Scourge Messenger

Chapter 151 Blood-Stained Attendant Zhong Ji
"As expected, they're all corrupted magical artifacts." Pharmacist sighed. "There's nothing good about them."

After the Bunny Girl used her Rainstorm Battle Technique to kill two people, the remaining two finally realized that they had no chance of winning and tried to escape separately, but they still couldn't escape. The Bunny Girl killed one of them by herself and then came back to join forces with the Pharmacist to kill the last one.

After killing someone, one naturally needs to search the body. However, the most precious thing for the demonic messengers is their weapons, including some rare and precious tokens. Unfortunately, they are all soul-bound Asura tokens, which are worthless to others and would be a waste of space to keep in the warehouse.

As for other usable tokens, they are all junk without exception; most are ordinary, and very few are truly rare.

"Big sister, if you trust me, you can give me the spoils of war. I can ask my brother to exchange them for spirit jade and we can split them equally."

Without hesitation, the pharmacist handed the spoils to the bunny girl: "Here, just give me some spirit jade."

"I'll give you five thousand first, and the rest after we exchange them," said the bunny girl. "Don't refuse. My brother said that if you're going to be greedy, be greedy for big gains, not for these petty profits."

"Your brother... is absolutely right," the pharmacist said with a smile.

They weren't in a hurry to go up, but instead rested and repaired their tokens. The bunny girl had just killed four red-name messengers on her own, which not only consumed nearly 800 spirit jades, but also reduced the durability of the Hundred-Image Hand and the Seven-Star Sword.

The core of this charged-up attack strategy is to unleash as many attacks as possible in a short period of time. Attack speed is the key to everything, so the 'Direct Strike' of the Hundred-Image Hand has been almost constantly turned off. I just launched about forty Direct Strikes, and the durability of the Hundred-Image Hand dropped by more than 20, while the Seven Star Sword dropped by more than 80. If we don't repair it soon, it will break.

Fortunately, he had bought a lot of Pharmacist's Glue, which allowed him to repair the keepsake to 70% durability very cheaply, and then continue repairing it with the precious Secret Realm Item Pack. This whole set of miscellaneous repairs cost Yan Qing about three thousand spirit jades.

Although he didn't lose money in the end, that was on the condition that he killed his opponent. If he hadn't won or his opponent had escaped, then it would have been a pure loss.

Fortunately, he was able to make a lot of money by selling dungeon resources on the trading board. If this strategy were in the real game, he would go bankrupt very quickly.

Besides sorting through the spoils and repairing the keepsakes, Yan Qing had an unexpected bonus.

Five Asura heads were obtained. Although the enemy of Asura has not yet been completed, the colorless killing value has directly exceeded one hundred, achieving the "colorless Asura" milestone.

"Colorless Asura: Your damage to Crimson Asura players increases by 5%, and the damage Crimson Asura players deal to you decreases by 5%. This milestone cannot coexist with the Crimson Asura milestone."

Based on your level, you are currently eligible to obtain the following Shura milestone information.

"Colorless Great Asura: You have gained over 1000 Colorless Kill Points (121/1000)"

Huh? Where's my Asura token?
Yan Qing carefully read the milestone introduction and discovered that there are actually two paths for Shura players. The first path is the Crimson Shura, which transforms the tokens into Shura tokens that can ignore defense, making them unpredictable and difficult to defend against. The second path is the Colorless Shura, which pursues numerical suppression, with overwhelming power and no fancy moves.

Yan Qing had previously wondered why the Asura Token was unique to the Demonic Path. He figured that a righteous messenger killing a few Demonic Path members should easily earn over a hundred kill points. He hadn't expected this. Come to think of it, it's not like ordinary players could kill a few red-named players out of curiosity, only to find their tokens were soul-bound and couldn't be traded. If their kill points dropped, they wouldn't even be able to use them.

However, this milestone is just in time for the next part; Yan Qing has finally found a perfect opportunity.

After a short rest, they continued their journey. When they reached the halfway point of the mountain, the bunny girl stopped the pharmacist.

"The terrain ahead is perfect for an ambush." ​​Yakushi also noticed something: "It's clearly a mountain, but a valley-like terrain has been carved out out of thin air, with cliffs on both sides. If you block the front and back, it'll be like a caged beast."

"Not only that," Bunny Girl said, pointing to the cliff face. "There are demonic messengers lying in ambush up there. I don't know if they're preparing to shoot or blow up rocks, but they're definitely up to no good. I didn't see the others, but they're probably hiding inside."

"What are your thoughts, little sister?"

"There's no reason to walk into a trap we see; let's deal with the ones above first."

"But this cliff is a bit difficult to climb," the pharmacist said hesitantly. "And we don't have any climbing gear..."

"Wait a minute, let me look."

Yan Qing logged out of the Bunny Girl account and logged into Jiang Shi and Rat Monk accounts respectively: "I need a grappling hook for climbing mountains, urgently."

Soon, the pharmacist saw the bunny girl conjure a grappling hook out of thin air. She tugged on the rope; although it wasn't as powerful as the white fox's snake-patterned rope, it was enough to handle the situation.

Five demonic messengers waited on one side of the cliff, next to a huge boulder used to block the mountain path. Just as the Bunny Girl and the Pharmacist were about ten steps away, they abruptly turned around and asked, "Who goes there?"

"Good man."

Good people still come to Mount Shu? The demon messengers were somewhat amused and shouted, "Brothers, the fat sheep has come up!" With that, they grinned and approached the bunny girl and the pharmacist.

Ten seconds later, when the two messengers were simultaneously killed by the Bunny Girl's Seven Star Sword, they realized the danger and immediately jumped off the cliff—with their defensive tokens, they would at most be injured but not killed.

"That little girl is strange! Very strange!" The demon messenger who jumped off the cliff was still in shock: "She...she suddenly became incredibly fast."

"Bee Lord, you're the one who's rotten, don't blame others. Everyone knows she's strange, she definitely has some rare treasures on her!" The demonic messenger below the cliff heard the voice and knew he had been exposed, so he came out and mocked, "The Four War Generals have already led their men over there. Taking them down would be a great achievement, but unfortunately you won't get a share."

Although Zhong Ji received the lion's share, he promised that the person with the greatest merit would receive a rare and precious token, while the others would only receive spirit jade as a reward. The four warriors were the most capable subordinates of the Blood Element Sect, skilled in four-person combined attacks, and had a track record of quickly killing third-rank messengers. Even the other three guardians were quite wary of them.

Upon hearing that the Four Generals had passed, the others began to hurl insults and threats at Bunny Girl and Pharmacist, attempting to lure them down so that they could seize the credit.

"How about it? Want to go down?" The Pharmacist Yuan said with a look of disdain: "A bunch of rabble. I guarantee I can lead you out of here, flying a kite and killing as we go!" "No rush. Since someone is willing to come to us, why should we bother ourselves?" The Bunny Girl would sit down and repair the token whenever she had a spare moment: "It just so happens that this terrain is narrow. No matter how many people come from the other side, they won't be able to maneuver properly... Here they come."

Four red-named messengers wearing black cloaks came from the other side of the cliff. They moved in unison, were perfectly synchronized, and were even about the same height. It was clear at a glance that they were the type who would attack four at once, even if the opponent was only one person.

"Hand over all the tokens you have, and we'll let you go," the leader said.

"Even if you commit suicide by eating bitter melon now, I, this heroine, will spare your life, Li Baikai," the bunny heroine replied leisurely.

Li Baikai's expression changed. He had always used a false name in the Shu Dao Mountain, and even Xue Xiang didn't know his real name. His tone was icy, overflowing with killing intent: "You're courting death!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the four warriors simultaneously charged forward, four identical black spears thrusting out from their cloaks, aiming at all the directions in which Bunny Girl was dodging!

The sound of rushing wind filled the air, like the cawing of crows, hence this combined attack tactic was also known as "the crow's harbinger of death."

Their spears all possessed the same token, and were transformed into identical demonic tokens through the same weapon-refining secrets. The spear's power was simple: after each attack, it would leave a spiritual weakness on the enemy, allowing subsequent attacks on that weakness to deal double the damage. The spiritual weakness would not disappear.

However, because their four spears are identical, the spiritual weaknesses inflicted by the other spears can also be triggered by them. In the ideal situation, when the four spears launch their second attack, each can inflict five times the damage. Moreover, due to the magic tokens, this damage ignores defensive tokens and directly harms the user. Even a third-tier messenger from the military town would instantly perish!

Crows are indeed harbingers of misfortune.

To practice this battle tactic, the four of them were practically inseparable, even becoming familiar with each other's signature blood-red aura. No one could evade their combined attack, especially in this terrain—unless they jumped down and deliberately walked into the encirclement of a dozen or so demonic messengers!
Under Li Baikai's confident gaze, the bunny girl awkwardly leaped into the gap sealed by the four guns. Their tactics were theoretically flawless, but unfortunately, this was their first time dealing with such a small enemy… leading to a fatal mistake.

A dazzling starlight flashed by, stunning Li Baikai's eyes. When he came to his senses, he realized he had been stabbed at least ten times, yet his defensive artifact remained completely unmoved…

"She's the Messenger of the Storm!" Li Baikai finally recognized her. "She has a delayed-release token... Retreat!"

"late."

Two hundred more spirit jades vanished, the brilliance ended, and countless blood blossoms bloomed on Li Baikai and another warrior. After several battles, Yan Qing had accurately assessed the Rabbit Girl's damage output and the defensive capabilities of these demonic messengers; in a downpour, he could take the lives of at least two second-tier messengers.

Incidentally, the "Enemy of Asura" milestone was achieved, and the effect was quite good.

"Enemy of Asura: Your damage to defensive tokens is increased by 5%."

Based on your level, you are currently eligible to obtain the following Shura milestone information.

"Enemy of Asura: You have killed one hundred Asuras (10/100)"

Having lost two warriors, the remaining two instinctively wanted to retreat, but the Pharmacist had already taken the opportunity to rush behind them, blocking their way, and even fighting them back when they jumped off the cliff.

Meanwhile, the demonic messengers in the mountain path were in an uproar, filled with astonishment and uncertainty:
"The Messenger of the Rainstorm? That little girl? That can't be right, you must be referring to the third-tier recruit."

"But most Rainstorm Messengers become riddled with wounds and unable to move after using Rainstorm once. Could it be another Prajna?"

"How could that be? Prajna is—"

While they were discussing, a fourth-rank general jumped off the cliff and landed face-first in the dirt. He looked up and saw the demon messengers, and without saying a word, he raised his spear and thrust it, accidentally piercing the red-named player at the front with a hole in it!
As he stabbed, he screamed in terror, "It's a downpour! It's the messenger of the downpour! I'm doomed! I'm doomed this time! I can't die! I don't want to die!"

The demon messengers scattered in all directions.

"You son of a bitch, how dare you lay a hand on me!"

"He's gone mad! The Fourth General has gone completely insane! Stay away!"

"What about the other person? Did they die too?"

"Could it really be the Messenger of the Rainstorm? And judging from this, it seems capable of using the Rainstorm multiple times... Could it be another Prajna?"

The Fourth General seemed deaf to everyone else, completely absorbed in his own world. In his eyes, everyone was bathed in a blood-red light filled with hostility, malice, and murderous intent. They had already killed his sworn brothers who had shared life and death with him. He didn't want to die; he wanted revenge; he wanted to kill them all.

Just then, a strong hand gripped his collarbone, causing him to almost scream in pain, but his defensive token did not react at all.

The fourth general turned his head and saw another 'enemy' covered in blood. Instinctively, he lunged forward, yelling, "Die!—"

With a crack, the heads of the four generals were forcibly ripped off, and blood gushed from their necks, creating a bloody storm on the mountain path.

As Blood Attendant Zhong Ji stood amidst the rain of blood, the demonic messengers fell silent. Filled with malice and anticipation, they wondered how Zhong Ji would fare after losing four generals.

"Weren't you planning to storm Mount Shu?" Zhong Ji clapped his hands and said calmly, "Come down here, I'll fight you."

(End of this chapter)