Chapter 69: Blind
The meteorite's surface was wrapped in a layer of orange-yellow flames, which should be demonic flames.
"Are you kidding me?"
Su Xiao looked at the meteorite falling from the sky. If he were directly hit by this meteorite, he would definitely be crushed into a meat patty.
The meteorite grew closer to the ground. After a long period of acceleration, it carried terrifying kinetic energy and a roaring sound.
The Dark King released Su Xiao's shoulder and punched him hard in the chest—a little fist bump to the chest—before leaping backward.
Su Xiao spat out a mouthful of old blood, nearly fainting. When his vision cleared, the meteorite had filled his entire field of view.
Boom!
Like a hydrogen bomb exploding on the ground, the meteorite deeply embedded itself into the soil. The powerful kinetic energy spread outward, tearing up a layer of earth.
Dust spread outward, forming a massive circle. The ground for hundreds of meters around cracked like a spiderweb.
As the shockwave receded, a meteorite crater several meters deep appeared, with a ring of small earthen mounds at its edge—a characteristic feature of such impacts.
Skill 6: Dark Meteor (Ultimate Skill). The Dark King summons a 3×3 meter meteorite to fall from high altitude, dealing 500 + Strength × 2 + Intelligence × 5 damage, along with a burning effect from demonic flames. The demonic flames burn for 10 seconds, dealing 30 damage per second.
At the center of the meteorite crater, under the scorching demonic flames, the soil had turned ashen white and vitrified, like an extinguished campfire.
The Dark King stood near the crater, panting heavily, a satisfied smile on its face. Though its fate afterward would be tragic, it had killed that human.
Crack, crack.
The vitrified ground at the crater's center shattered underfoot, producing crisp sounds.
A figure staggered out from the crater, showing no signs of impact or burns.
"You were... smiling just now, weren't you?"
Su Xiao held the Dragon-Slaying Flash, his left arm hanging limply.
If he had been directly hit by the Dark Meteor, Su Xiao would have been dead. But he had dodged it—no, he had blocked it with an ability: the dark purple scabbard [Divine Afterglow]'s power.
Special Effect: Holy Spirit Blessing (Active). Upon activation, generates a secondary invincibility shield. The shield lasts 1 second, with a cooldown of 72 hours.
The Dark Meteor was powerful, but not enough to shatter a secondary invincibility shield.
Though he withstood the Dark Meteor, the demonic flames on it would have been enough to kill Su Xiao. He survived thanks to the shield ability of his equipped gear, [Mikasa's Heart +5].
Shelter (Active): Quickly generates an invisible shield to withstand attacks. Shield durability equals 80% of the holder's maximum health, lasting 30 seconds.
Note: Activating the shield consumes 10% mana.
Note: Shield cooldown is 10 hours.
Two shields saved Su Xiao's life. As he walked out of the demonic flames, the Shelter shield shattered, and the demonic flames dissipated into the air without anything to cling to.
Blood trickled from the corner of Su Xiao's mouth. His left shoulder blade had been crushed, he had been thrown around by the Dark King three times, kneed hard once, and then hit by the Dark Meteor.
Su Xiao wasn't dead. His health was at 16%, and the Dark King was blind. Though it still had hearing, smell, and perception, that was useless now.
Nearby, Bubu Wang jumped down from a tree. It had already used its [Loyal Heart Protector] ability earlier; otherwise, Su Xiao would have been killed by the Dark King's throws.
"Woof woof."
Hearing this familiar bark, the Dark King's forehead veins bulged, and it immediately turned.
Rapid footsteps came from behind the Dark King. By the time it tried to turn around, it was too late.
Crisscrossing slashes appeared on the Dark King's back. It grunted and stumbled forward a few steps.
Its thick single arm swung at Su Xiao, who immediately jumped back to dodge. Landing softly, he suppressed his footsteps, flicked his arm, and splattered blood on the ground, preventing the Dark King from tracking him by scent.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang barked loudly again. Our healer Bubu Wang naturally wouldn't get close; it just needed to draw aggro.
"Bastard..."
Slash.
A searing pain cut off the Dark King's words. Its forehead veins bulged as it wildly swung its single arm around.
"Woof."
As Bubu Wang barked a third time, the Dark King instinctively turned, but the attack still came from behind.
Su Xiao had no knightly spirit, and neither did the Dark King. The core idea of their fight was to kill each other—simple and brutal.
"Gamatukana (Demonic language)!"
In desperation, the Dark King even cursed in its native tongue. Translated, it was close to "RNMMP."
Su Xiao didn't understand Demonic language, but he was enjoying the slashing. He deliberately suppressed his footsteps, let alone speaking.
"Fight me one-on-one!"
The Dark King was truly cornered. The usual villainous, arrogant style was just an act; the Dark King's current state was the most real.
Su Xiao ignored the Dark King's words. The thing was dead meat. He had paid such a heavy price for this moment. Who would fight one-on-one? An idiot?
The moment the Dark King grabbed him, Su Xiao knew he would be beaten badly and might die. The Dark King's defense was too strong; he had no other choice.
"Woof!"
Bubu Wang continued to draw aggro, and Su Xiao took the chance to finish it off.
After repeating this a dozen times, the Dark King could barely stand. It didn't want to die. It still had a blood feud to settle—the demon that had cuckolded it was still in the abyss.
The Dark King stood still, ignoring Bubu Wang's provocations.
Orange-yellow flames surged across the Dark King's body. This was demonic flame. It was trying to forcibly demonize. If it succeeded, its eyes would become demonic eyes, and its vision would return.
"Ah!!"
The Dark King roared to the sky, the demonic flames rising high. Even Su Xiao, standing far away, felt the heat.
Pfft~
A sound of air leaking came. Bubu Wang almost laughed, its gaze seeming to say, "What a shocking fart!"
The demonic flames on the Dark King's body gradually faded. Before fully awakening, it couldn't demonize.
With a thud, it fell to the ground, twitched a couple of times, and then stopped moving.
Su Xiao pulled out his white gun and fired several shots at the Dark King. Its body writhed, struggling but unable to get up.
"I... I lost. You can end me... or torture me. That's the rule of the Demon Abyss."
Lying on the ground, the Dark King was pathetic but composed. Losing was losing, even if its power hadn't awakened, even if it couldn't use demonization.
The Dark King didn't mention these things. Now, it was on the ground, and the enemy still had the strength to wield a blade. Any excuses were just that—victory was the ultimate goal of battle.
Su Xiao stepped forward and stabbed the Dark King in the throat.
The wound wasn't deep. Cyan Steel Shadow energy invaded the Dark King's body. It twitched twice and then lay still.
"..."
The Dark King raised its head, knowing the enemy wasn't torturing it—its body's defense was just too strong.
"What an ugly defeat."
The Dark King lowered its head and fell silent, without begging for mercy or showing resentment.