friend or foe) within a 300-meter radius, and dealing ice damage equal to consumed ice energy × 0.19.