novelThe Deadly Counter
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Translator: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1
Although Gyan was an MT, he was still utterly defeated under Sheyan's unrelenting attacks, mainly because Evil Sword Apophis was simply too absurdly powerful.
This time, Sheyan did not perform the second half of 'Withering Impact' after sending Gyan up into the air because his main focus was still on the woman named Artemis. Instead, he waited for Gyan to fall, then swung his sword with a face full of rage. He used the 'Extinction' ability to hack off Gyan's right foot.
This way, although the destructive power of the second half of the 'Withering Impact' did not materialise, Sheyan would not have to bear the subsequent side effect of not being able to move for a long time. He would thus have enough mobility to pursue after Artemis.
Being as observant as Sheyan was, he had noticed that, although the cocooning ability shown by Artemis was truly bizarre and unexpected without any exploitable flaws, Evil Sword Apophis still managed to cut her, so her dripping blood would leave behind a trail, betraying her whereabouts. What's more, the 'Stairway of the Sun' was a kind of plant that was deeply rooted in the earth, so it could clearly sense any faint vibration in the ground.
Artemis' footsteps were light, but because the SARS virus would constantly be nibbling away at her health, she would be constantly assailed by the disease's symptoms such as chest pain, breathing difficulty, high fever and coughs, which would betray her location too.
Sheyan's legs were deeply embedded in the ground, his eyes half closed, his ears taking in every bit of sound, however subtle.
"Over there!" Suddenly, Sheyan burst forth like a cheetah. He had heard a very faint cough coming from a certain direction. But no matter how light the cough was, it was impossible to hide from Sheyan's ears.
As expected, Sheyan saw that the gravel on the ground in that direction showed signs of having been trampled on. The slightly blue ground also had traces of brown in it. He took a deep breath, then raised his right arm!
Sheyan's heartbeat accelerated to 180 in a flash, and his blood pressure also soared wildly. The raised right hand suddenly turned blue and black and rapidly grew, the skin on it became full of chaps as if it were bark. The tendrils of the 'Stairway of the Sun' danced about excitedly.
Sheyan smashed his fist into the ground.
A large number of fissures spread forward like roots to surround an empty space more than 20 metres ahead. The ground suddenly exploded, and soil splashed. Seven or eight illusions of giant tendrils had burst forth from the ground and flailed wildly like the tentacles of a giant octopus. They wrapped around something in the empty space!
When the attack was launched, Sheyan seemed to have suddenly found some insights and had finally broken through certain shackles in his body. The giant tendrils spun at a high speed and dragged a huge spindle shaped ellipsoid out of the void!
A shrill cry came from inside it, and a clear sound akin to cloth tearing apart was heard. Following a flash of light, the tendrils were chopped into pieces and vanished in the air. Artemis rolled out of the void. She was wearing a tight suit that hugged her body closely. This tight suit had vivid round nodes on the chests, navel, knees and elbows, and would flash with electricity from time to time. It was the standard issue invisibility suit worn by Terran Ghosts.
The suit could refract light so as to achieve an invisibility effect. However, it needed to consume MP continuously to do that, which made its usage requirement very high. Artemis surprisingly could use it.
But at this moment, the invisibility suit had become so ragged that it could hardly be recognised anymore. Only a portion of the stealth function was still in effect; the rest had ceased functioning while emitting electric sparks. Therefore, Artemis' appearance right now was rather strange. Only some parts of her were visible. However, with her beautiful, curvy body, it was rather provocative.
But Sheyan only had eyes for the object in Artemis' left hand!
The object was none other than a crystal container!
"You still think you can run away?" he asked Artemis flatly.
Artemis screamed furiously, fire almost seemed to be coming out of her eyes. The short hook on her other hand shined with a dazzling golden light, and the transparents wings on her back fluttered. Sheyan could only feel a gust of wind, and the next thing he knew, a stream of blood was gushing out of his body! But more terrifying was that Sheyan did not even have a chance to counter attack after being struck by the woman!!
However, Sheyan had always believed that if there was no chance, then he simply had to create one; if he had no confidence, then create some. Despite the major speed disparity between the two sides, Sheyan covered the wound on his chest and immediately gave chase!
SARS symptoms broke out in Artemis again. Sheyan, who initially seemed like he had no chance of catching up, immediately seized the opportunity to pounce on her! Screams and groans sounded at the same time...
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Less than ten minutes later, Sheyan could be seen covering up the wounds on his body with his hands. There were about seven or eight messy, bloody wounds, so deep that his bones were visible; it was truly a grim sight. Blood seeped out of them incessantly and silently flowed down his legs to the soil. His gait was unsteady, and his steps were heavy, leaving behind a horrifying trail of bloody footprints in his wake.
However, his eyes were still firm, and there was a trace of ruthlessness in them! There were no signs of wavering!
Both 'Gloryheal' and honorary dosage were now on cooldown, and he had less than half his HP left. Gyan and Artemis had proven to be much more difficult to deal with than he had initially imagined.
However, there was no doubt that he now had the upper hand.
He had the absolute upper hand.
Gyan's corpse behind him was enough to prove this point.
Gyan did not die in peace. Even now, his eyes were still wide open. The only hand he had left, his right hand, still seemed like it wished to grab onto something tightly. It appeared that even up to the moment of his death, he still tried his best to carry out his responsibility as an MT of holding off the enemy. Unfortunately, his hand could no longer grab anything.
Artemis was kneeling on the ground, gasping violently. She actually seemed to be in a much better state than Sheyan was, but her injuries were definitely heavier! The formidable power of Evil Sword Apophis was beyond doubt!
Artemis felt her head spinning. After her right lung that was pierced by Apophis had lost its digitised characteristic, it had naturally lost the function of supplying oxygen to her body. Of course, her two hooks were very powerful as well, but Sheyan was no weakling either. In addition, SARS had smoothened the disparity in speed between both sides, so in a situation where two sides that had somewhat similar attack power traded blows, the side that had lower defence and HP would of course come off worse – much worse!
Sheyan wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled at Artemis.
"Say your last words. I'll give you ten seconds, for Ronnie's sake."
Artemis' expression changed to one of bewilderment.
"Ronnie??? You know Ronnie?"
"Of course! He calls me boss now. You're a thorn in his heart, and if I don't pull this thorn out, he'll never return to his strongest state, " replied Sheyan with a smirk.
Artemis was actually secretly planning on how she should negotiate with Sheyan, but when she heard that, a feeling of despair instantly overcame her. She knew there was no room for compromise if Ronnie was involved. Therefore, she made a ruthless decision right then and there. With a harsh screech, she charged towards Sheyan!
Sheyan already had victory in his grasp, so rather than taking an aggressive approach, he became even more cautious instead. There was nothing wrong with his decision. Artemis was already a piece of meat on the chopping block, waiting to be carved up. Sheyan only needed to wait for the disease to break out to easily reap her life, so there was no need to take unnecessary risks.
However, when Artemis reached him, her body suddenly stiffened, revealed a huge opening. Sheyan was already very familiar with this sight. It was the sign of the disease's symptom surfacing.
Sheyan still remembered that Artemis had other teammates who were rushing back at this very moment, so he stabbed her without hesitation.
Yes, the way Sheyan used Evil Sword Apophis was that simple, that direct. He completely treated it as a butchering knife, using it to perform the simplest actions of stabbing, slashing and hacking! There was no beauty at all to the style, only a tyrannical desire to butcher....
But in that instant, Artemis, who was supposed to be convulsing in pain without being able to move an inch, suddenly took something out to block the sword with! This totally caught Sheyan by surprise. This block was obviously a scheme she had planned for a long time. She had even taken Sheyan's way of attacking into account, knowing that Sheyan could no longer stop his sword!
The unbelievably sharp edge of Apophis' blade smashed the object into smithereens. The unstoppable sword kept going and went straight into Artemis' heart. The muscles on Artemis' face twitched in pain, but her eyes that were looking at Sheyan were full of the joy of someone achieving vengeance.
"Ha ha ha ha, excellent, EXCELLENT! The Queen of Blades will be here soon, and you'll die by her hands! Thanks to me!"
The object Sheyan crushed was none other than the crystal container that had an alternate dimension inside it that could isolate the smell of its content! And the thing contained inside it was none other than the fake Keystone!
With the crystal container destroyed, the smell of the fake Keystone could no longer be blocked. The Queen of Blades was obviously still alive, so she would definitely rush here post haste! Considering the brutal personality of the Zerg queen, the first thing she would do after she got here would certainly be to kill all the non-Zerg creatures around!
That's right. This was Artemis' revenge – a vicious, crazy, perfect plan of revenge!!
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