Chapter 1358 - 69: This Cat Will Scratch You to Death

Chapter 1358: Chapter 69: This Cat Will Scratch You to Death

From the start of the battle until now, the Masked Man only had three gunshot wounds on her body, the rest of the bullets blocked by the exterior armor in her defending form.

"Am I deaf?"

The Masked Man’s mouth opened and closed, yet no sound emerged. This was the Silent Field created when D·Assassin hit her head, and its duration depended on the environment.

The Masked Man’s leg suddenly bent, nearly dropping her to one knee, as a bullet embedded itself in the exterior armor.

Checking the energy layer on the exterior armor, only 17% remained; it wouldn’t withstand more than two shots before it failed.

Realizing this, the Masked Man’s exterior armor began thinning, red energy lines appearing on the surface.

Buzz...

Like a high-speed engine, the Masked Man’s momentum surged, her metal claws extending. If they were cat claws before, now they were tiger claws.

With a rumble, the ground beneath the Masked Man shattered, and she disappeared from her spot.

After charging forward, the Masked Man realized she was not deaf, but had been in a silent zone earlier.

Claw shadows flickered and walls shattered as the Masked Man sprinted toward Su Xiao. She had already pinpointed Su Xiao’s position, about a hundred meters away, separated by nine walls.

Su Xiao stood still, reloading the clip before raising D·Assassin.

Squish,

One shot, a bullet flew straight at the Masked Man’s head, but she tilted her head, dodging D·Assassin’s bullet.

Squish.

The second shot, the bullet drilled into the Masked Man’s calf, caught in the bone, causing her to stumble in her forward rush, nearly falling.

Squish.

The third shot penetrated the Masked Man’s shoulder, breaking through the exterior armor, skin, muscle layer, and exiting from her back.

At this moment, the Masked Man was about 7 meters away from Su Xiao, and D·Assassin vanished from Su Xiao’s hand as he grasped the hilt of Dragon Slash.

A blood-red claw aura appeared in front of Su Xiao as Dragon Slash unsheathed.

Clang!

Sparks flew as Dragon Slash blocked above Su Xiao, warding off the Masked Man’s sharp metal claws.

The Masked Man was in an overburning state, reducing her defensive power by 30%, but enhancing strength, speed, and reaction speed by 35%, lasting 15 minutes.

With a screech, the Masked Man’s metal claw scraped past the blade, her left leg bent, body leaning left, right leg whipping toward Su Xiao’s head.

The strength in the Masked Man’s hand wasn’t negligible, and the metal claw pulling against the blade was to prevent Su Xiao from blocking her side kick with the blade.

Su Xiao didn’t even glance at the incoming kick from the right leg; he kept focusing on the Masked Man’s head and torso, relying on intuition ability to capture her attack.

As the Masked Man’s right leg struck, Su Xiao’s left arm bent, wrapping the energy shield layer around his elbow.

Bang!

Su Xiao’s elbow collided with the Masked Man’s calf, scattering the shattered energy shield layer, and the Masked Man’s face showed pain as her entire right leg went numb.

Simultaneously knocking away the whip leg, Su Xiao’s left hand reached forward, grabbing the Masked Man’s calf.

"Burn!"

Boom!

Flames engulfed Su Xiao and the Masked Man.

Crack, crack, crack...

The energy shield layer wrapped around Su Xiao’s left side, rapidly absorbing the nearby thermal energy. As the energy shield layer turned crimson, it shattered to prevent burning Su Xiao’s skin.

Su Xiao and the Masked Man flew backward, and mid-air, Su Xiao swung his sword forward, sending out blade auras.

The Masked Man clearly didn’t understand this move, so she shielded her front with her arms.

Sprays of blood shot out; with her greatly reduced defensive power, the Masked Man couldn’t block the blade auras, leaving deep gashes to the bone on her arms.

"Meow!"

A cat’s meow came from Su Xiao’s direction.

A phantom cat appeared in front of Su Xiao out of nowhere, scratching furiously.

Su Xiao raised his arm in defense, and blood streaks appeared on his cheeks and arms.

[Prompt: You are attacked by the Nothingness Cat, undergoing charm attribute verification... ]

Seeing this verification, Su Xiaoxin had a jolt. If it were any other attribute, he wouldn’t flinch, but charm attribute...

[Verification failed, and you were crushed by opponent’s charm attribute.]

[Affected by "Night Cat’s Charm," willpower -10 (immune), body defense -20%, unable to use all active skills, effect lasting 15 seconds.]

[Warning: Due to being overwhelmed by charm attribute, debuff status greatly enhanced, body defense -38%, unable to use all active skills, effect lasting 30 seconds.]

...

The Masked Man also seemed to receive a prompt; first moments of shock changed to a smile on her face.

"You’re finished."

The Masked Man chuckled softly, pouncing directly at Su Xiao, eyes boiling with killing intent.

seconds later.

Bam!

The slashed-up Masked Man was blown back, crashing through a wall.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

The Masked Man spat a few mouthfuls of blood, clutching her abdomen with one hand to keep her intestines from spilling out.

"What a joke, fooling ghosts with this!"

Spitting out blood-tinged saliva, the Masked Man had discovered with great surprise during the previous 30 seconds that it barely mattered if the enemy could use active skills; the slashes were sharp as ever, a cut with each blade.

In fact, aside from equipment-bound active abilities, the only active ability Su Xiao typically used in battle was Blue Steel Shadow.

seconds without active abilities seemed terrifying, but for Su Xiao, it just meant he couldn’t use Blue Steel Shadow ability, and the real hassle was the reduced defense.

Blood dripped from Su Xiao’s fingertips; without Blue Steel Shadow, he couldn’t use energy shields, meaning he was indeed scratched badly during this time, compounded by reduced physical defense, worsening the situation.

Fortunately, Su Xiao’s survival ability was strong, enhanced by numerous passive skills related to his sword technique, leaving the Masked Man questioning life.

If his opponent were a mage or a regular contractor, during those 30 seconds, the Masked Man would be the king; but Su Xiao didn’t rely heavily on active abilities.

"Too much bullying, this cat is angry now."

The Masked Man stood up, eyeing Su Xiao like a tiger, full of vigor.

"Meow!!!"

A terrifyingly loud meow spread, sound waves radiating from the Masked Man.

Crash, crash...

Every glass within 300 meters shattered with the meow, spreading across half the Shapodi Archipelago.

Clearly, the Masked Man was calling for help in defeat; any other lone wolf not daft would suspect something happening here.

Su Xiao covered one ear with a hand; the sound was nearest to him, suggesting the immense impact of sound waves he endured.

Not far off, hiding all this time, Bubu Wang covered its ears with paws.

"Awooo～"

Bubu let out a howl, trying to drown out the meow; but to no avail. If Bubu Wang could talk, it would say: "I hate meow star people, especially the loud ones."

Several seconds later, the meow stopped,

with a crash, concrete debris fell from the ceiling, and in the room where Su Xiao and the Masked Man were, cracks filled the walls.

"I advise you to run fast."

The Masked Man chuckled, with a hint of schadenfreude.

Su Xiao’s eyes lowered, the ringing in his ears faded.

Seeing Su Xiao’s fierce gaze made the smile on the Masked Man’s face freeze, as she... seemed to have fully enraged the enemy.