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Chapter 53 Ridicule
Just as Ye Mingqiu knocked Glock away, the Crimson Hermit on the left, who had been silent all along and had a slightly hunched figure, suddenly raised his hands.

Beneath the leather armor on its arms, countless worm-like veins suddenly bulged and protruded, a dark red light rapidly flowing and converging. Two thick, dark red tentacles, entirely composed of viscous blood energy, instantly took shape, carrying a nauseating stench, and tore through the air towards Ye Mingqiu's legs!

The timing was tricky; it seized the opening when Ye Mingqiu knocked Glock away!

Are you trying to use this to bind me?

But you can't control it!
Ye Mingqiu's face, beneath his blue fangs, revealed a ferocious smile. After the intense battle, his intuition and perception had been enhanced once again, and he could now clearly feel that the tentacles were out of his control.

The combined control resistance effects of [Divine Might] and [Undying Tyrant] are just too overpowered; what's the difference between this and a fully covered mobile super armor?

But the flaws still need to be exposed!
In the nick of time, Ye Mingqiu "only had time" to protect his left arm with heavy armor to his side, and tried to break free by exerting force with his right leg, but he was "completely unable to break free" from the dark red tentacles.

He felt the "terrifying constricting force" emanating from the tentacles, and his expression changed drastically, as if he were completely bound by that force, and even his defenses were being crushed.

The heavy armor rubbed against the dark red tentacles, producing a teeth-grinding "crunch." This trick of feigning weakness was good, but it did reduce the durability of the heavy armor.

Seeing this, the S-rank assassin dressed in black robes finally made his move.

It had just witnessed Ye Mingqiu actively dodging the dark red tentacles, which meant that he didn't want to be bound by the tentacles either. Although this guy was very strong, it was impossible for him to be completely unaffected by the tentacles.

His current behavior is definitely an attempt to create an opening; this guy's strength isn't that weak yet.

But
As long as I act like a nimble fish, precisely biting the bait on the hook with subtle angles and force, he will be completely unable to counter me.

A steady approach is sufficient. He does have weaknesses right now, just not that significant.

The black-robed S-rank Crimson Hermit transformed into a blurry red shadow and merged into the air, appearing silently in the blind spot of Ye Mingqiu's right rear side, which was "exposed due to the struggle," without a trace of killing intent or a sound.

When it comes to assassination, he's a professional.

Unlike the previous blood-red gleam, this eerie, chilling blood energy, like a venomous snake's tongue, pierced the tiny gap at the neck joint of Ye Mingqiu's armor. Fast! Accurate! Ruthless! The assassin's strike was like a dagger aimed straight for the vitals! It seemed as if it could pierce Ye Mingqiu's neck in the next instant!
However, Ye Mingqiu smiled. With his enhanced combat intuition, he sensed a faint but lurking killing intent. The thrill of being between life and death was even more exhilarating than online dating.

He gripped the blood spear tightly with both hands, and the blood spear, which possessed a weapon spirit, changed accordingly, with the blood crystal at the spearhead becoming increasingly sharp.

The next moment, the spear tip pierced through the S-rank Crimson Hermit who emerged from the shadows, pinning him firmly to the wall, and crimson blood instantly soaked through his black robe.

"How can it be!"

It murmured in disbelief, blood spilling from the corner of its mouth. Then, the sensation of blood energy being drawn from the Blood Spear came over it, and the S-rank Crimson Hermit's mentality instantly collapsed.

It can accept being beaten up, seriously injured, trampled underfoot, or nailed to a wall, but it absolutely cannot accept having its blood energy drained. Once its blood energy is drained, its self-healing ability will disappear, and it will perish.

more importantly.
This blood spear draws not only blood energy, but also the boiling blood and primal blood within its body, which cannot be regenerated! Each time it is drawn, it weakens!

In an instant, it suddenly understood why Glock had thrown a punch and why he had been sent flying by the spear. It turned out that the guy wasn't being arrogant and reckless, but rather he didn't want to be pierced by the blood spear. After all, being sent flying wouldn't cost him too much blood energy or source blood.

But if it's nailed to the wall like this, it would probably be drained and killed in just five minutes!
I can't believe I'm going to die!
How could I, the dignified Crimson Hermit, die!
No wonder it's the Crimson Supreme Lord.
Because S-rank Crimson Shadows are near-immortal beings, they tend to be more afraid of death when faced with it, more afraid than ordinary people and ordinary Crimson Shadows!

"Whoosh!" The next moment, a sharp sound of air being torn apart came from above. The S-rank Crimson Hermit, who occupied the high point of an exposed steel bar, drew back a longbow made entirely of highly condensed blood energy.

The bowstring hummed, and an arrow made entirely of dark red energy, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, transformed into a crimson lightning bolt and shot towards Ye Mingqiu.

so troublesome!
Ye Mingqiu frowned slightly, using the tip of his spear to deflect the blood energy arrow. The S-rank Crimson Hermit was then dangled from the spear's tail and flung around, blood mist flying everywhere. Finally, he fell to the ground and was pierced through by Ye Mingqiu's spear tail once more.

This S-rank assassin, the Crimson Shadow, is far less capable of resisting than the Crimson Butcher. The Crimson Butcher was able to resist even after his heart was pierced by a blood spear and his blood energy was continuously drained, while this guy, pinned to the wall by the spear's tail, has virtually no ability to resist.

The Blood Butcher's value continues to rise. As expected of an S-rank Crimson Shadow who advanced on its own through research, it is actually stronger than other ordinary S-rank Crimson Shadows.

[Hint: Yin Shuo used "Empty-Handed Thief" on you; Agility attribute successfully assessed]

[Hint: You have lost the Invisibility Bracelet]

Ok?
Ye Mingqiu was stunned when he saw the message notification that suddenly appeared. He had so much junk in his bag, yet this guy still managed to steal his equipment, and even the bracelet he was wearing.

Am I really that unlucky?
He smiled, but his breathing became heavier, and the smile on his face looked extremely unnatural.

[Battle Spirit Value: 46]

[Battle Spirit Value: 49]

[Battle Spirit Value: 56]

[Battle Spirit Value: 79]

Meanwhile, the S-rank Crimson Hermit on the other side couldn't see the rapidly fluctuating battle intent value at all, nor could he sense Ye Mingqiu's emotional changes at this moment.

Yin Shuo, the S-rank Crimson Hermit in human form from the shadows, peeked out, toying with the Concealment Bracelet in his hand, and said, "Hey, you're not a local, are you? We all know you exist, and we know you can't change anything about this world."

"The things you possess seem to have the ability to enhance your strength. Stealing them would drastically reduce your combat power. Coincidentally, I've mastered a special ability to steal things. Doesn't that sound interesting? Fun?"

"Don't touch it."

Ye Mingqiu whispered.

[Battle Spirit Value: 85]

"Oh? You're angry, haha! So what if you're angry? Can you kill me? I'm an S-rank Crimson Shadow, practically immortal. You weak humans can't possibly kill us, hahaha! Despair? Fear? Without the power boost, you'll gradually become weaker and weaker, and then be hunted down by us. That's your destiny, hmm."

Yin Shuo spoke excitedly, casually tossing the Concealment Bracelet into the air, then catching it again, and beckoning Ye Mingqiu with his finger, as if to say:

Come and hit me if you dare!
[Battle Spirit Value: 100]

(End of this chapter)