Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 286 - 105. One beats four

Chapter 286: 105. One beats four

Four Gamma-level fighters arrived in an instant, their speed and reactions completely surpassing that of the Duke Li Aozi had faced before. However, constrained by the public setting, they dared not exert their full strength, lest they harm the nobility present.

But everyone understood one principle: to be merciful to an enemy is to be cruel to oneself.

A Martial Artist of the Sky Ring’s Dragon Faction killed his way to Li Aozi’s front in an instant, his claws cutting through the air, bringing up scorching flares directly aimed at Li Aozi’s throat.

Li Aozi didn’t dodge or avoid, he leaned in slightly, and instead collided with the attacker’s raised claws. The scorching air flares, like a flame cutting machine, smoothly burned through and tore open Li Aozi’s breastplate, yet such an achievement did not bring ease to the Dragon Faction member.

On the contrary, he became grave.

Logically, after sustaining an open wound to the torso, one’s movements should cease, but Li Aozi faced no such hindrance.

The latter merely gave a mischievous glance at himself. Suddenly, the Martial Artist felt an ice-cold chill over his body. Then, lifting his head, his body instantly squirted out red and black tentacles, which stabbed into the Martial Artist.

"Dragon Faction Martial Artist Chu Wei, huh." Li Aozi scanned the battle information with interest. This fellow had no small background, similar to Nimotin as a boss character.

But then again, those assigned to guard the gathering were all Main Quest Bosses from Sky Ring Country’s version 2.0, requiring hundreds of people to subdue.

Now, they all hesitantly took action, jointly facing him alone.

The moment the tentacles penetrated the body, the Dragon Faction Martial Artist’s complexion changed dramatically. He distinctly felt his life being drained, cellular vitality ceasing to grow.

"Sorcery!"

The Dragon Faction Martial Artist cursed loudly and immediately withdrew, his palm turning into a blade, desperately cutting away, severing the tentacles that had entered his body. Then, he pressed his acupoints successively, unleashing Protective Gang Qi. The pale green Gang Qi like a shield, attempted to isolate Li Aozi’s further draining.

Chu Wei’s expression darkened, not caring at all about his own dignity, and hastily called for his teammates:

"This guy has a life-draining ability! Let’s team up and take him down quickly!"

The advantage of Sky Ring Country was precisely this—utter disregard for appearances. Even as a strong person, they would focus solely on the outcome and purpose, by any means necessary.

However, he had yet to realize just how terrifying a fully-developed Blood Demon Style was; the more people there were, the less they could die. Once tagged with "Death Link," these people would share the damage continuously with Li Aozi.

The Gamma-level Spirit Medium, Imperial Bell Deer, had already made her assessment. This woman, dressed in Shrine Maiden attire, bit her finger, using the fresh blood to paint on crimson eyeshadow.

"Self-Hypnosis"

After murmuring to herself for a while, the Spirit Medium’s Spiritual Power greatly increased. Without hesitation, she performed a series of hand gestures, connecting with the Monster Spirit she had contracted with.

"Spiritual Medium Ceremony: White Fox"

"The spirit of heaven and earth, minute beings of all kinds, aid my body, connecting me to a thousand orifices of spirituality!"

Her casting speed was astonishingly fast. As the Dragon Faction Martial Artist was just engaging with Li Aozi again, adjusting his stance, the Spirit Medium’s eyes lit up with a Mysterious Arcane Glow, abruptly shouting:

"Tear him apart, Spirit Fox!"

Wow!

No sooner had the words fallen than the building behind Li Aozi was smashed to pieces by a huge white Spirit Fox, which bared its fangs, carrying the fierce miasma of an Evil Ghost as it bit Li Aozi at the waist.

"Now."

"Talisman."

The Spirit Medium’s decisive action had a very important effect. She lifted her hand revealing three faint blue ghost flames orbiting her body, amplifying her Spiritual Power perception once more. She then threw three Yellow Paper talismans, transforming into lightning, striking Li Aozi with precision.

Crack!

Three bolts of lightning struck Li Aozi, causing a tingling numbness, but they did virtually no damage— the rock layers of the "Mountain Armor" simply negated this part of the Damage. Instead, it was the Spirit Fox that bit him and repeatedly shook its head, swinging him back and forth, refusing to let go.

"Spirit Fox Witch, Sakurai Rinko, what was the strategy for taking down this one again?"

Li Aozi’s mind quickly sprang into action, as memories of conquering these enemies in the past surfaced.

The "Spirit Medium" Occupation was immune to Gravity Damage. The Dragon Faction’s "Martial Artist" had a strong offense, with two more waiting to seize the opportunity to join the fray.

"——Got it."

Two heirloom masterpiece weapons rapidly interchanged in Li Aozi’s hands, and immediately behind him rose a ghostly purple phantom of an Evil Spirit Warrior.

[Soul Engraving Swordsman - War Spectre]

"Let you witness what kind of weapons you’ve all missed out on."

Li Aozi grabbed the tachi, Culmination - Shadow Edge, with his left hand, a weapon whose attributes he already knew by heart. Under the augmentation of the Battle Ghost, the long sword fit into his hand as naturally as a bone.

Wu ao!

The white fox slammed Li Aozi to the ground in a single bite. This furious giant white fox aimed both claws at him, ready to press Li Aozi down, to flay and devour him alive. Li Aozi seized the opportunity, suddenly rolling over and sitting up. He went along with the momentum to shoulder barge the white fox right on its nose with an Iron Mountain Lean.

[Pegasus Power]

His body instantly swelled. With the augmentation of the specialty [Unilateral Action], Li Aozi’s high amount of [Charm] pushed the power of this Arcane Energy to its limits, causing his body to erupt with immense strength in an instant.

[[Strength] attribute check passed——Arcane Energy enhancement is considered: 154 points]

Boom!

Such immense strength, even a white fox as large as a three-story building couldn’t take advantage when hit in a vulnerable spot like the nose. It was forced to retreat and fell staggering back.

Li Aozi twirled his sword, ready to strike again, but Chu Wei threw another punch towards him. He had to swerve back, leaping backwards to create a distance of a hundred meters, continuously changing direction in mid-air to dodge the collective magical attack from the [Spirit Medium].

"Tsk! What a hassle! A Gamma Rank is indeed a Gamma Rank."

Li Aozi didn’t hold back anymore, directly swung the long blade, slashing through the air.

Suddenly——

A narrow, purplish-black crescent instantly tore through the air, arriving in the blink of an eye. The Dragon Faction Martial Artist Chu Wei paid it no heed, treating it like a normal Sword Qi attack. He simply stood his ground in a horse stance, stabilizing his body and releasing Protective Gang Qi.

Against an attack like Sword Qi that fundamentally relies on the vacuum tearing for damage, using Gang Qi for protection could neutralize ninety percent of the damage, especially for Dragon Faction Martial Artists who are experts in research and Qi Energy control.

This guy actually using Sword Qi to attack a Dragon Faction Martial Artist, has he gone mad——

Szzzt!

The flowing purplish-black crescent, like a streak of arc-light, effortlessly penetrated the Protective Gang Qi and struck Chu Wei’s chest fiercely. Scorching and blistering, it was like being hit by a depleted uranium armor-piercing bullet, a kind of searing jet that instantly spread under the skin, causing a large number of cells to die and stop regenerating, seriously damaging his physiological functions.

"This is radiation!" Chu Wei’s expression changed, as the purplish-black wound spreading across his chest dug deeper into his body, and he was acutely aware of the weird damages.

"Radiation, an extremely intense stream of radiation! Don’t let him hit you."

However, his warning came a step too late.

Fu!

Li Aozi grabbed hold of the giant sword ’Dust Sealed Sanctum’, planting it directly into the earth in front of him. While everyone was befuddled, Li Aozi suddenly started to twist the hilt, much like revving a motorcycle throttle.

Hum——

Runes on the blade lit up with a golden radiance.

Chu Wei was astonished: "That sword...surely isn’t a cold weapon."

"Of course not."

Li Aozi said:

"This is a magic weapon."

In the next moment, the box-like giant sword suddenly split open, bursting out a radiant light. Li Aozi grabbed the hilt, extracting an exquisitely ornate sword from the light.

’(Galaxy language) Bright light crafts the precious blade, its edge dispels darkness and evil.’