Chapter 52: The Trump Card Broken?

"That's right..." Zhao Jin slapped his forehead.

Lu Li and Xu Xiao were extremely close; he definitely wouldn't be able to bear seeing Xu Xiao humiliated.

"Lu Li, if you don't stop right now, this little beauty's purity will be gone!"

"By then, even if your ability can 'resurrect' her, she will still retain the memory of being humiliated in front of you."

"Are you really going to remain indifferent?!"

Zhao Jin's voice was loud, reaching not only Lu Li but also Wang Chao and Ma Han.

The latter two had their eyes split with rage, wishing they could rush forward and snatch Xu Xiao back.

Lu Li finally reacted this time.

However, he merely paused his hand movements slightly, lowering the release frequency of his lightning arrows.

Feng Xi began to tear at the last of Xu Xiao's clothes.

Lascivious laughter echoed continuously.

Yet Lu Li remained unmoved.

"Save her, Lu Li!" Ma Han struggled and roared.

"Lu Li, save the class monitor first, I'm begging you!" Wang Chao dropped to his knees and wept bitterly.

"Coward! You can't even protect your own woman, what kind of man are you, Lu Li!" Lin Qinyue shrieked curses without stop.

The figure in the open ground still hadn't moved.

Everyone thought Lu Li had given up on Xu Xiao.

Only Alisa, holding a shield to the side with an extremely low presence, did not think so.

She twitched her ears, detecting a familiar sensation emanating from that figure.

She remembered!

It was the exact same feeling that had surrounded Master Lu Li when he executed the Chen family's blade slave!

Alisa subconsciously activated her innate talent—[Goddess of Fortune's Favor].

The next instant, the crackling sound of the lightning arrows abruptly ceased.

Lu Li's figure suddenly blurred!

In his place stood a dark shadow with a wretched expression.

Feng Xi, who had been distracted and keeping watch, froze. Immediately afterward, he felt his arms grow light!

A wave of warmth rushed toward his face.

It wasn't the sweet and smooth body temperature of the beauty beneath him, but hot, reeking blood!

The hands severed clean at the roots were still twitching on the ground like a vulture's claws, attempting to desecrate that body within arm's reach.

"I..."

Feng Xi wanted to shout something, but only a single syllable escaped his mouth.

It felt as though cement had sealed his mouth and nose.

His heart stopped instantly!

The last image he saw was the look of absolute terror on Zhao Jin's face.

"How did 'Absolute Fatal Strike' trigger anyway..."

Lu Li, who had long since been [Stealthed], felt a sense of surprise in his heart, but his hands did not stop.

The insect-tooth dagger swept out like flowing water, striking directly at Zhao Jin's throat!

Perhaps the splashing blood had revealed Lu Li's position,

or perhaps Zhao Jin's own instincts were astonishingly sharp.

Faced with the invisible sneak attack, he subconsciously leaned back, barely dodging the blade's edge.

Immediately following that, he unleashed a fierce kick, sending Xu Xiao along with Feng Xi's corpse flying several meters away.

"Zhao Jin, save me!!"

Without the suppression of the lightning arrows, Komatsu Chiken's piercing screams rang out once again.

"Stop screaming! I need to kill Lu Li first, otherwise neither of us will make it out alive!"

Zhao Jin roared irritably.

"Save me first! I have a way to 'break stealth' and help you 'see' him!"

"Really?"

"What would I gain by lying to you?!"

Seeing that even Komatsu Chiken had put it this way, Zhao Jin hesitated no longer. He reached out, grabbed the hostage Lin Qinyue, and strode toward the black-and-red lump of flesh.

Screams echoed from behind.

Without hostages, Zhao Jin's subordinates were slaughtered one by one by Lu Li.

Wang Xuyan and He Shufen saw that the situation was turning sour and retreated repeatedly, quietly blending back into the survivors.

"You look like an absolute freak right now, how are you going to help me?"

Zhao Jin reached the lump of flesh in two or three steps, asking while keeping a cautious eye on his surroundings.

"Reach out your hand..."

The black-and-red lump of flesh quivered, emitting a seductive sound.

Half-doubting, Zhao Jin extended his arm.

The next moment, a drastic change occurred!

The black-and-red lump of flesh suddenly contracted, thrusting out a multitude of fleshy tendrils that scrambled to burrow into Zhao Jin's arm.

The latter hadn't expected this development at all and immediately shrieked in alarm as he retreated repeatedly.

"贱女人,你在干什么?!" (Vile bitch, what are you doing?!) -> "Vile bitch, what are you doing?!"

"Don't be afraid, Zhao-san, it'll be over soon..."

Komatsu Chiken's voice drifted out hauntingly.

Only this time, the source of the voice was not the rapidly shriveling black-and-red lump of flesh.

Instead, it came directly from Zhao Jin's throat.

The tendrils pierced through Zhao Jin's flesh and blood, rapidly reinforcing his physical body.

Grotesque bone spurs burst through his skin, and writhing muscles bulged lump by lump.

When a fist-sized, skinless crimson head emerged from his neck, the look of fear on Zhao Jin's face had completely vanished.

Replaced by a realization bordering on madness.

"So that's how it is..."

Zhao Jin looked up and down at his mutated body, a satisfied smile blooming on his distorted face:

"Now, I can 'see' the target 'eroded by demonic Qi'."

As his voice fell, Zhao Jin suddenly raised his arm to block his front.

His bulging muscles were inexplicably torn open by a slash,

yet Zhao Jin advanced instead of retreating, fiercely clawing at the empty air with his other deformed arm.

A burst of shattered blood mist exploded in his palm!

The injured Lu Li quickly retreated, completely blowing his concealment.

"Spit."

Lu Li spat out a mouthful of bloody foam and activated his innate talent [Extreme Healing].

Although Zhao Jin's blow was harmless enough, upon combining with the parasitic demon, he also carried a contamination aura.

This strike doubled the negative effects of 'Demonic Qi Erosion'!

If he took another two or three hits, it would inevitably lead to 'Deep Erosion'.

By then, even with all his extraordinary abilities, Lu Li wouldn't be able to avoid the fate of transforming into a demonic cocoon.

"If only I had a 'Divine' class talent..."

Lu Li thought to himself, glancing not far away at the controlled Lin Qinyue.

That Lin family young miss's [Divine Blessing] counted as a 'Divine' class talent.

Should he—

Find an opportunity to kill her, and then use [Soul Devour] to seize it?

The thought had barely formed in his mind before Lu Li shook his head.

He was not a bloodthirsty person.

Although Lin Qinyue had offended him verbally, her crimes did not warrant death.

Besides, things hadn't reached a dead end yet!

"It seems 'Demonic Qi Erosion' is already starting to affect my mind..."

Lu Li frowned, putting away the insect-tooth dagger.

Seeing this, Zhao Jin assumed Lu Li had given up resistance and laughed wildly:

"Hahaha, at the end of your rope?"

"Knowing you're no match for me, so you plan to lay down your weapons and surrender?"

"Let me tell you, it's too late!!"

With that, Zhao Jin kicked off the ground fiercely!

The hard cement floor instantly fractured with spiderweb cracks, and his figure shot toward Lu Li like a cannonball!

Yet Lu Li acted as if he had truly lost his fighting spirit, quickly moving sideways as if searching for a safe spot to dodge.

There was no time to lose!

Alisa, watching from the side, felt a gust of wind brush against her body, and the next second she realized Lu Li had hidden behind her.

"Alisa, hold your ground no matter what!"

"Huh? Master, you..."

Before Alisa could finish speaking, Zhao Jin had already struck.

A muffled impact rang out explosively!

Alisa felt the web of her hands tighten, and her body involuntarily slid backward by two inches!

"After activating my talent, my luck really did get worse; it failed to trigger 'Perfect Block'..."

Alisa's eyes welled up with tears.

Not out of fear, but from the pain.

The impact force of Zhao Jin's strike was simply too strong!

Even with the damage reduction from the [Coward's Shield], the shock transmitted to Alisa was still terrifying.

After combining with the parasitic demon, Zhao Jin's four-dimensional attributes had massively increased!

She couldn't hold on.

Yet she had to hold on!

Because this was the command of Master Lu Li!

Alisa's gaze hardened, her entire body tensing up in preparation for the follow-up attack.

But right at that moment,

a hand suddenly reached out from behind her, passing over the shield and pressing onto Zhao Jin's body...