After taking the medicine, Dongcheng Xiuwu entered an enhanced state for a short period, with both his strength and speed increasing. He was unaffected by illusions, and his pain sensitivity was significantly reduced.
However, the katana was clearly longer than a dagger, so even if Chen Bugu wanted to trade injuries, he wouldn't gain any advantage.
In Dongcheng Xiuwu's view, Chen Bugu was clearly desperate to resort to such a foolish tactic as trading injuries.
This thought persisted until a purple light flashed in Chen Bugu’s eyes, followed by a sharp, piercing pain in Dongcheng Xiuwu’s brain, as if countless long needles had been jabbed into it.
This caused him to slow down by a fraction. Although the katana still cut into Chen Bugu’s shoulder, before he could split the man’s body in two, his own heart had already been pierced by a dagger.
Dongcheng Xiuwu did not understand how he lost until his death.
He collapsed to the ground, his vision blurring, and his consciousness gradually fading.
Fortunately, in his final moments, he saw a crimson light appear in the sky above.
“I… will… wait… in Hell…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Chen Bugu plunged a blade into his throat.
“Noisy!”
Chen Bugu pulled out the Rapid Wind Dagger, cut off Dongcheng Xiuwu’s right hand, and then took the Lingguang Lock from his waist, throwing them both into his storage ring.
As he stood up, he activated Recall. His wounds instantly healed, and his greatly depleted mental energy was also restored.
The moment he looked up, their eyes met. Alek stood on the rooftop, looking down at him.
At this moment, Alek’s skin was as pale as snow, his pupils were blood-red, his fangs protruded, and a blood-colored energy formed a cloak behind him.
Enhancement Ability (Transformation Type): Blood Demon
Blood Demon, a magical beast rumored to be extremely similar to Western vampires.
Chen Bugu exhaled, looking at Alek on the rooftop. In his previous life, he had looked up at him countless times like this.
“You are very courageous, but for the reputation of Cross Street, you must die here tonight.”
“To be honest, I don’t care that much about Dongcheng Xiuwu. The Neon people are as useless as ever, losing to you Huaguo people once again.”
“However, you still have to look at the master when beating a dog. What’s more, I poured so many resources into him. Hand over his storage ring, and I can leave your corpse intact.”
Chen Bugu looked at Alek’s condescending gaze, extended his right hand, palm up, and then slowly raised his middle finger.
“You’re asking for death!”
Alek transformed into a streak of blood-light and lunged fiercely at Chen Bugu.
Chen Bugu used Mental Shock again, while simultaneously activating Bullet Time and retreating towards the courtyard exit.
A huge crater was instantly smashed into the ground. As the dust dissipated, Chen Bugu had already reached the gate.
The effect of Mental Shock on Alek lasted less than a second. He had regained consciousness before he even landed.
The Blood Demon was originally a magical beast known for its agility. Missing its first strike, it immediately pursued Chen Bugu again.
Chen Bugu dared not exit Bullet Time. The gap between Seven Star and Nine Star was already huge. If he didn't rely on Bullet Time, he would be caught and killed by Alek instantly.
After escaping the courtyard, Chen Bugu had already seen Jiang Sisi not far away, as well as members of Cross Street rushing from a distance.
He knew that tonight, there was no way he could escape Obsidian Town under Alek’s pursuit.
Since that was the case, he would kill one more!
Chen Bugu took out a Burning Body Pill from his storage ring and decisively put it into his mouth.
Old Zhou had told Chen Bugu when he gave him this pill that the Burning Body Pill could squeeze his potential, temporarily boosting his Three Regions to the Eight Star level for 10 seconds.
However, the side effects were equally significant. After 10 seconds, Chen Bugu would fall into a severely weakened state, his strength would drop by one major tier, which was 3 levels, and this would last for 24 hours, during which he would be unable to break through.
But Chen Bugu couldn’t afford to worry about that much now.
He swallowed the Burning Body Pill, and accompanied by intense pain, his pores opened, spewing a faint layer of blood mist.
Chen Bugu’s eyes were blood-red, and he transformed into a crimson streak, rushing out rapidly.
The next moment, Alek looked at the dissipating afterimage under his fist, a little surprised.
Chen Bugu’s sudden surge in speed now even faintly approached the Nine Star level.
Alek looked at the blood mist left in the air, put his hand to his nose, and gently fanned it.
“The taste of his blood is wrong. Is it a Burning Body Pill? Heh, interesting.”
“It’s just a state burst, I might as well show off a bit too.”
Alek’s pupils became even more blood-red, but the whites of his eyes strangely turned black. The blood-colored energy cloak behind him suddenly billowed up, transforming into huge bat wings.
“Crimson State!”
Jiang Sisi watched all of this, her heart greatly alarmed. She hadn't expected Chen Bugu to force out even this move from Alek. If that guy truly had no other tricks up his sleeve, he would likely be in grave danger this time.
Alek transformed into a streak of blood-light and instantly vanished from his spot.
“Captain Jiang, are we… are we still chasing?”
A Storm Clan member unconsciously swallowed his saliva, looking at Jiang Sisi.
“Chasing? Can you stop them?”
Jiang Sisi looked in the direction where Alek and Chen Bugu had disappeared, knowing that the situation had developed to a point where they could no longer control it.
However, after hearing the commotion made by those fools from Cross Street at the entrance, Jiang Sisi could be sure.
Dongcheng Xiuwu was truly dead…
On the streets of Obsidian Town at night, a crimson light and a blood-light pursued each other fiercely, one in front and one behind, while people on both sides of the road couldn't even make out any afterimages.
Chen Bugu looked back. Alek was indeed the leader of Cross Street; the speed he unleashed now already surpassed that of an average Nine Star.
At this rate, he would be caught by Alek in no more than 5 seconds.
But, that was enough!
In contrast, Alek’s expression was a bit strange, because he discovered that the direction Chen Bugu was fleeing at full speed was actually the headquarters of Cross Street.
3 seconds later, Chen Bugu plunged into Cross Street, alarming the leaders of various clans.
Another 1 second passed, and Alek appeared inside Cross Street, but his face was extremely grim.
At this moment, Chen Bugu was trapped. The leaders of the Naga, Magic Lizard Clan, and the Town Chief had all been alerted.
Standing in the middle of the crowd, Chen Bugu did not move.
The dagger in his hand still held residual warmth, and a corpse had already appeared on the ground beside him.
Chen Bugu publicly killing Tanaka Nobuko in Cross Street was not only a slap to Cross Street’s face but also a slap to Alek’s face.
One must know that Alek had been chasing him all the way back!
But that man still, under his very nose, in Cross Street, at his banquet, killed a member of Cross Street.
Everyone could see that Alek’s grim face was so dark it could almost drip water.
However, as the protagonist of the incident, Chen Bugu was covered in blood, but his eyes were defiant, and a playful smirk played on his lips.
In front of everyone, Chen Bugu looked at Alek.
He extended his right hand, palm up, and slowly raised a middle finger.
In the next instant, the blood-colored energy behind Alek transformed into long spears, exploding like a storm and shooting towards Chen Bugu.
The flagstones on the ground were shattered to pieces. Beneath the dust, when people expected to see Chen Bugu’s bloody corpse…
That man, however, vanished before everyone’s eyes.