Chapter 263 A New Trick

A scimitar-like beam of light tore through the wall, heading straight for Xiao Tan.

The latter's eyes turned cold, and he reacted instantly.

He took a step forward with his left leg, using the momentum to spin his entire body in an incredible motion, narrowly dodging the attack.

"Careful! There's more!" Xiao Tan shouted while dodging.

Chi ying, chi ying…

Sure enough, before Xiao Tan could finish speaking, continuous streams of blade light flew out from the walls on both sides of the corridor, weaving into layers of a net of blades, closing in on the players.

"Hmph… Coming just in time." Feng Bujue snorted coldly, his eyes calm as he muttered, "At times like these… let's use 'that' then."

As he spoke, the Death Poker appeared between his fingers.

"Chasing Souls!"

With a soft shout, a rain of light burst forth.

Dozens of light cards erupted at the same instant, accurately, quickly, and powerfully meeting the blade light head-on.

For a moment, explosions of light echoed through the corridor as the sharp light energies collided and dissipated, emitting bursts of buzzing sounds.

Five seconds later, the sounds gradually ceased.

In the ravaged corridor, the six players were unharmed, leaving only lingering iridescent light in the air.

"Whoa… Impressive…" Tanlang relaxed and couldn't help but praise. This wasn't flattery; he genuinely thought Brother Jue was powerful.

"Yeah… I should say, extremely impressive…" Juan Meng Huan also commented. Cold sweat trickled down his back… The more powerful the player, the more they could see that Feng Bujue's methods were extraordinary.

"Heh… Not bad, not bad." Feng Bujue smirked. "I just saw the opportunity and casually tested out a new move."

Indeed, what Feng Bujue had just used was the fifth special effect of the Death Poker, which he had recently mastered.

[Special Effect 5: Chasing Souls (Randomly consumes thirty cards, unleashing 1-100 single poker cards with the power equivalent to a "7" in an instant)]

The cost-to-benefit ratio of this special effect was quite good, so… its cooldown time must have certain limitations.

A deck of Death Poker had a total of fifty-four cards, and using [Chasing Souls] once would consume thirty cards. That meant that even in a full-card state, this effect could not be used continuously. According to the rhythm of special effect 1 [Unlimited] automatically generating one card every five minutes, players would have to wait at least half an hour after using the first [Chasing Souls] before they could use it a second time. And after using [Chasing Souls] for the second time, if they wanted to use it a third time, they would have to wait another full one hundred and fifty minutes.

All of the above calculations were based on the premise that there were no other consumptions. Suppose Feng Bujue had used a few poker cards sporadically in between; then the cooldown time of the special effect would be even longer.

In addition, from a manipulation standpoint, this move was also extremely difficult to use. In the range of "1-100," players could choose any number to release. Although the Death Poker had the special effect of [Spirit Seeking], the concept of "spiritual energy weapons will always fly towards the target the master wants to attack" had to be driven by the player's will. How many targets can a person aim at simultaneously in one second? One? Okay, two? Also possible; what about three, five… or even ten?

Normal people obviously couldn't aim at double-digit targets at the same instant, even just spreading their attention to focus broadly would be difficult. But Feng Bujue… could do it.

In Thriller Paradise, Brother Jue now had observation and thinking speeds far beyond ordinary people. It was mentioned earlier that he could complete the observation of the surrounding environment in a very short period of time, and even classify all the small objects in the environment. Furthermore… he had the assistance of the heaven-defying ability of "Zero Time Difference Calculation."

Not to mention one hundred targets, even two hundred or three hundred, Brother Jue could simultaneously aim in one to two seconds. Of course… he didn't have that kind of physical weapon that could shoot at hundreds of different targets in the same second; even if he did, he wouldn't have so many hands to control it.

However, the [Chasing Souls] special effect achieved this. This kind of weapon effect directly controlled by the mind turned Brother Jue into something like an AI… no, it should be said that he was an even more terrifying monster than an AI. As long as he was willing, he could attack a hundred enemies with different positions, speeds, and types between the raising of his hand, and he could guarantee a hit rate of over 95%. Regardless of the damage caused, Feng Bujue was the only person in Thriller Paradise today who could use this kind of means.

"It's not over yet." Just when everyone thought the attack was over, Xiao Tan once again reminded them. From the beginning, his expression had not changed; it had always been one of high alert.

Ga la—ga la—

As soon as Xiao Tan said those words, several giant claws protruded from the walls on both sides of the corridor, which were full of gaps, and began to tear apart the nearly collapsing walls.

"This doesn't seem to be that derivative, does it?" Tanlang murmured.

"It should be a monster that originally existed in this script," Xiao Ling replied. "It has been controlled by that derivative…"

"Strange… He doesn't seem like the type to control script creatures to help." Feng Bujue's expression changed slightly, "Could it be…"

Boom—

Just as a bad deduction flashed through Brother Jue's mind, the ground behind him cracked open.

In the blink of an eye, a strong figure suddenly jumped out from underground.

V1-God of War launched a surprise attack from behind, grabbing Feng Bujue tightly in a bear hug. Then, holding Brother Jue in place, he continued to rise, smashing through the ceiling and leaving this floor…

Boom, boom, boom…

Immediately afterward, the sound of walls breaking came continuously from the hole they had left.

"From the beginning, his target was Jue…" Ruoyu muttered, already rushing forward at high speed, preparing to chase after them.

However…

"Xia—" A sharp screech brought out a bizarre giant shadow.

The next second, a huge beast, resembling a dog but not a dog, emerged from the hole in the ceiling.

Its entire body was pitch black, its mouth was like a blood basin, and huge fangs protruded from the corners of its mouth and face, making its entire beast head look like a nail hammer, incredibly terrifying.

"Tsk… I see." Seeing this situation, Ruoyu had already understood V1-God of War's plan.

"Don't worry," Xiao Tan said in a deep voice at this time. "That derivative wants to fight Brother Jue one-on-one, which may not be a bad thing for us…" He paused, scanning his surroundings, "Let's get rid of these… first."

Kuang kuang kuang…

In the same second, with the sound of metal collapsing, the walls on both sides were finally broken through.

Four humanoid creatures with giant claws successfully invaded the corridor, and their target… was naturally the five players in front of them.