Shen Bingyue appeared at the edge of the battlefield like a silent phantom, her icy gaze instantly locking onto the fight.
She immediately noticed that although Qin Feng's attacks were fierce, his breathing had grown ragged, and beads of sweat slid down his forehead.
The prolonged, high-intensity battle had severely drained both his spiritual power and stamina. He was already at the end of his rope.
The Chained Prisoner's massive body suddenly stiffened, clearly sensing this newly appeared presence with an even higher threat level.
It let out a roar, and several thick chains wreathed in black flames immediately changed direction, tearing through the air like venomous pythons as they viciously lashed toward Shen Bingyue!
"Hmph!"
Shen Bingyue snorted coldly. She neither dodged nor retreated before the incoming chains, activating [Ice Breath] at full power.
An even more vast and biting wave of cold surged from her body like a white tide.
The black flames coating the chains attacking her were forcibly suppressed and extinguished the instant they touched the freezing tide, after which thick layers of ice formed over them.
The ice spread at rapid speed, completely freezing the chains into fragile ice sculptures!
With only a clenched fist of her jade-like hand in the air, the frozen chains cracked apart inch by inch, shattering into icy fragments that scattered across the ground.
Qin Feng precisely seized the opening created when the Chained Prisoner was distracted.
A sharp glint flashed through his eyes. The Scissors of Truth transformed into several streaks of silver lightning that tore through space, and with several crisp clangs, severed multiple main chains binding the battlefield!
Attacked from both front and back!
The Chained Prisoner's huge body staggered, thrown completely into panic.
It tried to deal with attacks from both directions at once, but two fists could not fend off four hands. Its rhythm was utterly disrupted, and the chains it swung became noticeably sluggish and chaotic.
No words were needed. Shen Bingyue took control, spreading cold air that continuously froze and hindered the Chained Prisoner's movements, creating traps of ice.
Qin Feng led the assault, weaving through every opening Shen Bingyue created and driving forward, the Scissors of Truth targeting vital points.
One defended while the other attacked; one was still while the other moved. Together, they completely suppressed the ferocious C-Class Anomalous Event!
In the corner, Xiao Li stared with his mouth agape, wide enough to fit an egg. "My god! That coordination... Is this really their first time fighting together?"
Lei Yun clutched his chest, his expression complicated.
The monster he could not defeat even with everything he had was utterly unable to fight back before these two.
That sense of defeat tormented him more than the pain of his wounds.
Driven into a desperate corner, the Chained Prisoner unleashed an earth-shaking roar and began its final frenzy!
All its remaining chains crazily retracted, intertwined, and condensed!
In the blink of an eye, a gigantic black iron fist the size of a house, formed from countless chains and dense ghostly energy, appeared before it. Carrying an aura capable of destroying everything, it smashed viciously toward Shen Bingyue, the greater threat!
Shen Bingyue showed no fear. Her hands rapidly formed seals, and a [Mysterious Ice Giant Shield] engraved with ancient icy patterns instantly condensed before her.
At the same time, Qin Feng suddenly charged in like a phantom from the blind spot at the side of the iron fist's attack. Silver radiance flared from the Scissors of Truth as they stabbed straight toward the Chained Prisoner's pulsing core, hidden beneath layers upon layers of chains!
The fatal blow was about to land!
At that critical moment!
The icy blue light in Shen Bingyue's eyes blazed brightly. The ice beneath her feet shattered as her speed abruptly increased once more!
While maintaining the giant shield's defense, she actually forced herself to split her focus and launch a piercing strike!
"Crack—" The [Mysterious Ice Giant Shield] let out a mournful groan beneath the iron fist's crushing pressure, and spiderweb-like cracks instantly spread across its surface!
A trace of blood spilled from Shen Bingyue's lips as well. Clearly, dividing her attention like this placed an enormous burden on her.
But she had achieved her goal!
Frost Blade became a meteor of absolute cold. Though it moved later, it arrived first, piercing the Chained Prisoner's core with incomparable precision just a hair before Qin Feng could strike!
Qin Feng's pupils contracted sharply, and his thoughts exploded. What the hell? Are you seriously stealing my kill? No, do you even have a system? What are you stealing it for?!
"Roar—!!!" The Chained Prisoner let out a heart-rending howl!
The Shen family's thousand-year cold poured wildly through Frost Blade, beginning to destroy its life core.
Watching the settlement points that were practically in his grasp slip away, a powerful sense of frustration and unwillingness surged through Qin Feng.
Fine, Shen Bingyue... In that case, don't blame me!
Qin Feng's gaze hardened. There was no longer the slightest hesitation in his heart as he brazenly activated the trump card he had kept hidden deepest—[Death Notice]!
An extremely obscure strand of dim gray energy, carrying an ominous aura, silently coiled around the dying Chained Prisoner like an invisible venomous snake.
Qin Feng felt a tearing pain erupt in his mind, and warm blood trickled from his nose. But he gritted his teeth and endured it, staring fixedly at the Chained Prisoner.
"Sorry, Captain Shen, but I'm taking this kill."
The power of [Death Notice] silently seeped in. It did not directly inflict damage, but instead contaminated the ghostly energy within the Chained Prisoner!
The Chained Prisoner's massive body shuddered violently, all its movements instantly freezing. Confusion and astonishment flashed through its eyes.
Now!
Enduring the pain of the backlash, Qin Feng shot forward like lightning once more. The Scissors of Truth gathered his last remaining strength, transforming into an incomparably brilliant streak of silver light that precisely stabbed into the completely exposed, defenseless position of its heart after its energy imploded!
"Clang—"
Like a key sliding into a lock, a crisp cracking sound rang out as the Chained Prisoner's last trace of vitality was completely severed.
Its massive body crashed to the ground, turning into countless black iron fragments scattered across the floor.
[Sin Cleansing Successful!] [Target: Chained Prisoner (C-Class)] [Cleansing Rating: S (A master tactician with exceptional psychological warfare skills)] [Obtained Cleansing Points: 800.] [Extracting target's core concept... Extraction failed]
Qin Feng let out a breath, casually wiped away his nosebleed, then turned to Shen Bingyue with a harmless smile. "Captain Shen, thank you for the support. I didn't let you down."
Shen Bingyue put away Frost Blade and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. She shot him a cold glance. "What did you do just now?"
"Huh?"
Qin Feng blinked, his face full of innocence. "I just saw that it wasn't quite dead yet and gave it another stab. What's wrong?"
Shen Bingyue stared at him. In that instant just now, she had clearly sensed an extremely strange and ominous fluctuation of rule-based power. It was that power that had caused the Chained Prisoner to freeze.
"Forget it."
In the end, she chose not to press him further. This guy was hiding far more secrets than she had imagined.
"The bus is still out of control. Deal with that first."
The moment she finished speaking, the entire Ghost Bus jolted violently and began to shake wildly.
Having lost every control center, this death bus was finally about to go completely out of control.
"Fuck!"
Xiao Li cried out as he clutched the equipment case.
"This bus is going to fall apart!"
Qin Feng looked at the warped scenery racing backward outside the window, the corner of his mouth twitching. "So, does anyone know how to drive? I only have a C1 license. I probably can't drive a bus, and... does this thing even have a steering wheel?"
A vein throbbed at Shen Bingyue's temple as she strode toward the driver's cabin. "Shut up and hold on!"
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