Chapter 325: Chapter 26: Blood and Blade
Li ran a few steps and realized something was wrong. Her short legs couldn’t create enough distance, and she’d be caught by the enemy in less than three seconds.
"Li, we can’t escape. We’re going to be chased down to our deaths."
Lilith gripped her neck with one hand, blood seeping through her fingers. The pain was so intense she was almost numb, and the energy of the Blue Steel Shadow was making half her body feel paralyzed.
Li stopped in her tracks as a long knife came slashing towards her.
"Crystal Barrier."
Li extended her hands forward, and a dozen transparent barriers appeared before her.
Su Xiao gripped his sword with both hands, slashing down with all his might.
Crack. Crack. Crack...
The cleave landed, shattering the dozen transparent barriers as if they were made of paper.
Ping!
Dragon Slash halted before the final transparent barrier.
With a crack, a large web of cracks appeared on the transparent barrier, causing Li to shiver as she took a few steps back.
"Bloody Feast."
A woman’s voice came from the side, and simultaneously there were several howling sounds approaching rapidly.
Swish, swish...
A few blood-colored needles flew past Su Xiao. Although he tried hard to dodge, one needle pierced into his shoulder.
A mixture of soreness, numbness, swelling, and pain intertwined, veins bulging on Su Xiao’s forehead, his left shoulder losing sensation, and his arm hanging limply.
[You’ve been eroded by ’Blood Poison’, physical attribute evaluating...]
[Evaluation failed, Blood Poison active, taking 30 damage per second for 5 seconds, with an added limb injury status.]
His Life Value rapidly decreased, and if not for his Spirit Shadow Physique bonus, Su Xiao would be severely wounded after 5 seconds.
The Spirit Shadow Physique greatly enhanced his survival ability, making this only a minor injury now.
As other energy invaded his body, the Blue Steel Shadow Energy inside Su Xiao instantly went berserk, converting more than 20% of his Mana Value into Blue Steel Shadow Energy, which surged towards the Blood Poison like a furious lion whose territory had been invaded.
The Blue Steel Shadow Energy collided with the Blood Poison, and upon contact, the Blood Poison quickly crumbled, either annihilated or expelled from the body. Within seconds, the Blood Poison would be entirely eradicated.
Watching Su Xiao standing there, Lilith’s lips curled into a cold smile. Even if the enemy wasn’t dead due to her Blood Poison, they would be left half-crippled, especially with the hit near the limbs, leading to limb impairment.
"His left hand is useless, Li, use the combination skill..."
Lilith stopped halfway through her sentence, her beautiful eyes widened in disbelief.
"Why isn’t the Blood Poison working?"
No wonder Lilith was so shocked; at that moment, Su Xiao was trying to move his left arm.
He clenched his left hand into a fist, the metal enveloping his fingers, producing a kakaka sound with every clench.
Though his left arm was still somewhat numb, feeling was gradually returning, and it wouldn’t be long before it was back to normal.
If not for the Blue Steel Shadow Energy quickly clearing the Blood Poison, he would be left with only one arm in the Pirate World.
The destructive power of the Blood Poison was not to be underestimated, boasting not only high damage but also cutting off blood circulation to the hit area.
Su Xiao was hit in the left shoulder by the Blood Poison, so the blood circulation in his left arm was completely blocked, rendering it dead within moments.
Fortunately, the Blood Poison had been cleared, and the blood circulation in Su Xiao’s left arm returned to normal.
Standing still, Su Xiao glanced at Li, then at the long-haired woman.
After a brief exchange, Su Xiao discovered that Li’s role was control + perception + trapping the enemy, with no attack ability. However, in sacrificing attack ability, Li’s survival ability was greatly enhanced.
As for the long-haired woman, she used blood to form various weapons for combat, creating extremely sharp weapons, each attack carrying Blood Poison, which was very troublesome.
But Su Xiao keenly noticed one thing, although the long-haired woman had been sliced into dozens of pieces and survived, when he had just sliced her neck, she didn’t use that blood-transforming ability to escape or heal, and even now, blood continued to flow.
This indicated that the blood-transforming ability was an emergency measure for the long-haired woman, and it could no longer be used.
With that in mind, the primary target should be the long-haired woman, not Li, who had no attack ability but a high survival rate.
Despite the nuisance Li could cause during the time it took to kill the long-haired woman, it was far better than enduring the attacks of a defensive Contractor while trying to kill them.
With a decision made, Su Xiao’s gaze focused on Lilith. Seeing this, Li’s heart leaped with joy.
"Yes, go after her, I’m hard to kill."
Li began backing away, intending to abandon Lilith and flee alone.
"Li, if I die, someone will go to TJ Province, G City to kill a person, you should know who."
Upon hearing Lilith’s slightly threatening words, Li’s face turned pale, her lips trembling.
"You... you’re investigating me."
"Fight with me, or we’ll both die."
The enemy’s internal conflict presented a great opportunity for Su Xiao, and the long-haired woman was the best target.
Su Xiao swiftly charged towards Lilith, flipping his left hand to reveal an Alchemy Bomb.
He hurled the Alchemy Bomb with all his might, drawing Lilith’s focus immediately to it.
The Alchemy Bomb flew past Lilith, who instinctively ducked while retreating.
The Alchemy Bomb went by and did not explode.
A whooshing sound occurred in front of Lilith, but 50% of her attention was still on the Alchemy Bomb.
Ka-Boom, the Alchemy Bomb exploded, the powerful impact forcing Lilith to stagger several steps.
Thud.
A sharp pain shot through Lilith’s chest as a long knife pierced through it.
At this moment, Su Xiao stopped moving, a thin layer of ice covering his body surface, though in reality, it wasn’t ice but a type of crystal, and a warning appeared in Reincarnation Paradise.
[You’ve been controlled by ’Frost Crystal Freeze’, evaluating your Intelligence, Physical, and Power attributes...]
[Intelligence Attribute evaluation passed, Power Attribute evaluation passed, Physical Attribute evaluation failed! You will be immobilized for 2 to 3 seconds.]
Crack, crack, crack.
The crystal spread to Su Xiao’s waist, immobilizing his lower body.
Su Xiao glanced at Lilith, her chest pierced by Dragon Slash, forfeiting the use of ’Mithril Burning’ to break the control effect, which was no longer necessary.
Just now, Lilith faced a dire situation, dealing with both internal team conflict and Su Xiao throwing a bomb while charging at her.
Defending against the bomb meant leaving herself vulnerable to Su Xiao’s cleave, and vice versa.
"I’m not done, I have more abilities to use..."
Lilith’s body began to limp, yet with Dragon Slash piercing her chest, she didn’t fall.
Her heart pierced, Lilith suffered a fatal injury, amplified by Dragon Slash’s overwhelming attack power, her fate sealed.
Su Xiao found himself unusually controlled, but unfortunately, it was too late, as dealing with Contractors was his expertise.
Lilith fell with a thud. Though she had numerous formidable abilities left unused, alas, she would never have the chance again. In battle, life and death pivoted in an instant, unlike in films where grand finales were dueling outcomes. A small error could prove deadly.
With one problem solved, Su Xiao turned his attention to the other enemy, already making a quick getaway on short legs.