Chapter 176: Dark Boundless Realm 31
As Kui Xin discerned the figure of the young man, he suddenly stretched out his hand, making a grabbing motion forward. A blurry, illusory hand appeared out of thin air, seizing the Shadow Double that stood guard in front of Kui Xin.
Pitch-black cracks spread through the air as the illusory hand grasped the head of the Shadow Double and crushed it!
A substance like black mud disintegrated.
Su Rong, several kilometers away from the Shadow Double, jumped up from her bed in panic, standing in the room as frantic as an ant on a hot stove.
“Consolidate another one! Consolidate another one!” Su Rong stared at the Shadow underneath her feet. “There’s an enemy, quickly go help Xin Xin Jie!”
Her power had been drained after a long period of usage, making it particularly challenging to consolidate a new Double.
The shadow writhed a couple of times, forming a slightly smaller and somewhat transparent Shadow Double.
The Shadow Double dashed through walls at top speed, racing toward the outskirts.
Su Rong anxiously bit her finger, conveying information to the Shadow Double: “If you find them still fighting when you arrive, then bypass the battlefield and call for help nearby, leading as many people there as possible!”
The Shadow Double was crushed in a single confrontation by the enemy’s extraordinary ability, indicating that the capability of the individual on the opposing side was higher than that of the Shadow Double. Even if she sent the Double over, it would likely be of no help in the battle. It would be better to call for assistance, discouraging the enemy from continuing their attack.
Calming herself, Su Rong recalled that Kui Xin’s extraordinary ability allowed for long-distance spatial movement. Even if she couldn’t defeat the opponent, escaping would be easy. With this thought, Su Rong breathed a sigh of relief and messaged Kui Xin: “Xin Xin Jie, how’s the situation?”
A minute passed, and Kui Xin did not reply.
Su Rong tightened her grip on her mobile phone, standing by the window looking toward the outskirts. The night was deep and oppressive. She kept urging the Shadow Double to go faster, faster.
…
“Void Hand, briefly distorts space to attack the enemy, level C…” Kui Xin recognized the ability.
Her gaze darkened.
The attack range of the Void Hand was relatively small, only the size of a human head, but due to its spatial nature, it possesses extremely special characteristics. Not only could it attack from a distance, but it was also very difficult to defend against.
Using the Void Hand to break an enemy’s bones was far more terrifying than simply using brute strength, as the Void Hand fundamentally applied power to the space the body occupied, making it impossible to evade if locked onto.
Even extraordinary abilities of the same level can vary in strength. Su Rong’s ability level was also C, yet she was destroyed in a single confrontation by the Void Hand. While this was partly due to Su Rong’s recent awakening and the imminent dissolution of the Shadow Double, the offensive nature of the Void Hand remained formidable.
Kui Xin’s muscles tensed, ready to enter Shadow Transition at any moment.
Fortunately, she had Shadow Transition, which allowed her to maneuver with Wei Zhi’s spatial constraints and also to counter the Void Hand.
However, the young man in front of her, calling himself a hunter, didn’t rush to launch his next attack after crushing the Shadow Double but instead looked at Kui Xin with curiosity.
“Is that your extraordinary ability? Your shadow?” the young man smiled. “Controlling shadows to fight is quite interesting, the strength of the ability should be at least D-level, right?”
A somewhat troublesome adversary… he possessed several extraordinary abilities, one of which was a higher-level ability called “Mental Immunity,” rated B, which was even higher than the Void Hand. This ability served to provide immunity against certain forms of mental control.
This meant he had resistance to Su Rong’s Hypnotic Sound.
Hypnotic Sound had inherent flaws; while it was easy to control ordinary people, it was also somewhat effective against low-level Awakened individuals and Heterogeneous Blooded. However, it was far less effective against high-level Awakened individuals or people with extremely strong wills, making the duration of its effect shorter.
Kui Xin was uncertain if A-level Hypnotic Sound could control a Remover with multiple extraordinary abilities and B-level Mental Immunity.
“Who are you?” Kui Xin asked in a deep voice.
“Well, let me satisfy your curiosity,” the young man replied. “I’m Player 4.”
He deliberately omitted the prefixes of Proxy or Remover, wanting the “prey” to guess for themselves. Once the “prey” figured it out, their expressions would undoubtedly be shocked and terrified…
Kui Xin glanced at the player below the tree, who was barely hanging on, his legs contorted like noodles, half his body bleeding.
“You did this?” Kui Xin asked.
“Yes.” Remover 4 grinned. “How else could I catch fish without bait? He was foolish and weak, insisting on coming to Tonglin City to join the chaos.”
He recognized the Shadow Double as Kui Xin’s ability; with the Shadow Double shattered, he seemed to believe that Kui Xin had lost her offensive capabilities, and thus felt at ease enough to share a few words with her.
Kui Xin remained silent for two seconds, while Remover 4 smiled at her, waiting for her eyes to unveil emotions of anger, fear, and disbelief.
However, Kui Xin looked at the player on the ground, then back at Remover 4, with her eyebrows visibly furrowing.
This frown wasn’t one born from facing an absolute crisis. If anything, Remover 4 seemed to detect a hint of annoyance and impatience from her expression.
“You’re increasing my workload. I’ve had enough to do tonight and just want to go back and rest.” Kui Xin said in a declarative tone. “Could you please cease your resistance and just go commit suicide?”
Remover 4 was momentarily stunned, staring at Kui Xin in a comical manner, caught off guard by this psychological tactic that hadn’t produced the desired effect, filled with embarrassment and anger.
“What nonsense are you talking about?” His fake smile vanished, and a sullen expression appeared on his pale face.
Kui Xin pressed her lips downward. The previous remark had employed Hypnotic Sound, but it had failed to take effect—Remover 4 hadn’t committed suicide on the spot; he remained standing unaffected.
With the mental control ineffective, fighting became unavoidable.
Remover 4 raised his hand, about to attack Kui Xin, but she pulled out a kitchen knife polished to a dazzling shine from her lower back. Faster than him, she took up a stance to attack and dashed forward. As she moved, the Void Hand reached for her, but at that moment, Kui Xin happened to be within the foliage. Taking advantage of the cover provided by the vegetation, she seized her opportunity to initiate Shadow Transition.
Her body phased for an instant, and the Void Hand grasped nothing but air.
With a swoosh, she burst from the thicket and lunged toward Remover 4, thrusting the knife fiercely toward his abdomen!
Remover 4 leaned back just in time, avoiding the stab, but the fabric of his abdomen was torn with a rip. If the tip had gone in just a little deeper, he would have been disemboweled.
Kui Xin did not cease her assault; she quickly adjusted her grip on the knife, switching from a thrust to a slash. The arc of the silver blade lingered in her retina, her actions so fast they were hard to perceive! Remover 4 didn’t even have time to employ his extraordinary ability and could only retreat to dodge her second attack.
With another slice, Remover 4’s clothing was once again ripped open, the fabric flying away, leaving more than half of his front garment missing and revealing his chest.
Furious, Remover 4 opened his right hand to use the Void Hand, the illusory palm clawing toward Kui Xin’s head. But before the hand could close, Kui Xin retreated, escaping the influence range of the Void Hand.
Her attack momentarily paused, allowing Remover 4 the opportunity to distance himself from Kui Xin.
He laughed with annoyance, “You’re better than the previous few, no wonder you talk to me like that.”
“Previous few?” Kui Xin repeated slowly.
“Yes, the previous few. Just tonight, not long ago.” Remover 4 grinned, revealing a sinister smile, “I said I wanted to team up with them, and they blindly believed me. I killed them effortlessly and obtained their abilities… if you check the forum now, there should already be a killing notice about me on there—Remover 4 killed Proxy so-and-so on August 20. Tsk, I forgot their numbers.”
Kui Xin said, “You came here just to hunt prey?”
“Otherwise? If it weren’t for this large-scale regional task, how long would it take me to find other players?” Remover 4 sneered. “Thanks to the game for issuing this task; it has granted me this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
Kui Xin regarded him icy coldly, from head to toe, as if contemplating where to strike.
Remover 4 couldn’t contain himself any longer. He stared at the steady and emotionless Kui Xin, unable to resist asking, “Aren’t you going to ask why I’m telling you all this?”
Kui Xin tugged at the corner of her mouth, sneering, “Because your need for attention is too strong, eager for recognition.”
Remover 4 deliberately mentioned the death notices on the forum, indicating he was particularly concerned about this report. Linking this to his behavior, Kui Xin had reason to suspect that he did this to seek “fame.”
“What? Is there something wrong? I can’t let all the spotlight be taken by Remover 233 and Remover 777, can I?” Remover 4 replied. “But there’s another reason you haven’t guessed…”
He eagerly recounted his pre-prepared words like telling a story, “Do you think I would dare appear in front of other players without good reason?”
“Alright, I get it, because you feel invulnerable.” Kui Xin impatiently interrupted.
Remover 4 possessed another B-level extraordinary ability—Damage Synchronization.
Any injuries he received would be mirrored onto whoever inflicted damage on him. He suffered a wound, and whatever hurt him would also hurt their enemy in kind. If he died, so would the enemy. This was a passive ability that only activated under attack.
This ability inflicted a thousand injuries on the enemy while also harming him a thousand. By deliberately revealing this ability, Remover 4 aimed to intimidate Kui Xin, instilling a fear of actually attacking him. He sensed that this “prey” he encountered tonight was a tough nut to crack, and at that moment, he had begun to feel a hint of retreat, but his fighting spirit propelled him forward, keeping him unwilling to back down.
Interrupting his ongoing explanation, Remover 4 grew impatient. “One of my abilities is Damage Synchronization, and the effect is just like the name… if you don’t believe me, feel free to attack me!”
“Oh?” Kui Xin smiled briefly, completely losing her patience.
The tentative probing attacks were over; Remover 4 was a clown, and she was too lazy to keep pretending. She didn’t want to see a clown flailing in front of her.
She tapped her toes to the ground, initiating Shadow Transition. She moved behind Remover 4 and plunged the knife into his innards.
“Pfft—”
Blood spilled out.
Remover 4 stared at Kui Xin in shock. Kui Xin withdrew the knife, feeling a sharp pain in the same area of her body. Blood flowed out, staining her top red.
But just then, her flesh regeneration activated, repairing her damaged body.
“Enemy suffers a thousand; I lose eight hundred. Quite a bargain.” Kui Xin thrust the knife into Remover 4’s body again, “You don’t have flesh regeneration, so dying from blood loss should be an option, right?”
