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Chapter 835 - 516: Fierce Battle (Part 2)
On the other hand, the unfortunate trio from Xia Country and the two survivors from Han Country were not so lucky. Although they were also far from the position of the gigantic female ghost, a few of them accidentally found themselves in the path of the spreading red light, suffering massive damage, causing them to scream in agony.
"Ah!!!"
The gunner player from the Xia Country trio was completely enveloped by the red light. Even if it came from tens of kilometers away, it was unbearable for him. His entire body turned red and rapidly swelled, only managing to let out a scream before turning into a puddle of pus.
"Damn it! My arm... Damn it!!!"
Next to the Xia Country gunner player was the leader of the group controlling dark clouds to chase the Han Country players. His situation was better than the gunner who turned into pus, with only one arm and a small part of his shoulder being hit by the red light, leaving him with a little life.
But his flying cloud mount disintegrated and vanished after being exposed to the red light, causing him, in intense pain, to roll to the ground, leaving a trail of blood.
Fortunately, after rolling down, he burst out of the red light range along an oblique line, and his equipment provided enough protection; otherwise, he would become the first player to die in this instance due to a "car accident."
When the Xia Country player managed to stand up painfully, his sight first swept to the two Han Country players who were just chased and fled on motorcycles, only to find that they had completely disappeared, leaving only two strange puddles of pus and scattered metal scraps on the path of the red light.
"It’s over... All the loot is gone... What’s going on?! Ah Song is dead... Ah Ning! Ah Ning!"
The man, who lost an arm and was wounded all over, felt more painful than dying upon seeing this scene and called out for his Assassin companion to see if she was still alive.
They were about to catch up and reap the rewards from the two players, but they were suddenly wiped out by an unknown force with not a single piece of equipment left, in addition to at least one death on his side, himself being wounded and having lost his flying cloud—an utter loss.
Poof~
Just a second after the Xia Country player shouted, a massive spray of blood suddenly erupted from his throat.
A woman holding a silver dagger suddenly appeared behind him and slit his throat while his mind was unsettled, the sharp blade almost severing his neck bone—it was the Assassin teammate he was calling for.
"Boss, don’t blame me. There’s still a whole month left in this instance; if you continue living, you’ll just be a burden to me... I didn’t kill you out of malice; it was simply the best choice at present."
After slitting her teammate’s throat, the woman immediately went invisible and retreated to avoid any possible desperate counterattacks while explaining her reasons for such actions.
It was clear that she too had made a difficult choice. If she did not kill her teammate, she’d be dragged down by the injured companion. If she abandoned her teammate and left, she could easily be resented—better to kill her teammate and be done with it, even make some extra in the process.
"Hmm... turns out you had quite a few good things hidden in your inventory... never took them out... If I’d known, I’d have acted sooner."
The woman’s eyes were now fixed in the direction of the young man’s corpse, marveling at something in the air, and then three items dropped to the ground, which she picked up one by one.
If Wang Zhifan were here, he would notice that there was now a familiar ring on her finger, identical to the rare-grade Ring of the Victor he had obtained.
The ring enables the wearer to choose three items from the defeated player’s inventory after killing them—an ideal treasure for murder and looting.
The ring Wang Zhifan acquired was accidentally taken from another player, suggesting that its numbers among players might not be low; it’s a must-have exclusive ring for those who enjoy PvP.
No more elaboration on the situations of other players is needed; the focus returns to Wang Zhifan’s side.
At this moment, he was being attacked up-close by the crimson rays that other players couldn’t touch without being harmed, yet he seemed unaffected, his figure flashing to escape from the red light area, closing in on the gigantic female ghost to slash fiercely, continuing the fierce battle.
This disparity reflects the fundamental differences between Wang Zhifan and the other players; they are simply not on the same level of existence.
For instance, the protective gear on Wang Zhifan consists of the Epic Layer’s Demon King’s World-Ending Armor, Hero’s Demon-slaying Gauntlets, Blank Winding Belt, with all other protective gear starting at excellent level. The overall protective capability of these armors is far beyond what an ordinary player can compare with.
Moreover, he possesses a Mythical Guardian Spirit, Legendary Perfect Talent, and Epic Layer Supreme Blood, among other higher-quality attributes, as well as powerful titles like Overlord and Hero. These fixed characteristics allow him to be immune or withstand world-ending attacks, making ghostly special moves no more than a breeze to him.
The great battle continued for a long time. The gigantic female ghost, with its mysterious underground power support, couldn’t match Wang Zhifan in direct strength, but with the backend support, she stayed invincible—killed by Wang Zhifan only to quickly recover as good as new.
Under the drive of potential rewards, Wang Zhifan also became more and more ferocious in battle. He’s not the type to have a strong burst but weak endurance, qualified to fight a protracted battle with the absurdly troublesome gigantic female ghost, determined to take down this formidable enemy.
Moreover, during the process, in addition to fiercely attacking the gigantic female ghost itself, he also sent out clones to investigate the underground situation, trying to find out who exactly was assisting the ghost in resisting him.
Unfortunately, the pressure from the gigantic female ghost was substantial, pinning him down and preventing him from personally exploring down below.
Only through his clone did he find that, other than strong sinister energy deep underground, there was nothing else; either the entity helping the ghost was hidden extremely deep, or this area had a special connection with the ghost, giving it significant enhancement while aboveground.
Faced with these challenges, Wang Zhifan did not choose to retreat. Instead, he decided to continuously fight to probe the super fierce ghost’s limit, to see if he could find a way to defeat it.
Therefore, he and the female ghost fought tirelessly from night till day, deploying all sorts of epic skills he had honed, forcing the ghost into multiple breakdowns, barely managing to recover solely through external aid.
He used his epic skill, "A Dream of Floating Life," three times, each time driving the gigantic female ghost into a void state. Eventually, parts of the ghost’s body appeared solidified and incomplete, forcing it to slightly reduce in size to maintain integrity.
"Demon-slaying Skill" he used no fewer than ten times, this blade-stacking explosive skill almost wiping out the ghost each time, but the ghost repeatedly rejuvenated with substantial sinister energy underground.
Lastly, there was the "Dreamlike yet Real" skill, which temporarily granted the clones the combat prowess of the main body. When the power of a hundred Wang Zhifan main bodies was combined, the resultant explosive force was unprecedented.
The gigantic female ghost was submerged under the sky-covering saber light, being shattered by an ordinary attack for the first time—a quantitative change brought about a qualitative change.
By the time dawn broke, the battle hadn’t reached a definitive conclusion.
With traits such as the Perfect Talent, Wang Zhifan’s endurance remained adequate, still suppressing the ghost significantly.
The ghost, with its relentless logic-defying nature, although theoretically defeated countless times by Wang Zhifan, persisted unextinguished with the support of underground power, wearing him down.
However, Wang Zhifan’s decision to fight for so long without retreating wasn’t without reason.
Over the course of the night’s battles, he greatly harmonized his synergy with the Cyan Emperor Saber, and finally, an epiphany struck him, allowing him to unleash an unprecedented strike.
"Cyan Emperor! Sever its link with the Land of the Dead Soul!"
With this blade, Wang Zhifan severed the fundamental connection between the gigantic female ghost and the land supporting it, leaving the ghost he had battled all night without its insoluble backend, becoming isolated and helpless.
The gigantic female ghost then disintegrated completely under his follow-up assault, with no external power to aid its recovery, thus allowing Wang Zhifan to finally witness the fruits of his labor.