Chapter 58: This Script Is Wrong
At least thirty corpses cut in two lay sprawled on the ground, blood spreading across the stone slabs.
That wasn’t the worst part. The worst were the contractors with stronger vitality, those who hadn’t died after being chest-severed, wailing loudly for help.
“Over, here, I, can still, be saved…”
A magic-type contractor raised his arm, but unfortunately, his frail physique didn’t allow for rescue, so before he could finish speaking, he went cold.
As for the healers at the very back of the formation, they were somewhat dazed. The enemy’s blade struck straight for vital points; even if someone survived by chance, most were beyond saving.
A crystal layer formed in front of Su Xiao again. After the initial exchange, he had already figured out a way to deal with these people.
Su Xiao had grown familiar with the three temporary Overlord skills and had developed a very effective combo.
First, find a way to engage in melee combat, then activate Dragon Shadow Flash to penetrate space and land inside the crowd, use ‘Soul Tremor’ to stun the surrounding enemies, and finally finish with Super Ring Break.
With this combo, aside from tanks, no one could withstand it. Soul Tremor dealt at least over 400 points of soul damage, plus the high slashing damage from Super Ring Break, and the true damage from Azure Steel Shadow—most fifth-rank contractors couldn’t survive it.
Bang!
Su Xiao was knocked back by an earth-element bullet. This was a disadvantage of his physique; if he were the size of Moon God or Black King, this wouldn’t happen. Of course, the human physique also had its advantages—sufficient agility.
Minai leveled a rifle—this was her staff. Compared to various magic-type skills, she trusted the combination of elements and bullets more; it was simpler and purer.
Blasted into midair, Su Xiao used a crystal layer to change direction and land back on the ground.
He raised his arm; a patch of flesh on his forearm had been blown open. The durability of the Black King Bracer had dropped significantly, but fortunately, the wound on his forearm was healing at a visible rate.
“Such regeneration… it’s monstrous.”
Scar Brother, who had survived until now, felt utterly powerless. From the start of the battle, his attacks had never hit the enemy, but he had taken a slash to his back that nearly cost him half his life.
“I’ll hold him down. Attack me along with him. Don’t hold back.”
A somewhat low male voice came. Minai and Scar Brother both looked at the man who spoke—it was Kulong.
Kulong dropped the shield in his hand, pressed his hand against his shoulder, and the heavy alloy armor fell off, revealing muscles like granite. He walked out of the crowd bare-chested, activating some ability. This ability was very strong but required being without armor.
“Hey, monster over there.”
Kulong rolled his neck and walked toward Su Xiao unhurriedly. Looking at his back, Minai felt this guy was reliable and was her type—she hadn’t noticed before.
Su Xiao flicked the blood off his blade. His instinct had already begun to warn him.
“I’m naturally timid, but who would have thought that after entering Apocalypse Paradise, I’d have a tank’s talent…”
Kulong’s lips curled up. He was ready to die. This time, he wouldn’t run again.
Before Kulong could finish his words, his steps suddenly stopped. He instinctively looked down at his chest. Several strands of dark blue energy pierced through from inside, stained with traces of blood.
“Huh?”
Kulong was very surprised. At some point, his heart had suddenly stopped beating.
Pfft!
Blood and shredded flesh splattered. Kulong staggered forward a few steps. A cyan-blue blade aura met him head-on, and a head full of confusion flew up.
With a thud, Kulong’s headless body fell. This was a bloody lesson: having resolve was good before you were strong enough, but standing up to show off absolutely had no good outcome.
“This script… is wrong. Wasn’t he supposed to buy us time?”
“Uh… I thought so too.”
“He wasted a few seconds of focus fire, and the enemy’s health is back above 70%.”
After the brief interlude, the brutal slaughter continued.
The contractors from Apocalypse Paradise always stayed clustered together because they knew that once Su Xiao charged into the crowd, a large number would die. This ‘Overlord-level creature’ killed people like chopping vegetables; the equipment they wore was useless.
As for Su Xiao, he kept moving at high speed, generating large crystal layers to block the enemy’s vision and attacks. If he got focused or trapped by some ability, death was near.
Su Xiao could indeed resist control abilities, but he couldn’t resist being trapped by barrier-type abilities.
The roar didn’t stop, and the battle grew increasingly brutal.
Half an hour later.
Boom!
Su Xiao was blasted out of the crowd. Midair, he suddenly stopped, as if standing on air. In reality, this was the Realm Severing Thread he had placed five meters above the ground.
At this moment, Su Xiao’s left arm was severed at the root. Judging by the wound, it had clearly been blown off. This happened five minutes ago when he grabbed a healer’s neck, and in despair, she activated an epic-grade magnetic bomb.
Fortunately, the Black King Bracer wasn’t destroyed. Although its durability was only 12/106, Lide had the ability to repair it. That guy could now forge epic-grade equipment, so he could certainly repair legendary-grade sets.
Since the battle began, Su Xiao had faced five near-death experiences, with his health dropping below 10%. But thanks to the crystal layer’s defense and high health regeneration, he survived those five near-death moments.
As for the contractors from Apocalypse Paradise, they weren’t faring well either. Of the 467 people, only 209 remained alive, and many were injured.
The greenhouse was like a Shura field, and Su Xiao was the Shura causing this scene.
Scar Brother, his face covered in blood, stood behind the crowd, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
“Is that monster immortal?”
Scar Brother’s gaze lost focus. This was normal, considering ten minutes ago, Su Xiao had held him as a human shield for a while—that experience was a nightmare.
Su Xiao stood on the Realm Severing Thread in midair. His [Wild Hunt Night] long leather coat was nearly ruined, the torn upper part hanging down. If not for Su Xiao tying it with his belt, this equipment would have been thrown off somewhere long ago.
The fierce firepower from Apocalypse Paradise had gone silent. After bombarding Su Xiao for nearly half an hour, the ranged contractors dared not act rashly without a good opportunity; their mana was nearly depleted.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
Minai leaned against the stone wall with one hand, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. This woman was no weakling; she was one of the few contractors who could engage Su Xiao in melee and hold out for a while. She wasn’t purely magic-type but a multi-type hybrid.
At this point, it was uncertain which side would win. If Su Xiao showed a flaw, he probably couldn’t withstand the next wave of focus fire. But if he didn’t, the enemy contractors in the greenhouse would eventually be killed by him.
The benefit of stacking passive abilities showed now. Although Su Xiao had lost an arm, his combat effectiveness wasn’t greatly reduced.
The shattered form of Banishment flew back to Su Xiao’s side, stopping at his severed arm and forming the shape of an arm.
Crack, crack, crack…
The crystal layer enveloped Banishment, forming a crystal arm. By controlling Banishment, Su Xiao could fully manipulate this arm.
Su Xiao’s ‘left arm’ clenched into a fist. It wasn’t as good as his original arm, but it was decent. To regrow the severed arm, he would need to return to Reincarnation Paradise.
Su Xiao looked down at the more than two hundred contractors below. The battle wasn’t over yet. As long as he wasn’t dead, he hadn’t lost.