This Bottle of Sister Juice-Drink It
"Ah..."
With one horn snapped off, the Sorceress let out a heart-wrenching scream. The shadow within her went berserk, and black smoke billowed from her mouth, nose, and ears. Seeing an opportunity, Russell released her neck, grabbed the other horn, and cleaved it in two with his palm, imbuing his claws with sword energy.
The Sorceress's screams ceased, and she deflated like a punctured balloon. The shadow within her body rapidly spread outwards. Unable to maintain her Demon Transformation, her body quickly shrank, reverting to her two-meter-tall elven form.
The Sorceress was in very poor condition, her breath was so weak that she was practically on the verge of death. Her entire body was filled with shadow power, and the flames of fel energy were burning her life force wildly. Her platinum-gold hair was dry and dull, and her beautiful face was like a withered tree. Her life force had come to an end.
Russell knew her fate; the Sorceress's soul wouldn't last long, and she would soon become a puppet controlled by the shadows.
And indeed it was so. The Sorceress was engulfed in flames, all of them a ghastly green fel energy. She propped herself up, her naked upper body exposed, her long, straw-like hair covering most of her face. Her sinister eyes peered through the strands of hair as she coldly stared at Russell.
If Russell hadn't suddenly appeared, she would have been the victor today, and wouldn't be in this predicament. But life doesn't offer "what ifs," and she felt deeply resentful. Compared to Shen Menghan, she was only lacking a bit of luck.
"Feel the shadows, feel my hatred, let's go to hell together!"
The Sorceress shrieked madly, draining all the shadow from her body in one breath. The thick darkness enveloped an area of 500 meters in radius, its dim color resembling spilled ink, making it impossible for anyone to move.
Using the flames of fel energy as a fuse, her entire body ignited like a torch, detonating the dense shadows in one fell swoop. In an instant, explosions erupted within a radius of five hundred meters, raising dust that stretched for nearly a kilometer.
The explosive black pillar of fire shot straight into the sky, engulfing everything nearby in an instant and catalyzing even greater destruction. The pillar of fire, thousands of meters high, seemed determined to pierce through the sky before it would stop.
A turbulent energy storm whipped up fierce winds, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and ripples spread across the edge of darkness, tearing apart the surrounding air.
The city center shook violently, and large swaths of dust were swept into the sky by the hurricane. After a brief dissipation of the dark clouds, the dust formed a curtain that blocked out the moonlight.
Russell, still in his Demon Transformation form, stumbled and flew out of the explosion zone, clutching a green sheep in his hand—it was Shen Menghan. Superman's magic resistance was truly worrying; this guy had been invaded by fel energy again.
The Demon Transformation form suffered severe damage, the kind that cannot heal itself. Despite the pain and the corrosive effects, Russell delivered Shen Menghan to her teammates.
After Russell helped him extract the fel energy, the Character Card's validity period was about to expire. Shen Menghan's five-person team were all injured. He thought for a moment, threw down a bottle of "Sister Juice," leaped up, and took Jason away. Before leaving, he also put the Ghost Rider's skeleton into his Space Ring.
After the Sorceress died, Ghost Rider was paralyzed, his entire body devoid of even a lighter-like flame, motionless and dimly lit, and was nearly crushed to pieces by Jason.
Shen Menghan stared at Russell's retreating figure, watching him fly out of the survival zone with great surprise. The bottle of healing medicine in her hand was snatched away by Duan Xinlan.
Just as Duan Xinlan twisted open the bottle cap and was about to drink it in one gulp, Shen Menghan hurriedly stopped her. "Be careful, you dare to drink something you don't even know, you're too bold."
"Captain, you're being too suspicious. In our current state, he can do whatever he wants. Five kills in a row wouldn't be difficult for him. Why would he need to poison us again?" Duan Xinlan didn't take it seriously. After the incident where she was rescued by a hero, she found Russell incredibly pleasing to the eye.
The effect was immediate; almost instantly, Duan Xinlan was fully recovered. She stood up in amazement and jumped twice. "Wow, this is amazing! What kind of recovery medicine is this? The effect is incredible!"
After saying that, Duan Xinlan handed the bottle over, and the girls each took two sips, and soon there was only one empty bottle left.
"The healing effect is too strong. I'm sure there's no such potion in the Main God Space..." The mage girl Yong Fan, pondered for a moment and assured him with her experience in alchemy, "It must be a magic potion he concocted himself. Such profound potion-making skills. I can't analyze the potion's ingredients."
"Hahaha, of course! Don't you know whose man he is?" Duan Xinlan put her hands on her hips and laughed triumphantly.
"Hey, he didn't even look at you properly before he left. Is it okay to try to build a relationship like this?" Shen Menghan was inexplicably annoyed and retorted, "If I remember correctly, you don't even know his name. You're just strangers at best."
"Hmph, jealousy makes you ugly!" Duan Xinlan scoffed, forcefully retorting, "If he didn't have a crush on me, why would he have rescued me time and time again? He didn't talk to me because he's not good at expressing his feelings. If it weren't for you third wheels, he would definitely have confessed to me on the spot."
Shen Menghan shook her head. "Don't be silly, they didn't even look at you properly, it's all your imagination..."
"Captain, stop making excuses. I know you're single now, so just accept this dose of dog food!"
Shen Menghan's face darkened. "Shut up, I'm not single!"
"Really? Your ex-boyfriend is willing to get back together with you?"
"Almost there... almost there, I'll give it my all."
"Cut!"
On the other side, Russell flew several thousand meters before landing, and asked Jason to lead the way to a secluded place to rest.
When the Demon Transformation, his black robe was torn, and he only had some scattered pieces of cloth left. Until they were sewn up, he could no longer contact Shen Menghan in this Team Battle.
Fortunately, there were few days left before the seven-day deadline, so I just found a corner to hide in and the time passed quickly.
After the great battle, Russell was exhausted, mainly because he had used up too much energy resisting the evil energy. His Character Card had expired, but the negative effects remained. He was now drooping his eyelids and just wanted to sleep soundly.
The booming sound of naval gunfire rang out. Russell could tell that the explosion occurred in the city center. He prayed that Shen Menghan and the others would have good luck, and followed Jason to an empty hotel. He randomly picked a room and fell asleep.
"Unless it's the end of the world, don't wake me..." Russell instructed, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Jason: (._.)
One hour!
Two hours!
Five hours!
Jason stood motionless until, six hours later, a draft of cold air blew into the room through a gap in the curtains. He went to the window, pulled back the curtains, and saw that the window was tightly shut, with no gaps through which any wind could get in.
The glass reflected fiery red clouds. Jason stared at it for three seconds, then subconsciously looked up. The morning sun hadn't appeared, but the sky was a blazing red, with a single white light twinkling like a star amidst the crimson clouds.
Meteorite!
Jason: "..."
Don't wake me unless it's the end of the world!
Recalling Russell's instructions before he went to sleep, Jason was conflicted. This meteorite wouldn't cause the end of the world; at most, it would level the city. So the question was, should he wake Russell?
After hesitating for a few seconds, Jason decided not to shout, for a perfectly valid reason: Russell had told him to do so.
At that moment, Russell, who was lying in bed, suddenly opened his eyes. He was awakened from a nightmare and found that his Sixth Sense was on high alert, indicating danger. He saw that Jason was standing and admiring the sunrise outside the window, surrounded by fiery clouds. He hurriedly went to look out the window.
Seeing that shining star, Russell was completely taken aback. Looking at Jason's calm and collected demeanor, he immediately grabbed Jason by the collar and yelled, "Damn it, didn't I tell you to wake me up?"
Jason: (._.)
Russell: (°_°)
"..."
At this moment, silence spoke louder than words. Russell understood Jason's thoughts and kicked him in the knee in anger.
Bang!
The Adamantium stood firm and unmoving. Russell, trembling, crouched down, clutching his toes, his face flushed red. "What are you all standing there for? Go, hurry and find the nearest military fortress..."
Jason nodded, smashed the window with his fist, and jumped out, Russell close behind. He was glad he'd been careful; if he'd lived above the twentieth floor, he'd be doomed.
A meteorite the size of a small mountain plummeted rapidly, leaving a trail of brilliant, fiery red light as it hurtled towards the ground. The speed increased rapidly, and the fiery red light seemed to ignite the meteorite.
One can imagine what would happen next: a meteorite crashes to the ground, a mushroom cloud rises, and after the storm, everything is gone except for a huge crater.
Russell ran quickly through the streets, but when he looked around, there was no sign of life. The city was deserted, without a single soldier in sight. He guessed that these people had received the notice and had already evacuated.
Although he was annoyed that the city wasn't sounding air raid sirens, it was a good thing that the soldiers had evacuated in advance, so he wouldn't have to find the military fortress, rush in, and end up staring blankly at the soldiers.
The meteorite fell faster than Russell had anticipated. As the red clouds loomed overhead and the meteorite's light grew brighter, he still couldn't see even a glimpse of the military restricted area.
The system prompted that there was a Skill Card that could solve the current deadlock. He opened the interface and was speechless.
[Skill Card: Ultimate Strike (The limit of Martial Path master, with a punching power of 5000 jin. Using this card allows you to unleash an ultimate punch that can shatter the void. The strongest in the world, please use with caution. PS: Shouting "Fight your mother!" while punching will double the power.)]
Russell was deeply embarrassed. It turned out that this card was serious; it could even handle meteorites. He had always thought it was a joke.
Just as he was about to use the card, he saw a black dot rushing into the sky from afar. The black dot vaguely resembled a human figure and was insignificant compared to the meteorite. However, after the two collided, the huge meteorite disintegrated and crumbled into pieces in mid-air.
With the Skill Card saved, Russell inwardly exclaimed, "Wow, this guy's awesome!" At this point, the only one capable of going head-to-head with the meteorite was Shen Menghan. He pulled Jason to the back of a building; the meteorite had shattered, slowing its descent considerably. If he could just dodge the scattered fragments, he'd weathered this attack from Death.
At this moment in the White House, the US president stared intently at the red button in front of him.
"Mr. President, the meteorite will destroy that city. We don't need to use nuclear weapons. After all, no country has ever used nuclear weapons on its own soil. That would be too crazy."
The president nodded, his brows furrowing involuntarily. "But what if the meteorites can't kill those monsters..."
"Then we have no choice but to use nuclear weapons. Hopefully, our descendants will forgive us."
"I hope so..."