Chapter 381: Chapter 381: Slow-heating Summer Language (Please Subscribe)
Bals is indeed very smart; in close combat, he was at a disadvantage against Xia Yu, but he quickly spotted Xia Yu’s weakness.
The most effective and quickest way for Xia Yu to use gravity to attack enemies is to lock her eyes on the target. Although her domain can expand her ability to cover the surrounding area, the speed of release is slightly slower, making this brief delay the target of Bals’ attack.
From their previous exchanges, Bals had roughly gauged Xia Yu’s domain range. He attacked from the blind spot of Xia Yu’s vision at a very fast angle, repeatedly withdrawing as soon as he noticed any changes in the surrounding gravity field. After several such cycles, it was clear that Xia Yu was drenched in sweat from excessive use of her abilities.
We can’t go on like this. Pei Yan, after observing and analyzing the situation, turned around and charged in. As Bals attempted to withdraw after a failed sneak attack on Xia Yu’s domain, Pei Yan timely blocked his retreat.
Meanwhile, Xia Yu also reacted, turning to activate her ability. Just when the two thought their pincer attack would surely succeed, Bals sneeringly raised his arms, aiming at Pei Yan and Xia Yu. In the palms of his hands, Pei Yan vaguely saw a transparent crystal stone. The next second, two magic arrays instantly condensed in the void.
"Holy shit!" Pei Yan and Xia Yu exclaimed in unison, then rolled to the sides. Before they could stabilize their figures, two blasts of explosive fire erupted at their original standing positions. Pei Yan managed to maintain balance using the engine, whereas Xia Yu was blasted far away by the shockwave.
"What the hell is this?" Pei Yan looked at Bals in astonishment. Was Bals very strong? No, if anything, Pei Yan felt that Shitang Longsi, whom he fought initially, was more troublesome. His surprise was because this person completely subverted his understanding. How could he possibly utilize the three completely incompatible powers of abilities, Taoist arts, and magic in succession? What exactly is he?
"Surprised? Hahaha!" Bals laughed triumphantly, looking at Pei Yan standing in mid-air in a daze. As he walked toward Xia Yu, he pointed at Pei Yan with a finger and said, "I know you people, the darlings of heaven! Born with superior abilities, with countless resources for you to squander! You’re proud of your abilities, but I’ll crush that pride into the ground."
He then rubbed the fur on his body with a smile and said, "You’re strong. Although I hardly think much of that pretty boy Shitang, the fact that you could defeat him is enough to prove your strength. So, I’ll deal with this bitch first, then come for you. Just wait a little longer; your turn will come soon!"
"Do you really think she’s the weaker one?" Facing Bals’ provocation, Pei Yan didn’t get angry. He slowly descended to the ground, removed his helmet, and sneered at Bals.
Bals was momentarily stunned, then turned to look at his target. Xia Yu, previously blasted into the iceberg, was nowhere to be seen. The next second, he felt a slight pain in his abdomen and looked down to see Xia Yu, much shorter than him, land a punch on his stomach.
"Hehehe! Little girl, such a light punch, has no power... Ah!!" Just as Bals was about to mock Xia Yu, a surge of intense pain shot through his abdomen. He let out a strange cry, swinging his claw to grab Xia Yu, but she had already leaped away.
He tried to pursue her a couple of steps, but with each step, the pain in his abdomen intensified. Then, with a bang, Bals fell headlong to the ground, his stomach bursting open from the inside, spewing out entrails mixed with blood.
Before Bals’ abdominal wound could begin to heal, deafening gunfire erupted from behind him, and the felled Bals was swept by a torrential storm of bullets, shot into a sieve.
Your self-healing ability is strong. No problem, we’ll just hit you before you have time to heal, thought Pei Yan, using a metal storm to unleash thousands of bullets aimed at Bals. As he observed Bals’ body’s changes closely, only a few seconds into his design, after suffering severe injuries, Bals was already smashed beyond recognition, with severed limbs and splattered blood creating a slaughterhouse-like scene.
According to reason, someone blasted like this would have no chance of survival. However, recalling Bals’ previous self-detonation attempt, Pei Yan didn’t stop his attack, continuing to madly barrage the heap of mangled flesh that could no longer be considered human.
Click! As Xia Yu walked around to Pei Yan’s side and saw him stop attacking, she asked in confusion, "Why did you stop shooting? Are you sure he’s dead?"
"No, he’s alive again!" Pei Yan replied with a grim look, scanning into the distance. Xia Yu felt a chill and followed his gaze. Indeed, a figure resembling a blood gourd was gradually taking shape in the distance.
"What on earth is this guy made of?" As Xia Yu exclaimed in shock, Pei Yan’s bullets had already been redirected. Unfortunately, this time, his bullets didn’t successfully strike the blood man’s body but were effectively blocked by a defense array wall. Though this defense wall was quickly penetrated by the swarming bullets, the brief moment had given Bals a chance to catch his breath. Reverting to human form, he dodged Pei Yan’s bullet pursuit with leaps and bounds.
"His ability is very similar to Du Guangyuan’s blood escape. I’d never believe they have no connection!" Seeing his attack fail, Pei Yan said, frowning.
"Whether or not there’s a connection, we have to take him down today! But this freakish self-healing ability of his is too troublesome. Could he really be immortal?" Xia Yu said with a hint of frustration.
"Impossible, he’s almost at the end of his rope. Didn’t you notice that it took him longer to heal this time than before?" Pei Yan said, observing Bals dodging left and right to avoid his attacks, internally comparing Bals’ self-healing ability with Shitang Longsi’s Substitution Technique to assess which was superior.
In terms of usage frequency, Shitang Longsi’s Substitution Technique clearly had the upper hand. However, the downside was that for certain non-lethal injuries, like a severed arm, Shitang Longsi would still need to use this technique to dodge and conserve himself. In contrast, Bals didn’t care about such injuries but suffered significant depletion of his self-healing speed after sustaining a full-body destructive blow.
"Let’s end this quickly together. No matter what trickery he plays, don’t worry about it! How’s your ability warming up?" Pei Yan asked, turning his head to look at Xia Yu after speaking.
Xia Yu swiped her ring, and two pitch-black iron rods appeared in her hands. She swung them, lamenting with a wry smile, "Isn’t it strange that someone as impatient as me has such a slow-warming ability? Pei Yan, thank you. Without you, I would have suffered greatly today. For the next attack, I’ll take the lead, and you back me up. Please!"