Chapter 834: Slaying the Ghost! (Part 2)

And that Cyan Ghost was not a pushover either; his body emitted white smoke, a sign of activating his Curse Ability. The smoke infiltrated Ye Mingqiu’s body as Cyan Ghost sneered.

“Let me show you the true power I possess!” Cyan Ghost shouted.

[Tip: You are affected by [Weakness Curse], reducing all attributes by 80%, and reducing basic defense by 80% for 15 days.]

[Tip: Your Abnormal Status Resistance has successfully mitigated the effects, reducing attribute reduction to 8%, and basic defense reduction to 5%, with the duration reduced to 3 minutes.]

“So this is a curse?”

Ye Mingqiu murmured to himself, clearly feeling his Power had significantly diminished. Luckily, his Basic Resistance value was quite high, minimizing the impact. Otherwise, he would have suffered greatly.

[Immortal Body] and [Tyrant Form], both core Skills, enhance Resistance, and he has enhanced [Transcendent Physique] several times. His Abnormal Status Resistance and Control Effect Resistance have reached a high level, very resilient even if not as strong as in reality.

Ye Mingqiu twisted his wrist, instantly lifting the Blood Spear, switching to stabbing and launching a relentless barrage of attacks like rain.

“Clang! Clang! Clang!…”

Continuous weapon collision sounds erupted. Cyan Ghost barely defended with the Fine Sword. Though these attacks lacked [Tyrant’s Fury] extra Effect and Ye Mingqiu’s Power had decreased, Cyan Ghost still felt enormous pressure.

Though the opponent weakened, his foundational strength was still immense. His weapon seemed alive, always attacking the hardest-to-defend direction. If Cyan Ghost hadn’t been quicker, he could have been taken down by Ye Mingqiu in a few moves.

‘What on earth is this guy?’

‘Whether it’s power or technique, this guy is overwhelmingly strong!’

‘And more importantly, hasn’t my curse taken effect yet? Why are his power and speed still this strong? Shouldn’t he have weakened?’

Cyan Ghost’s heart was deeply shaken; death’s shadow crept over his body like a nightmare. The Fine Sword clashing against the Blood Spear was now riddled with cracks.

Fine Sword against Spear is inherently difficult, especially given his lesser power. The Blood Spear’s Attack Power was strong and its Sharpness high; coupled with its [Destruction] Attribute, resulting in rapid durability loss of the Fine Sword.

Not only the Fine Sword, but his hand holding the hilt had its tiger’s mouth split, blood flowing along the grip, continually striking sharp pain.

“Crash!!”

A sharp and clear sound resonated, followed by a shower of silver fragments. Cyan Ghost watched the fragments resembling stars, feeling the world slow down.

Ah…

The weapon is shattered….

I seem a little dead….

He lifted his hand as if reaching for something but had long lost anything. On the brink of death, Cyan Ghost suddenly recalled as if awakening from a dream, murmuring: “I am…”

“Slash!”

The arc of Blood Spear flickered; Cyan Ghost’s head was cleaved directly, his final words unfinished, eyes wide, staring skyward.

“Cyan Ghost!!”

Crimson Ghost’s anguished roar bursted forth, charging at Ye Mingqiu like a madman.

Yet his teammates were no mere decoration, obstructing Crimson Ghost effortlessly. Invisible threads entangled him, laser-like, lightning surged through the threads.

High voltage electricity seared Crimson Ghost’s body, scorching him. After battle, enhanced by rapidly absorbing resources from the Demon Hunter Force, they had surpassed other Spiritualists and Transcenders.

Not just Ye Mingqiu, but silver Carl and Jia Meishu were also stronger than regular newcomers, though not as much as Ye Mingqiu.

The next moment, shadows beneath Crimson Ghost’s feet came alive, transforming into countless spikes scoring minor injuries.

Evidently, not everyone’s attacks significantly harmed Crimson Ghost!

Jia Meishu swung his knife toward Crimson Ghost, silver in the shadows had constructed a sniper rifle. Carl simultaneously released “Suggestion,” binding him with threads. The shadow-manipulating expert reverted to shadow form, launching another wave of offense. The sword-wielding youth in the distance prepared to engage.

….

“Did he die?”

Engaged in combat against the black sticky Giant, Crimson Ghost furrowed his brows. Already realizing the gravity of the situation, this new adversary was exceptionally powerful; his teammates also formidable, hard to contend with.

Cyan Ghost was dead, and Crimson Ghost feared Black Ghost wouldn’t last much longer. Soon, others would besiege him; perhaps he might die as well.

“Hmph!”

Crimson Ghost snorted, looking at the grotesque foe before him: “Annoying bastard! I won’t fight you anymore!”

He then fled, stepping upon blazing fire, swiftly ascending the heavens toward Happy Town.

It wasn’t that Crimson Ghost didn’t want to fight; rather he couldn’t. His team quality was poor; Cyan Ghost had never exerted full force till death; Cyan Ghost arrogantly only killed two people, Black Ghost used sheer numbers to counter-attack and kill a sneak attacker.

Then… nothing more.

Cyan Ghost, Black Ghost, and White Ghost together killed three people, while Crimson Ghost single-handedly dispatched eight, truly frustrated by weak teammates.

Despite Crimson Ghost’s simple Flame Ability, his adept mastery and high stats allowed him to deploy bizarre strategies efficiently, eliminating numerous outsiders.

Regarding raw power, Crimson Ghost was inferior to Cyan Ghost and Black Ghost. But in dealing with those newcomers, Crimson Ghost’s record far surpassed his peers.

“No more fighting them.”

Crimson Ghost soared in midair, vigilance unfaltering. There were still two Order Keepers in town, even combined their strength unlikely wiped out all outsiders; high odds they’d fall before them.

Must request aid from above!

….

“Pity, he ran too fast.”

Ye Mingqiu watched Crimson Ghost’s retreating form, recently feeling a pang of regret. Had he run slower, given a chance during battle, killing Crimson Ghost should’ve been easy.

Yet, the guy was clever; sensing doom, he fled instantaneously without hesitation, leaving Ye Mingqiu helpless.

Crimson Ghost was swift, and with Flame Ability, his flight speed increased; Ye Mingqiu couldn’t catch up.

Meanwhile, despite everyone besieging him, Black Ghost didn’t die though severely weakened, struggling slightly before succumbing to attack.

As for other Stewards and Executors, they were killed off long before. Now the battlefield had few newcomers left; those uninterested in Level 4 Order Keepers had fled, maximizing their gain by killing Stewards and Executors.

Post-battle, everyone on the battlefield exchanged glances, Ye Mingqiu and his team shared smiles.

They then scoured the corpses for wanted individuals’ heads. Among these dead figures lay potential bounties, fetching them for missions could yield substantial rewards.

As they cleaned the battlefield, others watched, not daring to intervene.

Strongest team, first to handle spoils.

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Demon Hunter

Nightingale still communicated within the division, yet his superior disagreed, arguing: Agreeing now risks them killing Order Keepers and returning for demands, similar to past trouble encountered.

However, Nightingale contended their present strength overwhelmed yet Order Keepers possessed vigor, unlikely slain quickly.

Coincidentally, four figures swiftly arrived.