Chapter 816 - 381:

"Bastard!"

The guard couldn’t help but curse softly, feeling the intense pain coming from his leg, his brows furrowed.

A strong man like him, under normal circumstances, would never fail to notice a bullet sneak attack, but he hadn’t sensed the attack this time. The attacker must have used a special ability.

Who was it?

Where?

The unknown danger loomed, and the guard’s nerves tightened as he quickly took out the healing medicine from his pocket. It was a special potion that, when sprayed on the wound, could rapidly stabilize the injury.

"Swish!"

A scarlet Blood Spear thrust out, like a deadly serpent, piercing towards his arm, forcing the guard to dodge and use the Black Dragon Patterned Staff to block.

As the weapons clashed, the sensation of vibration instantly transmitted to the leg supporting his body, worsening his wound and causing more blood to flow. The guard’s expression became even more grim.

"Truly a pesky fellow!"

He muttered softly.

Clearly, Ye Mingqiu had already been severely injured by him at this moment, with one arm hanging limply, yet his eyes still flashed with a dangerous light.

Even more terrifying, a "crack" sound suddenly emitted from his body, and his arm unexpectedly recovered.

The passive recovery effect of Indestructible combined with Scarlet Link was in operation, rapidly healing Ye Mingqiu’s injured body during the battle, with the Blood Spear’s life force being directly used to accelerate the self-healing process.

Though using it directly was a loss, if he could hide the Doomsday Tyrant’s trump card and prevent the Doomsday Tyrant’s mode from entering cooldown, it would be worth it.

The cooldown for the Doomsday Tyrant’s mode wasn’t explicitly mentioned not because it doesn’t exist, but because it’s determined by the doomsday power contained within him. After triggering, it takes at least a full day to recover.

Essentially, if Ye Mingqiu triggers the Doomsday Tyrant mode, he won’t be able to revive for the next day.

The margin for error drops significantly.

Compared to the core survival ability, a mere few hundred life force points are insignificant! He hadn’t used it earlier because he felt he couldn’t win, and since the Doomsday Tyrant mode would eventually be used, it wasn’t worthwhile to waste life force and expand the loss.

Now, with Carl offering cover shots, he was confident he could defeat the opponent without using the Doomsday Tyrant mode!

"...."

Ye Mingqiu fiercely stared at the guard’s hand holding the healing spray and circled him with the Blood Spear, while the guard watched him cautiously, moving parallel with their gazes locked.

At this moment, he wasn’t in a hurry to attack; as long as the guard didn’t get a chance to use the healing spray, it was enough.

The opponent’s wound was bleeding, his Indestructible was in recovery mode, and Carl was lurking in the shadows, watching. Prolonging the time worked in his favor.

Suddenly, the guard made a move!

His wrist, holding the healing spray, swung rapidly, seemingly about to use it as quickly as possible!

"Boom!"

Ye Mingqiu stepped forward, the scarlet Blood Spear piercing directly towards the guard’s wrist with great momentum.

’Gotcha!’

The guard suddenly released his grip, letting go of the healing spray, and instead clutched the Black Dragon Patterned Staff, gathering all his power, ignoring his leg injury and swinging the staff fiercely.

"Clang!"

The Blood Spear and black staff clashed violently, tiny scarlet fragments shattering, Ye Mingqiu’s eyes showing a brief flash of surprise, before the forceful blow repelled him, exposing massive openings with successive attacks.

’I won!’

The guard grinned evilly; as long as he could quickly eliminate this guy, it didn’t matter if his leg injury worsened; the threat was too significant.

The attack power of the Blood Spear was strong, and its sharpness exceedingly high, but correspondingly, the weapon was also very fragile. During the previous battles, he noticed the weapon occasionally shedding blood-colored fragments, likely a side effect of its high attack.

The tearing pain struck, but the guard continued to fight relentlessly, brandishing the Dragon Patterned Staff.

"Slash!"

Suddenly, the sound of a sharp weapon tearing through the body erupted, disrupting his strength-gathering movement with sudden pain. Crimson spikes emerged from within his body, creating massive wounds.

What... was this attack?

The guard’s eyes slightly froze, a drop of blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his defense posture maintained, as the premonition of death rushed in.

He looked up, only to see Ye Mingqiu wielding the Blood Spear, thrusting directly at his heart.

"Slash!"

The Blood Spear pierced through the heart.

"Pfft!"

The guard spat out more blood, a feeling of weakness pouring in like rain, his gaze dimming, eyebrows lowering. In this dying moment, he placed a hand on Ye Mingqiu’s shoulder.

In the next moment, the Blood Spear twisted fiercely, shredding his heart completely, leaving no life.

"Well done."

The guard finally praised before completely dying, his body falling to the ground.

[Hint: You killed a Level 4 resident of Happy Town, gained 100 experience points, 2400 Order Points]

[Hint: Your wanted level has increased]

"Huh~"

Ye Mingqiu let out a long breath, watching the Blood Spear gradually absorb life force, feeling slightly relieved.

The guard’s strength was tremendous, mainly in ability restriction, prohibiting the use of active abilities by enemies, which was lethal to most Spiritualists/Transcenders, but only someone like him who didn’t rely on actives could contend.

Moreover, the guard’s basic attributes and combat techniques were also impressive, with high-intensity direct combat. Without Carl’s cover shots, he wouldn’t have found a chance to counterattack directly.