Chapter 1119: Limit Kill
Avoiding Mr. Kang wasn't easy. Although his space prop's power was weakening, his speed was still considerable. With the aid of other props, in less than three minutes, Xu Huo had sustained several more external injuries.
However, one or two good props were enough. Even if the barrier of "Inviolable Domain" could be broken, as long as it blocked the subsequent attack, one round was over.
Of course, the key was the moment after the space barrier was breached or the prop's three-second effect ended. Several special defensive props and advanced props were used during these gaps.
But as time passed, it wasn't just him finding it hard to hold on; Mr. Kang on the other side felt the same.
The effect of his space prop was indeed weakening as Xu Huo had said. Seeing that he had used props in turns without killing Xu Huo showed that their props were evenly matched—in fact, some of Xu Huo's props were even better. Moreover, Xu Huo was a Super Evolver. The longer this dragged on, the more disadvantageous it became for him. The players from Xiaohe City had long since withdrawn, though some remained nearby observing.
Mr. Kang certainly didn't think these people were waiting for an opportunity to help. After following Xu Huo into a building that hadn't yet collapsed, he used a prop to seal the structure.
"Cage of the Trapped Beast," he said, standing in a corner, grinning ferociously at Xu Huo, who had tried several times to break through the barrier. "Until one of us dies, no one gets out."
Xu Huo raised an eyebrow slightly. He had thought he could drag it out a bit longer, but he hadn't expected the cards to be shown so soon.
"Five minutes ago, you also said you were going to kill me," he said.
Mr. Kang was extremely anxious now and didn't want to waste words. He crouched down, supporting himself with one hand on the ground, and shouted, "Rise!"
The ground didn't move. The building didn't move. What moved was space!
But Xu Huo only just sensed it when an invisible blade pierced his right shoulder, the blood it drew out condensing into a triangular spike!
Xu Huo released his Spiritual Realm and looked around, only to find that the space rays around him had all twisted into strands, standing out like burst icicles. One of the longer ones had pierced his shoulder!
This sight shocked him deeply.
During his evolution in Sea World, the space rays he had seen were dense, but they hadn't materialized into physical form. Moreover, his manipulation of space rays was limited to "nudging" them or passing through the gaps between lines. He couldn't move distant objects with the rays, let alone condense them into actual weapons... And such a weapon couldn't be completely blocked by ordinary props, including the barrier formed by "Inviolable Domain." The ray that struck him had passed through the barrier of this A-grade prop!
Strangely, the long blade formed by the rays hadn't completely destroyed the space barrier. It seemed to have passed through it—not by cutting a hole, but by merging with the barrier.
"Where do you think you're running?" Mr. Kang laughed viciously, once again creating a large number of Space Ray Blades to chase Xu Huo.
Xu Huo dodged as he moved. He was confined to this small space, unable to even extend his Spiritual Realm outside. Under Mr. Kang's pressure, he was forced to draw closer and closer.
Seeing the distance shrink, he suddenly threw out several bottles of poison, but they were blocked by a space barrier before they could get close to Mr. Kang.
Besides creating Space Ray Blades, Mr. Kang had also constructed a sealed barrier in front of himself.
Xu Huo tried using props to forcefully attack, but even "Holder's Demise" and "All Things Want to Cut Everything" had no effect. This meant that none of the props he currently possessed could break through Mr. Kang's protective layer.
The Ray Blades on the ground were leaving him no room to stand. During this time, he also tried to alter the state of the rays, but failed...
With a shift in thought, he took out "Mini Mushroom Cloud" and, while throwing it out, charged straight at Mr. Kang, tossing out the 101 Shelter!
"Mini Mushroom Cloud" was a space explosion prop with a volume of only one cubic millimeter, but its blast radius could reach a kilometer. Detonating it in this confined space, even if it couldn't fully break the prop's seal, should severely injure Mr. Kang—this was the only option left!
Mr. Kang was not a Spatial Super Evolver. He had repeatedly used space power to chase Xu Huo, turning this not-so-large area into a chaotic space. Coupled with obstructed vision, he didn't notice "Mini Mushroom Cloud" being thrown out at first. Then, seeing the 101 Shelter, he thought Xu Huo was making a desperate struggle. Just as he was about to use another prop to break the shelter, "Mini Mushroom Cloud" exploded.
This sealed space was indeed as solid as he had claimed. So when the explosive force erupted, it didn't first break through the barrier but compressed inside. Only when the square barrier was stretched into a circle did it rupture somewhere. In that brief moment, Mr. Kang had already endured one blast impact. The space barrier in front of him shattered as well. By the time he frantically tried to use a defensive prop, he was already blown through the wall by the shockwave!
Naturally, the building he had sealed also turned to ash. The accumulated shockwave instantly demolished all the nearby half-collapsed dangerous structures. White light, carrying massive amounts of dust, blotted out the sky, even clearing out the Xiaohe City players lurking nearby!
Xu Huo didn't know how many had died or survived. He emerged from the 101 Shelter shortly after it was flung out by the shockwave, simultaneously activating "Truth Transcends All" for six seconds of protection, and charged straight at the airborne Mr. Kang!
Mr. Kang was injured. Although he had used his defensive prop in time, his face and clothes were torn apart. Covered in blood, he was both shocked and furious. Seeing Xu Huo daring to pursue him, he forcibly stabilized himself with a prop and, with both hands, pulled out three Space Ray Blades to hurl forward!
This move was very effective against those with poor spatial perception—they might not even know how they died. But for Xu Huo, it just required some effort to dodge. To save time, he only slightly adjusted his posture: as long as it wasn't fatal, getting injured didn't matter!
Thus, the three Space Ray Blades grazed his waist. "Holder's Demise" struck first, while he wielded "Eye of the Dead," simultaneously covering Mr. Kang with his Spiritual Realm and directly projecting his younger personality in front of him!
Mr. Kang first blocked the metal bead, then unhesitatingly grabbed at the young Xu Huo's head. But just as he was about to touch the young Xu Huo, he suddenly turned back, gripping "Eye of the Dead" with one hand while thrusting the other into the chest and abdomen of the Xu Huo who had come up behind him. "Did you think I wouldn't know which one was real?"
His hand indeed pierced through "Xu Huo's" chest and abdomen, but immediately after, another sword stabbed through his own heart. Looking at the bloodstained longsword protruding from his chest, he stared incredulously as the Xu Huo he had "killed" vanished. Doubts churned in his mind, finally settling into a look of ruthless resolve!
(Chapter End)