Chapter 256: Beg for Mercy

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Blood Rain had been full of confidence, believing that even if all five of them joined forces, they would never be a match for her.

But now, she was much more cautious.

Because she was shocked to discover that Bai Yue Ling’s Holy Ball earlier had actually blasted away a full 10% of her health.

She was Level 41 now, her defenses boosted to unprecedented heights. The attacks of players around Level 20 felt like nothing more than ticklish scratches to her, yet Bai Yue Ling’s damage still posed a genuine threat.

Perhaps she should take out the Priest Hero first…

Blood Rain leaped high into the air, a crimson fist aura raining down like a violent storm toward Bai Yue Ling.

A black shadow darted in, Ying Ye flashing in front of Bai Yue Ling. Her pitch-black blade weaved back and forth, accompanied by crisp clangs of metal, blocking every single attack.

Bai Yue Ling quickly retreated and asked with concern, “Are you okay?”

“Phew… I’m fine. These hits are much easier to take than that Imperial General Yajian’s.”

Ying Ye gripped her blade tightly, both hands trembling slightly.

“Nice moves. But how many punches can you absorb?”

Blood Rain sneered and raised her fist again. The force behind this punch was visibly far more ferocious than before, clearly aimed at snapping Ying Ye’s blade in two.

Suddenly, a streak of crimson flame flashed across the battlefield, striking Blood Rain’s arm guard with pinpoint accuracy. Her movement stalled for a split second, giving Ying Ye the chance to dodge the attack.

“Don’t act like we don’t exist!”

Lie Lie flapped her dragon wings, circling above Blood Rain. She took a deep breath, and a torrent of blazing fire erupted from between her lips!

Blood Rain replied flatly, “I just couldn’t be bothered to deal with you.”

She bent her knees, and in the very next instant, she was already above Lie Lie.

Lie Lie sensed a surge of killing intent behind her and desperately flapped her wings to evade. However, a wave of heat far more demonic than any dragon flame was already bearing down from behind.

Blood Rain raised her fist high. Demonic flames from Hell spewed through the gaps in her arm guard as she aimed at Lie Lie’s back and punched!

BOOM!

With an earth-shattering crack, smoke scattered in every direction. A bottomless hole in the shape of a human body appeared on the ground, and Lie Lie had vanished without a trace.

“Didn’t kill her… whatever, that’s one less to deal with.”

Blood Rain’s expression remained cold as the Hell Demon Flames around her arm crackled and roared.

Just then, another Holy Ball flew toward her. This time, Blood Rain took it far more seriously, swiftly sidestepping out of the way.

But someone else had already predicted her movement and appeared behind her. Silver Tooth’s boot engines roared as she delivered a spinning kick that sent Blood Rain slamming into the ground.

Blood Rain quickly stabilized herself mid-air and landed gracefully.

“It’s you? I won’t lose to you this time!”

She moved to counterattack, but several pale-yellow tentacles suddenly burst through the earth, binding her lithe body tightly, coiling around her long, toned legs and squeezing visibly into her flesh.

“Become my new material!”

Gentle Pluck shouted as she hurled two basketball-sized flasks. In an instant, a massive sack of flesh emerged from within and swallowed Blood Rain whole.

“Hah!”

Blood Rain cried out as blazing flames erupted around her, blasting apart Gentle Pluck’s tentacles and the fleshy sack.

Taking advantage of the moment Blood Rain broke free, Ying Ye slowly emerged from the shadows beneath her feet.

CLANG—!

A flash of pitch-black blade light streaked through the air. The cold steel carved a huge gash across the arm guard on Blood Rain’s left hand, and blood sprayed out with the cut.

Blood Rain’s gaze sharpened. Ignoring the pain, she gripped Ying Ye’s blade with her bare hand and aimed a punch at Ying Ye’s body, unleashing a tidal wave of overwhelming force wrapped around her iron fist.

A massive crater five meters in diameter was smashed into the ground. The ferocious fist wind transformed into a gale that snapped nearby trees, sending countless leaves spiraling into the sky where they were ignited by the spewing Hell flames and reduced to ash.

But Ying Ye was not inside the crater. She crawled out from Bai Yue Ling’s shadow, her face deathly pale, her entire lower body gone.

“Too bad I couldn’t cut her neck, only her left hand.”

Ying Ye said weakly, “But her left arm is useless now. My title skill ‘Return from Death’ still has over ten minutes of cooldown left. If not, I would have killed you first and then revived you so your broken leg could heal. This is all I can do.”

Bai Yue Ling kept tossing Holy Balls without turning her head back. “Heh, Little White, you’re surprisingly tough when it comes to fighting…”

On the other side, Blood Rain dragged her severely wounded left arm and scoffed, “A rat that only hides in shadows. Disgusting.”

“You still have the nerve to insult your opponent mid-battle?!”

Gentle Pluck hurled two flasks, and tentacles shot out like spear tips.

Blood Rain’s eyes moved like lightning. She dodged the tentacles, tore them apart effortlessly, and made no attempt to hide the disgust and contempt in her eyes. “Your fighting style is even more revolting. For this game to have someone as vile as you…”

Her words came to an abrupt halt as a blast of force struck from behind. But Blood Rain showed no fear, blocking Silver Tooth’s punch without even turning around.

“You’re just the same, hiding inside your armor like a coward who can’t show their face. Let me see what you really look like.”

Blood Rain executed a backflip, landing effortlessly on Silver Tooth’s shoulder. Her right hand blurred into a cascade of afterimages, and with heavy, muffled impacts of crushing metal, her massive clawed fist tore Silver Tooth’s armor apart piece by piece.

[Your equipment “Mechanical Armor” has been destroyed.]

Countless metal parts scattered across the ground. Silver Tooth’s armor was completely destroyed, revealing her true face. But there was no grief or joy in her eyes. She simply swung her fist coldly toward Blood Rain’s face.

SMACK!

Blood Rain caught her punch easily, staring at that handsome yet bewitchingly beautiful face. She let out a cold snort. “When I get back, I’ll ask my family if anyone has ever seen a face like yours.”

She twisted her right hand, snapping Silver Tooth’s arm with ease, then threw her to the ground with a shoulder toss. She raised one long, elegant leg high, as if about to crush Silver Tooth’s skull.

“Let her go!”

Gentle Pluck shouted, pulling out dozens of bottles and jars of various sizes, pouring all the butter they contained over her own body.

From beneath her cloak, over a hundred tentacles burst forth explosively, wrapping tightly around her and transforming her into a massive, grotesque giant. She spread her arms wide, and terrifying magical energy exploded outward.

At the same time, a violent dragon roar echoed from deep within the earth.

Thick, powerful tentacles wreathed in blazing dragon flames devoured everything in their path, surging toward Blood Rain in a horrifying display of overwhelming destruction!

Explosive flames shot into the sky. Lie Lie finally burst out of the ground, transforming into a crimson dragon. Scarlet fire blanketed the heavens, setting the very sky ablaze.

The two attacked simultaneously!

Blood Rain had reached her limit. She let out a furious roar as overwhelming demonic flames erupted from her entire body, soaring skyward.

“Death throes… You’re nothing but ants!”

Invisible, terrifying magical energy converged in an instant. She locked onto their combined assault, clenched both fists, and punched out at once!

[Skill Name: Hell Demon Fist]

[Rarity: Epic]

[Cost: 30% Health]

[Learning Condition: Form a contract with a Devil]

[Stat Bonus: Strength S]

[Description: A terrifying technique from Hell, channeling Hellfire into both fists and unleashing a devastating strike of unimaginable destructive power.]

[Note: Due to this technique being excessively violent and clashing severely with Devils’ self-image of elegance and wisdom, no Devil is willing to learn it anymore.]

A tidal wave of demonic flames mixed with the agonized screams of countless vengeful spirits erupted forth, instantly shattering the attacks of Lie Lie and Gentle Pluck, and even blasting a massive hole through the distant mountaintop.

Bai Yue Ling quickly flapped her wings to dodge the catastrophic blow. In her stunned gaze, system notifications rang out one after another—

[Your teammate “Lie Lie” has died.]

[Your teammate “Gentle Pluck” has died.]

[Your teammate “Silver Tooth” has died.]

[Your teammate “Ying Ye” has died.]

Under Blood Rain’s terrifying attack, everything within a hundred meters had been razed to the ground. Sturdy trees lay snapped and fallen, and wisps of black smoke rose from the scorched earth, as if lamenting the land’s resentment.

Blood Rain flashed in front of Bai Yue Ling and said coldly:

“Now you may begin begging for mercy.”