Chapter 513: Confession and Punishment
"Come out!" With just a single misstep, Yu Guo sensed someone hiding nearby. He leaped up, and wherever his hand touched, an opening appeared. Through this hole, he also reached the floor below. Before he even landed, he waved his hand toward the direction he sensed, and the wreckage left from the battle turned into countless "scalpels" that shot forward, embedding themselves all over the ground and walls, heading straight for the figure at the corner!
"God's faithful follower!" A burst of white light flared from the corner. Under the glow, those scalpel-like blades had their power stripped away and fell to the ground. Then Selin, wearing special attire, stepped out and said to Yu Guo, "Sir, don't be so hot-tempered. We're all trapped in this instance; we should be helping each other."
Yu Guo turned around and, without wasting words, wiped his hand across the wall. Then two elastic ropes shot out from his hand, rapidly encircling Selin from both sides.
Those two elastic ropes were meant to bind people, and they were covered in uneven patches of black-gray.
"Watch out!" Xu Huo, who was in the corridor opposite Selin, warned, "Those black spots can kill!"
"Filthy things!" Selin nimbly dodged the ropes, and as they brushed past each other, he grabbed a bottle and splashed its water onto the ropes. With two hissing sounds, the ropes that touched the water bubbled up with white foam. By the time the ropes returned to Yu Guo's hand, the black-gray bacteria on them had disappeared.
Yu Guo frowned and looked seriously at Selin. "Are you with that woman upstairs?"
"You mean that beautiful lady wearing the butterfly mask?" Selin put away the bottle. "I don't have the pleasure of knowing her."
Hearing this, Yu Guo waved his hand dismissively. "Then get out of the way. I'm after that kid hiding over there."
Selin glanced at Xu Huo, sighed, and said, "This goes against my religious beliefs. I won't refuse anyone who asks me for help."
Xu Huo and the later-arriving Lu Yun both looked at Selin with some surprise, while Yu Guo naturally lumped him together with Xu Huo. Without further ado, he flickered and appeared beside Selin, sweeping his leg horizontally!
The physical ability and speed of a B-rank player were far beyond what C-rank and D-rank players could match. Xu Huo deliberately mobilized the growths on the wall to attack Yu Guo, but they were torn apart by the wind from his kick, having no effect at all. In the blink of an eye, Yu Guo and Selin had already started fighting.
Selin wasn't as frail as he looked. He used a prop to block the flying kick, and though he staggered back a few steps, he wasn't injured. At the same time, he flung out several long nails from his other hand, aiming straight for Yu Guo's eyes!
The latter didn't even use a prop. Relying solely on speed, he dodged the three nails. As he changed direction, he sliced the air with his scalpel, then ignored Selin entirely and turned directly toward Xu Huo's position.
Xu Huo had anticipated he would come for him. As he predicted, he had already taken out the Crimson Sword. It was a new day, so the Fair Wallet could be used again. He sent both the wallet and the Kite String flying, while the Greedy Snake prop was already tucked away on his person.
But he hadn't expected Yu Guo's speed to be so overwhelming. Not only did the Crimson Sword fail to hit him, but even the Fair Wallet was useless—because before the wallet could land, the opponent was already right in front of him!
"Bang!" Yu Guo stepped onto a shield prop hidden in the air. Xu Huo had just obtained this shield from Jiang Feng. Although it was some distance away from him, he still felt a powerful pressure and was forced back two steps under the impact.
But that wasn't the end. Yu Guo, pressing him back, grabbed the invisible shield with one hand. Within two seconds, the shield turned to ash. Then he swung his scalpel and directly slashed Xu Huo's throat—even Lu Yun, who tried to rescue him from the side, couldn't make it in time. Even though he struck the moment Yu Guo stepped on the shield, he was too late!
His punch missed, and Lu Yun was immediately kicked flying over ten meters away. If not for the growths on the wall catching him, his bones would likely have been shattered. Even so, after landing, he coughed up a mouthful of blood. But as he knelt on the ground, he suddenly saw that Xu Huo, whose throat had been cut, had his throat grow back. His eyes moved, and he stood up.
Yu Guo sneered from across the way. He took out a tuning fork and struck it hard. All the illusions in the corridor vanished, but Xu Huo, standing there, did not disappear.
"Not fake." After making his judgment, Yu Guo moved swiftly. His palm shot straight through Xu Huo's chest and touched his heart.
"Do you think everything you've experienced is real?" The "Xu Huo" who should have been killed grabbed his arm like a corpse coming back to life, grinning at him sinisterly.
Yu Guo's brow darkened. He directly ripped out his heart and retreated to the side—Selin was attacking from behind.
"Place of Confession!" Selin slammed his preaching book onto the ground with brutal simplicity. Yu Guo, who was about to retreat, found himself surrounded by a glass cage that suddenly grew from beneath his feet. He immediately leaped upward, but light mixed with water poured down from above.
Although he used a defensive prop at once, the exit above was sealed. At the same time, a steady stream of liquid poured in. The corrosive liquid not only damaged the prop but also melted the protective suit on his body.
Yu Guo slashed at the glass door with his scalpel. Cracks appeared in the prop cage. A flicker of pain crossed Selin's face, and he immediately said, "Confession and Punishment!"
This should be Selin's trait. When he finished speaking, Yu Guo involuntarily lifted his head, opened his eyes wide, and bathed in the intense light shining down from above. He let out a pained groan.
But at the same time, the glass cage shattered. As soon as the book returned to Selin's hand, he dodged the fragments flying under Yu Guo's control and threw out a few more nails, saying, "His eyes are blind!"
This was a warning to the other two, but it also enraged Yu Guo. He pressed one hand to the ground, and the dark bacteria spread like ink, rapidly sweeping through the entire corridor and corroding the growths that had regrown.
In this situation, the three people in the corridor couldn't care about each other. They could only flee in different directions.
Xu Huo caught up to Selin. "Use your water to spray again!"
"With that little bit of mine, is it enough for all this?!" Selin, moving quickly, glanced at the fork ahead. "One person takes one side!"
Xu Huo had no objection. After turning into the opposite corridor, he opened a door in the wall and returned to where Yu Guo was. He opened the portal Bai Kou had left on the wall, slashed at Yu Guo's back with his sword, and then ran.
Although the bacteria were powerful, they didn't seem to affect Bai Kou's metal. Additionally, it couldn't be pulverized, which just so happened to neutralize two of Yu Guo's most formidable techniques. Thus, the wall wrapped in metal was preserved, giving Xu Huo an opportunity to strike.
(End of Chapter)