Chapter 46: Revenge Plan Brewing...
Apollo's activation time was 25 seconds, and now 5 seconds had already passed.
Sss~
Smoke rose from Su Xiao's hand. Even though he had wrapped his right hand in a crystal layer, he could still feel the heat radiating from Apollo, and the temperature was rising rapidly.
Currently, Su Xiao was about 2.3 kilometers, or 2300 meters, from the artificial river. If he threw it with all his might, he could make Apollo fly at a speed of about 800 to 900 meters per second, which was supersonic.
With Su Xiao's strength, he could actually throw Apollo even faster, over 1000 meters per second without issue, but accuracy was a problem.
To precisely throw it to a designated area, Apollo's flight speed of 400 meters per second was the limit. Any faster, and who knew where the landing point would be.
At 400 meters per second, if Su Xiao wanted Apollo to explode on impact, he would need to throw it about 5 seconds before detonation.
Apollo quickly activated in Su Xiao's hand, the golden flames scorching his cheeks until they ached.
9, 8, 7, time's up!
Su Xiao slightly crouched, adjusted his position, and when Apollo had 5.3 seconds left before detonation, he threw it.
Bang!
Apollo broke through a layer of air, leaving a golden trail in the sky as it flew toward the artificial river.
Su Xiao didn't watch Apollo's explosion. Instead, he quickly weaved between the buildings to rendezvous with Bubu Wang and Veroni. After that, they would directly cut through the building complex, trying to bypass the explosion zone. Needless to say, the deafening blast from Apollo would attract a large number of Dead Silence City residents. The explosion point was absolutely forbidden territory.
After quickly moving between buildings for a few seconds, a loud boom echoed from the distance. Su Xiao could only see half of a golden fireball.
Apollo's explosion range rapidly expanded. Within the solar flames, Tree Erosion and other Dead Silence City residents wailed as they turned to ash.
Just as Apollo's explosion range spread to 1500 meters, a woman with long white hair, wearing a black robe, descended from above.
The surrounding air twisted rapidly, and the expanding solar flames stopped for an instant.
Boom!
Another explosion occurred, and the white-haired woman was sent flying backward. The solar flames continued to spread, but their momentum slowed significantly. They expanded to about 1700 meters before stopping and beginning to show signs of dissipating.
The thunderous sound of Apollo's explosion spread across most of Dead Silence City. The city, like a hornet's nest that had been violently poked, saw residents of all shapes and sizes rush out of their buildings and begin surrounding the explosion point.
On the east side of Dead Silence City, about three kilometers from the explosion point, Su Xiao, Amu, and Veroni were all hiding inside a two-story stone building. They observed the area below through iron railings. Bubu Wang, in a particularly flashy move, was posing as a sculpture on the stone roof.
The ground trembled slightly. Su Xiao knew they absolutely couldn't go out now. Outside was like a monster convention. Monsters he could defeat and those he couldn't were all rushing past the stone building.
"Woof~"
Bubu Wang's bark came from the rooftop. Su Xiao grabbed Veroni by the back of her collar and leaped out of the stone building.
As soon as he landed, Su Xiao charged toward the artificial river. He had detonated Apollo earlier for two reasons: first, to retrieve the Dark Source, and second, to divert the attention of the Tree Erosion creatures, thereby creating a breakthrough in the riverbank defense line.
Su Xiao quickly reached the artificial river. In the distance, the rising solar flames were still visible.
As expected, due to the earlier loud noise, the Tree Erosion creatures near the artificial river had been drawn away. The downside was that over half of Dead Silence City's residents had been awakened.
Su Xiao leaped across the artificial river. Just as he was about to charge into the tall buildings ahead, a presence emerged from in front of him.
Even worse, a rumbling sound came from the other side of the artificial river. This was the third wave of residents arriving.
"The living."
A woman with long white hair, wearing a robe, leaped down from atop a building. Her skin was unnaturally pale. This was likely a resident of Dead Silence City, and extremely powerful at that—so powerful that Su Xiao felt a prickling sense of danger that made his hair stand on end.
Bang!
The white-haired woman appeared in front of Su Xiao. His long blade slashed diagonally.
Clang!
Dragon-Slaying Flash struck as if hitting an incredibly hard piece of metal. The white-haired woman actually caught the blade with her bare hand. However, even though she was a Big Boss, Dragon-Slaying Flash still cut through the skin of her palm.
"A Saint Cultivator, huh."
The white-haired woman smiled, a somewhat stiff expression.
Blood energy gathered above Su Xiao, but just as it was halfway formed, he felt a heavy impact on his chest.
Crack!
His ribs broke, and Su Xiao's health instantly dropped to 16%, nearly putting him in a dying state. The effect of [Day: King's Reincarnation] triggered, restoring feeling to his body. This effect was far stronger than any recovery potion—it was practically a life-saving divine skill.
"Amu, take that woman and retreat."
Leaving this message in the team space, Su Xiao forcibly controlled Amu, making him carry Veroni and charge toward the building complex in the central area of Dead Silence City.
'Shadow Severance.'
Suddenly, everything around Su Xiao slowed down. He pulled hard on Dragon-Slaying Flash, leaving a trace of blood on the white-haired woman's hand, then leaped back a few steps, putting about ten meters between them.
The blade of Dragon-Slaying Flash turned dark blue. Su Xiao leaned forward slightly, the tip of his blade pointing diagonally at the ground.
'Flash!'
The long blade let out a crisp sound, and a blue cutting line directly passed through the white-haired woman. The air around her cracked and popped, as if it might shatter at any moment.
Clang.
Countless slashing lights enveloped the white-haired woman, so dense they formed a sphere.
The terrifying slashing ended. Su Xiao held the scabbard in one hand and the blade in the other, slowly sheathing it. With a click, the blade was back in its scabbard.
Crack, crack, crack...
It seemed as if an invisible great blade had struck three times, leaving massive intersecting cuts on the white-haired woman's body.
With a loud crack, the sealing aura around her shattered, and the surrounding area burst like a mirror.
The white-haired woman stood still. On her chest, three bloody marks were visible on her clothing, revealing not-so-full feminine features.
The white-haired woman's fingers brushed across her chest, staining them with blood.
"Not bad for a Saint Cultivator. Too bad you're a bit weak."
As she spoke, the white-haired woman vanished and reappeared right beside Su Xiao. He had just used a near-perfect version of Shadow Severance Flash, leaving him somewhat exhausted. After spending so many Paradise Coins to develop it, the power of Shadow Severance Flash hadn't disappointed Su Xiao. Unfortunately, the enemy was simply too strong. This white-haired woman was clearly much stronger than Prisoner Hera, only slightly weaker than Day King Ederus.
"Aren't you afraid of death?"
The white-haired woman looked at Su Xiao. What greeted her was a sharp long blade.
Ting.
Dragon-Slaying Flash stabbed into the white-haired woman's palm, sinking in less than a centimeter before stopping.
"You have spirit. Too bad you're alive."
The white-haired woman hooked her finger. At that moment, Banishment stabbed toward the back of her neck. She waved her hand, and her slender fingers knocked Banishment away.
Spatial fluctuations appeared. Su Xiao vanished from his spot. The white-haired woman's hand moved so fast it left afterimages, directly grabbing at a spot one meter in front of her.
Pfft.
Blood splattered. Su Xiao was actually pulled out of the spatial gap!
Su Xiao's chest burned like fire. He felt that this time, he was probably done for.
A terrifying fluctuation spread from Su Xiao as the center point. He held an Apollo in his hand. If he held Apollo and directly pierced it with his mental energy, he could achieve an instant detonation. But Su Xiao had almost no chance of survival—he was too badly injured.
The white-haired woman had just experienced Apollo's terrifying power, so she flashed several times to get far away from Su Xiao. Sometimes, not fearing death actually allowed one to live.
Su Xiao, of course, wouldn't detonate himself meaninglessly. Seeing this, he leaped with all his strength toward the artificial river.
With a splash, Su Xiao fell into the water. The white-haired woman was about to pursue when, behind her, the sound of breaking tables and chairs came from the auditorium, as if something had crashed inside.
Inside the auditorium, Bubu Wang sat down and smashed a long chair, then put away the large water bottle and blood bag in his hands before blending into the environment.
In less than a second, the white-haired woman appeared in the auditorium. She knew Su Xiao had spatial abilities.
Looking at the broken chair and the nearby bloodstains, she closed her gray-white eyes and began to carefully sense.
Seeing this, Bubu Wang passed through the wall, made a noise in a house ten meters away, and left behind water stains and a bit of blood.
By the artificial river, Su Xiao's arm propped himself up on the riverbed. After climbing ashore, he quickly entered a tall building in the central area. He was seeing double now.
If Su Xiao's physique weren't tough enough, the woman's earlier punch would have been enough to punch through even a Fifth Rank main tank, killing them instantly.
"Didn't die. I came out ahead."
Su Xiao used his thumb to push his broken ribs back into place, making sure the broken bones weren't pressing against his lungs.
About ten seconds later, the white-haired woman returned to the artificial river. Seeing the trail of water and blood leading to the central area, she punched the ground in front of her.
Boom!
A loud sound echoed through the air, and the entire area shook once.
The white-haired woman vanished, leaving only a few drops of blood mixed with gold on the ground. This woman still had some living characteristics.
In a pitch-black secret room, Su Xiao sat on the floor against the wall. Only now did he have time to check the Reincarnation Paradise notifications.
[You have obtained 17.8 Dark Source.]
Apollo's explosion had killed quite a few Dead Silence City residents. Besides Dark Source, there should have been many treasure chests, but those chests had to be abandoned. It was easy to imagine the density of Dead Silence City residents in that area after the explosion. Even Bubu Wang wouldn't dare approach that place easily.
Su Xiao spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. The earlier close call had been dangerous, but he had experienced this kind of situation countless times before. He also noticed one thing: the white-haired woman only had pure strength and speed, seemingly without any strange abilities.
Since she hadn't killed him, he planned to find a way to kill her. Su Xiao never let revenge wait overnight. If he couldn't win in melee, he would snipe from a distance. With Veroni as a living silencer, it wasn't completely impossible. Bubu Wang would be responsible for attracting attention, "showing off" as much as possible, while Su Xiao sniped from afar. A maximum range of 6000 meters was safe enough. If one shot didn't kill, then ten shots. If ten shots didn't kill, then a hundred. He currently had 128 12.67mm special energy bullets.
If over a hundred shots still didn't kill her, Su Xiao would still feel quite satisfied. Then he would find another target he could handle to make up for the loss.