Chapter 159 - 132: Only You Have Blood Lock?

Chapter 159: Chapter 132: Only You Have Blood Lock?

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"It failed," Sheila said, her face taut and her lips pressed into a thin line.

[Predestined Arrow] had a guaranteed hit attribute, capable of striking a locked-on target regardless of distance, but only if it wasn’t intercepted. The enemy team, however, had a highly durable tank player who easily caught her arrow, despite the momentum it had gathered over a distance of three thousand meters. The anticipated attack had failed to yield results and instead exposed their position. A wave of frustration inevitably welled up in Sheila’s heart.

"It’s fine," Yu Zhun said with a smile. "How many are there?"

"Two teams," Sheila replied quickly.

"Don’t stop attacking, Sheila. Target the others and see if you can thin their ranks," Yu Zhun instructed. Watching the rapidly approaching light of the red names, he turned to the rest of the group. "Get ready for battle."

The team nodded in unison, their expressions grave.

Sheila’s arrows continued to loose, this time no longer locked onto the owner of the red name light, but randomly aimed at the squishier members of the enemy raid teams. Soon, silhouettes faintly emerged from the yellow sand. A light as crimson as blood filled the wilderness, even dyeing the surrounding sand red.

"To actively provoke us time and time again... you’ve got a lot of nerve." A cold, eerie voice drifted over, carried by the blowing sand.

In the next instant, a red-haired man clad in blood-red Battle Armor charged out of the yellow sand, wielding a Heavy Sword with an indomitable aura. At this moment, his blood-red name came into everyone’s view.

[Server 9305]

[Mith, Lv40]

"It’s him? The red-haired Mith!" Zhou Yunhao’s pupils shrank slightly, and his expression turned incredibly solemn. "He’s a player on the Red Name List! He is a Divine Descendant. Killing him will incur a God’s revenge!"

"A God’s revenge, huh..." Yu Zhun’s gaze locked onto Mith, who was charging forward with large strides. Looking at the man’s strikingly conspicuous red attire, it was as if he were looking at an old friend. "It’s not like I haven’t experienced it before."

"SCREECH—"

The cry of a falcon rang out. Yu Zhun’s figure blurred into an afterimage, instantaneously displacing ten meters forward to appear right in front of the charging Mith.

[Falcon’s Fury Song Dagger] Equipment effect, [Frenzied Song]!

Displace 10m; upon landing, gain a 100% agility enhancement for 5s!

"Sorry, dead end!"

Accompanying his calm voice, Yu Zhun stomped heavily on the ground. A gray Domain instantly enveloped Mith, bringing his Charge to an abrupt halt with a terrifying resistance akin to sinking into a quagmire.

[Nether Treading Demon Boots] Equipment effect, [Trample]!

[Doomsday’s Thorn] exclusive skill, [Assassin Domain]!

Having forcefully interrupted his opponent’s Charge, Yu Zhun instantly switched his equipped weapon to the [Nether Mourning Demon Blade].

"TOLL—"

The tolling of a bell, struck from the void, echoed out at this moment.

[[Doomsday’s Thorn] Yu Zhun has tolled the Funeral Bell for you!]

A blood-red dagger instantly materialized above Mith’s head.

[Doomsday’s Thorn] exclusive skill, [Death Bell]!

A sharp gleam exploded in Yu Zhun’s eyes. In a split second, he activated all of his burst-type Equipment effects, his blade aiming straight for Mith’s chest! Sensing Yu Zhun’s killing intent, Mith’s heart also skipped a beat. Furious and alarmed, he didn’t hesitate to activate all his own Equipment effects. Amidst his surging momentum, he fiercely raised the Heavy Sword in his hands.

"CLANG—"

The dagger and the Heavy Sword collided in a fleeting instant. Both Yu Zhun and Mith shuddered simultaneously, the looks they exchanged now carrying an added layer of gravity.

In the moment of their clash, they had both sensed that their opponent was far from ordinary—a full set of Legendary Equipment. Not to mention the attribute enhancements, the Equipment effects brought by five pieces of Legendary Equipment provided an incredibly astounding boost on their own.

Without any hesitation, Yu Zhun unleashed his combat skills to the fullest. Gripping two daggers tightly under the [Unrivaled Sword Dance], he fiercely attacked the opponent before him. He could already feel the disparity in their attributes. The Enhancement level of Mith’s Equipment was definitely more than +20!

Therefore, the only thing he could rely on was a One-Hit Kill! With just a single strike, Yu Zhun would be able to empty his opponent’s health bar!

On the other side, killing intent similarly surged in Mith’s eyes. Not only did the opponent before him possess the astonishing combat techniques brought by [Unrivaled Sword Dance], but he also had an unknown amount of stacked agility enhancements in a short period. Their clash made Mith feel an endless amount of pressure. If it weren’t for his hidden class advancement route being the [Blood Boiling Swordsman], which provided Attack Speed and agility bonuses, he feared he would have already fallen completely into a disadvantage.

As their weapons continuously clashed, his complexion grew uglier by the second. He knew that just one strike was all it would take to bring this battle to a close!

As a God’s descendant and a powerhouse on the Red Name List, Mith’s talent was equally unparalleled, crowning an entire era in his world!

SSS-rank talent [Blood Clot Killing Intent]!

While dealing damage, it applied an undispellable crowd control effect to the target, immobilizing them for 1s!

This talent might have seemed ordinary, but that was far from the truth. It had no cooling, and the crowd control it caused could not be dispelled. Therefore, as long as Mith dealt damage just once, the ultimate consequence for the victim would be getting brutally killed while in an immobilized state!

Amidst Yu Zhun and Mith’s fierce melee, the rest of the members from both sides had also engaged in battle. Sheila’s relentless prior attacks had achieved excellent results. Even Tagel had been unable to block all the arrows. By the time the two sides finally came face to face, the two raid teams were left with fewer than twenty people.

At this moment, upon entering combat, what they had to face was the [Arcane Magic Guide] exclusive skill that Ji Xiaoyu had been chanting for tens of seconds—[Destructive Celestial Fire]!

Watching the rain of fire descend from the sky, Tagel quickly raised his Long Sword, attempting to block this terrifying strike for the other members of the raid team. But an urgent voice rang out at that very moment.

"Tagel!"

It was Mith.

Glancing over at Mith’s side, Tagel’s expression instantly changed. Gritting his teeth, he abandoned the others beside him and quickly sprinted forward.

Mith’s health bar had already been emptied!

Just a moment ago, relying on his skills and burst power, Yu Zhun had instantly broken through the interception of Mith’s Long Sword and struck him with a dagger. The One-Hit Kill took effect, instantly depleting Mith’s health bar. However, possessing a full set of Legendary Equipment, Mith was not so easily killed. Emptying his health bar triggered his Blood Lock Equipment effect.

By now, Mith had also realized the Mechanism of Yu Zhun’s talent. The One-Hit Kill known as "Destined Death"! Once the Blood Lock effect ended, taking another hit from the opponent would mean...

"I am a Divine Descendant! You dare lay a hand on me? Do you have a death wish?!" Mith bellowed, though a hint of his fierce facade masking inner cowardice had already seeped into his voice.

"The one who will die is you!" Yu Zhun struck without hesitation.

Both sides shared the same destination and were destined to fight to the bitter end. He was simply taking the initiative to strike first.

"HUM—"

A low hum echoed as a grimace mark suddenly appeared above Yu Zhun’s head.

[Flawless Heavy Shield] exclusive skill, [Fearless Taunt]!

While forcing the target to attack the caster, it reduced the target’s Physical Attack by 50% for 10s!

Yu Zhun’s expression changed slightly as he looked at Tagel striding toward him. The dagger in his hand that had been thrusting toward Mith uncontrollably veered off course.

"You cannot kill him!" Tagel said in a deep voice.

If Mith died here, Tagel’s world would face considerable trouble. This was something he could not allow.

"Well done!" Mith let out a loud laugh, seizing the opportunity to thrust his Long Sword at Yu Zhun.

"SQUELCH—"

[Shield -334538]

Although the damage that ultimately landed on Yu Zhun failed to break his shield due to heavy suppression, it still counted as damage.

Talent [Blood Clot Killing Intent] took effect!

Immobilized for 1s!

Seeing that the situation was turning grim, their team’s [White-robed Shepherd] did not hesitate to use the exclusive skill [Group Purification]. The skill dispelled the grimace mark above Yu Zhun’s head, but it could not free him from the immobilized state.

Yu Zhun’s expression shifted slightly.

Mith laughed uproariously as he attacked in rapid succession. After quickly tearing through Yu Zhun’s shield, every subsequent strike stripped away a massive amount of life.

"Die!"

Seeing Yu Zhun’s depleted health bar, Mith slashed out his final blade. Yu Zhun’s health bar was instantly emptied, leaving only a single point.

[Nether Treading Demon Boots] Equipment effect, [Bloodbath]!

When Life Value drops to 0, retain the final 1 point of Life Value for 5 seconds!

In the next second, the immobilization was broken because no further damage could be dealt. At this exact moment, Mith’s Blood Lock duration ended.

Looking at Mith, whose expression changed drastically, Yu Zhun, having regained his mobility, smiled. "Did you think you were the only one with Blood Lock?"

[Life Value -1245230]

Health bar, emptied.

"You..." Mith’s expression suddenly contorted hideously. "Yu Zhun, you will definitely pay the price for your actions!"

As his words fell, his body dissolved into countless specks of light. A flash of white light swallowed all the specks, causing him to vanish from the spot instantly.

A lifesaving item, [Life Substitution Stone].

Yu Zhun was slightly taken aback and shook his head speechlessly. "He’s really hard to kill."