The Proper Use of a Meat Shield

Bloodvine found it utterly laughable when he heard Lu Li say he wanted to kill him. In his view, no matter how strong Lu Li's attacks were, his stats were insufficient. He could not even touch him.

And with Earth now right before them, he could not be bothered to keep playing with Valkyrie and Lu Li.

When he had fought Valkyrie and pursued her all the way here, Bloodvine had deliberately driven her toward this direction because he knew Earth's coordinates.

Although Valkyrie had interfered with his ship's warp jump last time, he had at least made it into the Milky Way. After running all the way to the Solar System on his sturdy legs, he had naturally run out of patience.

Now, upon hearing Valkyrie ask Lu Li to hold him off for one minute, Bloodvine decided to end things quickly, following his principle that delays bred complications.

With that thought, he took out a polyhedral prism. It was an item given to him by an important figure among the violators. He crushed it with force, and green mist surged from his body before merging into him.

One should not be stingy when doing great things. That had always been Bloodvine's principle. Now that he could catch two Pioneers in one net and destroy Earth as well, he believed he would receive even greater rewards upon returning.

After the green mist fused into his body, his blood-colored vines turned green. His skin also became green, and his eyes glowed an eerie green like a ghost's.

It was not particularly attractive, but his aura had indeed become terrifying enough to make Lu Li regain some clarity even in his Demonization state.

"Damn it, Prison Demon, get out of the way!"

Valkyrie was the first to sense that something was