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Chapter 713: Life In Danger
He clenched his teeth so hard that blood seeped from the corner of his lips and continued forcing himself forward.
Then another attack arrived.
Suddenly, an unbearable, suffocating pressure wrapped tightly around his neck like invisible hands strangling him alive.
Combined with the endless attacks targeting his mind, Silas could already feel death approaching closer and closer.
Meanwhile, Haku calmly pulled out several black daggers. Without emotion, he flicked his fingers.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The daggers tore through the air one after another.
Several knives brutally pierced into Silas’s body, embedding themselves deep into his flesh. Blood instantly splattered through the air while a painful groan escaped his throat.
Meanwhile, Barrett finally used his ability. His power was extremely unique.
One second, he closed his eyes. The next second, he disappeared.
Instantly, Barrett appeared beside Silas while Silas himself was forcibly swapped into Beret’s original location.
This was an advanced teleportation ability.
The moment Silas suddenly appeared in the middle of all the superior beings, his eyes widened in horror.
Before he could even process what had happened, terrifying pressure descended from every direction at once.
His entire body felt as though giant mountains were crushing him alive.
Bones creaked painfully while blood dripped continuously from the wounds across his body.
He struggled desperately.
Unfortunately, the difference in strength was overwhelming.
Coco looked at his miserable state before slowly smirking.
"Well, well... I guess this is goodbye, dear Romeo."
As soon as she finished speaking, she clenched her hand tighter.
Boom!
The crushing force intensified violently.
Veins bulged across Silas’s forehead as he desperately resisted using the aura he had painstakingly learned to condense. His body trembled uncontrollably while every muscle screamed in agony.
Even after enduring for several moments, despair slowly crept into his heart.
He realized he was completely helpless against their combined power.
His life was already hanging by a thread.
Just as darkness began swallowing his consciousness, the system’s voice suddenly echoed inside his mind.
[Congratulations, Host, for surviving against the superior beings for one hour continuously. Host detected in extreme danger.]
[Teleporting host to designated safe zone. Please preserve the current location.]
Silas’s eyes widened. The next second, he vanished from midair.
Silence instantly fell over the battlefield.
Every superior being froze.
For several long seconds, nobody moved.
Nanami’s eyes flickered sharply while disbelief surfaced across his usually calm expression.
Tammy frowned deeply before muttering in shock,
"Did I just hear that correctly?"
The moment she spoke, everyone remained silent.
Coco slowly narrowed her eyes before speaking coldly.
"So... we have a traitor among us too."
At that exact moment, realization struck all of them simultaneously.
Perhaps the reason humanity had managed to survive for this long was that someone among the superior beings had secretly been helping them all along.
Tammy’s expression immediately darkened.
"Whoever that bastard is, I vote we drag him out and kill him publicly."
After saying that, she turned around and prepared to leave.
Coco hesitated briefly before asking,
"Shouldn’t we continue chasing Silas?"
Tammy immediately glanced toward her.
"And are you planning to confront that bitch Ivy alone?"
The moment Ivy’s name was mentioned, Coco instantly fell silent.
Everyone present understood the terrifying reality.
Ganging up against a single target was one thing.
However, invading Ivy’s territory was entirely different.
If all the superior beings stationed under Ivy joined the battle, even they would suffer heavy casualties. Ivy herself was already monstrously powerful despite only being a hybrid.
Because of that, nobody dared recklessly invade her domain.
Eventually, all of them could only retreat.
Nanami, however, remained standing quietly at the exact location where Silas had disappeared.
His eyes gradually deepened before a low chuckle escaped his lips.
"Soon enough..."
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The moment Silas returned to his apartment, his body collapsed heavily onto the floor.
The knives embedded into his back still remained there.
Fresh blood slowly spread across the cold ground beneath him while his breathing became dangerously faint.
Meanwhile, Ivy entered the room in an unusually good mood. However, the second she saw Silas lying motionless on the floor, her smile instantly froze.
Her eyes widened in disbelief. At first, she nervously laughed.
"Silas... you’re just playing a prank on me, right?"
No response came. Silas did not move at all.
At that moment, panic immediately filled her heart.
She rushed toward him and quickly checked his breathing. The moment she realized how weak it was, her expression turned pale.
Without wasting another second, she immediately started pulling the knives out one by one.
Even though Silas groaned painfully and low agonized sounds escaped his throat, Ivy forced herself to continue.
Tears had already started forming in her eyes.
"Please... just hold on for a little longer. You’ll feel better once these knives are removed... please..."
Her hands trembled badly while blood stained her fingers.
After removing the knives, she hurriedly began bandaging the wounds as fast as possible.
The smell of medicine quickly filled the room.
Then Ivy immediately rushed outside and shouted toward Asher, who was visiting Ivy,
"Go bring Alana here immediately!"
Asher realized the seriousness of the situation from her expression alone and instantly disappeared.
Not long afterward, Alana arrived.
The moment she saw Silas’s condition, even her face changed slightly.
Without delay, she immediately started healing him while Ivy continuously applied medicine onto his wounds.
Unfortunately, the medicine showed almost no effect on Silas’s body at all.
At that exact moment, Moona and Maxi entered the building in an extremely cheerful mood.
After all, Ivy had finally taught them how to condense their energy into a power sphere successfully.
They had struggled immensely before finally reaching this stage.
For countless days and nights, Moona and Maxi had repeatedly failed while trying to condense their energies into a proper power sphere.
It was only now, after endless effort, that they had finally succeeded.
They had rushed back excitedly, wanting to share the good news with Ivy.
However, the moment they entered the room, the atmosphere froze their smiles instantly.
Silas lay unconscious on the bed, his body covered in wounds and stained bandages, while Ivy sat beside him looking utterly devastated.