Chapter 41: An Unconventional Line of Thinking
Blue flames slowly rose, this was Xi's crystal flame. Xi had just died, and the blue flame, having lost its fuel, extinguished. This blue flame used Xi's life force and soul as fuel, and now that both had dissipated, the blue flame naturally went out.
Su Xiao didn't look at Xi's corpse. The battle in the distance had also ended. Xi's teammate, Old Wolf, had been defeated by Amu and Baha working together, and was now almost being hammered into the ground by Amu.
Boom, boom...
The rumbling continued without pause. Amu, with cold air radiating from his entire body, was pounding the ground. Old Wolf's ability was quite special; he could purify the oxygen in the air, causing his opponent to unknowingly suffer from oxygen poisoning during the fight.
Not only that, Old Wolf could also 'oxidize' living beings. The principle behind it was rather complicated. It was actually somewhat similar to the ability of Ancient Saint Yi, causing the enemy's body to 'rust', leading to cell death within the opponent's body.
Old Wolf had shown off his skills for a while, only managing to 'oxidize' Amu by 34%. As long as the 'oxidation' level didn't exceed 50%, it couldn't produce a decisive effect.
Initially, Old Wolf thought he was dealing with a summon, a tanky one. As the fight went on, Old Wolf realized something was wrong. His opponent was a tank.
But by the end, Old Wolf discovered that this was a tank with a boss template. Its durability was fully comparable to a sixth-rank boss. Its array of damage reduction abilities made his scalp tingle.
During the battle, Old Wolf's intelligence was absolutely burning fiercely. However, after the enemy lost 30% of its health, a surprising scene appeared. Under his oxidation ability, the enemy's health not only didn't drop, but was slowly recovering.
Realizing this, Old Wolf immediately wanted to retreat. But after he had been pounding on Amu for so long, would Baha, who was inseparable from Amu, let him leave? The answer was, of course, no.
Inside a pit radiating cold air, Old Wolf lay covered in blood. After Baha pulled on the back of his neck, he lost all sensation in his body except for his head.
"This favor... is too big."
As soon as Old Wolf finished speaking, the ice hammer in Amu's hand came crashing down. Old Wolf was killed.
All of Xi's teammates were dead. The remaining one was the hired perception-type, the cheerful cute girl, Mi Tang.
"She's right here."
Baha's shout came. It stood on the grass in the distance, pointing its wing at a spot where there was nothing.
Clean water flowed down over Su Xiao's head. He was now shirtless, the blood on his body washed away by the water, finally cleansed.
Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Amu all arrived near Baha. Without a word, Amu swung his hammer directly at the spot Baha was pointing at.
With a loud crash, grass clippings flew everywhere. The emerald green grass juice was frozen onto the ice war hammer.
"Alternate space?"
Su Xiao shook the water stains off the long leather coat in his hand. In his perception, there was no aura of any other living being nearby.
"Doesn't feel like it. More like... merging with the environment?"
As Baha spoke, it looked at Bubu Wang. Bubu Wang shook his head, indicating that this perception-type wasn't merging into the environment.
Su Xiao activated his Dragon Shadow Flash ability, entering a state of space penetration, but still didn't perceive anything.
"I can confirm she's definitely here. Every time she disappears, she reappears in the same spot. It's similar to invisibility, but much higher in rank. This ability can't be used while moving."
Baha hadn't been able to assassinate Mi Tang precisely because of this ability of hers.
At this moment, Mi Tang, in her stealth state, was crouching in the middle of the encirclement formed by Su Xiao, Baha, and Amu. She didn't dare move even half a step now. She wasn't hiding in an alternate space, nor was she merging with the environment. She had activated her ultimate and was squatting in place.
Mi Tang was panicking now. She had no real friendship with Xi. Xi paid, she worked. It was a simple cooperative relationship.
"Don't corner me, big brothers! I swear I'll never cause you any trouble. Just give me a way out!"
Mi Tang's voice was almost tearful. She was certain that once the enemy dragged her out, her fate would be only one: to be hammered into a little pancake by that terrifying minotaur.
"I won't plant mushrooms, so cornering me is useless. Your time is precious, why waste it on a noob like me?"
Mi Tang muttered to herself. After hesitating for a moment, she took a Soul Crystal (Complete) from her storage space. The moment this Soul Crystal left her small hand, it suddenly appeared.
"Oh?"
Baha looked at the suddenly appearing Soul Crystal, full of surprise.
Plop, plop...
A total of 8 Soul Crystals (Complete) fell to the ground. The ownership of these Soul Crystals was still with Mi Tang. This was the sincerity she wanted to show.
Mi Tang clasped her hands together. She seemed invincible now, but in reality, she couldn't maintain this state forever. After 6 hours, she would be forced out of this state.
"We'll rest here... for 8 hours."
Su Xiao spoke. He sat down on the ground. Having just finished fighting Xi, he wouldn't be going to the Abyssal Serpent Mansion for a while.
Hearing Su Xiao's words, Mi Tang almost fainted. She took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
"Screw it!"
Tears welled up in the corners of Mi Tang's eyes. She slowly stood up, her petite body straight as a rod.
Ripples appeared in the surrounding air, and Mi Tang suddenly materialized. At that moment, three pairs of eyes glowing with red light all looked at her. Blood energy spread towards her.
"Wait!"
Mi Tang shouted loudly. At the same time, all the muscles in her body tensed, and her body's center of gravity shifted forward.
Thump~
Mi Tang knelt down with great sincerity, curling into a ball. Yes, a ball.
"Don't kill me! I'm very useful! I can sign a contract with you, sign... a Reincarnation Paradise contract! And I have no relationship with Xi! I was paid to do a job, only responsible for perception, not combat. The transaction contract is right here. Also, I have face blindness! I can't remember what you look like! Waa~"
By the end, Mi Tang was a bit choked up. Even she didn't believe the part about face blindness.
"Huh?"
Baha was a bit dumbfounded. It had never seen such a cowardly enemy before.
"Amu, kill her."
"W-wait! I know the terrain of the Abyssal Serpent Mansion!"
Mi Tang closed her eyes and assumed a defensive crouch. As soon as she said this, Su Xiao raised his hand. Amu's war hammer stopped with a whoosh, less than 10 centimeters from Mi Tang's head.
"Are you looking for the Abyssal Serpent? Or the Half-Blood God, Ursula? Or the Source Guardian, Obo? I can find them all!"
Mi Tang's will to survive was incredibly strong. She had survived until now not because of her concealment ability, but because she knew how to read the situation and was very good at laying low.
"You know where Obo is?"
Su Xiao looked Mi Tang up and down. In a direct fight, he could cut off her head within 10 seconds.
"Yes! He's in the Abyssal Serpent Mansion."
Mi Tang answered almost without thinking. Now she had no leverage in her hands. Obo's location wasn't enough to use as a bargaining chip.
"Is that so? Then you're useless."
"Th-that's too real..."
Mi Tang muttered. But she knew she had survived for now. For this, she paid 9 Soul Crystals (Complete), and would have to sign a contract notarized by Reincarnation Paradise afterwards. In the cognition of Violators, the contracts of Reincarnation Paradise were absolutely the most terrifying contracts, bar none.