Chapter 36: The Uncatchable Enemy
Compared to the brutal death of 68 contractors on the bald muscular man's side, the other side fared much better. All remaining contractors protected a female healer inside, the Apocalypse Paradise healer contractor, Rabbit Sugar.
Rabbit Sugar seemed unremarkable, yet she had displayed the style of a top-tier seventh-rank healer during the previous Apollo explosion.
Rabbit Sugar released a healing domain with a diameter of about several dozen meters. The ability's name was unknown, and it was overall semicircular, like a large bowl inverted on the ground.
This healing domain couldn't block the Solar Flame. Molei, Mad Dog, Hai Yizuo, and others located here were all scorched by the Solar Flame, but they were also receiving healing effects.
One moment being burned half to death, the next recovering—how terrible this experience was, one could imagine.
"Healer~, I can still be saved."
"Kill that poison milk first, he's in cahoots with the enemy."
"I'm not!"
No one paid attention to the Holy Knight's shouts. Around Rabbit Sugar, a group of contractors were in the recovery phase. Rabbit Sugar stood in the crowd, panting heavily, her legs weak.
Bang! A sound of air explosion came—it was Mad Dog. He recovered the fastest. As soon as he recovered, he charged at Su Xiao at full speed. His three-meter-tall, fur-covered body made him look like a werewolf.
Mad Dog's claws aimed straight for Su Xiao's head. Just as he was a few meters away, he slapped the air, using the reaction force from the air slap to land on all fours, then charged toward Rabbit Sugar—that's right, he pounced on Rabbit Sugar.
Thump!
A second Apollo exploded, the Solar Flame hitting Mad Dog's back. The smell of burnt meat was pungent.
"Again?"
Rabbit Sugar spoke with a trembling voice. Her hands stretched out to both sides, and a light green healing domain activated, once again protecting everyone inside.
The bald muscular man in midair was also affected by the Solar Flame. Helpless, he could only release Holy Light to endure it. He didn't know if his teammates would die, but the Holy Light's healing effect worked normally on him.
Su Xiao, covered in a crystal layer, was within the Holy Light. He sensed his body's condition. He had to admit, this Holy Knight healing him was not weak. The already considerable healing amount, boosted five times by [Blood Feather], allowed him to endure ordinary Apollo without any pressure.
Unfortunately, Su Xiao hadn't sensed the enemy healer earlier. That healer was a cut above the Holy Knight.
The Solar Flame of the second Apollo gradually subsided.
"Rabbit Sugar!"
Molei shouted.
"Not a single drop left to squeeze out."
Rabbit Sugar felt completely drained. She wasn't a perpetual motion machine; she couldn't maintain the healing domain indefinitely. When the second healing domain was halfway activated, she was already at her limit.
A glowing white pillar was erected among the crowd—it was from another surviving healer.
After the two Apollo explosions, the original 191 enemy contractors on site were now only 82, and this was under the protection of Rabbit Sugar and four other healers.
Not only that, all the defensive items of the Apocalypse Paradise contractors were depleted, and various defensive abilities had entered cooldown. The terrain here was simply perfect for enclosed explosions.
Zzzz~
The Realm Severing Thread tightened, crisscrossing a few meters above, forming several footholds.
Taking advantage of the Solar Flame not yet extinguished, Su Xiao leaped onto the Realm Severing Thread. The moment he stepped on it, he disappeared from midair.
Pfft.
The long blade pierced through the chest of the bald muscular man, the Holy Knight. The second Apollo explosion was something Su Xiao endured himself. This Holy Knight had already discovered the characteristics of [Blood Feather].
The Holy Knight fell from midair, pinned to the ground by the blade. Su Xiao pulled out the long blade and made several consecutive slashes. A kill notification appeared.
The [Blood Feather] clinging to the Holy Knight's body peeled off. If a healer attached by [Blood Feather] died within 5 minutes, this Overlord equipment would randomly attach to the next healer.
It could be said that [Blood Feather] was a specialized assassination equipment against healers.
The continuous burning caused the oxygen on the sixth floor of the Holy Temple to be depleted. At the stairway entrance to the fifth floor, a large amount of air was sucked in, nearly forming an air vortex.
Hai Yizuo pressed one hand on the ground, which was covered in sparks and even showing signs of melting into magma. The sound of tides came from behind him. The walls and ceiling of the sixth floor rapidly cooled.
Mad Dog, Hai Yizuo, and Molei and others hadn't yet realized a very important issue: for Su Xiao, the battle had only just begun.
Tossing aside the empty potion bottle in his hand, the crystal layer on Su Xiao's body shattered, and a faint blue glow appeared on his body.
He had activated the Demon Hunting Hour ability. Facing over eighty contractors, using Demon Hunting Hour to continuously activate the Dragon Shadow Flash ability was the best method to deal with the enemy.
Su Xiao disappeared from his spot, and the next moment, he was standing on the Realm Severing Thread. 0.5 seconds later, he moved positions on the Realm Severing Thread again, standing on a thread closer to the group of enemies. After three consecutive movements, he was almost flickering.
Standing on the Realm Severing Thread, Su Xiao sensed over twenty attacks coming from ahead. There were bullets imbued with energy, dark-type attacks, and among them, a pink light sphere caught his attention.
This pink light sphere was about the size of a fist, with faint seductive laughter coming from inside. It was a control-type ability, and its attack power was not weak either.
Su Xiao penetrated space but didn't move. Bullets, energy claws, chains, etc., passed through his body. He raised his left hand, deactivated the space penetration state, and grabbed the incoming pink light sphere.
The moment the light sphere touched Su Xiao's hand, it sank into his palm. This was a charm-type control ability.
Su Xiao successfully resisted the control effect. Behind a female contractor in the crowd several dozen meters away, a Death God phantom suddenly appeared. The Death God's scythe slashed down.
Crack! It sounded like something shattered. The female contractor was unharmed, but the pupils in her eyes had shattered.
A wisp of crystal fragments drifted out from her pupils, heading straight for Su Xiao, eventually attaching to the Dragon-Slaying Flash.
Soul Gaze, Lv.70: After successfully soul-killing an enemy, the enemy's soul energy will attach to the Hunter's held weapon, increasing sharpness by 20%, effect lasting 30 minutes.
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Su Xiao penetrated space, activated Dragon Shadow Flash twice consecutively, and appeared ten meters in front of the group of contractors. Various attacks struck behind him. The wind pressure from behind blew his black hair.
The muscles on Su Xiao's arm holding the blade slightly bulged. He slashed forward, the long blade cutting through the air, emitting a piercing whimper.
While slashing this blade, Su Xiao disappeared from his spot. When he reappeared, he was in front of an enemy with a Mogan sand head hairstyle.
Swish! The long blade slashed through the enemy's neck. Su Xiao disappeared from his spot and appeared ten meters away from the group of enemies.
This slash was something he learned from the Duoyin King. First slash, then penetrate space, leaving the enemy unable to react. He couldn't achieve what the Duoyin King did—only letting the slash appear without his body reaching the enemy's front—but the slash speed was extremely fast.
'Blade Dao Sword: Ring Break.'
Zheng!
Ring Break expanded. Su Xiao suddenly disappeared and appeared at the center of the enemy group.
'Blade Dao Sword: Ring Break!'
Another Ring Break expanded. Su Xiao disappeared again and appeared behind a gunner.
'Blade Dao Sword: Absolute Nether.'
The surroundings turned pitch black. Just as three slash marks appeared, Su Xiao had already performed space penetration.
Clang, clang, clang!
The Ring Break just slashed collided with several shields. The Ring Break expanding in the crowd was "hugged" by an enemy contractor. This guy's body could fully liquefy, transforming into fluid metal.
The roar didn't stop. A magic-type contractor seemed to have gone mad, bombarding the surroundings wildly. He simply couldn't lock onto Su Xiao's position and could only do this.
Su Xiao stood on the Realm Severing Thread in midair, holding the blade with one hand, walking slowly on the thread, his gaze fixed on the enemies below.
Mad Dog was also looking at Su Xiao, the corners of his eyes twitching violently. From the start of the battle until now, he simply couldn't figure out how to engage Su Xiao. He completely couldn't catch the enemy's movement trajectory. This was no longer just a matter of speed.