I slay demons and monsters in a bizarre city.

Chapter 88 The Red-Robed Demoness
This might be Li Changgeng's last chance. Half of the black goat's head had been bitten off by the black snake, and the goat's brain and cerebrospinal fluid were flowing out mixed with blood.

Even so, the black goat, with its astonishing willpower, tightly bound the black snake's vital spot with both arms. The black goat was very large, and the black snake was almost pinned down by it. At this moment, the black snake's belly was facing upwards. If Li Changgeng wanted to stab the black snake's belly, he could only pierce the black goat's back first, and then pierce the black snake's vital spot, the heart.

Li Changgeng hesitated to act. He was unwilling to do something that would exchange the life of the black goat for the life of the black snake. The black goat already had half its head gone. If Li Changgeng didn't act soon, the black goat would die in vain.

puff!

Li Changgeng thrust his Shadowless Blade forward.

It pierced the strong body of the black goat.

The golden blade of light pierced straight in, slicing the black snake's heart in two. The black snake let out a death howl, struggling in despair, spewing thick blood mist from its mouth.

The Black Goat card in Li Changgeng's bronze shrine dimmed and gradually turned black; the Black Goat was dead. Blood splattered all over Li Changgeng, dripping from his face. The Black Goat had sacrificed itself to save him; Li Changgeng's forging furnace could only be used once.

Within the bronze shrine, the cards of the Skeleton Reaper and the Black Goat flew into the forge. The swirling flames slowly ignited, and the two cards transformed into colored and purple ash, which mingled in the air, seemingly vanishing in an instant. The difficulty of fusing two monster cards in the forge is unimaginable.

One is a black goat, and the other is a skeleton grim reaper. Li Changgeng had no idea what the fusion would produce. The starlight on the forge slowly faded, and the ashes fell into the forge like a flowing river.

Li Changgeng can only rely on himself now; this is a very real problem.

Seeing the black snake burst open at its vital point, Li Changgeng could only silently choose to give up.

With less than a minute left on the green countdown, it's simply impossible to continue and challenge the remaining three levels in such a short time.

With Cerberus at his back, Li Changgeng was now complacent. Logically speaking, the remaining three trials would be even more difficult, making Li Changgeng's progress extremely challenging.

Is this how it ends? To be mocked, manipulated into a puppet, ridiculed, and ultimately fail—is this the final outcome? All the unfairness and effort will be in vain!
Li Changgeng collapsed on the steps, looking up at them as if the steps had no end.

No, we can't give up like this. We can't give up even if there's only the slightest chance!

Li Changgeng's gaze was firm as he continued forward. He would be letting down the Black Goat if he didn't fight to the very last moment.

"give up!"

“Young man, as long as you are willing to let Cerberus lock your soul, you can live and live in the real world, only you will become an ordinary person.”

"If you have enough respect for Lord Cerberus, and he plants a seed of faith in your mind, promising never to betray him, you will still have a chance to regain your supernatural powers."

The moment Li Changgeng's foot touched the edge of the second platform, those three hoarse and sinister words clamored into his ears.

An old woman with a hunched back, a face full of wrinkles, and wearing a witch's red robe appeared in front of Li Changgeng. Judging from her breathing, the old woman was very weak and had difficulty breathing.

Li Changgeng's hands were empty, and the Shadowless Blade had already been stored in the bronze shrine. If he were to suddenly strike the old witch, could he easily kill her? Li Changgeng hesitated. This red-robed witch was obviously not on guard, but Li Changgeng was somewhat reluctant to use his blade to cut off the head of an unarmed and harmless old woman.

The red-robed witch slowly turned around, surprisingly leaving her back to Li Changgeng. "If you ask me, you are still young. There's no need to risk your life. Nothing is more precious than life."

"You agree, young man, don't you?"

When the red-robed witch turned around again, she had transformed into a cold and alluring woman, or more accurately, a seductive young woman. Her brows revealed a feminine emptiness, and her captivating eyes stared intently at Li Changgeng, seemingly lusting after his body.

Li Changgeng instantly became alert. This red-robed witch was very strange. She changed so quickly, but she didn't seem to have much killing intent and still felt very weak.

"Let me pass."

The girl in red robes shook her head helplessly. "If you want to get through, you'll probably have to kill me." She stretched out her arms and quickly clasped her hands together in the air. Three armored warriors descended from the sky—a kind of wizard summoning spell.

The green countdown in front of Li Changgeng had less than ten seconds left. He didn't plan to continue fighting. Once the time was up, he would return to reality, which would simply mean he couldn't fulfill the yellow-clad man's warning to kill Cerberus.

Only three seconds left in the countdown.

The green countdown numbers stopped at 00:00:02.

Li Changgeng blinked again to make sure the countdown had really stopped.

The three armored warriors formed a pincer movement, gripping their shields tightly to protect their bodies, while their sharp spears pierced straight through Li Changgeng's body.

Without hesitation, their moves are extremely ruthless, each one a deadly finishing move.

Li Changgeng summoned the Shadowless Blade, and golden blade light suddenly rose like a storm, the blade shadow forming a curtain of wind.

Wow…

The three armored warriors were cut into several pieces by the shadowy blades and wind, and they all fell down.

Li Changgeng was stunned. Was he too strong, or was this armored warrior too weak?

"Not bad, this is just a warm-up!" The smile on the red-robed girl's face turned cold.

The void flickered, revealing a gaping rift. A silver-armored warrior, over nine feet tall and wielding a long sword, calmly stepped out of the void.

"Kill!" the girl in red robes sneered.

Ta-da-da-da!!

The silver-armored warrior ran, his feet stomping heavily on the ground, his silver armor shimmering with a misty, silvery light.

It's a horizontal slash!
The opponent was too fast, and Li Changgeng had nowhere to retreat, so he could only raise his Shadowless Blade to block.

Bang... Li Changgeng retreated more than a dozen steps, and the stone steps under his feet all cracked. Compared with this silver-armored warrior, the difference in strength between him and the warrior was too great. It was like a three-year-old child trying to arm wrestle with an adult.

puff!
Li Changgeng felt a burning sensation in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. His internal organs had suffered considerable backlash damage, and this was merely a probing horizontal slash from his opponent.

Come again?

Li Changgeng hurriedly raised his Shadowless Blade, but the silver-armored warrior's vertical slash came down with great force and speed. Li Changgeng still had no way to dodge it and could only use his Shadowless Blade to block it head-on.

Bang! Li Changgeng's tiger's mouth split open, his arm was almost broken, and he was forced back more than a dozen steps, looking quite disheveled.

The silver-armored warrior's single horizontal and vertical slashes were too much for Li Changgeng to handle.

So strong?

Li Changgeng gasped for breath, and another flash of silver light appeared before his eyes. This time, the silver-armored warrior thrust his blade through his heart…

(End of this chapter)