Chapter 57: The Thrilling Boss Battle
Boom!
A mass of ice-blue flame exploded on Su Xiao's body, sending shattered crystal layers scattering. Within the broken crystal, a streak of blue light shot out rapidly.
Banishment pierced the air, letting out a series of mournful howls as it struck toward a magic-type contractor in the distance.
The magic-type contractor extended a single hand forward, conjuring an energy shield wall. But to his surprise, Banishment gradually faded into thin air.
Su Xiao made a pulling motion with one hand. The distant magic-type contractor suddenly widened his eyes, clutching his chest in agony.
Pfft~
Blood splattered as Banishment, in the form of fragmented blades, burst out from within the magic-type contractor's body. The critical damage combined with the true damage from Azure Steel Shadow nearly killed the magic-type contractor outright. The severe consequences of a shattered heart and multiple destroyed organs would cause his death within a short time.
Various attacks came from all directions. Su Xiao stomped the ground beneath him, and three crystal walls nearly half a meter thick materialized instantly. As long as his mana was sufficient, the defensive state of Proud Song would be greatly enhanced.
But even so, the three crystal walls around him were shattered in an instant. There were simply too many contractors in the greenhouse.
Seizing the moment the crystal walls bought him, Su Xiao activated Dragon Shadow Flash and appeared behind a tank.
"Don't come near me!!"
The main tank, with his back to Su Xiao, let out a miserable scream. As Su Xiao's long blade swept horizontally, before the edge even reached the tank, a dense barrage of attacks came from all around—elemental attacks, bullets, arrows, and even several mana-charged playing cards.
With a thunderous boom, shredded flesh flew everywhere. The main tank was killed on the spot. In real combat, no matter which Paradise a contractor belonged to, there was no teammate protection mechanism.
Dust surged as Su Xiao was sent flying backward from within the smoke. His left arm was clenched into a fist, crystal layers spreading into the wounds to push out three bullets lodged in his arm. The next moment, the crystal layers dissipated.
Thin wisps of white steam rose from the wounds on Su Xiao's arm—a unique phenomenon that only occurred during high-speed recovery.
The truth was, fighting over four hundred contractors at once put considerable pressure on Su Xiao. But with the support of 70 points of health and mana regeneration per second, it wasn't unwinnable.
Moreover, the temporary Overlord skill greatly boosted his vitality and granted him a 25% reduction to all damage—this was crucial.
Su Xiao stood before a cracked stone wall, facing a large group of contractors whose eyes were filled with fear.
These contractors had a terrible experience fighting Su Xiao. Not only was he completely immune to control, but the crystal layers he could generate at any moment left them feeling helpless. One or two people attacking those crystal layers at once couldn't even break through.
What frustrated them even more was that once he got close, they would either die or be severely injured. On top of that, he had a large-scale control ability that could lock down a wide area, followed by a one-sided massacre.
Swift, sharp, untraceable—that was the experience of fighting Su Xiao. Even worse, a concentrated barrage from dozens of people couldn't kill him instantly; at most, it would severely wound him, and within minutes, he would recover as if nothing had happened.
Drip, drip~
Blood trickled down the blade's tip. Su Xiao's gaze swept across the crowd ahead. Dealing with these contractors was far from easy for him. Even a momentary mistake could lead to his brutal death.
If over a hundred contractors focused their fire on him in rapid succession, the battle would be over. Even with the temporary Overlord template, he couldn't withstand that.
At that moment, Minai stood among the crowd, her expression grim. In her view, compared to a true Overlord-level creature, Su Xiao indeed lacked a massive physique and the ability to wipe out a large area in one strike. However, he had no obvious weaknesses.
"Keep going. Don't give him a chance to catch his breath."
Minai shouted from within the crowd. In reality, she didn't need to say it. The reason the other contractors had temporarily stopped was that the previous waves of concentrated fire had drained them heavily. They were human too—after continuously using high-damage abilities, they experienced a brief sense of exhaustion.
If the mission failed, they would die. So the contractors from Apocalypse Paradise never considered fleeing. The truth was, under the "encouragement" of forced execution, contractors from any Paradise could unleash immense potential.
Boom!
Gravel flew as Su Xiao stomped the ground and charged straight at the crowd of contractors. Seeing this, the contractors felt a surge of joy—this was suicide.
A dense wave of attacks came at Su Xiao. In an instant, two bullets and an elemental arrow reached him.
Su Xiao leaped into the air. Most of the Apocalypse contractors were momentarily stunned—jumping now was a very unwise choice.
Crack, crack, crack...
A crystal layer formed mid-air. Su Xiao stepped diagonally onto it, using this foothold to change direction abruptly.
With a thunderous roar, Su Xiao landed, his body radiating chilling frost, ice shards scattering everywhere.
Su Xiao pressed his hand against his chest. With a crisp crack, he shattered a piece of ice armor that was severely slowing him down.
Boom, boom, boom!
Three high-explosive incendiary grenades blasted against Su Xiao's body. He raised one hand to block, while his long blade swung out in a follow-up strike.
Clang~
A blade aura swept through the crowd. Most melee fighters leaped away, but a four-meter-tall mecha froze in place.
The next moment, Su Xiao appeared in front of the mecha. Crisscrossing slashes of blade light erupted across its surface.
With a deafening explosion, the mecha detonated. Compressed energy crude oil ignited a massive fire that rapidly spread, accompanied by a few brief screams from within the flames.
Clang, clang, clang.
The ringing sound of metal striking metal came from nearby. A healer close to the flames suddenly felt a chill at her neck. She instinctively reached for it, but before her hand could rise, she felt her entire body go weak, and darkness crept into her vision.
Thud~
Air pressure surged downward. A contractor clasped his hands together, his black hair billowing without wind.
"Hurry... I can suppress him for... at most two seconds!"
The flames dissipated instantly. Su Xiao was crouched beside the wrecked mecha, the air around him warping with ripples.
Su Xiao clenched his fist, and the oppressive pressure vanished. He had used Banishment to eliminate the one controlling the pressure, but the damage was done—he had been locked down, even if only for a moment.
Crack, crack, crack...
Large crystal layers spread out, but they were shattered the next instant by countless attacks that converged into a kaleidoscope of colors.
When the violent assault ended, the wrecked mecha had been reduced to dust. As for Su Xiao, he was hanging in mid-air, Realm Severing Thread extending from his sleeve, its other end anchored to the ceiling.
Blood dripped from Su Xiao's hand gripping the blade. The previous concentrated fire had nearly killed him.
The Realm Severing Thread retracted, and Su Xiao's body began to fall freely. The moment he landed, he vanished and reappeared in front of a contractor.
Thud~
A soul shockwave spread, plunging all nearby contractors into a state of soul vertigo.
'Blade Path Sword: Super Ring Break.'
Su Xiao assumed a drawing stance. The long blade left its sheath, and a massive circular blade aura expanded outward. The blade aura swept across the chests of the contractors, who were still in soul vertigo and had no chance to defend. In an instant, a swath of Apocalypse Paradise contractors fell.