The phantom of the evil ghost roared silently, raising the thunder beast and smashing it fiercely onto the ground.
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes and said, "So fierce, then..."
Bai Ye raised his hand, and immediately, a huge magic circle appeared beneath his feet, spreading outwards, scattering brilliant light.
Magic Incantation!
As the magic circle of the Magic Incantation took shape, the direction of reinforcement Bai Ye chose this time was naturally...
Elemental reinforcement to himself, with a 15% increase in the effect of any items or abilities related to elements!
There was nothing to think about; elemental reinforcement was the most direct way to increase the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Zzzt!
Large patches of lightning appeared on the bodies of the three thunder beasts.
The lightning arcs that exploded became even more violent, constantly scattering.
The thunder beast that was thrown to the ground quickly got up, once again biting the wrist of the evil ghost phantom, while the thunder dragon opened its gaping maw, and then...
Zzzt!
Large arcs of lightning were spat out by the thunder dragon, forming a pillar of thunder that blasted a large hole through the body of the evil ghost phantom.
Similarly, the evil ghost phantom displayed its terror to the fullest. Despite a large hole in its chest, it still held on.
A terrifying demonic energy emanated from its body, and the surrounding ghostly wails became more intense.
In the sky, countless white vengeful spirits appeared, dancing in the air.
The ground, bearing the brunt of the battle, began to crack again and was then forcefully ground into powder.
This was a evenly matched contest.
The demon sword Onikiri was indeed powerful, its transformed evil ghost capable of fighting the three thunder beasts of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit head-on.
However...
This was not Bai Ye's objective.
The entanglement of the thunder beasts was merely a distraction.
What Bai Ye truly intended to do was...
Zzzt!
Suddenly, Bai Ye's figure flashed, his body turning into electricity as he moved forward, passing directly through the gap between the thunder beasts and the evil ghost phantom, appearing before Xu Mengfei.
The evil ghost phantom reacted quickly, attempting to turn around immediately, but...
The Thunderbird swooped down from the sky, crashing heavily onto the evil ghost phantom.
The thunder dragon's body coiled around the evil ghost phantom, and the thunder beast bit its right leg, immobilizing it, and then...
*Puff!*
The instant Bai Ye reappeared from the lightning, he pointed a finger at Xu Mengfei's forehead.
A current surged from Bai Ye's fingertip.
In the next moment, Xu Mengfei's forehead was pierced by a current, and a bloody hole appeared.
His vacant gaze seemed to regain a flicker of consciousness, but only for an instant.
Because he was dead!
With a thud, Xu Mengfei's body fell backward, crashing to the ground.
The demonic energy surrounding the evil ghost phantom rapidly receded, and then the evil ghost phantom disappeared. The Onikiri, which had been emitting an eerie glow, also dimmed at this moment.
"You have eliminated target 5, the next pursuit target is target 2."
With Xu Mengfei's death, Bai Ye's target shifted to Li Jiayi.
"Hoo!"
Bai Ye let out a long sigh.
The demon sword Onikiri was indeed troublesome.
However, having possessed it before, Bai Ye was well aware of its strengths, its drawbacks, and its weaknesses!
The weakness of the demon sword Onikiri was simple: when in its chaotic state, the user was unconscious.
In an unconscious state, one could not use other items or abilities!
The demon sword Onikiri could not control the body to use other abilities or items.
And no matter how demonic the sword became, it was still just a sword.
A sword was a weapon, and weapons were used to kill, but weapons could not kill on their own. As long as the wielder was eliminated, the demon sword, however powerful, was useless.
Of course, in its chaotic state, paired with the unruly demon sword, it was extremely powerful, and most of the time, nothing else was needed.
But Bai Ye was clearly not among the "most people."
Bai Ye thought as he transformed into lightning and disappeared again, reappearing in a secluded small park.
The progress of this wish mission was much faster than Bai Ye had anticipated. Nine days had passed, and the result was...
Bai Ye checked the time; there were still eight or nine hours left before the full 24 hours were up, and only three targets remained eliminated.
However, the triangular cycle was formed. Although Bai Ye's plan had deviated slightly, the final outcome was not an issue.
Hamil had to attack Bai Ye, Bai Ye had to kill Li Jiayi, and Li Jiayi had to eliminate Hamil.
At the same time, Bai Ye's pursuit count was three. As long as he survived, Bai Ye was certain he would receive the reward for the wish mission.
And with the reward obtained, the significance of forming this triangular cycle was that Bai Ye had to kill Li Jiayi.
That troublesome guy had lived for too long. Every time Bai Ye wanted to kill him, he couldn't.
In a way...
Bai Ye acknowledged Li Jiayi as a worthy opponent.
Therefore, Bai Ye wanted to kill Li Jiayi even more.
Because Bai Ye did not kill those without a future.
"Eight days left..." Bai Ye curled his lips and said, "Can you still escape this time?"
Bai Ye had eight days to hunt Li Jiayi, and Li Jiayi, if he didn't want to be eliminated, could not counter-attack Bai Ye.
Of course, the rules were the rules. In a moment of crisis, Li Jiayi would undoubtedly go for the kill. Elimination would surely be better than being eliminated.
But regardless, at present, Bai Ye felt he had the advantage.
Then...
...
"Where the hell did that bastard hide?"
In a remote guesthouse, Bai Ye stared out the window, feeling numb.
It was the fifth day of the wish mission...
Li Jiayi had disappeared.
The hunters' pursuit tournament was still ongoing, and Bai Ye had been closely monitoring the intelligence shared among the hunters, but for five days, there had been no news.
Bai Ye had disappeared.
Li Jiayi had disappeared.
Hamil had also disappeared.
In the hunters' intelligence transmissions, there was no mention of the three of them. Every day, they constantly communicated, sharing which areas they had searched, yielding no results.
Bai Ye felt a bit dejected. This was not what he had envisioned.
Bai Ye had expected Li Jiayi to be pursued by the hunters, and upon exposing his location, Bai Ye would pursue him, attempting to kill him.
If the script were to be made more convoluted, then Li Jiayi, unable to escape, would eventually abandon the wish mission and prepare to counter-attack Bai Ye, eliminating him.
However, due to being unilaterally attacked for too long during the pursuit, he would be heavily injured and still be no match for Bai Ye, ultimately being run through the throat with a sword, dying gloriously despite his demise.
If there were to be a further twist, Hamil could make an appearance in the middle, a cameo role.
But what was this situation?
This guy not only wasn't acting according to the script, but he wasn't even showing up on the scene?
The male protagonist was in position, but there was no villain...
Bai Ye felt a headache coming on, and then he reached a conclusion: Li Jiayi was probably going to slack off.
...