Chapter 26: What Are You Staring At? Hurry Up and Finish Him Off!
The blade, exuding a deep blue fire, swept across, violently colliding with the bl**d-soaked iron hook in midair.
The harsh sound of metal clashing erupted from the point of contact between the weapons.
The buzzing of the blade mixed with the roars of an ugly giant beast, sending layers of colorless ripples through the air.
“… Curse Modification Twenty-Eight, Purifying Thunder.”
A breath filled with resentment descended, colliding with the azure lightning in midair, immediately erupting into a cloud of foul-smelling smoke.
Several urban legends hiding within the South Suburb Slaughterhouse were widely known legends in Huacheng, showcasing their impressive power.
As Jiang Li battled against the giant beast, which was a mountain of human-faced sarcoma, she found herself in a bitter struggle. She nearly got hurt when Luxianbei was distracted by the explosion she triggered.
However, as time passed, she distinctly felt her opponent’s strength waning. Realizing that the Black Sun Totem on her back was resonating, she grew uneasy.
Members of the Solar Eclipse Society appeared nearby, likely planning to perform one of the five rituals they controlled.
Considering the characteristics of the South Suburb Slaughterhouse, and the phenomenon of the urban legends there weakening, the types of rituals could be narrowed down to two: Reorganization Code and Summoning Code.
If they succeeded…
While Jiang Li pondered, the eerie roar and sinister spirit energy fluctuation coming from the distribution room confirmed her suspicions.
An urban legend, modeled after a legendary demon, broke through the dissipating explosion smoke and charged towards the white-haired girl.
Sure enough!
Fragments of painful past memories flashed through Jiang Li’s mind. Her eyes trembled, and her heart felt as though it were being gripped by an invisible hand, tightening slightly.
As a spiritual ability user created through the Solar Eclipse Society’s ritual of sublimation, upon seeing such a hideous monster, even her usually calm emotions couldn’t help but stir.
Those damned bastards seemed to have further improved the ritual, managing to forge even a hint of authority while creating the urban legend.
But.
Why was its speed so slow? It seemed incomplete…
As Jiang Li was confused, she suddenly saw the white-haired girl stop dodging, throw something into the air, and raise her hands to chant a spell.
“Golden Palaces, Iron-wrought Walls…”
From a distance, the familiar incantation faintly reached Jiang Li’s ears, causing her pupils to contract slightly.
That witch… that urban legend, why was she casting the forbidden spell of the Siye Society?
Not only that, but it was that very spell…
According to Jiang Li, there were only about ten spiritual ability users in the entire Siye Society who could wield the Four Beasts Bright Sky Cannon.
Now, this spell was actually being cast by an urban legend witch, which was simply inconceivable.
Did she learn it from Bai Kai?
Was this what she sacrificed her appearance to obtain? Jiang Li wondered.
In a moment of distraction, the bl**d-soaked iron hook whistled toward her.
Jiang Li hurriedly drew her blade to guard her chest, the harsh sound of metal clashing suddenly ringing out. The blade bent as terrifying force surged through it, accompanied by a rush of qi and bl**d, propelling her backward.
Her figure heavily crashed to the ground, her silver armor sparking against the surface.
Stabilizing herself with the blade, she stood back up and glanced again at the white-haired girl in a corner of the slaughterhouse, her brow furrowing involuntarily.
Generally speaking, depending on the spirit energy intensity of the caster, the coverage range of the Four Beasts Bright Sky Cannon could vary from most of the South Suburb Slaughterhouse to the entire structure.
However, the incantation cast by that urban legend witch seemed somewhat off.
It was as if… a severely underdeveloped deformity.
———
Luxianbei admitted there was an element of gambling involved, but she was right; the consumption of the forbidden spell was indeed within her tolerance.
As the incantation finished, brilliant points of light seemed to fly from the void, gathering pure and bright energy.
In the air, sounds akin to dragon roars and phoenix cries were faintly discernible.
In an instant, a pale torrent surged forth, causing the surrounding darkness to writhe and escape.
The brilliant white light expanded continuously, as if intending to dispel all darkness within the South Suburb Slaughterhouse.
However.
When the white light reached the size of a thumb, it abruptly halted, accompanied by a buzzing sound in the air, like a light-forged arrow that shot forth, piercing through Li Weiyi’s shoulder.
In an instant, charred flesh scattered along with a painful roar, leaving behind a fist-sized penetrating wound. At the edges of the wound, glimmers of white light flickered, blocking the possibility of recovery.
As if that piece of flesh had been completely purified.
“Buzz—!”
Upon realizing that the fierce incantation from Luxianbei, aside from its peculiar purifying property, was not particularly powerful, Li Weiyi felt as if he had been mocked. He opened his mouth, extended his orifice, and emitted a low, disturbing hum before charging forward again.
As he passed, he left a path of brutal, devoured flesh behind him.
Angry? But anger is useless! If the pedicure wasn’t meant to torment, it would be utterly meaningless!
Luxianbei silently cursed, activating her mimicry armor horse and enhancing her speed to the limits, pulling away from Li Weiyi.
Then, she tossed out a coin, predicted the outcome, and chanted her incantation, executing a series of smooth and flowing actions.
“Desolate Wasteland, Chaff, Forgotten Bones…”
———
On the outskirts of the South Suburb Slaughterhouse, within an arena surrounded by walls of bones.
The waves triggered by Luxianbei’s Four Beasts Bright Sky Cannon reached Shuo E, instantly sending a cold sweat down his back.
Though he didn’t know what was happening outside, if it was the Four Beasts Bright Sky Cannon, it could truly ruin their plans.
Similarly perceptive of the Four Beasts Bright Sky Cannon’s fluctuations, the cat-eared girl wore a mocking smile, taunting, “It seems our subject is even stronger than I imagined! Your plans must be completely ruined now, right?”
“Don’t celebrate too early!” Shuo E gritted his teeth, “If she truly uses the Four Beasts Bright Sky Cannon, at this distance, you might be affected too, right?”
Shuo E’s implication was clear; the same incantation had entirely different harm levels when targeting urban legends and spiritual ability users.
The cat-eared girl momentarily froze before her expression darkened, “Hmph! Even if affected, you’re still no match for me!”
“Either way, your plan can’t succeed, and that makes me happy!”
Just as the cat-eared girl finished her sentence, her face was suddenly slapped twice by an invisible hand, reddening her cheek.
In a place unseen, Luxianbei’s incantation successfully completed.
However.
It was as if a dud had been released; nothing happened.
Following that, a faint rumbling of weak, fiery waves rolled in.
After a brief silence, Shuo E burst into laughter, “Hahaha, is this the person you trust? That’s really quite amusing.”
“Forcibly casting a forbidden incantation failed; she’s bound to suffer backlash. Now she can only cast a mere illuminating spell, the situation must be dire.”
“You guys…”
“Is that so?” Seemingly sensing something, the cat-eared girl interrupted Shuo E, “Why not use your dull senses and feel it properly?”
At her words, Shuo E’s smile immediately froze, becoming rigid.
Even without using sensitive perception, he could sense an unusual aura from the subtle temperature change.
That fluctuation was indeed a red flame, but it was clearly amplified.
There was no mistaking it; that was the special ability brought by the spirit pattern of an energy urban legend—spell amplification.
But to reach an amplification of over twenty times in an instant? Such fortune was simply too good to be true, Shuo E thought.
———
In a corner of the South Suburb Slaughterhouse, flames blazed.
As spirit energy was consumed, a fireball the size of a basin formed between Luxianbei’s hands, radiating intense heat.
Faced with the obviously abnormal red flame, even the mentally disoriented Li Weiyi felt a sense of unease and fear.
Its forward momentum faltered, its body buzzing anxiously as it positioned itself to evade.
Want to run? Don’t you know I’ve unlocked the headlock?
Luxianbei scoffed inwardly, locking her gaze firmly on Li Weiyi’s body. Anticipating where he would appear next, she adjusted her angle slightly, leaned back, and hurled the fireball forward.
The brilliantly glowing fireball shot out, tracing a red trajectory through the air.
As the fireball drew closer, Li Weiyi exerted all four limbs, moving its massive body sideways, colliding directly with the fireball.
“Boom—!”
With a loud explosion, the flickering flames scattered everywhere. A charred dent instantly formed on Li Weiyi’s corpulent body, and before bl**d could spray, intertwined black threads repaired it to its original state.
“As expected of a bl**d Cow Boss! Again!”
Luxianbei praised her opponent to herself, then swiftly distanced herself. She tossed out a coin, predicted the outcome, and began chanting her incantation for a new offensive round.
From a distance, watching the swift, white-haired figure, the eyes of Li Weiyi, resembling insect compound eyes, shook in synchrony, filled with uncertainty.
At this moment, Luxianbei resembled a blind box filled with an unknown prize, making it impossible for him to predict what attack would come next.
Would it be the red flame amplified who-knows-how-many-times? Or the severely weakened Four Beasts Bright Sky Cannon? Or something else…
In the face of such uncertainty regarding his opponent’s intentions, even defensive retaliation became a dream.
———
With a whinny of horses, the swift white shadow darted past the giant beast, resembling a bloodied hill of flesh, leaving behind a deep, bone-revealing gash on its back.
After a protracted struggle, Jiang Li finally struck a decisive blow, shifting the balance of victory in her favor.
The destructive and sharp blade aura, infused with Hydra’s poison, flowed into the vast body of the urban legend through the wound, leading it steadily towards its doomed fate.
Yet the beast seemed to fight back with all its might, swinging its thick limbs and exhaling vile breath, the hellish green flames erupting from its eyes.
It roared, chains armed with bl**d-soaked iron hooks surging from its hands, ruthlessly destroying everything in sight.
Facing a giant beast seemingly caught in a frenzy, Jiang Li dodged effortlessly and defended steadily, finding gaps to leave deep and shallow bloodstains on its body from time to time.
As she landed a blow that tore into the urban legend’s flesh, Jiang Li understood she would soon achieve victory.
She merely needed to continue inflicting wounds on the creature, not even needing any fatal strikes.
As long as the poison accumulated within its body, its vitality would be gradually destroyed, and the core of the urban legend would be eroded little by little, ultimately leading to its downfall.
Sensing her opponent’s movements slowing and attacks becoming increasingly feeble, Jiang Li could finally divert a part of her focus back towards Luxianbei in a corner of the slaughterhouse.
She observed her swiftly moving in a controlled manner, seemingly intent on keeping the battle within an invisible circle. With every pause in her steps, she would throw something into the air and unleash random spells of varying power.
In an instant, brilliant white and blazing red collided and sparkled in a corner of the South Suburb Slaughterhouse.
Watching as the urban legend, a degraded version of Beelzebub, was thrown into chaos by the erratic onslaught of spells from the girl, a single word popped into Jiang Li’s mind—torture.
It was a double torment of body and mind, as if facing an unpredictable calamity.
Suddenly, a wavering hum that could shake one’s will erupted.
Covered in black, oozing bl**d, Li Weiyi desperately cried out. The ethereal Black Sun Totem emerged from the rotting flesh of its chest. Following that, a large hole abruptly opened in the air above it, the atmosphere splitting apart like shattered glass.
The wind surged, howling away.
In an instant, the distorted space above Li Weiyi was suddenly elongated several times, and amidst the hazy light and shadow, countless beams of light transformed.
It was calling upon some powerful entity from the Solar Eclipse Society for assistance, utterly unable to endure the torment, wanting to escape!
Jiang Li gazed at the shifting light in the rift, her eyes momentarily blank. The Black Sun Totem hidden beneath her silver armor erupted with a ghostly green glow, shining as if disregarding the existence of the armor, responding alongside the grotesque creature to the rift’s call.
At that moment, a slightly airy feminine voice rang in her ears.
“… Red Flame Flash!”
The girl’s call snapped Jiang Li back to reality. She momentarily steadied herself and looked towards the source of the voice, her brow furrowing in surprise.
The spell the girl cast was indeed the Red Flame Flash, but the amplification beyond normal parameters…
Fifty times? Perhaps even more, as if enhanced by some force.
She thought, her gaze landing on the girl’s face, her eyes narrowing slightly, as if pondering something.
——————
The giant beast howled, its iron hooves pounding the ground, exhaling a foul breath, its back covered in sword-like bristles, charging through the dense fog.
Zhang Dexian, surrounded by golden lightning, quickly dashed to the side, narrowly avoiding it, then advanced instead of retreating, leaping into the air.
“Secret Technique: Arhat Subdues the Tiger!”
With a booming shout, a massive tiger-shaped emblem flickered behind him. His hands formed claws, crashing down from above and capturing the giant beast’s fangs amidst a tiger’s roar.
His feet hit the ground, suddenly exerting force, muscles bulging as he pressed down into the soil. With a dull howl, the giant beast was thrown into the air before crashing down hard, its massive form trembling and emitting mournful cries.
Zhang Dexian was about to move in for a final strike on the last of his enemies when a wave of scorching heat surged from afar, momentarily giving him the illusion of walking through a desert.
His spirit energy enhancement was limited, and he had to finish the battle quickly, so he had avoided dividing his attention to Jiang Li and Luxianbei, focusing all his efforts on battling the three urban legends.
But at this moment, as the strange fluctuations arrived, he could no longer help but turn back in shock, witnessing a scene that would be etched into his memory.
In a corner of the slaughterhouse, that white-haired girl in a school uniform raised her hands towards the sky. Delicate fingers revealed a massive crimson fireball that continued to expand.
Radiating a light as bright as the sun, the heat surged outwards, painting the surroundings in blazing red.
She stood there, her long hair flowing behind her, resembling a monster holding a lava ball with a diameter of four to five meters.
Zhang Dexian, “…”
Did she tell me she only knew the Red Flame Flash?
My master was right; a woman’s words are deceiving!
What the hell do you call this a Red Flame Flash?
Zhang Dexian couldn’t help but feel upset, turning around to glare at the urban legend struggling to rise and unleashing a flurry of thunderous punches to its head.
“Quit squirming! d*e already!”
“Ahh—!”
The urban legend cried out in painful agony.
———
Luxianbei only considered the consumption issue of the forbidden spell, neglecting the consumption problem of the standard spell being amplified over fifty times.
After all, in her view, someone like her, a non-lucky person, would probably never attain such an upper limit of fifty-fold amplification in her lifetime.
The moment she finished reciting the incantation, Luxianbei realized she’d miscalculated.
Even the mildly destructive Red Flame Flash, when amplified over fifty times, could have a terrifying spirit energy consumption.
Having already expended a significant amount of spirit energy, Luxianbei was nearly drained dry by this one Red Flame Flash.
The air around seemed ignited, the fireball resembling a mini volcano erupting with molten lava, dispersing astonishing heat in all directions.
“Red Flame Flash! Hey!”
With a loud cry, the gigantic fireball shot towards Li Weiyi’s head, striking its body just as it was about to pierce through the void’s rift, preventing its escape.
Flames and intense heat spread, creating waves of pressure.
In an instant, Li Weiyi’s twisted form was engulfed in flames, its wide eyes and mouth emitting scorching fire, watching helplessly as the rift began to close.
Then, the massive crimson fireball swelled, tearing through the darkness and erupting within the South Suburb Slaughterhouse.
“Boom—!”
Moments later, as the rising smoke and flames gradually dissipated from the pressure waves, Li Weiyi’s remains were revealed to everyone.
It hadn’t been killed, but its current state could be described as utterly tragic.
Lifeless pus seeped slowly from the grotesque wounds, accumulating into a foul-smelling pool, nurturing masses of white maggots with swarms of flies rising like dark clouds.
From the deep, bone-revealing gash on its chest, black threads sluggishly writhed, pulling at the charred flesh in a desperate attempt to mend its grievously injured body.
Jiang Li and Zhang Dexian gazed at this scene, momentarily lost in thought, silent.
Following that, Luxianbei, thrown off by the pressure wave and feeling dizzy, came back to her senses, emitting cries reminiscent of a pig being slaughtered that pierced the eardrums of the two present.
“Ow—! It hurts, it hurts! I’m dying! Hiss—!”
“I told you two, what are you waiting for to finish him off… Ugh! Hurry up and finish him! I can’t move anymore!”
“Cutting the grass without uprooting it leads to regrowth; monsters that aren’t completely exterminated… (1,285 words omitted here)”
Zhang Dexian, “…”
Hmph, I won’t be polite in accepting that head!
Jiang Li, “…”
Tsk! Just how foolish can a person be to use a spell with a range that can encompass itself?
As they thought, their figures flickered, and they nearly simultaneously charged towards the feeble Li Weiyi to launch their attack.
