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41: Chapter 41: Blood for Blood (Please Favorite, Follow, and Vote)
The swift bullet burst out of the muzzle, and Mu Xiu’s head was jerked around by his muscles, quickly shifted, dodging the incoming bullet once again.
But then, before he could crack a smile, another bullet following closely pierced his right eye, and fresh blood erupted forth.
Hit!
He Ao swiftly rolled away from his original position.
“Ah!”
A massive fist directly shattered the floor where He Ao had just been standing, with chunks of broken cement scattering all around, followed by Mu Xiu’s agonized roar.
Then He Ao was met with an onslaught of attacks as fierce as a sudden, violent storm.
After being wounded, Mu Xiu’s attacks became even more ferocious, with his massive fist winds barely missing He Ao multiple times.
However, having been hit in the right eye, he had lost part of his field of vision, so although his attacks were fiercer, the pressure on He Ao actually had lessened.
Eyes are weak spots, but not vital points.
He Ao kept dodging while thinking.
But eyes can be blinded, and if both eyes were blinded, it would reduce the pressure and give him a chance to find an opportunity.
At this moment, the blood from the eye wound on Mu Xiu had already stopped, his right eye was completely destroyed, and the bullet that had penetrated his eyeball had somehow been forcibly dug out by Mu Xiu.
His left eye was filled with fresh red veins, staring dead at He Ao, as his fists continued to assail with the force of a hurricane. n𝚘𝚟𝚙𝚞𝚋.𝚌o𝚖
“Die!!”
His voice was like a wild beast from the wilderness, filled with extreme rage and agitation.
His speed intensified further, the terrible force almost demolishing the nearby walls into rubble, and he ripped the ceiling overhead down like tearing paper.
In this frenzied venting, He Ao dodged the deadly attacks time and again.
The Super Memory modeling in his mind became clearer and his predictions of Mu Xiu’s actions became more accurate, so much so that often before Mu Xiu could make his next move, He Ao had already dodged it.
But even so, in the terrifying chase of speed, He Ao’s situation became increasingly difficult.
Super Memory, while close to a divine skill, was still more of an assistive effect, and the enhancement from absorbing the ‘waiter’ still paled in comparison to Mu Xiu’s strength.
Though Mu Xiu had no extra assistance, by maximizing his speed and strength, he still managed to leave He Ao gasping for breath.
Brute force breaks all techniques.
In terms of physical abilities, He Ao was far less than Mu Xiu, and even with the power of Super Memory, he had only just advanced to E rank.
There were two bullets left in the Gauss Gun.
He Ao’s mind rapidly simulated Mu Xiu’s next move.
Without looking back, he raised his gun and fired.
Boom—
Accompanied by a muffled groan, the swiftly flying bullet seemed to have hit a soft body.
Did it hit?
He Ao looked up to check on Mu Xiu.
This shot was aimed at Mu Xiu’s left eye.
But staring back at him was a blood-red eye.
Mu Xiu had used his already injured right eye to take the shot aimed at his left eye and feigned the effect of the eye being hit.
This is bad!
He Ao was startled, ready to dodge, but it was already too late.
Mu Xiu had used his right eye to fake the effect of being hit to draw He Ao’s attention to his head, during such fierce combat, any momentary lapse could bring about catastrophic consequences,
A massive hand descended from the sky, grabbing He Ao in its grasp and lifting him up.
“You?” Mu Xiu stared at He Ao with the only eye he had left, a cruel and insane smile spread across his face, “Want to kill me?
Just with this?”
His other hand covered the Gauss Gun that He Ao was holding, and with a forceful pull, he dislocated He Ao’s wrist, snatched the gun away, and threw it to the ground.
Mu Xiu looked at He Ao fanatically, his palm suddenly tightening its grip fiercely.
He Ao felt an immense force on his chest as his ribs were crushed by the brutal strength, but it seemed Mu Xiu didn’t want to kill him instantly, after the violent crush, it was a gradual increase in pressure, little by little, enhancing He Ao’s agony.
Compared to Mu Xiu’s peak D-class strength, He Ao’s power was indeed pitifully weak.
Even after a burst of Life Consuming with Super Memory, attacking Mu Xiu was nothing more than an egg striking a rock.
He was able to scare off the Dancing Girl using his mental resistance, verbal deterrence, and the timely appearance of the little boy, but these had no effect on a physical powerhouse like Mu Xiu.
Fresh blood from shattered organs spilled up through He Ao’s trachea and esophagus into his throat, then overflowed from the corners of his mouth.
Even at this moment, he was still not afraid, but instead stared fixedly at Mu Xiu, baring his blood-covered teeth in a grimace,
“Revenge!
What a fine word, but why should the path of your revenge be paved with the lives of my family members?
Are your relatives human, while mine are not?!!!”
By the end of his speech, it had even become a somewhat hysterical roar.
It was a challenge from Ande, from a child who had lost his parents.
Mu Xiu was taken aback by this statement, the madness in his eyes briefly stalling.
The intense dust settled slowly with the pause in the brief fight, revealing a huge drawing.
It was a meticulously painted Septagram pattern, and He Ao and Mu Xiu were standing right in the center of this pattern.
At the seven points of the Septagram, arranged clockwise, were a brand-new primary school textbook, a notebook, a fountain pen, a briefcase, an exquisite ink bottle, pieces of a human skull, and human finger bones and joints.
This was a Ritual Array!
At the first glimpse of this pattern, Mu Xiu immediately ran outwards, but at that moment, a shining pure white light had already risen from the Septagram.
“I have seen,”
He Ao looked into Mu Xiu’s eyes and spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with pieces of his organs, his voice carrying a calm madness,
“All things will eventually exhaust.”
A vast and boundless aura passed through endless space, bringing the gaze of a great Divine Being, and a terrifying oppressive force suddenly affected every piece of land nearby.
“Only Truth is infinite!”
One by one, Phantom Shadow figures appeared in the air, twisted mutterings echoed once more in He Ao’s ears, and endless knowledge flooded his mind like a tidal wave.
These phantoms encircled He Ao, chanting devoutly,
“All things will eventually exhaust, only Truth is infinite!”
He Ao had always been setting up this communication ritual.
He could not defeat Mu Xiu, but that did not mean he could not kill him.
An eye for an eye, blood for blood.
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Selena rode her pitch-black motorcycle, the roaring engine sound cutting through building after towering building.
The distant high walls seemed close at hand, the surrounding human presence increasingly desolate, even the light from the street lamps were no longer bright; some, long-neglected and in disrepair, stood by the roadside, casting a faint glow.
This was the land of wanderers, a place untouched by the Dawn.
The howling wind slapped against Selena’s shoulders, scraping at her skin, her speed far exceeding the road’s maximum limit, but the only thought in her heart was.
Go faster, just a bit faster.
As she kept drawing closer to that dilapidated building, a profound, majestic advent descended upon the land.
This majesty, she knew all too well.
The God of Knowledge.
