Who hid My Corpse!
Chapter 523 - 12 Lauren_2

Chapter 523: 12 Lauren_2

"Screech"!

The two believers fell into a pool of blood just like that.

Lauren’s eyes widened again in disbelief upon seeing this scene.

How did this guy... do it?!

Lauren obviously didn’t sense any dangerous aura from him.

This wasn’t Lauren’s arrogance, but a feature of the Wildfire believers: their exceptionally strong sensing power.

They could gauge a person’s approximate strength just by smell, much like in battles with the Rhein Divine Sect, where they often pinpointed the most powerful knight or priest among them before launching an attack with lightning speed.

If they could successfully neutralize the opponent’s strong point, victory in battle was likely theirs; otherwise, they’d likely lose.

There had never been another possibility, such as failing to see through the disguise of the opponent’s strong one and choosing the wrong target for a surprise attack.

They were the most acute hunters in this world.

Yet an error occurred with this seemingly ordinary Rhein Priest.

In Lauren’s eyes, this Rhein Priest bore almost no Magic Power fluctuations, and his body was severely injured, not much different from a cripple.

Yet he killed two of Lauren’s men in the blink of an eye, behaving as decisively and efficiently as a hunter surpassing them.

What on earth is with this guy?!

Did he really come from that place full of old fools of Rhein?

Lauren was filled with shock and apprehension.

A half-awakening Vic was already troublesome enough, and now there’s also this old fool priest, whose depth was unknown, amidst a night besieged by Corpse Ghosts.

Lauren already felt the headache coming.

Sure enough, Vic let out a low growl once again.

Lauren, who had just used his dual-wielding to suppress Vic shortly, felt he was losing control.

His transformation was deepening!

"Still unwilling to make a move?" Bai Wei laughed on the side. "Are you really so scared of hurting it?"

Upon hearing "it" instead of "him," Lauren’s heart had no more illusions.

This guy indeed knew.

Knew their... biggest secret.

Though unclear on how he knew, he must not be allowed to leave alive.

Lauren stared intently at Bai Wei.

His pupils rapidly shifted from black to a ghostly blue, like two blue flames igniting in the night.

These were true beastly pupils.

And it seemed the humanity within those pupils faded along with the blackness.

"You’re courting death!"

He roared furiously, yet what escaped his throat was not human language.

Simultaneously, his body swelled once more, directly crushing through the house.

The two wolf heads, initially transformed from hands, were forced to the neck by the growing flesh, merging with the original head, turning into a giant beast with three heads.

This transformation rendered Vic, who was originally half-transformed with a fierce aura and murderous intent, like a feeble chick in front of Lauren, easily lifted and slammed into the ground, embedding his entire body into the earth.

Vic instinctively tried to lift his head, but Lauren stomped down again, instantly rendering him motionless.

All this naturally fell into Bai Wei’s sight, who then raised his gaze, met the three heads, tilting his head with a somewhat amused expression, "So now you’re not afraid to kill him, huh?"

"Before I kill him, I’ll kill you first!"

Still, it was a roar nobody but Bai Wei could understand, and after shouting it, Lauren set Vic down directly and charged furiously at Bai Wei.

Seeing this, Bai Wei clicked his tongue lightly, reversed his grip on the serrated knife, and struck down when the distance was appropriate.

"Clang"!

A crisp sound echoed as the serrated knife met Lauren’s metal-sharp claws without inflicting any harm, while Bai Wei himself was sent flying backward from the impact. However, he wasn’t hurt, instead taking advantage of the force to quickly create a relatively safe distance, appearing at ease.

But in reality...

Bai Wei lowered his head, looking at the wound on the base of his right hand which held the serrated knife.

In terms of sheer strength, none of the Eight Great Churches could compare to Wildfire believers, especially when fully transformed.

And Bai Wei’s current body wasn’t geared for melee combat, lacking in durability (after all, it was crafted by Holy Sound for performance), enlarging the disadvantage both ways.

Moreover, Wildfire believers completely transformed were not just capable of taking hits.

"Roar"!

Watching Lauren charge once again, Bai Wei raised his hand slightly.

Instantly, dozens of Magic Chains erupted from the soil, rushing at the charging Lauren.

But these Magic Chains dissipated into dust upon contact with Lauren, unable to hinder him at all.

Indeed, Lauren at this level of transformation also had that trait—magic immunity.

Yes, in his fully transformed state, Lauren could withstand almost all magical attacks in this world.

Neither Rhein’s Priest Magic nor Holy Sound’s Chorus Magic could affect them!

Thus, to harm them in their fully transformed state, one could only...

In a blink, Lauren closed in on Bai Wei, raising his claws to strike Bai Wei’s head.

In his eyes, Bai Wei’s movements were too slow.

At this range, he only needed to... hmm?

Lauren suddenly heard a strange mechanical sound.

It resembled... the sound of a chainsaw.

And in that instant, Bai Wei’s speed suddenly multiplied, so quick that Lauren couldn’t even discern his actions before feeling a sharp pain in his knees.

He instinctively bowed his head, seeing a deep gash on his legs revealing bone, blood gushing from the open wound.

...So fast!

Lauren was quite astonished, immediately counterattacking, but Bai Wei, not lingering after striking, retreated once more to a relatively safe distance, still holding Lauren’s bloodied serrated knife.

Yes, the most direct and effective way to harm a fully transformed body was through physical attack, so Bai Wei used [Overload] to forcibly enhance his body’s strength, landing a hit on Lauren.

Yet this was based on Lauren not anticipating Bai Wei’s sudden burst of strength; once Lauren adapted to Bai Wei’s power and speed in [Overload], he’d soon regain the upper hand.

Moreover, Bai Wei couldn’t maintain [Overload] indefinitely.

This was the most aggravating thing about Wildfire believers—the ultimate numerical and mechanic monsters.

If what repulses players most about Holy Sound is Cesar, this undying fellow, then Wildfire’s most detestable are these fully transformed beasts.

Most spells are ineffective; physical attacks are the way, yet they themselves are unparalleled brutes, making the fight truly headache-inducing.

Fortunately, they had a fatal weakness.

Lauren charged at Bai Wei once more.

As Bai Wei’s sudden surge of power was felt, Lauren’s body responded, becoming swifter and more ferocious.

Simultaneously, his attacks became more fierce; the three heads and four claws coordinated to attack Bai Wei, giving the sensation of a wolf pack despite being just one person.

Even with in-game knowledge of this guy’s attack methods, Bai Wei’s heavily injured body struggled to keep up with his thoughts, finding it incredibly tough even under [Overload].

In less than a half-minute fight, Bai Wei already bore six or seven severe wounds.

At this rate, it seemed Bai Wei would soon be overwhelmed.

But Bai Wei wasn’t worried.

For he wasn’t the only one straining to hold on.

Lauren paused.

His three mouths gaped wide, drool unceasingly dripping down.

The rationality in those ghostly blue pupils was quickly diminishing.

"Is this all?" Bai Wei stood watching from not far, "How long can you keep this up?"

Lauren lifted his gaze, intensely staring at Bai Wei.

"Come on, kill me." Bai Wei said with a smile, "Before you completely lose your mind."