Urban Super Medical Sage
Chapter 424 - 418 Death Battle (3 more)

Chapter 424: Chapter 418 Death Battle (3 more)

The demon beast, in its entirety, looked like a bull, but—an entirely blood-colored one with massive eyes the size of large bowls, and two horns that were intensely sharp and curved to the extreme, gleaming with a disturbing dark light. Moreover, this bull was seven to eight meters long and about three meters tall, several sizes larger than an elephant on Earth.

It was indeed a Blood-Backed Bull.

As recorded in the "Divine Wind Chronicle," the Blood-Backed Bull was born in ancient times from the hybridization of the Iron-Backed Bull and the Blood-Horned Horse, inheriting the terrifying defensive capabilities of the Iron-Backed Bull. Its body was nearly hairless, yet its leather armor was extremely thick, at least an inch thick—comparable to Mysterious Iron Steel Armor. Even a Superior Spirit Instrument could hardly penetrate its hide. Additionally, it inherited the speed and agility of the Blood-Horned Horse. Thus, the combat power of the Blood-Backed Bull was exceptionally frightening, boasting ultra-strong defense, astonishing speed, and most crucially, two invincibly hard horns.

An adult Blood-Backed Bull possessed the strength of the Eighth Turn or even the Ninth Revolutions of the Hollow Void Realm, and this Blood-Backed Bull was still some distance from maturation.

But, it was frightening enough.

Among the four people surrounding the Iron-Backed Bull.

Two were young men, very young, about eighteen or nineteen and still carrying a trace of childishness.

Among them, one was tall with a heavy hammer the size of an adult human head in hand. His muscles were exceedingly developed, and with each swing of the hammer, accompanied by a thunderous roar, he struck down towards the Blood-Backed Bull with all his might. Unfortunately, the Blood-Backed Bull was too agile and easily dodged every attack.

The other young man was clad in a white robe, ethereal in appearance, wielding a sword that was a low-grade holy artifact. Blue Mysterious Qi light rippled along the blade. His swordsmanship was fierce and agile, but it was too formulaic, somewhat rigid. Like the young man wielding the hammer, despite his efforts, he could not land a hit on the Iron-Backed Bull.

Then, there were two women, who were also very young, about in their twenties.

One wore a purple gown and brandished a weapon that looked like a ribbon, creating an aesthetic akin to dancing. This weapon was exceedingly long and winding, allowing her to strike the Iron-Backed Bull with each move. Regrettably, what resembled a ribbon weapon obviously lacked sufficient attack power. Every time it struck the Iron-Backed Bull, the bull’s flesh and armor would absorb ninety-nine percent of the force, making the blows seem like mere tickling.

However, the other woman stood tall, her expression cool and lips bitten to the point of drawing blood, her face pallid with the evidence of injury. Yet her eyes remained resolute. In her hand was a short dagger, exquisitely beautiful and twinkling with light—a middle-grade Holy Artifact of high rank. For this reason, when her dagger came into contact with the Blood-Backed Bull, it could inflict damage. The few wounds present on the Blood-Backed Bull were all courtesy of this woman. The other three were only a distraction or entanglement for the Iron-Backed Bull; she was the only one they could count on for real attacks.

Regrettably, this woman was injured!

"Xia Xi, how are you?" Suddenly, the woman in the purple gown, waving the ribbon, cried out anxiously.

"I’m injured!" the cool woman wielding the dagger exclaimed. "This beast’s defense is too formidable! And my Saint Moon is only a dagger, too short. To hit it, I have to get close, and once I’m close, I’m easily attacked by it!"

Indeed, the cool woman was named Xia Xi.

"Damn it! Are we really going to die here today?" the robust young man with the hammer roared, suddenly moving a bit closer to the front.

"An Wuchao, what are you doing?" Xia Xi frowned. "You’re asking for death! Get back here!"

Yes!

He was indeed courting death!

The robust young man with the hammer, while maintaining a certain distance from the Blood-Backed Bull, could ensure his safety, but his sudden approach was... dangerously close to seeking death.

"Damn it! If I don’t get closer, all my hammer strikes miss!" An Wuchao bellowed. "If this goes on, we’re all going to die!"

While roaring, An Wuchao swung his arm frantically. The heavy hammer buzzed, carrying terrifying strength, and it smashed into the Blood-Backed Bull’s side.

This time, it hit.

Instantly.

The Blood-Backed Bull shook violently, almost falling over, but in its eyes, as large as bowls, anger and killing intent suddenly flared. It turned its massive head and charged furiously at An Wuchao, and more terrifyingly, those dark, eye-catching horns, like black lightning, aimed straight at An Wuchao as well.

And, seizing this opportunity, Xia Xi gritted her teeth and with a fierce shout declared, "Die for me!"

She lunged toward the Blood-Backed Bull, the Saint Moon Dagger aiming straight for the bull’s belly, a known weak point, and thrust...

In an instant.

"Bang!!!" The Blood-Backed Bull brutally collided with An Wuchao, producing a horrible crashing sound, and An Wuchao was flung away like a stone, nearing death. His entire upper body was a blur of flesh and blood, an utterly ghastly scene. The acrid smell of blood spread in the air, causing one to retch.

An Wuchao was lucky; at the very moment he was recklessly slammed by the Blood-Backed Bull, the woman in the purple dress, holding the ribbon, had wrapped it tightly around the bull’s horns and pulled with all her strength. This action caused the bull’s horns to miss piercing An Wuchao at the last moment; otherwise, he would have been not just gravely injured, but completely impaled to death.

It was at that moment that the "buzzing..." Blood-Backed Bull suddenly let out a roar of pain and fury. Why? Because when it hit An Wuchao, Xia Xi stabbed the weak spot on the bull’s belly firmly with the Saint Moon Dagger.

The dagger plunged halfway into the wound, a real and bloody injury, with fresh blood quickly flowing down the Saint Moon Dagger.

The Blood-Backed Bull, nearly in a madness-induced frenzy, turned and bellowed, charging straight for Xia Xi.

With its powerful, crazed effort, the ribbons wrapped around its horns were stretched taut and finally snapped, turning into broken cloth strips.

Not only that, but the other end of the ribbon, held by the woman in the purple dress, caused her to instantly turn pale. The terrible force of the breaking weapon sent her crashing to the ground with severe injuries.

"Xia Xi, run!" At the brink of life and death, the only unscathed man clad in white, wielding a longsword, bellowed, his face equally filled with a reckless frenzy. He lunged forward, moving in close to the Blood-Backed Bull, and swung his longsword horizontally towards the bull’s eye to stop its attack on Xia Xi.

Unfortunately.

The Blood-Backed Bull was truly crazed and furious, seemingly oblivious to being attacked... its eyes fixated on Xia Xi alone.

"Crack!"

In the blink of an eye, the white-clad man’s longsword landed solidly on the eye of the Blood-Backed Bull.

"Puff..."

Blood surged!!!

One of the bull’s eyes was instantly blinded, its face smeared with blood, presenting a pitiful sight. But at the same time, its horn, deadly sharp to the extreme, also moved closer to Xia Xi. In fact, right after her dagger had struck the Blood-Backed Bull, she had started to retreat frantically, trying to dodge and exhausting all her efforts. Sadly, her speed was not enough.

Her beautiful eyes were filled with dread.

She couldn’t escape.

Those terrifying horns rapidly enlarged in her eyes.

Just like that, in an instant.

Subconsciously, Xia Xi squeezed her eyes shut, her mind accepting death.

But at that moment.

Suddenly.

She was embraced in someone’s arms.