Su Xiao took several steps back. A stabbing pain came from his shoulder, and a gush of blood sprayed from the wound. The amount of bleeding was completely disproportionate to the severity of the injury.
Notification: You are being eroded by the "Demon Fiend's Fangs" effect. Physical defense -10. Effect duration: 30 seconds. (Weapon gem socketing effect.) Notification: You are affected by the "Pain Queen" effect. Healing effects below Tier Four are reduced by 30%. Effect duration: 8 minutes. (Weapon gem socketing effect.) Notification: You are being eroded by an unknown energy. Due to your high resistance, you have become immune to this debuff. Notification: You are being eroded by the "Blood Praise" effect. Bleeding speed +60%, bleeding damage +100%. Effect duration: 40 seconds. This effect can stack.
Su Xiao had merely suffered a cut from the battle scythe in Blood Rose's hand, yet he had been afflicted with reduced healing, reduced physical defense, a 60% increase in bleeding speed, and doubled bleeding damage.
There was no doubt that the weapon in this woman's hands was terrifying.
Su Xiao was having a hard time, but Blood Rose was suffering even more. Blue Steel Shadow energy was rampaging through her body. She had to endure not only the true damage from Blue Steel Shadow, but also the true damage attached to the Demon Mark, as well as the ability "Lifeform Severance," derived from Su Xiao's true Agility attribute reaching 80 points. This ability inflicted damage that ignored defense.
With just one slash, Blood Rose's health fell by one-sixth. Of course, this was related to the fact that the strike had hit her neck.
"Looks like I'm no match for you in my ordinary state. Just as expected."
As Blood Rose spoke, another