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Chapter 180 Two People Go Together
Chen Xuan also took the time to test the demon with the Split and Remelt technique, and found that it required paying 3.5 of himself.

In other words, the cost of destroying the opponent's ability is higher than the cost of destroying the opponent himself.

But to say that the demon isn't strong would be a bit of an insult. Because merging with Lin Qing is 0.8 of himself, merging with an ordinary person is about 0.2 to 0.4. Currently, the only one who can surpass him in this aspect is Liu Shuyue.

Although there is a factor of flesh-and-blood conversion involved, such as Lin Qing relying more on her cybernetic body to fight and having very little bone in her body, it still demonstrates her strength.

As someone with exceptional abilities, he certainly has reason to be proud.

"What, scared?" Gustav sneered twice. "If you regret it now, I'll still allow you to sign the contract."

"No, not at all. Do you know what the aura you're exuding right now resembles?"

"Anger? I don't understand what you mean." The demon narrowed his eyes. "What trick are you playing?"

Chen Xuan smirked and shouted, "Take this!"

The sword in the center suddenly glowed with golden light!

This is the classic tactic he developed – the stabilized tail fin discarding sabot missile!

Two swords of energy, flanking the middle one imbued with the Heavenly Thunder Token, pierced towards Gustav at supersonic speed, causing a thunderous roar to erupt from the rooftop! That was the shockwave from the Thousand Thoughts Sword breaking through the tip at supersonic speed, pushing the surrounding air to form rings of sound!

Gustav was startled.

What move? That came fast!
He almost immediately transformed into insects and scattered, barely managing to dodge this lightning-fast attack.

Damn it, what's wrong with this guy? He can summon swords out of thin air, interrupt card games, and destroy his precious abilities. Not only can he fly, but his reaction speed and agility are also extremely fast. Now he has an additional lightning-type ability... How many people's abilities did he steal to reach this level?

Demons will naturally gain abilities by constantly draining souls, while ordinary humans are considered lucky if they awaken one or two abilities!
How many cards does this person still have left to play?
Although his heart was in turmoil, Gustav outwardly appeared nonchalant. "Trying to get information out of me and then launching a sneak attack? Such petty tricks are useless against me."

The flying insects reformed into his body once more. "Whether it's a gun or a sword, they can't hurt me in the slightest!"

"is it?"

Chen Xuan remained unmoved. What if my purpose wasn't to attack at all?

A familiar figure flew out from below the rooftop platform, intersecting with the trajectory of the qi sword.

The person who arrived was none other than Liu Shuyue.

She readily accepted the weapon that Chen Xuan "handed over".

Yes… this demon's idea wasn't wrong. To increase his chances of winning, he stopped pretending to be harmless and instead greatly enhanced his power, even changing his human form. Admittedly, he did become stronger, but his aura changed too…

They became like demons.

The moment Chen Xuan sensed this aura, he realized he no longer needed to notify Liu Shuyue, as her perception of demons was even more acute than his. From the moment the enemy shed their disguise, Liu Shuyue must have been on her way.

After reaching the top floor, Chen Xuan began to use his mental detection technique.

Just as he had predicted... the light spot representing Liu Shuyue was flying rapidly toward them.

The moment the opponent grabbed the Thousand Thoughts Sword, Chen Xuan released control of the Qi Sword.

As if guessing his thoughts, Liu Shuyue raised her qi sword and accelerated towards Gustav.

At this moment, their consciousnesses became connected.

The demon's attention was entirely focused on Chen Xuan, and he didn't notice that the sword that had missed its target had landed in someone else's hand.

By the time he heard the sound of air being torn apart, it was too late.

In the blink of an eye, Liu Shuyue swooped down from mid-air, glided diagonally past Gustav, and glided along the ground for a distance before finally stopping beside Chen Xuan. Only then did the latter turn his head slightly, a look of astonishment appearing on his face.

As the lightning subsided, a huge wound was cut into the demon's waist, almost severing him in two!
"How, how could..."

Gustav looked down in disbelief, staring at his skin, which had withstood a direct hit from a large-caliber bullet, neatly split open to reveal the soft internal organs beneath. Severed intestines slid out, looking both comical and ridiculous. "And...who...are you?" he murmured, glancing at Liu Shuyue.

He couldn't even judge her strength.

why?
This world has no angels, shouldn't it be quite backward?
He could have built a puppet army and reaped people's souls at will, so how did he suddenly find himself in such a desperate situation?

Gustav staggered back two steps, opening a "rift" filled with swirling black mist.

Chen Xuan felt a sense of déjà vu about this scene.

There's no mistake... When I used the Golden Cicada Sheds its Shell technique to avoid that certain death, a hand reached out from this dark crack and lifted me into the air.

That fissure... seemed to connect to another realm.

Recalling that the Void Agency referred to Gustav as a Wanderer, Chen Xuan immediately warned, "That might be a portal, don't let him escape!"

Liu Shuyue also thought of this.

The two of them unleashed the Thousand Thoughts Sword together, and Chen Xuan attached the Heavenly Thunder Token, which was specifically used to subdue demons, to it. In an instant, ten golden swords appeared on the rooftop.

At the command of the two, swords flew like meteors from all directions toward Gustav, tearing his already severely injured body to shreds.

The demon's head was also cleaved in two by a sword of energy!

But the crack that had opened did not disappear; instead, it began to tremble violently, quickly transforming from a slit into an irregular curve, like an overinflated balloon that could no longer maintain its shape.

Is this... a spell going out of control?

The moment Chen Xuan had this thought, the rift exploded!
……

Whether it was the four downstairs, Honglian, Wang Qianduan, and Wang Baihu surrounded by factory workers, or the other members of the agency's execution team, they were all surprised to find that the mutants who had been frantically attacking them suddenly collapsed to the ground as if they had lost their souls, and then remained motionless.

"...Was she saved?" Jiang Siqi stared blankly at the pile of corpses at the entrance of the hall, hardly believing her eyes. In just two or three minutes, the number of crimes she had committed had skyrocketed from seven or eight to more than thirty.

Thanks to the advantageous terrain at the entrance to the lobby, they were able to build a reasonably good defensive line and prevent the enemy from breaking into the building.

However, the frequent use of her abilities caused her vision to darken, and she could barely stand upright.

If it had dragged on for even a minute longer, they would undoubtedly have been the ones to die.

So... if she gives these reasons, will the judge rule that she acted in self-defense?

"Are all these people dead?" Han Yuhao whispered in disbelief. Even someone as stubborn as him was shocked by the sight of so many dead bodies lying on the ground.

Li Xing dragged his injured body forward and checked the breathing of a few people at random. "None of them are breathing. They are definitely beyond saving."

Just seconds before, they were jumping around, eager to tear themselves apart.

Even though the other party was an enemy, this change still caught him somewhat off guard.

Elori was suddenly startled. There could only be two reasons why the Soul Puppets had suddenly collapsed: either the master who created these puppets had abandoned them, or... their master had met with misfortune!
The former is clearly unlikely.

But the latter is not something that can be done so easily.

Could it be... that the Security Agency has sent experts to reinforce us?
Elori closed her eyes and sensed for a moment, discovering that the demon's stench had indeed disappeared, leaving only a strong smell of blood in the air.

No, the devil is cunning and treacherous; she must witness the death of her enemy firsthand.

Without even saying goodbye to her teammates, she stumbled out the door, and with her last strength unfurled her wings of light, flying towards the rooftop. The place where the demonic aura ceased seemed to be located on the top floor of this building.

However, just as Elori flew halfway up, she saw the sky suddenly darken, and a ball of black light, denser than ink, bloomed above the rooftop! Before she could react, the rapidly expanding ball of black light engulfed her entirely!

(End of this chapter)