Chapter 829: Encirclement and Reinforcement (2)

So…

“Boom!”

Ye Mingqiu suddenly stomped down on the ground, his body shooting out like a bolt, the Blood Spear tearing through space as it cleaved down.

“Clang!”

A crisp clash of weapons rang out; the long blade glowing with cyan Light collided with the Blood Spear, a chain of clanging sounds echoing nonstop, while distant “bang”s from a sniper rifle sounded from time to time, and those Executors and Stewards fell one after another.

‘So it really is like this?!’

The Cyan Ghost couldn’t help but growl inwardly. Everything happening right now was completely within his expectations; the opponent’s all-out assault was only natural.

Now, what he had to do was… stall!

Drag it out as much as possible! Hold him here!

….

Time slipped by second after second, Executors and Stewards kept dying, the men brought by the Cyan Ghost were gradually wiped out, and as their captain, he was now being suppressed head-on by Ye Mingqiu.

‘Almost there, they’re about to arrive.’

The Cyan Ghost’s lips curled up slightly. Although he appeared to be suppressed on the surface, in truth he hadn’t gone all out. Once support arrived, he would then unleash his full Power and catch Ye Mingqiu off guard in a short span, then kill the other outsiders at the fastest speed.

Victory is already in my grasp!

“Boom!!”

A deafening explosion suddenly erupted from the depths of the nearby dense forest, wails and screams mingling with gunfire and the noise of Abilities being used; even the ground beneath their feet was trembling slightly.

‘Something went wrong?!’

The Cyan Ghost’s face changed drastically, pupils contracting. His heart suddenly sank as a strong sense of unease surged up, a terrifying guess springing to mind.

Over there, could it be…

“Chance!”

Ye Mingqiu seized the moment to strike, his Spiritual Power once more focused to the extreme as the scarlet Blood Spear danced.

I can see it!

Your attack trajectory!

The arc Light of the Blood Spear skimmed past the side of the long blade; in that instant when the other party’s mind wandered, Ye Mingqiu caught that opening, blood Light blooming in a flash, crimson blood spraying through the air—some his, some the Cyan Ghost’s.

The two of them separated again.

At this moment, Ye Mingqiu’s shoulder had been slashed by the long blade, a wound deep enough to expose bone, blood spraying outward, yet his smile remained bright.

Because the other side was worse off than him.

Right now, the Cyan Ghost’s body had been opened from his left shoulder to his right waist by a huge gash, blood splattering onto the ground. The horrific wound left his organs exposed; he was desperately clutching his wound and viscera, blood constantly spurting from his mouth.

One strike!

Once the opportunity was seized, a single strike was enough to inflict a near-fatal injury on him!

This was the Blood Spear strengthened to the extreme!

“Bastard!”

The Cyan Ghost let out a low roar, cyan Light several times stronger than before erupting from his body, his Power level clearly soaring severalfold.

This was his true strength!

“Bang!”

A bullet flew from afar, instantly hitting the Cyan Ghost’s neck, lodging in his throat and taking a large spray of blood with it. The bright cyan Light on his body dimmed, his body collapsing as despair filled his eyes.

“What terrifying physical stats. A sniper round can’t even punch through his neck.”

Ye Mingqiu spoke with a smile, then directly hurled the Blood Spear, nailing it into the Cyan Ghost’s body, not approaching at all, giving the other party no chance to drag him down with him.

“Ugh… you…”

The Cyan Ghost seemed to want to say something, but with his neck damaged he couldn’t utter a word.

The Blood Spear had already pierced through his heart and was rapidly draining his blood. Despair and powerlessness enveloped him, as though he were sinking into a bottomless Abyss.

He died.

[Hint: You have killed a Level 4 resident of Happy Town, Experience Points +88, Order Points +3040 (kill contribution 80%)]

After confirming the Spirit Realm prompt, Ye Mingqiu walked up to the Cyan Ghost and pulled out the Blood Spear, muttering inwardly at the same time: teaming up really cuts the gains sharply. I took on the greatest risk fighting him head-on, and I only get 80% of the kill reward.

Those guys back there only had to interfere with the Cyan Ghost’s mind and stop him from going all out at critical moments to carve off quite a chunk of the kill gains.

Still…

If they hadn’t created that opportunity, I probably wouldn’t have been able to kill him so easily.

The Sealed Domain was lifted, and a familiar figure blinked into place beside Ye Mingqiu.

It was Jia Meishu.

“Let’s hurry, the Crimson Ghost over there is hard to deal with, we’ve already got casualties,” Jia Meishu said, though his movements weren’t particularly rushed.

“He’s that strong?”

“No, he’s just a pure brute. His Ability is simple Fire control, he’s very fast, his attack strength and Control Resistance are both high. He’s a pain to fight.” Jia Meishu replied.

“Mm.”

Ye Mingqiu nodded.

In terms of pure strength, the Crimson Ghost was probably weaker than the Cyan Ghost. The problem was, the Cyan Ghost overthought things, selectively hid parts of his strength, and died without ever going all out.

He wanted to play it safe, but Ye Mingqiu never gave him the chance.

As for the Crimson Ghost…

His raw strength might be inferior to the Cyan Ghost’s, but he dared to fight and trade blows, and his Resistance was high. He performed better when dealing with all sorts of flashy attacks, so he could actually inflict casualties on them, making him far more troublesome to handle than the Cyan Ghost.

“Besides him, is there anyone else?”

“Yeah.”

Jia Meishu nodded and said, “Four Level 4 Order Keepers were dispatched. The Cyan Ghost is dead, the Crimson Ghost has already been ambushed, and behind them we still have the White Ghost and the Black Ghost.”

“Sounds like a bit of a hassle.”

“The White Ghost’s Ability is Curse, the Black Ghost’s Ability is Plunder—he can steal everything from his enemies during battle,” Jia Meishu said.

“Plunder?”

Ye Mingqiu frowned slightly.

“A temporary Plunder, and its judgment strength isn’t especially high, but it’s still a huge pain… because his base stats are way higher than ours. That guy is really hard to deal with.” Jia Meishu sighed.