### Chapter 177: Dark Boundless Realm 32
Remover 4 was in so much pain that he lost his rationality. Darkness intermittently clouded his vision as he helplessly collapsed to the ground, blood covering his entire body, and red liquid continuously surged from the wound in his abdomen.
Kui Xin was also bleeding; the lower part of her blue hooded sweatshirt was stained darker, the red of the blood blending with the blue of her clothing to form a muted brown. Each time she stabbed Remover 4, a corresponding wound appeared in the same spot on her body.
She repeatedly plunged the blade into Remover 4 several times, carefully avoiding vital organs like the heart that could be fatal in one strike, targeting only unimportant areas, not seeking heavy injuries, but rather abundant blood flow.
There was only so much blood in a human body; once it was drained, a person would die from blood loss and shock.
Remover 4 lay in a pool of blood, already in a state of shallow breathing. His wounds would not heal, but Kui Xin’s injuries were healing continuously, with old wounds closing only to be reopened with new ones.
Using extraordinary abilities required physical stamina; without enough stamina, Remover 4 couldn’t even use the Void Hand. Even if he could, it would be useless; Kui Xin could evade his range with Shadow Transition.
Staying in the Old Industrial Zone was decidedly unsafe, with players around as well as xenomorphs that were left unfiltered from the area. Kui Xin used a Spatial Vortex to transport Remover 4 to a concealed and safe location to watch him die slowly.
She feared that Remover 4 might have accomplices nearby, so she used “Electromagnetic Detection” to check the items he carried, ensuring there were no monitoring devices before she felt at ease.
“I don’t quite understand what you are thinking,” Kui Xin crouched down and stabbed Remover 4’s body again. Since the process of waiting for him to die was long, and he could still gasp for two or three more minutes, she decided to talk to him.
“To kill you is very simple, really very simple,” she said. “If your enemy is a Heterogeneous Blooded, they can wear you down with their regenerative gifts. If your enemy is an ordinary player, as long as they are careful enough, smart enough, they can kill you with your own blade. Your damage synchronization judgment seems quite mechanical.”
Remover 4 gasped weakly, “You… you actually are…”
Before he could finish, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
“Also, I don’t understand why you are so confident,” Kui Xin said, furrowing her brows. “Haven’t you been on the forum? Don’t you know that Remover 233 may be active in Tonglin City? Have you not considered what to do if you happened to run into her?”
Remover 4 desperately widened his eyes and squeezed out two words through gritted teeth: “You… are…”
“It’s too late. You’re quite lucky, yet also unfortunate,” Kui Xin said, and once her injuries healed sufficiently, she plunged her blade into Remover 4’s abdomen once more.
Remover 4 trembled from the pain, yet he lacked the strength to even roll and cry out.
Without needing Kui Xin to confirm, he understood that she was the infamous Remover 233!
During their fight, she displayed more than one ability, including the ability to evade the Void Hand, her Flesh Regeneration capacity, and finally, the deep blue vortex that allowed for long-distance movement.
If asked about his current thoughts, he would undoubtedly respond with regret.
He shouldn’t have harbored a sense of luck, nor should he have been proud after having obtained a few abilities through fortunate encounters. He shouldn’t have come to Tonglin City with the notion that “Remover 233 isn’t that impressive,” attempting to confront her.
This person before him had become Remover 233, a figure that the entire player community feared, not merely because she happened to kill a few people or had been reported multiple times, but because she truly possessed strength.
Remover 4 genuinely hadn’t anticipated that he would encounter such a formidable boss merely one day after arriving in Tonglin City. Others faced monsters level by level; Remover 4 was different; as soon as he had some practice, the boss just appeared in front of him, saying, “You want to die on my turf? Welcome!”
In a boss’s territory, failing to abide by the rules would exact a cost.
Remover 4 paid an exorbitant price for this.
Given his disgusting behavior, while others were doing their utmost to confront another world, he only sought to harm his own and deplete the players’ living strength. Thus, Kui Xin deliberately stabbed in areas rich in nerves, hoping to ensure he suffered more before dying.
With each stab she inflicted, Kui Xin felt equivalent pain.
Her face beneath the mask was taut, pale yet grave, but her grip on the blade never relaxed.
She could certainly opt for indirect means like killing with another’s blade, as she did with the Heterogeneous Blooded wielding “Nightmare Manipulation” on the train, but she chose not to.
She was conducting an experiment.
Testing what fatal factors could lead to forum reports, what could cause the game system to determine a successful kill, and whether a Remover killing another Remover would inherit the other’s abilities.
The Heterogeneous Blooded had died from being crushed by the train, Kui Xin had merely pushed him off, hence she was not the primary cause of death.
Killing Remover 4 through blood loss could possibly alter situations. Although she hadn’t targeted fatal spots like the heart or head, she deliberately caused blood loss, making her the primary cause of his death.
Remover 4 struggled desperately, trying to move his fingers to use the Void Hand. Kui Xin glanced at him, slowly stepping on his hand, and raised her weapon to stab him again at his side.
The wound opened, but blood didn’t spout out like before; there wasn’t much blood left in his body.
This final stab became the last straw that broke Remover 4, his eyes widening as he gradually lost life.
“You have killed 【Remover 4】.”
“You have deprived 【Remover 4】 of extraordinary abilities.”
“You have gained 【Mental Immunity·B Level】.”
“You have gained 【Damage Synchronization·B Level】.”
“You have gained 【Void Hand·C Level】.”
“You have gained 【Status Perception·E Level】.”
Kui Xin didn’t closely examine those notifications; she stood up, glanced at the corpse on the ground, pulled out a tiny syringe from her pocket, and extracted his blood. Then she snapped her fingers.
A deep blue Spatial Vortex appeared beneath Remover 4, and his body sank into it, vanishing without a trace.
The corpse was transferred by her into the sewers of the Old Industrial Zone.
Whether it was consumed by xenomorphs or simply rotted away, it was no longer her concern.
Remover 4 was merely a minor interlude in her activities that night, an insignificant accident, a fool who willingly came to her for death.
Although Remover 4 had not been reported on the forum earlier, the news of Remover 233 and Remover 777 had become globally known. This should have alerted him and provided an opportunity to lurk in hiding; sadly, he failed to cherish it and instead acted recklessly.
The emergence of Remover 4 tonight made Kui Xin realize that though Removers were rare, they were not limited to just three; more Removers lurked in the shadows, wiser than Remover 4, understanding how to lie low and avoid causing trouble.
Kui Xin opened a Spatial Vortex in front of her, returning to the small grove where she’d encountered Remover 4.
Under the tree, the unfortunate player with a broken leg had fallen into unconsciousness.
In the few minutes Kui Xin had spent dealing with Remover 4, he hadn’t been discovered by any xenomorphs.
Kui Xin picked up a branch off the ground and poked him; he groaned and weakly opened his eyes, saying to Kui Xin, “Help me…”
Kui Xin immediately activated Hypnotic Sound, giving him instructions: “Forget everything that happened in the last fifteen minutes, and have a good sleep.”
His eyes rolled back, falling into a deep sleep.
She bent down, tore the player’s shirt into strips, and tightly wrapped the strips around his leg to stop the bleeding.
During the process of stopping the bleeding, the newly acquired “Status Perception” automatically triggered, displaying the player’s bodily state.
“Crushed bone fracture, severe blood loss, shock…” Kui Xin murmured.
Fortunately, Awakened individuals had stronger physiques than ordinary people, allowing him to survive this long despite such injuries.
This type of crushed bone fracture would likely only be treatable in the Second World; given the medical standards of the First World… he could only have his leg amputated and spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
Kui Xin contemplated how to carry the player for treatment; he was too injured to be moved roughly through a Spatial Vortex.
As she pondered what action would be appropriate, she sensed someone approaching not far away.
“Maotoufu,” came Tang Guan’s voice.
He sounded a bit breathless, clearly having rushed over.
Alongside him was a blob of thick black mud, slithering around Kui Xin and making an “OK” gesture at her. It seemed Su Rong had mistakenly believed that Kui Xin and this “White Dove” were already acquainted, which was why she called him for help, and Tang Guan actually came.
“I’m fine,” Kui Xin said. “The enemy has been dealt with, but someone needs rescuing.”
The Shadow Double formed and pointed to the blood-stained shirt of Kui Xin.
“It’s nothing; most of the blood is someone else’s,” Kui Xin explained in a low voice. “Awakened individuals have strong physiques, their wounds will heal overnight.”
Kui Xin hadn’t lost much blood since as soon as it began to flow, her skin had started healing automatically.
Hence, the sporadic bloodstains were absorbed by her clothing and hadn’t fallen to the ground. She carefully avoided any branches to prevent leaving genetic information on them with her blood.
Tang Guan approached and said, “Let me.”
He picked up the player on the ground. “Just take him to a safe place for treatment.”
“Okay,” Kui Xin said as she opened a Spatial Vortex. “Go in quickly. Put him at the entrance of the nearest emergency hospital.”
Tang Guan stared at the Spatial Vortex, momentarily in a daze.
“I opened it in a location without people,” Kui Xin explained before stepping into the vortex.
She had deliberately studied the nearby map, remembering all important locations.
Tang Guan followed her into the vortex.
After passing through two Spatial Vortices, they arrived at a sparsely populated alley, with a small hospital just a few dozen meters away.
Tang Guan laid the player down on the ground in front of the hospital, hesitated for two seconds, then shouted at the top of his lungs, “Someone! Help!”
The on-duty nurse heard the commotion and rushed out, shouting to her colleagues that a stretcher was needed.
Doctors and nurses swarmed over to lift the severely injured player onto the stretcher.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Tang Guan turned and ran back into the alley, diving into the Spatial Vortex, leaving with Kui Xin.
“The xenomorphs are pretty much cleaned up,” Tang Guan said. “I want to patrol other areas tonight to confirm safety.”
“I feel the same way,” Kui Xin said.
Tang Guan said to Kui Xin, “Then, goodbye.”
“Goodbye,” Kui Xin replied.
“If you’re injured, get treated soon,” he glanced at Kui Xin’s bloodied clothing before disappearing into the darkness.
The Shadow Double tugged at Kui Xin’s pant leg, then pointed to her pocket.
“Sister Xin Xin, was that attacker Remover 4? There’s been a report on the forum!”
Kui Xin switched to the forum interface, and not surprisingly, she saw several new lines on the casualty list.
Her gaze remained steady as she read the notifications.
“Proxy 8512, killed by Remover 4 on August 20.”
“Proxy 7633, killed by Remover 4 on August 20.”
“Remover 4, killed by Remover 233 on August 20.”
