Chapter 68: Near Death
Su Xiao was exceptionally cautious while fighting the Dark King, always maintaining a buffer distance of 3 to 6 meters between them.
The Dark King was like an indestructible, unbreakable iron man, and his strength and speed were terrifying. If the Dark King used his full speed, Su Xiao could only barely dodge.
Fortunately, Su Xiao didn't rely on brute force. He sidestepped horizontally in front of the Dark King, who had no choice but to follow Su Xiao's movements with his field of vision.
Su Xiao feigned a charge again, and the Dark King's two pitch-black hands formed into claws, waiting for him to approach.
Su Xiao drew the black gun from the outside of his thigh with one hand and fired several shots at the Dark King's eyes.
*Ding, ding, ding.*
Sparks flew up. The Dark King's hand blocked his left eye, and the bullets sparked off his palm.
Su Xiao emptied the magazine of the black gun and put it away. This kind of attack was largely meaningless.
He only had a little over forty minutes, and the Dark King's strength was gradually awakening. He couldn't afford to stall.
He lightly stamped his foot on the ground, charged forward, and held his longsword in front of him.
Seeing Su Xiao charge, the Dark King also rushed straight at him. Because he only had a single-sided field of vision, he didn't dare to attack first unless Su Xiao initiated it.
The Dark King had lived for thousands of years and had participated in countless battles. If he hadn't been a bit sluggish from just waking up, he would never have had an eye stabbed out at the start.
Rushing forward quickly, Su Xiao's speed suddenly increased, charging directly into the Dark King's blind spot.
The longsword slashed forward. The Dark King had no choice but to block with his arm.
With a tearing sound, a bloody gash appeared on the Dark King's arm. Cyan Steel Shadow energy seeped in, and a sharp pain hit him. This sudden agony made the Dark King's body pause.
Su Xiao stopped his intended retreat. The muscles in his right arm bulged noticeably.
"Inch Severance."
Su Xiao slashed several times at high speed, leaving streaks of cold light in the air.
*Pfft, pfft...*
Blood splattered. Slash marks appeared on the Dark King's chest and arms. Although these cuts weren't deep, each one allowed a large amount of Cyan Steel Shadow energy to invade.
The Dark King's single eye was bloodshot. Enduring unimaginable pain, he stamped his foot and made a motion of roaring up to the sky.
"Roar!"
A shockwave spread out. Su Xiao's ears rang with a buzzing sound. This was the Dark King's skill.
Skill 3: Roar (Active). The Dark King emits a sonic wave that shakes the enemy's brain, dealing 300 points of damage and 2 seconds of stun.
Just as Su Xiao was waiting for the stun judgment, the expected judgment didn't occur. He also noticed that the power of the Dark King's roar was weak, far from the 300-point damage level.
From Su Xiao's experience, a 300-point damage level was equivalent to roughly three deep stabs to his lower abdomen.
The Dark King roared, a brutal smile on his face. He stomped the ground, sending dirt flying as he charged at Su Xiao.
Su Xiao stood still, seemingly having entered a stun state.
The Dark King's large hand grabbed at Su Xiao's face. If his head were caught, Su Xiao would be dead for sure, and the Dark King might even twist his head off.
The hand blocked Su Xiao's vision, leaving everything in front of him pitch black.
Just then, the Dark King suddenly felt something was wrong. From his right-side blind spot, a rapid sound of wind breaking came.
A point of cold light appeared in the Dark King's vision. It was the tip of a blade. A chill ran down the Dark King's spine.
Although the Dark King looked like a demon god, no matter how advanced a creature he was, he was still within the realm of biology, so he also had the emotion of fear.
*Pfft.*
The tip of Dragon-Slaying Flash sank into the Dark King's left eye. His vision went completely dark.
Just before the Dark King went completely blind, his large hand firmly grabbed Su Xiao's shoulder, his fingertips digging into Su Xiao's flesh.
While his vision was completely dark, the Dark King knew he was doomed. Even if this human didn't kill him, other creatures in the Black Forest would. He controlled the undead of the Black Forest, and many powerful beings coveted that.
"Human, let's die together."
The Dark King tightened his grip. With a crack, Su Xiao's left shoulder was crushed.
Based on the position of Su Xiao's shoulder, the Dark King judged his location. His right hand gripped Su Xiao's shoulder, and his left hand reached for his head.
The left side of his body went numb from the shattered shoulder blade. Su Xiao was covered in cold sweat from the pain.
Looking at the reaching hand, Su Xiao's eyes twitched. If he were caught, the Dark King might even bite him.
Cyan Steel Shadow energy surged within his body. Dragon-Slaying Flash instantly turned into a dazzling electric blade. The Cyan Steel Shadow energy vibrated at high speed on the blade's surface, consuming over a thousand mana points.
The Dark King's left arm came at him. Su Xiao took a deep breath. Everything around him seemed to slow down. The Dark King's movements slowed, and the air flow around them slowed.
'Cut what you want to cut; don't cut what you don't want to cut.'
The blade light flashed. A large spray of blood scattered. A thick, heavy arm flew up.
With a slap, the arm fell to the ground, its fingers twitching twice.
The Dark King's mouth opened slightly. Although he couldn't see what had happened, he could feel that his arm had been severed.
After cutting off the Dark King's left arm in one stroke, Su Xiao looked at his right arm. This arm was still firmly gripping his shoulder.
Because of the height difference, Su Xiao had been lifted off the ground by the Dark King, his feet dangling. As long as he severed this arm, he could regain his freedom.
The Dark King's expression turned ferocious. Ignoring Su Xiao's slash, he swung him around with all his strength and slammed him hard into the ground.
*Boom!*
Large cracks spread across the ground. Su Xiao was swung in an arc through the air by the Dark King, his back hitting the ground first.
Blood spilled from his mouth. His head buzzed, and his vision went black.
Before Su Xiao could catch his breath, the feeling of the world spinning appeared again.
*Boom!*
Su Xiao was lifted up again and slammed hard into the ground.
Although Su Xiao's strength attribute was similar to the Dark King's, the difference in size and weight was too great. With the Dark King grabbing his shoulder, Su Xiao had no way to break free.
Su Xiao was lifted a third time. This time, the Dark King didn't slam him into the ground. Instead, he bent his knee and smashed Su Xiao against it.
*Crack.*
The side ribs on Su Xiao's back caved in. Several ribs broke into a V-shape, piercing into his internal organs.
His vision was pitch black, his body was sore and weak, but Su Xiao knew this was it. He might die here today.
Fortunately, Su Xiao's stamina attribute was high enough, and with the bonus of his Spirit Shadow Constitution, although he didn't look very tough, his actual survivability was extremely strong.
The Dark King lifted Su Xiao a fourth time, this time to slam him into the ground.
The Dark King's mana had been completely devoured by Cyan Steel Shadow, which was why his [Roar] skill had caused no stun. But that didn't mean the Dark King couldn't use all his skills.
After Su Xiao's body was embedded in the ground, a purple light flickered on the Dark King's chest, and a wave of energy spread out.
The Dark King remained still, pressing Su Xiao down with one hand, as if charging something.
The blackness before Su Xiao's eyes gradually receded, but his head was still buzzing. His whole body felt like it was falling apart, with pain everywhere.
Severely injured and unable to move his body, this was a hopeless situation.
Yet a smile appeared on Su Xiao's face. Apart from his fight with Führer King Bradley, he hadn't faced a crisis like this in a long time.
*Woo—*
A whistling sound came from high above. A black meteor, three meters by three meters in size, fell from the sky, trailing a long tail of flame.