am-books Chapter 85: Chapter85-The Chessboard of the Gods
Chapter 85: Chapter85-The Chessboard of the Gods
A black rune, emanating an eerie aura, shot out from the Necrostaff.
It struck the assassin's forehead with lightning speed, much to his astonishment.
The assassin's body jolted, and a faint black mist rose from him.
He had entered a state of silence! Despite the level suppression, the silence effect on the assassin was brief, lasting only a moment.
However, his previously unstoppable attack hesitated significantly at this critical juncture.
A flicker of murderous intent shone in John's eyes.
This was the moment he had been waiting for.
With a thought, the Bloodthirsty Blade's previously closed eerie eye suddenly snapped open, its crimson pupil bursting with blinding blood light.
"Blood Rage!"
John's pupils instantly turned crimson, his aura surged explosively.
Enveloped in dense blood energy, powerful waves of vitality emanated from him, creating tumultuous air currents.
At this moment, under the boost of Blood Rage, John's strength attribute soared to an astonishing 2000 points.
Such terrifying power was rare even among gold-tier warriors.
"Boom!"
The ground beneath John exploded as he turned abruptly.
The Bloodthirsty Blade traced a bloody arc through the sky, slashing ferociously towards the horrified assassin.
"Swoosh!"
Blood light flashed.
The air seemed to freeze.
The assassin's body stiffened, statue-like, standing still.
A crimson line slowly emerged across his neck.
The assassin slowly raised his hand to his neck in shock, seemingly unable to believe what was happening before him.
Then, his head slid off his neck, and blood gushed from the wound like a fountain.
The blood aura surrounding John slowly dissipated.
Shaking off the blood from his longsword, his gaze was as calm as still water.
With a thud, the assassin's headless body fell straight to the ground, emitting a dull sound.
Everyone present shivered inwardly.
Their gazes towards John were as if they were looking at a monster.
A bronze-tier defeating a platinum-tier!
Was this man a demon reincarnate?
John exhaled deeply.
To the onlookers, it all happened in the blink of an eye.
But only John knew the truth; defeating the platinum-tier assassin had nearly exhausted all his tricks.
It was only because the assassin had been overconfident and careless that he had managed to slay him with a single strike.
Without the silencing skill from the Necrostaff, John wouldn't have dared to take such a risk.
Two dense orbs of bloodlight, visible only to John, drifted up from the assassin's corpse.
One flowed into John's body, and the other merged with the Bloodthirsty Blade.
["Blood Absorption" activated, you gain 7 points of strength!]
"Bang!"
A burst of blood blossomed on her shoulder.
Dark Fox was sent flying backwards, crashing to the ground.
"Cough, cough!"
She coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, the gruesome wound on her shoulder shocking to behold, almost too horrific for eyes.
It seemed Femme Fatale's whip had been poisoned.
Dark Fox's complexion turned pale, feeling an overwhelming weakness throughout her body.
She attempted to stand several times, but each attempt ended in failure.
A trace of bitterness appeared in Dark Fox's eyes.
The gap between them was ultimately too vast.
Watching the advantage he had painstakingly built up being overturned in an instant, John clenched his fists, his nails digging into his flesh, a profound sense of powerlessness surging in his heart.
Even with his remarkable talents, before reaching full strength, he remained vulnerable.
Venomous Serpent scoffed, "On the battlefield, absolute strength dictates victory. Even if everyone here dies, as long as the two of us remain, you stand no chance. All your struggles are futile and won't alter the outcome."
With those words, Venomous Serpent stomped on the ground fiercely.
The earth shattered, sending clods of soil flying.
His figure then transformed into a missile, hurtling towards John with fierce momentum.
Albertus, who had just slain a diamond-tier awakener, turned around to witness this scene and roared, "Venomous Serpent, how dare you!"
John was a genius he had managed to recruit using the Fairfax Token.
Albertus could not stand by and watch his protege die before having the chance to flourish.
However, Venomous Serpent ignored him, continuing his charge towards John.
Everyone attempting to block his path was reduced to mush.
The status of heir to the Fairfax House might deter others, but it held no sway over the Dusk Sect.
Biting his lip, Albertus's storage ring glowed.
Without even looking, he hastily retrieved something from it and threw it towards John's location with all his might.
Dark Fox, sensing John's imminent danger, found herself in a critical, time-pressured situation.
A look of determination flashed in her eyes, as if she had made a resolute decision.
A mysterious aura filled with darkness, destruction, and silence seemed to quietly awaken within Dark Fox.
Dark lines spread rapidly from her heart, her pupils swiftly darkening.
Meanwhile, a vastly sacred and profound aura began to stir within Seraphina as well.
The two seemed to notice each other's changes, their gazes meeting inadvertently.
One's eyes shone with a brilliant Gold Flash, exuding an inviolable sanctity, while the other's were as dark as night, void of life and filled with silence.
On the other side, facing the charging Venomous Serpent, John clenched his teeth, his eyes flashing with madness.
Faint bloodlight began to emerge again on his longsword.
The last thing John wanted was to wait passively for death.
...
In the Contract Space, Yina, who had been sleeping in a bubble of colorful mist, suddenly opened her eyes.
Her magnificent, multicolored eyes sparkled with surprise as she murmured to herself, "The God's Chosen of life and destruction have appeared together, and there seems to be an aura of twilight and some peculiar beings... These folks sure move fast. Do I need to intervene? It looks like he's struggling to hold on."
In the sky of the Contract Space, a Gold Flash flickered subtly.