Hellhound Harem (Six Thousand Words Plus Extra)

The battlefield has become chaotic.

Dark red flames rolled and engulfed the battlefield littered with corpses. In the middle of the field, the towering Cerberus spewed dark red breath flames from its mouth. If this breath flames touched a person, it would instantly cover their entire body and could not be extinguished. If it touched the ground, it would turn the ground into lava, bubbling and then sprouting dark red spikes.

In this nightmarish scene, not only the living, but even the long-dead and nearly dried-up corpses were awakened, struggling to rise from the ground, howling, crying, and struggling in the dark red flames.

Legend has it that hell is filled with undying karmic fire that burns souls.

However, from a physics perspective, flames cannot go out forever. Even the burning sun can only burn for a longer time and will eventually go out. Flames can only burn the physical body, but cannot burn a person's spiritual power. But now, after helping Cerberus advance and seeing with his own eyes what it looks like when they breathe out dark red flames, Xiao Xiao suddenly understood the true meaning of the undying karmic fire.

It was a flame built from painful memories.

Only when such painful memories resurface constantly can one experience endless mental anguish. It never dies out, coexists with life, and torments as long as consciousness exists. It accompanies us through life, tormenting us eternally, never ceasing.

As long as consciousness exists, so too will karmic fire.

Therefore, people will never experience the moment when the karmic fire is extinguished.

It's unbearable to look back on; I can never find peace.

Under the scorching crimson flames, the surrounding Branders had already suffered heavy casualties. Now, their minds were filled with mysterious commands, so they were not affected by painful memories. However, the pain was compounded. Their branded power was stripped away, and their mental power was disrupted. They were like mechanical puppets, carrying out the assassination of Xiao Xiao.

This was the most painful and vulnerable moment in their lives.

Originally, in their respective cities and positions, they were all remarkable figures. But now, they are as lost as stray dogs, engulfed by the flames of hell, trapped in a corner of this hell, facing the Butcher's chainsaw and Xiao Xiao smile.

Standing atop Cerberus, Xiao Xiao's figure flickered and undulated within the dark red flames.

Huge, sharp serrations appeared intermittently, slicing through the battlefield and cutting into the field of vision, like a legendary demon.

This is the gathering place of the Branders, which was originally their battlefield.

It's clear that Xiao Xiao now controls this battlefield, and they are just struggling to hold on.

Even the others in Black Gate City have performed exceptionally well.

"Smack..."

In this battlefield, the one least affected by the hellfire was actually the opponent chosen by Ruan Ruan.

Because Ruan Ruan linked herself to Xiao Xiao with the Prisoner Chains, and Xiao Xiao had no intention of attacking Ruan Ruan, and because the Prisoner Chains would create a "confinement" environment that could not be affected by external forces, this opponent chosen by Ruan Ruan would not be burned by the karmic fire. Her only opponent was Ruan Ruan, and the only way to leave was to kill Ruan Ruan.

"Madman? Are all the people in Black Gate City madmen?"

An Guiyi, the third-ranking figure in City of Rest Red Heart Knight An Guiyi, cursed angrily, looking at Ruan Ruan with disbelief. "How can there be a thankless Enhancement Element like you? If you are stronger than your opponent, you can kill him without trapping him. If you are weaker than your opponent, imprisoning him and yourself together is forcing your opponent to kill you before they can leave?"

She is one of the finest knights in City of Rest, the most powerful City of Rest of the strangers.

Their understanding and theory are significantly higher than those of other cities, so they simply cannot Ruan Ruan ideas.

But Ruan Ruan simply raised her hand, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, then looked down at her metal wrench, which had been bent by the immense force. She placed half of it on the ground, stepped on it, and straightened it again before looking at her opponent.

"Your City of Rest is famous, surely you understand that our strongest power is linked to our own suffering?"

"..."

The Red Heart Knight merely sneered, "Of course I know, but what kind of pain are you experiencing?"

"The pain of courting death?"

"..."

As she spoke, Ruan Ruan pounced, and a huge metal wrench slammed into her head. But she didn't even lower her head slightly, managing to bend the wrench. Then, she clenched her right fist and smashed it into Ruan Ruan's lower abdomen, sending her flying like a cannonball. But after flying more than ten meters, she was pulled back by invisible chains.

He fell face-first to the ground, looking extremely disheveled.

A cold expression crept onto her face. "I had no grudge against you and didn't want to kill a girl."

"Our target is Mingming only that man."

"But you, you idiot, you've now forced me to kill you."

"..."

You don't understand.

Ruan Ruan wiped her face, which was now covered in blood. She turned to the Grand Knight Heart and said, "I am the enhancement expert of Black Gate City, so I know best how to make good use of Enhancement Element. This chain may not be of much use to others, but to me... hehe, the biggest nightmare of my life was being severely humiliated by a guy who spared me!"

"So, I will never let anyone look down on me again."

"And, I just made that mistake again..."

"..."

"Splash..."

As she spoke, she gritted her teeth and suddenly charged forward again, slamming her huge wrench down on her opponent. But the Red Heart Knight only showed impatience. She had also been stripped of her brand power, but as the Grand Knight Heart of City of Rest, her enhancements were still considerable. In fact, it could be said that among all the Branders, excluding the brand power, she would definitely rank in the top three.

Ruan Ruan enhancement is Violence Factor, and it's at stage three, with terrifying power capable of tearing apart a building.

But ironically, she possesses Enhancement Element that grants her near-immunity to power, making her completely invincible against the Ruan Ruan creature.

Ruan Ruan and powerful forces cannot harm her at all, but she can kill at any time.

But she didn't expect that when she made her decision and took out the eerie red heart blade from her pocket, Ruan Ruan, who seemed to be charging at her mindlessly again, suddenly threw away the Ruan Ruan as she got close to her.

"Crack..."

The metal wrench hit the ground, while the Ruan Ruan body twisted strangely as it passed by her shoulder.

At the same time, a black whip lashed out and struck her back.

Her back was burning with pain, but she only felt it was absurd. "I've been fully enhanced, even a Class B weapon can't hurt me, yet you're using such a small whip to fight me? Do you have some misunderstanding about the power of our City of Rest?"

But before she could finish speaking, Ruan Ruan suddenly stopped and slowly put away the whip in her hand.

At the same time, with a serious expression, she asked, "What is your weakness?"

A question mark popped into the Red Heart Knight's head. Who would ask their opponent such a question? Especially one already considered a fight to the death? But inexplicably, she found herself out of control and blurted out:

"Lower abdomen..."

"This Enhancement Element was obtained from a girl who had never experienced any misery in her life. She lived her entire life in a sweet paradise, loved by everyone. She had never been hurt or felt any other kind of pain since childhood. Therefore, she believed that other kinds of pain never existed, only this pain tormented her her whole life, leaving an indelible mark on her..."

"So, she left behind a magical Enhancement Element that made her immune to any other pain."

"Only here is it exceptionally clear..."

"..."

"Oh..."

Ruan Ruan's face showed an expression of "I see".

The Red Heart Knight suddenly looked shocked and stared at Ruan Ruan in disbelief.

"Discipline Whip."

Ruan Ruan smiled at her and said, "Everyone who gets hit tells the truth."

"Although it's just an insignificant little item, it can often produce amazing results if used properly. As I mentioned before, I'm an expert in Enhancement Element in Black Gate City, and I'm very skilled in this area..."

"..."

As she spoke, her face hardened slightly, and she charged forward again.

The enhancement of the three-stage Violence Factor was finally revealed at this moment. Her Mingming little fist contained a terrifying power that could tear apart a building. And now, this terrifying power was all aimed at the only weakness in her body. The Red Heart Knight instantly fell into a nightmare. With her brand power stripped away, she finally faced a nightmare ending.

"Bang!"

But after throwing hundreds of Ruan Ruan punches, Ruan Ruan finally managed to land a punch that hit her weak point.

All it takes is one punch.

The Red Heart Knight' expression changed drastically, and then blood gushed from her body. She was instantly writhing in pain, her body contorted into a bow shape. Cold sweat poured down her face as the immense pain tore at her spirit. She collapsed to the ground, dying from the excruciating agony.

The chains around Ruan Ruan were slowly retracted, and the cage was thus opened.

"I killed her..."

In that instant, she could hardly believe that she had actually killed the number three person in City of Rest.

Although this third person was stripped of his most powerful imprint power, he also discovered his only weakness through questioning.

However, the difference in their social standing made it hard for her to believe this fact.

It took several seconds for him to react. He wanted to go and help Xiao Xiao, but he felt sore all over, and the scorching flames of the three-headed hellhound were terrifying. He instinctively scurried to the edge of the battlefield, but suddenly kicked a trash can next to him. He saw Little Four's head sticking out from under the trash can lid. When he saw that it was Ruan Ruan, he withdrew back in.

"Sister Hard, you won?"

"..."

"Yes..."

Ruan Ruan was both surprised and proud. "I've taken care of the Red Heart Knight of City of Rest..."

"And you?"

"..."

"That's amazing..."

Little Four sighed, still staring at the battlefield, and said, "I've already killed eleven."

"But I picked up thirteen information cards, two of which should have been killed by Brother Xiao, but he was busy dancing and didn't have time to pick them up."

"..."

"?"

Ruan Ruan choked for a moment, looking at Little Four with disbelief.

"Come on, say hello..."

Little Four rummaged through the trash can for a while and pulled out a dirty rag doll. He turned the doll's face toward Ruan Ruan and said, "This is my little princess. She's the one who helped me take care of these opponents, but our goal is twenty."

Ruan Ruan looked at the stiff, distorted expression on the doll's face and couldn't help but feel a chill.

On the other side, the Serpent Sisters, who had been sleepwalking on the battlefield, finally realized what they had to do.

They were very enthusiastic about participating in Black Gate City's affairs, and followed Xiao Xiao without hesitation. However, they were stunned when they arrived at the scene: What kind of opponents were these? How could they all be so powerful?... Branders like Yang Jia? What a joke! How could we possibly be a match for Yang Jia?... Even if the power of the mark were stripped away, we still couldn't beat them. We couldn't beat anyone.

However, since these Branders only focused on Xiao Xiao and the women stood awkwardly to the side, no one would deliberately target them.

This allowed them to survive, despite their weakness.

The mental shock was just too much. "Is this still the level of our Black Gate City? What the hell is that deck of cards in Red Eyes Ling Ping's hand? Why does his power seem to have increased to a whole level? Old Zhou Under the Bridge... is still as incomprehensible as before! Ruan Ruan and Little Four... Ruan Ruan was just a child before, how come she is so brave now?"

"Little Four... we can't find Little Four, we don't know where he is!"

"..."

For a while, while they were busy repairing their faces and rehearsing their show at the Black Gate City Circus, they finally realized a serious problem: it seemed that, for a period of time, the strength of everyone around them had increased dramatically...

Only my sisters and I remain unchanged, but the circus ticket prices have increased significantly.

So where does the key to all this lie?

They looked at each other and saw the answer in each other's hearts:

During the last attack by the Hell Organization, everyone else was busy collecting information cards, leaving only the two of them...

... I was too busy looking for my face.

Clearly, Red Eyes Ling Ping had a point in thinking that the two sisters were crazy and unlikely to amount to anything. The fact that he, as Knight Pact, was already at the bottom of the Black Gate City was something they only discovered when they arrived at the scene. But now, in a panic, they also had a vague idea of wanting to show off. However, they were surrounded by opponents they couldn't beat. If they forced themselves to show off, wouldn't that be courting death?

It wasn't until they saw the three-headed hellhound summoned by Xiao Qi that they suddenly realized what was going on.

"Our overall strength hasn't improved much, but our side hustles are doing quite well..."

They immediately contacted Mister Ye in secret. Mister Ye, who was cautiously waiting for orders, also felt that their idea was a bit strange, but after thinking about it, he still gave these two veteran knights of Black Gate City the most basic respect. Thus, the city's flesh and blood instantly changed and shifted.

"Woof woof woof..."

From the other side of the door near the Iceberg Bar, a frantic barking suddenly rang out.

A group of dogs of all Xiao Xiao, colors, and breeds emerged from the door, numbering no less than a hundred. The only certainty was that all of these dogs were female, and they were carefully selected by the Serpent Sisters when they were doing their side business. They were small, beautiful dogs with slender waists, long legs, and even their eyes had to be like those of a kaxilan (a type of eyewear). They were all released into the scene...

... The Serpent Sisters still have an advantage over the others.

They were very grateful to the Thorn Hound for their help last time and decided to imitate Xiao Xiao's preferences.

In addition, the circus has unique advantages and a keen eye, so...

... Their dog farm is very well run.

"Woof woof..."

When Xiao Xiao suddenly saw so many dogs rushing into the battlefield, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, not knowing what was going on. The three-headed hellhound at his feet also suddenly felt a little embarrassed. How did so many familiar people suddenly come out of this door? And they were the familiar people that they liked at first, but Xiao Xiao was afraid that they would be corrupted and prevented them from contacting them.

Only the head on the far left, which was initially not very interested, suddenly perked up upon seeing so many dogs.

"Awoo..."

It stretched its neck, let out a long howl, and the surrounding dark red flames instantly surged.

The seemingly endless flames did not cause any harm or pain to the dogs when they charged at them. Instead, they instantly clung to their bodies and burned, as if hundreds of fire bulls had suddenly appeared on the field. Rolling dark red flames surged everywhere, and the battlefield, which had been barely covered before, was now completely covered.

What is this?

This scene also surprised Xiao Xiao, who muttered to himself:

"You've been promoted to Cerberus, and you even got a Hellhound Harem?"

"..."

I had a Mingming feeling that even though I only helped it advance once, it seemed to have the effect of advancing twice.

For these Branders had been stripped of their branding abilities, dealing with Xiao Xiao, who had summoned Cerberus and the Butcher and was deeply observing the battlefield and analyzing the situation, was already quite difficult. After besieging him for a long time, they failed to defeat Xiao Xiao and were instead affected by the hellfire, suffering greatly. Now that the Hellhound Harem had appeared, they suddenly felt even more strained and passive.

Now, they are unsure how many people are left on their side, or how long they can hold out.

"Having known you for so long, I had no idea you had such a trump card up your sleeve..."

As the battlefield escalated once again, and the pressure fell on the Branders, Yang Jia turned icy. She leaped high, dodging a dark red flame that was being spewed from the head of the excited Erha. Her gaze toward Xiao Xiao seemed somewhat complicated. "You knew from the beginning that you could successfully enhance them and had the Serpent Sisters prepare these vassals?"

"Um?"

Xiao Xiao suddenly sensed something strange about Yang Jia's tone and was slightly alarmed. He quickly said, "It's not that I deliberately kept this from you..."

"I didn't know it would turn out like this..."

"To be honest, I used to think it was a bit strange that the three of them went to the dog farm every day..."

"..."

Although we run a bar now, we're not the kind of people who like to go to nightclubs. We can't let Yang Jia misunderstand.

"You did a great job..."

But unexpectedly, Yang Jia suddenly spoke with a cold tone, "I taught you before that even with the closest people, you should keep your own secrets. Now it seems you've kept them from me very well... I have to admit that everything you did today far exceeded my expectations of you, in fact, it exceeded them several times over..."

"But you really underestimate the Branders..."

"We have always been among the people closest to the Mysterious Source..."

"And now, you've brought us even closer..."

"..."

Her words were remarkably calm.

Even amidst the chaos of the battlefield, everyone could still hear clearly that the exhausted Branders around her, upon hearing her words, seemed to suddenly realize something, their expressions becoming somewhat resolute. These words not only encouraged the Branders but also, in another sense, suddenly reminded Xiao Xiao of this moment...

His expression hardened slightly, Eye of the Seer captured the expressions of each of the Branders.

Their numbers are dwindling.

However, he also thought of what Dante Organization had mentioned in the materials they had given him: the Branders do not care about the death of their companions.

The more people die, the happier they are.

"Is it really necessary to push it to that point?"

Actually, before this point in time, the man in camouflage had already realized what Yang Jia was going to do.

Deep down, he felt a profound sense of dissatisfaction. "This Black Hand Yang Jia, only knows how to recklessly charge ahead?"

He understood that Yang Jia's actions made sense, and that he was indeed more confident in achieving his goal. However, he couldn't let go of the few people from Black Gate City who had just disappeared on this battlefield. He felt that the people of Black Gate City must be carrying out some kind of plan in secret, and those few missing people were the key to the plan. He had to find out exactly what they were doing before he could feel at ease.

Unfortunately, judging from Yang Jia's behavior, he knew he couldn't persuade this woman.

By not vying for the commander's position from the outset, he determined that he would lose his voice at this crucial moment.

"Then I'll have to do it myself..."

He thought silently, gritted his teeth slightly, and took a step to the left, but another version of himself remained in the same spot. Then, this version of himself, a step slower than the first one, stepped to the right. The two versions of himself followed different paths and went in two different directions.

"Tao Moran, the Vice Captain of the third ship of the Hell Organization..."

Xiao Xiao, who had a comprehensive grasp of the battlefield, also noticed the presence and actions of this person, and his heart sank slightly.

This person's identity and status are not the most conspicuous among the Branders.

But because he came from the Hell Organization, Xiao Xiao absolutely dared not underestimate him.

Unfortunately, this person was too clever and refused to enter the battlefield from the very beginning, leaving me unable to deal with him.

One person commands the entire battlefield; the ease on his face is an act, but in reality, he has used every ounce of strength he has.

At this moment, Yang Jia, who was determined to go all out and forge a bright path, stood before him.

One of them was a rare individual among the Branders who remained clear-headed, and Xiao Xiao was already feeling the pressure.

However, the plan has already reached a certain stage, and there is no room for retreat.

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