Chapter 205
If it weren't for [The Singer's White Veil], she would have been blasted to death just now.
How could it pinpoint my location precisely while submerged in the tides? What kind of monster is this?
As she was thinking, she took a half step back in horror. A bald head emerged from the vortex, smiling at her. Its eyes were blood red, as if a knife had been carved into her mind, freezing all her thoughts.
Fear Gaze.
You're finished.
Adam smiled as he slowly pulled himself out of the vortex, preparing to finish off the bewildered girl, when his ears twitched and he saw an ice-blue arrow coming from afar, accurately piercing the tide.
Ice Arrow. Tidal Ice Prison.
The tides stopped spinning and instead froze rapidly, trapping Adam inside, accompanied by Kaguya's scream.
"Hayasaka, run!"
With her view blocked, Hayasaka Ai was startled awake. In that brief moment of distraction, the ice flower, the size of a two-story building, was covered in cracks. Without thinking, she turned and ran.
Snap—Boom!
Seconds later, the ice prison shattered, and Adam, freed, looked up at the street covered in ice crystals, somewhat annoyed.
Damn, that sniper is really annoying.
It's not very lethal, but it's incredibly accurate and has a long shooting range. It hides behind others and keeps throwing trash to distract them from killing.
"Oh, so you want me to play hide-and-seek with him, huh?" He bent his knees and shot up like a rocket, flying straight into the air.
"Who wants to play with you? Go ahead and shoot me if you dare."
Adam, perched high above the city center, was naturally too afraid to Kaguya. After a few seconds, Adam looked disappointed.
"If you don't like hide-and-seek, then let's play whack-a-mole!"
Locking onto a certain spot, a purple aura of gravity enveloped the entire body, turning the bald head downwards, and then—
Thump!
Like a meteorite falling, it utterly destroyed a building. Zhang Jin stepped out of the attack range, turned his head, and his eyes twitched wildly.
"Bad luck with gambling, and I'm the second one they've chosen?"
With a swing of the halberd, the dust settled, and Adam, standing firmly in the crater, locked onto him. Just as he took a step forward with a sinister grin, he looked down at his feet.
A deep red light appeared, Adam's expression changed slightly, and he raised his head.
"You son of a bitch..."
Particle-Directed Mine.
Boom!!
Zhang Jin's core skill is [Spirit Particle Reshaping], which is not just used to reload bullets. The beam of light that shoots into the sky illuminates the city, and its power is many times greater than that of the Tidal Vortex.
Even Adam couldn't withstand it.
Zhang Jin picked up his two pistols, ready to retaliate, when a clear, cold voice entered his ears.
"Continue to maneuver according to the route I gave you; it's not time to fight yet."
"Brother, you're being too sneaky." Zhang Jin glanced at the pillar of light, but obediently listened and turned to run.
The beam of light, reaching tens of meters high, was extremely dazzling, filled with high-density energy. Several kilometers away, on the rooftop of a residential building, Yuki's face was also illuminated.
He leaned on his knife, expressionless, a stark contrast to the ferocious Adam, his mind racing like that of a micro-management master.
Each person's location, each person's skills, the city map, and Adam's possible targets.
It is known that a deathmatch prevents both sides from disengaging, and that under the deathmatch bond, the identity of the enemy target cannot be identified.
Why scheme against Tsubaki and Shiratori? Why bring in a weakling like Kaguya? Why give up several opportunities to gain the upper hand?
From the beginning, Yuuki never intended to confront Adam head-on. Yuki, he wanted to understand why Adam, despite his constant fighting and killing, and being covered in wounds, remained so vigorous.
"Stop running! Come at me!!"
The shockwave annihilated the beam of light, and Adam's the Roar echoed from afar. This was clearly because Zhang Jin had not done as he had hoped, failing to use the directional blast attack to rush over and reap the rewards.
As the purple meteor soared into the sky once more, choosing its target anew, Yuki slowly grinned.
"I can't beat you in a fight, but you can't outsmart me."
Chapter Thirty-Six: The Hunt for Adam
Yuki is destined to manipulate people's mentality. First, he used the Night Domain to cover up the entire battle process, and he showed no remorse even in the championship battle.
No, it's worse.
Hayasaka Ai and the others were going to fight for a few more rounds, Yuki simply refused to fight Adam and would run away if he were caught.
Yuki took advantage of the huge arena and the rules of the deathmatch. Everyone was moving at lightning speed, seemingly scattered, but they could support each other when Adam made a move against someone.
Building on this foundation, he pushed everyone's skills to their Limit, from Zhang Jin's Spirit Particle Reshaping to Kaguya's Deep-Sea Longbow, or Li Mo'an's Threat Perception.
They struck and disengaged, coordinated their attacks, and never lingered in battle. No matter how much Adam tore the city to pieces or how impotently furious he became, he couldn't inflict any damage and wasted several tens of minutes of his time.
"As expected of the challenger I've been eyeing, this one is more difficult than ever before."
Adam wiped the blood from his forehead. His halberd and battle axe were unstoppable, cutting through buildings like paper, but they were practically invisible if they couldn't hit anyone.
In the past, when facing life and death, some had triumphed over the strong with the weak, some had fought against the many with the few, and some had been forced into a desperate situation and managed to turn the tide with a sliver of health. But never before had the enemy been like this, clearly capable of fighting, yet refusing to engage in combat, instead pulling their teammates along for a quick strike and retreating, as slippery as an eel.
It hurts so much, it really hurts.
He glanced at his battered body, realizing he had stepped on two directional Thunderclap, been hit by a death Death Knell, and been stabbed several times by Li Mo'an's flying sword. He gradually came to his senses.
They either use their intuition to evade, lay traps in advance, or cooperate with each other. In any case, once they've entangled themselves for a moment, the prey will run away at full speed, giving them no chance to chase and kill them.
Aren't teammates just tools to wear down the enemy?
Adam suddenly realized the value of Tsubaki and Shiratori; if they were there, he wouldn't be in such a predicament.
Looking down at the city, now a wasteland, the naked eye is of little use because it's filled with citizens and Cult members. Combat binding can give you a general idea of the enemy's location, but it can't identify their identities.
The enemy exploited this very characteristic, causing themselves to step on landmines several times.
"I feel good in pain, but it's really frustrating not being able to kill anyone!"
Kill Mode.
The purple gravitational light became dazzling, locking onto any target and plummeting towards it.
"He's coming for me." Hayasaka Ai slowed her pace. Adam had never concealed his actions, and she saw the meteor fall straight down, piercing through the building blocking the road.
"Hayasaka, activate Ghost Shooter! Kaguya, cover her!"
Yuki commands from the center, the arrows from the Deep-Sea Longbow can interfere with the falling trajectory, and the remaining shockwaves will not harm Hayasaka in her ghost form.
He stared for a second, then abruptly turned around, speaking at breakneck speed as he walked:
"Kaguya, retreat. Zhang Jin, activate directional Thunderclap. Li Mo'an, move closer to him and bind the Biological Exchange to the Particle Puppet."
"Huh? Bind to Particle Puppet?" Li Mo'an hesitated. This was his life-saving skill, which could only be used once per dungeon.
"Stop talking nonsense, he won't sell you out." Zhang Jin immediately scolded, then asked with some anticipation, "Are you finally going to kill Adam?"
Yuki silent, only looking into the distance. The meteor did not fall to the ground; as the arrow pierced the air, it deftly deflected, heading towards Kaguya, several kilometers away.
There's definitely something wrong with this monster.
Despite having fought him for so long, he not only wasn't exhausted, but he seemed to get more and more excited as the fight went on.
After taking so many attacks, its speed still increased by 10%, which doesn't make sense.
Yuki glanced at his watch, then at the sky, where ripples spread across the once pure red firmament.
What is that?
A sense of unease welled up inside him, but he didn't rush to think about it; he focused all his attention on the present moment:
"No rush, let's play with him a little longer."
"Take care of that annoying sniper first."
Adam was getting impatient; as he flew at Extreme Speed, his eyes were constantly scanning his surroundings.
This wasn't the first attempt, but the target had devised a well-thought-out plan; the enemy appeared scattered, but in reality, they were supporting each other.
Boom!
Sure enough, a beam of Reishi rose from beneath his feet, obscuring the path of the impact. But this time, Adam did not stop to dodge; instead, he crashed directly into the high-energy beam.
Energy particles wash over the body, carbonizing the muscles.
Amidst excruciating pain that seemed to tear his entire body apart, he locked onto the tall building, planted his right foot into the ground, and spun around like a shot putter, mustering all his strength to throw the halberd.
Swish--
It was as fast as lightning, even Zhang Jin couldn't aim, and then with a 'boom,' the building collapsed on the spot as if it had been hit by a heavy bomb.
Zhang Jin had no time to spare. He turned his head and had just raised his gun when he saw Adam out like a bull, raising his right hand at him.
How come it's even stronger than before?
Zhang Jin, unaware of this, simply held both pistols level and pulled the trigger.
Powerful Particle Projectile.
This is the ultimate weapon, originating from the entire soul of a certain Transcendental Grade player, its power several times greater than before.
After leaving the barrel, it expanded to several meters in size, but Adam showed no intention of dodging. He opened his mouth, extended the barrel, and disassembled his right hand, which resembled a nozzle.
"That's more like it, a head-on clash!"
Thermal-Melting Plasma.
Flame Impact.
The orange-red flames and plasma ball rushed forward and crashed hard into the Reishi bullet.
Boom--
The glass on both sides of the street shattered instantly, and two flowers of energy bloomed in the middle of the road, with countless arcs of electricity melting everything.
Zhang Jin had just taken a few steps back when he saw a blurry figure pass through the center of the energy flower. The figure was charred black, but still grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
He wants to stick to me!
Zhang Jin immediately understood that Adam had figured things out and was ready to seize one and beat him to death. Two long swords, as thin as cicada wings, flew over his head and headed straight for Adam.
Bite.
One weapon was blasted away, and the other pierced his abdomen, yet Adam continued forward, even faster, and swung his battle axe down in a wide arc.
Damn.
Clang--
Zhang Jin was sent flying, his crossed pistols slipping from his hands. He crashed through several walls, his face flushed red, but then the shadows enveloped him once more.
Adam was right in front of him, his massive figure engulfing him, and before the battle axe could strike, Adam turned his head to the side.
Bang!
The Death Knell tolled, and a bullet that grazed his cheek pulverized the building behind him. Seeing Zhang Jin take the opportunity to escape, Adam didn't chase after him, but instead focused on the blonde girl dozens of meters away.
Thump.
Raising his thick right leg, a car flew past like a soccer ball. Seeing the girl dodge to the side, two trails of flame shot out from behind him, and he was instantly next to Hayasaka.
There was nothing fancy about it; he simply raised his battle axe and swung it, but the axe blade pierced through the girl's body.
Ghost?
With her bloodline skill activated, Hayasaka Ai almost completely ignored physical attacks, but she had no time to celebrate, because Adam's right hand unleashed a two-meter-long flame.
The Flame Sword.
A pure energy attack requires no thought; combat instincts lead to the optimal solution. Hayasaka Ai took a deep breath, knowing she had no chance to retreat, and drew her Storm Cleaver.
Gun-Kata.
She became incredibly agile, as if dancing amidst a dense barrage of sword marks, parrying with her cleaver while the Death Knell in her hand always seemed to be aimed at the enemy's vitals.