"Cough cough..."
Gu Lingxuan coughed up two mouthfuls of blood.
He then raised his hand to support himself on the ground, struggling to get up.
However, each exertion only brought excruciating chest pain and a surge of blood rushing to the head.
After several attempts, her meager strength finally gave out, and she sat down heavily.
Gu Lingxuan looked up wearily, gazing into the distance.
The Bone Porcelain Puppet was also looking at itself.
Its smooth Bone Face seemed to be facing her, its body trembling slightly, causing the bone spurs to vibrate wildly, emitting that teeth-grinding sound.
"Kia. kia. kia..."
The eerie laughter echoed through the deathly silent streets, filled with the mockery and greed of a successful hunt.
"Am I going to be eaten? Ugh... What a terrible ending..."
Gu Lingxuan gave a bitter laugh, then closed her eyes, preparing to face the final, and not very dignified, end.
The eerie laughter lingered in her ears for a while before slowly fading away.
Immediately, footsteps sounded, but then stopped.
Gu Lingxuan opened her eyes with some confusion.
The Bone Porcelain Puppet was looking this way, tilting its head to examine it.
What is it doing?... Gu Lingxuan looked at the Bone Porcelain Puppet with some confusion.
Before she could figure it out, she suddenly seemed to notice something and turned her head to look to the side.
A figure slowly stopped beside him.
He was tall and slender, dressed in a simple tracksuit, with a youthful face but a calmness that belied his age.
He stared at the Bone Porcelain Puppet as if scrutinizing it.
It was only then that Gu Lingxuan realized that the Bone Porcelain Puppet hadn't been looking at her, but at the other person.
The communication beeped a little later.
"New communication has been connected!"
" Linhai Supervision Bureau, Shen Heng."
" Han Ling, Linhai Supervision Bureau."
Upon hearing this, Gu Lingxuan was taken aback.
She looked at the young man beside her with some uncertainty.
"You are... Shen Heng?"
Shen Heng withdrew his gaze and looked at Gu Lingxuan.
Her face was somewhat pale, with a few strands of hair falling loosely in front of her cheeks, and her face was stained with patches of black and gray from the battle.
"Yes, it's been a long time," Shen Heng said calmly.
"It really is you..."
Gu Lingxuan's voice carried a hint of joy at not seeing a friend for a long time, but it quickly turned into helplessness.
She began to persuade him.
"You'd better leave quickly, this Calamity Beast is very strong, it's not something your F-Class ability can handle!"
After speaking, Gu Lingxuan paused for a moment, then continued:
Even if you Ability Evolution to A-Class, it will still be very difficult!
A-Class?... Shen Heng gazed at the Bone Porcelain Puppet in the distance, ignoring Gu Lingxuan's words, and asked:
What relevant intelligence have you gathered?
Upon hearing this, Gu Lingxuan looked at Shen Heng and paused slightly, then smiled wryly:
"I remember two years ago, you weren't the kind of person who would knowingly go into battle when you couldn't win, were you?"
"Can't beat them?"... Shen Heng looked at the Bone Porcelain Puppet, not quite sure.
Near-S-Class; as long as it's not an elemental type, he should be able to put up a fight against opponents who rely on their physical constitution.
As for elemental attacks, he doesn't have a very good chance of dealing with them.
After all, when facing enemies of similar strength, his primary method of dealing with them is still using a longsword.
He can't use a knife to cut fire or water.
but...
Shen Heng looked at the Bone Porcelain Puppet in the distance.
This shouldn't be something like elemental magic, right?
Seemingly knowing that her persuasion was futile, and also seemingly understanding Shen Heng's decision, Gu Lingxuan stopped trying to dissuade him and instead spoke:
"Its speed, strength, and defense far surpass those of ordinary Calamity Beast, and the bone spurs on its shoulders and neck can continuously regenerate and be launched again, and then..."
Gu Lingxuan paused here, then said solemnly:
"His ability to Sound Wave Attack will likely be a major weakness against you!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng was slightly taken aback, his gaze turning slightly surprised as he looked at the Bone Porcelain Puppet in the distance.
He immediately withdrew his gaze and looked at Gu Lingxuan.
"How are you? Are you still able to move?"
Gu Lingxuan assessed her own condition, then coughed lightly twice and said:
"If it can hold on a little longer, it should be okay, but any longer, and there's nothing we can do!"
Shen Heng nodded slightly and said:
"In that case, I won't leave you here. Go somewhere far away and rest!"
After speaking, Shen Heng walked forward slowly, his abilities unfolding at that moment.
"Great, another one has come!"
"If we fight a little longer, will more delicious food arrive? Should we postpone it a bit longer?"
The Bone Porcelain Puppet tilted its head, scrutinizing the figure slowly walking towards it. It counted...
"One, two, three, four, five... Okay, five should be enough!"
"Kia. kia. kia..."
The Bone Porcelain Puppet trembled violently.
Gu Lingxuan remained rooted to the spot, silently watching Shen Heng.
For a moment, she couldn't tell if Shen Heng had made great progress in the past two years or had become arrogant and ignorant.
"If Shen Heng can't win later, I'll hold on a little longer, rush in to help block for him, and let him find a way to escape..."
Gu Lingxuan sighed inwardly, then quickly focused her attention.
In view, the Bone Porcelain Puppet slowly stopped its strange laughter, then bent down and rushed over like a blur.
However, the young man continued walking slowly, seemingly oblivious to what was happening.
"This... could it still be Third Tier?"
Gu Lingxuan couldn't help but think about it.
She couldn't help but think that way, because the young man's behavior seemed...
Suddenly, a streak of light appeared in Gu Lingxuan's eyes.
Even though she was already at the Fourth Tier, she could only see that brief, fleeting streak of light.
The next moment.
"Boom--"
A violent explosion suddenly ripped open on the side of the Bone Porcelain Puppet's neck.
The explosion didn't break the Bone Porcelain Puppet's cervical spine, but it did send it staggering to the side.
Then, before it could react, streaks of light appeared one after another.
"Boom! Boom! Boom--"
Violent explosions continued to rang out.
On the Bone Porcelain Puppet, at its feet...
The Bone Porcelain Puppet were completely overshadowed in an instant.
Gu Lingxuan stared blankly at the scene before her.
Only at this moment did she realize that Shen Heng wasn't the only one who had connected to the call earlier.
"Boom--"
The last bullet struck the Bone Porcelain Puppet.
It staggered and hid behind a building, temporarily avoiding the attack from afar. Then it raised its eyes and looked at the figure slowly approaching from a distance.
An unprecedented emotion surged within that inhuman body.
It was the fury of being hurt by ants, and the humiliation of prey daring to defy the hunter.
"Roar--"
A violent roar erupted.
For the first time since coming into this world, the Bone Porcelain Puppet's emotions have changed!
Shen Heng looked at the Bone Porcelain Puppet in the distance.
He let out a soft breath, then slowly drew his long sword.
Within the body, threads formed from Origin Power surged and swirled rapidly around the closed loop...