Today, they too are going to their deaths.

How to hunt ferocious beasts?

Since a fatal blow cannot be delivered in one strike, the next step is naturally to find his weakness, deplete his stamina, and then deliver the fatal blow at the crucial moment.

Faced with a "dragon" that sees itself as a guardian, it is natural to launch an attack on what the dragon wants to protect.

Andrew broke the silence first.

He brandished the demonic sword that summoned calamity, causing demonic flames to transform into giant waves that swept across the land.

Thus, the earth and stone burned together with the steel, and the railway that traversed the earth turned into molten iron section by section.

Everyone on the train who looked back was engulfed by fear at that moment.

They didn't know what was happening, but faced with the ever-approaching flames, even though they hadn't burned them yet, they could still feel a burning sensation just by visually sensing the intensity.

What should I do?

Speed ​​up the train?

But even the train's maximum speed couldn't keep up with the spreading flames.

Escape from the train?

The result would be nothing more than breaking one's leg on the ground and then being consumed by the flames burning the earth.

Treat this as an illusion?

No one could deny the reality of the flames; their instincts trembled at the ever-approaching death.

But before their screams could escape their mouths, a storm of slashes pierced the flames.

Two strange men burst out of the flames, like heroes from mythology, wielding their weapons and attacking each other at speeds imperceptible to the naked eye.

The sound of weapons clashing was so crisp that it even penetrated through the carriages and reached the train conductor's ears.

Faced with the dilemma posed by Andrew, Cui Xun's first answer was—kill him.

Just like when he faced the trolley problem posed by Wang Yu in the laboratory.

You hold a lever that gives you the power to decide whether a train will kill one person or continue uncontrollably, killing five. Faced with this power, what would you do?

Of course, before a choice needs to be made, the mentally ill person who is binding people to the track should be killed!

Just like the knight's duel with the monster before, this time, Cui Xun plays the monster who has the upper hand.

accelerate!

Cui Xun's attacks were so fast and powerful that each strike made Andrew's arm tremble, leaving him powerless to retaliate.

However, Andrew maintained an impeccable stance throughout, and even took the opportunity to enhance his physical abilities by casting spells in a way that Cui Xun could not understand.

Then, let's speed it up again!

Numerous cavities appeared inside Cui Xun's body, frantically drawing in the surrounding air and pumping it into Cui Xun's arms to achieve the effect of jet acceleration.

The vacuum created by the inhalation briefly affected Andrew's stance, but the accelerated slash seized the perfect opportunity.

cut!

The magic sword was briefly flung away, leaving a long, thin wound that nearly cleaved Andrew in two.

However, Andrew did not bleed or stop. He calmly seized the moment when Cui Xun was powerless and slashed at Cui Xun's left arm.

The left arm, transformed into a slashing weapon, detached from Cui Xun's body, but before it had flown half a meter, countless blood vessels gushed from the severed arm. Grabbing the left arm, ignoring the spreading demonic flames, it forcibly reattached the arm to the body.

What would be fatal to an ordinary person is nothing to the two combatants.

Andrew had anticipated this. Instead of trying to rebuild his victory, he leaped up, letting the flames and storm engulf his body and lift him into the sky.

He stood there in the air, laughing wildly.

"Young red dragon, you seem to have underestimated me."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Andrew, the last soldier of the Hutt Empire, the leader of the Orc Hunters, specializing in slaughtering any living creature that possesses abnormal power."

"I know almost all the spells stored in the Hutt Empire, and during my century of wandering, I went a step further and built my own new system."

"My words are magic, my actions are magic, my thoughts are magic. I can be ready to cast spells at any moment and freely connect all the spells I know."

"And my life, through various rituals, has undergone an extraordinary transformation."

Cui Xun did not fully believe what Andrew said.

Perhaps those young superhumans and show-offs will flaunt their power, but the opponent is clearly a shameless old beast. Every word he says may contain a trap, and his speech itself may even be a form of deception.

The moment Cui Xun had this thought, Andrew made a gesture.

He does indeed possess such magic, but what he's saying now is all true.

So, the conditions are met.

His sincere words were taken as lies, and he will retaliate with punishment!

But the target wasn't the astonishingly resistant Choi Soon-sil, but the train in the distance.

The carriage where Andrew had been standing suddenly exploded, splitting the entire train in two.

The latter half of the train, having lost traction, began to slow down, and the passengers finally recovered from the mind-blowing battle, letting out screams.

"No! Help!"

"I don't want to die!"

"What happened?!"

"This is divine punishment! There must be sinners on the train, hated by the sun, who have attracted the curse of its fire. Throw them off!"

"Your Majesty, if you are looking upon this place, please have mercy on us."

The noise filled that half of the train as people stood up and ran forward, trying to avoid the flames that were about to engulf them.

The elderly and children were shoved and fell to one side, while men and women were huddled together, all leaning forward. Only a few people at the very front braced themselves against the sides, refusing to move forward, and instead shouted desperately at the broken section, "Don't go any further!"

"If we go any further, we're going to fall."

He was telling the truth, but flames had already surged from behind, and the sturdy carriage turned to molten iron under the desperate gazes of the people.

Andrew felt no guilt about the situation. He even had the composure to advise Cui Xun, who was trying to attack him, "If you want to save those people, please do so as soon as possible."

"During this time, I will keep throwing fire spears to disrupt your rhythm, while also keeping an eye on preparing a powerful spell."

This tactic is quite common. The army of the Kingdom of Albion used this method to massacre civilians, keeping his close friend busy and severely weakening him.

Of course, Cui Xun made a "rational" choice, and it didn't matter if he abandoned those civilians.

Cui Xun's anger at being forced to give up was worth all the effort he put in.

To his surprise, Cui Xun showed no anger, or rather, his anger was so intensely restrained that it was impossible to discern from the surface or even through magic.

It was less like anger and more like an unwavering determination.

Wang Yu had complained that Cui Xun hadn't directly answered the trolley problem; he should have chosen between deciding to kill one person and watching five people die, instead of jumping out of the question.

That's just avoiding making a choice.

Running away won't change anything; you'll eventually have to make a choice.

You either take on power that doesn't belong to you, weigh life on the scales, and bear the sin of killing someone, or you become a bystander, watching five people die so that you can remain untainted.

When asked to choose between the two, Cui Xun chose the former.

The value of life is difficult to measure, but he prefers to make choices proactively.

Call it arrogance or kindness, what he really wanted was to "hold on".

Killing one to save five is not the final answer, but rather the first step to minimize losses.

He would save five people first, then do everything in his power to save the one on the train, and then go after the murderer.

What if he can't do it?

Then push your limits!

Still can't do it?

Then we'll have to swallow the bitter pill!

What if I die because of this?

He died because of the decisions he made, and he died a worthy death!

This is the romance of heroes!

Andrew didn't understand the romance involved, but he understood the choice of the strong.

So, as a sign of respect, he threw a thousand fire spears down from the sky.

The sky above Cui Xun was tinged with the colors of demonic flames, but he was fearless. With light steps, he passed through the rain of fire spears and chased after the broken train.

The fire spear landed at his feet and exploded, sending up earth and rocks that crashed into his body, but it could not stop his steps, nor could it shake his thoughts.

Pushing the train? Throwing passengers into the air?

A person with only a strong physique may only be able to choose from these methods that are limited to the flesh and blood, but in addition to this body, he also possesses other extraordinary knowledge.

With a hand extending from the side of the flesh-and-blood weapon, Cui Xun gestured towards the distant fire serpent, railway tracks, and train, earnestly uttering the language of the ancient serpent.

"activation!"

He had activated snowdrifts and armor, but he had never activated anything so heavy, let alone given it the speed to escape death.

This is the first time.

But every bit of strength begins with the first time.

Cui Xun's fighting spirit surged like fire, and his pure willpower followed his command, charging against the unshakable reality. With sheer force, he accomplished a feat akin to swimming in cement.

He successfully used a spell that he would normally never be able to cast.

The earth churned, and countless earth snakes burst forth from the ground, crashing into the demonic flames and forcibly extinguishing them with their bodies.

The broken train roared, like a raging python, moving forward at a speed no less than the other half of the train ahead, carrying people away from death.

The rails surged and rushed into the flames, transforming into a long serpent along with all the molten iron, carrying Cui Xun into the sky.

Andrew was not alarmed; he sang and praised at the same time.

"What a valiant hero! Your will and determination are unmatched, and your epic will surely be sung."

"But fate always likes to weave absurd dramas. It will cast countless curses to make your path bumpy and drive away the luck that is by your side."

"What you try to hide will be exposed to the light of day. You will kill the person you want to protect with your own hands. You will be disgraced, abandoned by everyone, and die alone in madness."

"This is not a curse, but a prophecy from the bottom of my heart."

"Heroes, so tragically so!"

Cui Xun felt that the sense of luck brought by the [Red Dragon of War] trait suddenly dissipated, and something invisible and intangible, whose existence could only be vaguely sensed, clung to him.

His adaptability had no effect on it, and his willpower was powerless to interfere with it; it was as if it were a special attack specifically targeting him.

But so what?

All he wanted to do now was kill the enemy in front of him.

If merely splitting him in two doesn't kill him, then cut his body into pieces. If even turning him into pieces doesn't kill him, then burn him to ashes. If he can still resurrect even ashes, then find the foundation for his resurrection and utterly destroy his soul.

Cui Xun leaped up, followed by a piercing shriek.

The airflow that appeared on his body due to his active adaptation was frantically spewing out high-pressure gas, adding a bit of wind assistance to his pure physical strength.

The iron snake, bearing the recoil, suddenly collapsed, and Andrew's pupils dilated to their maximum. He focused all his attention on dealing with the next attack, but Cui Xun's attack was faster than his previous sneak attack.

However, even though aerial maneuvers involve treading on air, they cannot move as flexibly as they can on the ground.

Andrew could simply dodge the charge line by moving sideways at full speed.

So, what kind of attack will come next?

After deboning, will you unleash a large-scale slash? Will you swing your arm like a whip? Or will you eject limbs and blood upon reaching the closest point?

No matter what kind of attack it is, there should be obvious warning signs.

Only when Cui Xun doesn't want the attack to work will he be completely unprepared.

Is it possible to pay such a high price just to scare him?

Andrew thought at full speed, and in the instant Cui Xun changed his move, he finally came up with the answer: The snake-themed secret technique of the Snake Worship Cult can only activate matter in theory, but what if someone goes a step further and activates something more abstract?

But what about Cui Xun's gestures?

Cui Xun used the secret technique of the snake, which allowed him to lock onto and command with his willpower, skipping the hand gesture part. However, in order to conceal this ability, he deliberately made a feint earlier.

Now, space bends under his will, so that even though he is moving forward, he suddenly and without warning turns to the left, completing a turn without inertia.

This time, Cui Xun's bone blade thoroughly penetrated Andrew's body.

The moment Andrew swung his sword to sever the bone blade, the bone blade, following Cui Xun's command, completed its "bloom".

The pale bone spikes stored in the blade suddenly erupted, piercing through Andrew's entire body, creating countless holes, and even piercing through his brain, causing him to fling the demonic sword away as if in a spasm.

Immediately afterwards, Cui Xun's second blow landed on him.

The claw-like flesh weapon suddenly ripped Andrew in half, causing his internal organs and blood to spill out.

But before Cui Xun could grab his prize, demonic flames surged again from the demonic sword that Andrew had flung away, and then the unharmed Andrew emerged from the flames.

He looked as if he had just crawled out of his mother's womb, his skin was wet, yet his spirits were better than before.

Surrounded by fire and wind, he smiled reservedly at Cui Xun, who was being dragged down by gravity.

"Interesting technique, it surpasses my understanding of serpentine arts. In terms of finesse, perhaps only the Serpent Mother could achieve your level. I apologize for previously assuming you were only at the level of the Duke of Sari, but you are still slightly inferior in manipulating large objects."

"Unfortunately, this cannot kill me."

Cui Xun did not answer; instead, he responded to his enemy with an attack.

The next instant, the long snakes formed from the wind surrounded Cui Xun and launched another attack.