Chapter 68: Resurrected on the Spot
After taking three punches, Su Xiao felt a dull pain at the points of impact. Moments later, the sensations of soreness, numbness, and swelling emerged simultaneously.
"Heh."
The Red Scorpion stopped attacking Su Xiao. She crouched down, pressing both hands against the ground, one leg pressed against her chest while the other was bent and coiled.
From this movement, Su Xiao immediately deduced that she was concentrating all her power into her right leg. This kick would definitely be earth-shattering, and getting hit by it would be disastrous.
Unfortunately, after taking the Red Scorpion's three punches, his chest, abdomen, and legs were all throbbing with soreness, numbness, and swelling, making it impossible to move freely. On top of that, a thin layer of ice had formed on his back from withstanding the Wind Prince's earlier attack.
"Mad Scorpion..."
The Red Scorpion let out a roar as a surge of red energy enveloped her bent leg.
"Tail Whip!"
The Red Scorpion kicked out, and the phantom of a red scorpion appeared behind her—a giant scorpion lashing its tail.
Compared to the imminent threat of being struck by the Red Scorpion's leg, an even sharper sense of danger came from behind. Su Xiao's eyes widened as he forced his body forward, arching his back with all his might.
A lance made of wind energy flew toward him from behind. If it struck him, it would definitely pierce through. Fortunately, its speed wasn't too high—it was a technique that sacrificed speed for destructive power. The moment he sensed the wind lance, Su Xiao realized it was highly unstable. The wind elements inside had mixed with water elements, causing an explosive potential. This thing would likely pierce the enemy first, then detonate.
Su Xiao actively moved toward the Red Scorpion's Mad Scorpion Tail Whip. The move felt somewhat familiar.
The wind lance flew past Su Xiao's back. Since the Red Scorpion was in a crouched position, the lance wouldn't hit her—the Wind Prince wasn't a useless teammate.
However, just as the Mad Scorpion Tail Whip was about to strike Su Xiao, he formed an energy shield in front of himself, one with a strength of 400 points.
This energy shield wasn't meant to block the Mad Scorpion Tail Whip. Instead, it was positioned precisely in the path of the wind lance. Su Xiao had already judged that this shield probably couldn't withstand the tail whip.
Bang!
The Mad Scorpion Tail Whip slammed into Su Xiao's abdomen, sending him flying backward with a whoosh.
At the same time, the wind lance collided with the energy shield. The instant contact created a finger-sized hole in the shield, but it didn't shatter.
Boom!
The wind lance exploded, unleashing a fierce blast of cutting wind. These winds had strong slicing power.
Since Su Xiao had already been kicked away, the unlucky one wasn't him—it was the Red Scorpion, who was only half a meter from the wind lance.
The cutting wind first touched the Red Scorpion's shoulder. She tried to leap sideways to escape, but it was too late.
The wind engulfed the Red Scorpion, and screams echoed from within.
Su Xiao was midair, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. The Red Scorpion's technique was very similar to Sha's. These two women might be from the same planet, or perhaps there was some connection.
Su Xiao wasn't wrong. The Red Scorpion's real name was Leisha, and from that name, it was clear she had a relationship with Sha from the first floor of the Demon Castle.
None of that mattered now. Su Xiao and the Red Scorpion were opponents—enemies to the death.
With a thud, Su Xiao crashed into the energy barrier at the edge of the arena and then fell to the ground.
As soon as he landed, he performed a kip-up and sprang to his feet. His entire torso was numb, and his breathing was labored—his lungs might have been ruptured by the kick.
Pulling out a bottle of No. 1 Potion, Su Xiao downed several gulps. The potion had a strong healing effect on internal injuries, and his breathing gradually eased.
"Cough, cough, cough."
Su Xiao coughed up a mouthful of blood, his gaze fixed on the Red Scorpion.
The Red Scorpion lay face-down on the yellow sand, strips of cloth hanging from her body. She tried to stand, but her injuries were too severe.
If she had been caught in the wind lance under normal circumstances, she wouldn't have been this badly hurt. But when the lance hit, she had just used her ultimate move, Mad Scorpion Tail Whip. All her available energy was concentrated in her leg, leaving nothing for defense. She was in a state of recovery, exhaustion, and weakness. Taking that blast and surviving was already a testament to her incredible physical resilience.
From the Red Scorpion's condition, it was clear she was basically incapacitated. This woman was strong—after taking her kick, Su Xiao's health had plummeted to 18%. And that was considering his durability surpassed that of most main tanks of the same rank.
From the moment Su Xiao charged at Iron Man to being kicked away by the Red Scorpion, it seemed like a long process, but in reality, only nine seconds had passed.
Nine seconds might seem short, but in high-level combat, life and death are decided in an instant. For example, Su Xiao used the Wind Prince's technique to severely wound the Red Scorpion. If his combat experience had been lacking, he would have used the energy shield to block her kick instead of placing it in the path of the wind lance.
Four people had surrounded Su Xiao. Nine seconds later, one was dead, one was critically injured, and the remaining two were one questioning his existence and the other bombarding Su Xiao relentlessly.
The Wind Prince had a hundred water spheres floating around him, each about the size of a fist. They had different properties—some were wind-attributed for speed, some were low-temperature, and others alternated between hot and cold, ready to detonate at any moment.
Boom, boom, boom.
A barrage of water spheres rained down on Su Xiao. The Stone Man hesitated, unsure whether to charge forward and block Su Xiao. Su Xiao's instant kill of Iron Man had made the Stone Man realize that his rocky body might not withstand Su Xiao's slashes.
Under the assault of countless water spheres, Su Xiao could only keep shifting positions. Every time he moved at high speed, he intermittently spat out mouthfuls of blood.
By now, the audience had reacted. They had been stunned by Su Xiao's series of kills, on-the-spot adaptability, and combat experience.
"Roar!!"
"Law Destroyer, kill them all!"
"This triple ticket price was totally worth it!"
The crowd's enthusiastic shouts also stirred up the commentator, Hack.
Su Xiao ignored the audience. He tuned out their cheers, hearing only his own heartbeat and the whistling of the incoming water spheres.
The lung injury was mostly healed, but the aftereffects of the Mad Scorpion Tail Whip hadn't disappeared. Several of Su Xiao's ribs were broken, and whenever he moved violently, the fractured ribs stabbed into his organs. This couldn't continue.
Su Xiao's index finger and thumb clamped down like iron pincers. After feeling around his chest, he hooked a rib.
Crack.
The rib was forcibly realigned. The Wind Prince, with his extremely sharp hearing, caught the sound and twitched at the corner of his eye, thinking to himself, This opponent is ruthless.
Crack, crack, crack...
Gritting his teeth, Su Xiao realigned all his broken ribs. But that didn't heal them—if he was struck in the chest again, those ribs would pierce his organs like spears.
After sprinting a long distance, Su Xiao put some space between himself and the Wind Prince, but the water spheres kept chasing him.
"Shave."
Su Xiao vanished from his spot, reappearing far away and shaking off the water spheres. Seizing the opening, a silver injection gun appeared in his hand. Without hesitation, he plunged the needle into his neck and injected the liquid inside.
As the potion entered his body, the veins on his skin bulged before calming down.
[Honor Vitality Potion (Third Rank)]
Effect: Within 2 seconds of use, restores 100% health, 100% mana, and rapidly heals internal injuries, fractures, minor brain damage, etc.
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The Honor Vitality Potion (Third Rank) took effect quickly. Su Xiao's breathing became easier, his realigned ribs healed rapidly, and his health recovered swiftly. His mana, which had been down to 983 points, was fully restored to 3,526 points.
After injecting this potion, which he had exchanged for a Gold Honor Medal, Su Xiao was "resurrected."