In a high-end residential area.
Countless corpses of ordinary people were piled into a small hill. In front of the hill stood a young man shrouded in black aura.
The young man held a scythe taller than himself, looking down at a man and a woman he had knocked to the ground.
The man was missing an arm, and the woman had her legs chopped off.
From the calm demeanor of the young man, it was clear that the man and woman had not caused him any trouble at all. The only reason he kept them alive was to mock and ridicule them.
“You two weaklings actually managed to become members of Dawn Group 1? Zhou Boyu is supposed to be the top of the Ten Days, yet he has subordinates like you?
Lu Feiyang, that coward, couldn’t train decent subordinates. Killing you two wouldn’t even bring me any good rewards.
Forget it, I’ll be merciful today and clean up Zhou Boyu’s mess, so you don’t embarrass him in the future.”
The man and woman glared at him in anger. This “Eternal Night” scum dared to insult their most respected vice-captain, Lu Feiyang.
They were not afraid of death. From the day they joined “Dawn,” they were prepared to die without a complete corpse.
Seeing their angry eyes, the young man was delighted and raised his scythe to harvest their lives.
At that moment, a figure silently approached the young man.
Giggle!
A blade slashed across the young man’s back, from his shoulder down to his left kidney.
The intense pain instantly spread throughout his body.
Instinctively, he tried to activate the ring’s skill to blink away.
The ring emitted a faint glow, but just as the special effect was about to activate, a hand grabbed his hair and slammed his head into the ground.
Bang!
His head was immediately smashed, blood flowing, but the hand’s owner didn’t seem to stop.
Again and again, his head was slammed into the ground.
In this close-range confrontation, his strength attribute was clearly inferior, and he couldn’t break free.
He could only let the person behind him keep smashing his head into the ground.
This continuous attack lasted until he entered a near-death state.
His body lay weakly on the ground, and he still didn’t know who had ambushed him and beaten him like this.
“Ambushing, despicable! Shameless!”
Even in a near-death state, he continued to curse.
Ye Shuangluo, the culprit, didn’t feel anything despicable or shameless about it.
Should he have shouted, “I’m coming!” before attacking, giving the opponent time to prepare for battle?
He wasn’t an idiot. Why would he do that?
The enemies he faced in the past never gave him a heads-up before ambushing him.
In the end, if you can’t sense an enemy approaching, should you blame them for not warning you before you die?
Ye Shuangluo looked at the young man with disdain. With such poor mental resilience, he was worse than his cheap cousin.
At least she didn’t complain before she died, unlike her brother, who begged and cried.
“Despicable and shameless guy, cherish your last few minutes alive.
I command you, Soul-Devouring Scythe (Otherworldly Language).”
Hearing the young man mutter something he didn’t understand, Ye Shuangluo happily gave him another slash.
Giggle!
The young man’s Health Points visibly dropped again, stopping at the last point.
The next moment, the scythe beside him floated into the air.
From the corpse hill he created, souls emerged one after another.
The scythe seemed to have a terrifying attraction, drawing the souls in and merging with them.
Creak, creak!
The young man’s body slowly floated up, and when he grasped the scythe.
With a chewing sound, countless green energies flowed from the scythe into his body.
His near-death Health Points instantly filled up, and he revealed a cruel smile:
“Round two, now begins!”
Ye Shuangluo yawned out of boredom. He didn’t expect the opponent’s show to be so flashy that it made him sleepy.
“A player from the ‘Dawn’ faction, huh? I haven’t even gone looking for you, and you dare come to me seeking death.”
Perhaps subconsciously, he thought the “Dawn” faction was just a bunch of trash chased by “Eternal Night.”
So even though he was severely injured just now, he thought it was only because he was ambushed. In a real fight, the opponent wouldn’t stand a chance.
However…
Clang! Clang! Clang!
With just three slashes, the scythe shattered.
The young man was in disbelief. What kind of weapon was that? How could it be so terrifying?
Ye Shuangluo wasn’t surprised at all. His [Mortal Kill] was the top-tier white-quality weapon, further enhanced after binding with his soul.
It could easily cut through iron like mud.
The young man hurriedly took out a yellow talisman from his space backpack and tore it apart.
Instantly, a yellow protective shield surrounded him.
He breathed a sigh of relief. This was the Vajra Shield, capable of withstanding up to five attacks.
It could buy him a lot of time.
However, another unexpected event occurred.
Crack!
With a shattering sound, the yellow shield protecting him turned into countless fragments.
The Vajra Shield could indeed withstand up to five attacks, but Ye Shuangluo’s attacks weren’t just ordinary physical damage.
They included real damage from Killing Power, elemental damage from Wind (Ice) Element, elemental damage from Asura Demon Eye, and additional damage from Blade Proficiency.
Under multiple judgments, the Vajra Shield breaking after two attacks already showed its high quality.
After breaking the shield with two slashes, Ye Shuangluo immediately followed up with a third slash.
But just as he was about to swing, he suddenly felt a strong sense of danger.
He stopped his third slash and dodged to the side.
Bang!
A gunshot like a cannon blast rang out.
The shot accurately hit the young man’s body, blowing away two-thirds of it. Fortunately, his heart wasn’t on the left side, so he didn’t die from a shattered heart.
“I…”
Giggle!
The young man’s head flew high and then gently fell to the ground.
[Congratulations on killing an enemy faction player, Faction Merit +200]
[Since the player you killed is a core member of “Eternal Night,” Main Quest 1 progress increased]
[Congratulations on completing Main Quest 1 “Dawn is Coming”]
[Received 1000 Faction Merit Points]
[Opened Faction Shop]
Ye Shuangluo ignored the system notifications in his mind, surrounded by a terrifying Killing Aura.
The nearby apartment building had collapsed from the shot that hit the scythe-wielding young man.
If he hadn’t dodged in time, the shot could have shattered the young man’s body and then hit him.
His Perception had given a strong warning, indicating that the shot could potentially injure him if it hit.
Ye Shuangluo manipulated the Wind Element to fly towards the location where the shot was fired.
When he reached the rooftop, a young man was already waiting there.
“Sorry, I was trying to support you and attack him, but I almost hit you. I really didn’t mean it.”
The young man, wearing the uniform of a Dawn member, looked apologetic and regretful, holding an orange-red sniper rifle.
Ye Shuangluo nodded, looking understanding.
“Mm, I believe you. Also, please believe me, I didn’t mean it either.”
Ding!
The sound of metal clashing rang out. Ye Shuangluo’s speed was too fast. The young man didn’t have time to draw his melee weapon and could only clumsily use the sniper rifle to block.
With Ye Shuangluo’s strength, the young man was pressed to one knee, his handsome face turning red.
“I’m your teammate. If you kill a teammate, the system will punish you.”
But Ye Shuangluo ignored him, both hands on the hilt.
With increasing force, the young man’s knee even cracked the ground.
(Damn, what’s with this guy? Doesn’t he care about the system’s punishment?)
The young man cursed inwardly but still looked pitiful on the surface.
“Bad guy! Don’t hurt Mr. Xiao Yu.”
A childish voice suddenly came from the side.
Bang!
A sniper bullet accurately hit Ye Shuangluo’s shoulder.
Though it didn’t penetrate his defense, he let go of the young man.
Swish, swish, swish!
Ye Shuangluo created dozens of wind blades and threw them all at the culprit who had just shot him.
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