Chapter 135
Chapter 135
“Now!”
Submit and Perish, who had waited so long for this moment, immediately activated Wood Dragon Entanglement in an attempt to immobilize the severely weakened Zhou Ming. He roared, “All forces, attack!”
“Kill!”
The crowd surged toward Zhou Ming, one wave after another. Many expert players who had been waiting for an opening also began revealing themselves.
It was not that they willingly accepted Submit and Perish’s command. Even if he had said nothing, none of them would have missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Arrows and spells of every kind rained down on Zhou Ming, causing damage numbers to appear continuously above him.
-1,566!
-2,058!
-1,567!
…
Every attack pierced his Defense, and none of the damage values were low!
Hope filled the crowd as they watched his HP fall at a visible rate.
“All of you, get out of my way!”
Thrilled beyond measure, Bawang charged at the very front.
Zhouyou Shijie was suffering Level suppression, and all his Attributes had been halved!
Right now, he was a tiger whose fangs had been torn out. Bawang suppressed him in every respect. Even Heavenrend could not possibly threaten him!
There was no question about it. The time had finally come to wash away his past humiliation!
Wood Dragon Entanglement pinned Zhou Ming in place as attacks exploded around him. Covered in blood and looking like a god of slaughter, he watched the God-Demon Orb fly from his inventory on its own. It trembled around him, radiating intense red light.
“Gurgle…”
His blood churned.
Flames ignited across Zhou Ming’s body once more. Watching Bawang rampage toward him, he smiled and asked, “Are you really not afraid that something terrifying might happen?”
“!!”
When his gaze met Zhou Ming’s, Bawang’s heart clenched. Panic inexplicably gripped him. He raised the spear in his hand, gritted his teeth, and unleashed his killing move. “Still acting tough? Today is the day you die!”
“Is that so?”
Zhou Ming used Soul Plunder on Bawang, then activated Holy Flame Purification and broke free of Wood Dragon Entanglement’s effect.
“Ding!”
[System Notification: Congratulations! You have completed your class advancement. Your Growth Ratings have increased substantially!]
“Ding!”
[System Notification: You have used the skill [Holy Flame Purification], dispelling all negative effects and restoring 20% HP. For 5 seconds after use, you gain Super Armor and are immune to all crowd-control effects!]
…
Weakness was, at its core, merely another negative effect. Unless an effect was specifically marked as impossible to dispel, Holy Flame Purification could remove it as well.
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Ming’s strength returned to normal. His second class advancement then increased it even further.
“CLANG!”
The spearhead stopped against Zhou Ming’s body, unable to advance another inch.
-46,587!
The tremendous damage shaved one-third from Zhou Ming’s HP.
He could kill him!
Delight surged through Bawang as he made what he believed was an accurate judgment.
“Not bad, little bro! You’ve got some real strength!”
Zhou Ming casually scooped several pieces from the equipment scattered across the ground and threw them on haphazardly, gaining a percentage-based increase in strength. He then stomped one foot down.
“BANG!”
Dust burst from the ground. An invisible pressure swept outward in every direction, significantly weakening every player.
“Ding!”
[System Notification: Zhouyou Shijie has activated the command skill [Warlord]. All enemy units’ Attributes decrease by 10%-36.74%!]
“Son of a…”
Bawang’s pupils contracted. He could see every value on Zhouyou Shijie’s Character Panel rising rapidly, so he hurriedly charged again.
“SHRRIP…”
An icy glint shone from the spearhead.
“BANG!”
Zhou Ming casually picked up a dagger, and his Attack underwent an earth-shattering transformation. He raised his left hand and, with perfect timing, caught the spear shaft in a single grip.
The spearhead seemed frozen in front of Zhou Ming. It could not move.
-15!
-13!
-68!
The damage dealt by other players also plummeted to almost nothing.
“!!”
Bawang’s heart pounded. He could neither pull the spear free nor drive it forward. “How did you suddenly become this strong?”
“Strong? Me?” Zhou Ming shot back. “Don’t make things up with your eyes wide open. I’ve been this strong the whole time. Maybe look at yourself and ask why you can’t keep up.”
In the next instant, the Heavenrend greatsword, dozens of meters long, descended from the sky.
At that razor-thin moment, Bawang stared at the smiling Zhouyou Shijie before him and seemed to see a horrifying demon. He shouted a warning, “RUN!!”
Zhou Ming was leveling far too quickly!
They had stood a chance when he was relying purely on his base stats to fight them. The moment he could equip gear, however, it became an entirely different contest.
Unfortunately, the forbidden spell had also made his earlier strength absurd. Now that it had ended, he could equip gear again. There was simply no gap in his power.
“SHNK!!”
-324,878! (Critical Damage)
Bawang’s corpse was split in two. Even after transforming into a spirit, he remained terrified and deathly pale, unable to accept such a miserable end.
“Ding!”
[System Notification: Congratulations! You have successfully killed [Fearless Spear · Bawang]. Current-Level EXP +25.7%, Crime Value +1!]
“Bawang performed pretty well during Pinnacle Showdown. Why does he look like complete trash every time he faces Zhouyou Shijie?”
“Are we going to fail again?”
“It’s only been half an hour! How did his strength change this much?”
…
The crowd’s expressions turned ugly. Caught between advancing and retreating, they all looked toward Submit and Perish.
“Damn it, are you even human?”
Submit and Perish cursed, then activated Wind Dragon’s Descent once again.
He refused to believe Zhouyou Shijie could forcibly destroy his skill without the forbidden spell’s enhancement.
“ROAR!”
The wind dragon lunged at Zhou Ming once more.
“You need to learn some new moves!” Zhou Ming cast Astral God Art and Bedrock Shield on himself, then unleashed Flame Dragon Roar, easily dissolving most of the wind dragon’s power.
-5,560!
An almost negligible damage number appeared.
At the same time, Bedrock Shield activated. Fire-element power transformed into a streak of light that all but automatically sought its target and forcefully reflected the damage back at its source.
-450,600! (Critical Damage)
The damage value was even higher than before, killing Submit and Perish outright with the reflected blow.
“Ding!”
[System Notification: Congratulations! You have successfully killed [Barrier Breaker · Submit and Perish]. Current-Level EXP +29.4%, Crime Value +1!]
“Whoosh!”
Golden light rose as Zhou Ming reached Level 51.
“Goodbye!”
“Sorry for bothering you!”
After seeing two top experts fail to survive even one move, the players completely abandoned the idea of killing Zhouyou Shijie.
“And now you think you can leave?” Zhou Ming raised his hands. Fire-element power gathered between his palms and formed a fireball.
“Heavenrend again?”
One player dismissed it. “Whatever. He’s far enough away that he can’t hit me!”
“No!”
Bawang’s spirit stiffened. “This… This doesn’t look like Heavenrend!”
“BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!”
In only a few seconds, the fireball grew larger and larger, expanding at tremendous speed. Flames mingled with black substance, carrying a suffocating pressure.
The gesture Zhou Ming had used to cradle it became one of holding it aloft!
He raised the fireball condensed from terrifying power, then hurled it toward the densest cluster of players.
“BOOM!!”
It was like a nuclear bomb detonating.
The fireball exploded and transformed into a vast, surging sea of flames.
“Ding!”
[System Notification: You have used the skill [Forbidden · Flames of Eternal Calamity], dealing 5,000% damage based on 200% of your Attack to all units within a 1,000 x 1,000 area. This attack is guaranteed to inflict Burn and causes enemy units to lose 1% HP per second for 10 seconds!]
-1,236,048!
-1,234,895!
-1,264,478!
…
Countless players stared in shock.
Another true forbidden spell!
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