Chapter 955: 953: Of the Same Kind
At the site of a collapsed residential house several hundred meters from the clinic,
Yi Chen, buried deepest within, was continuously bleeding black liquid from his two arms, with only some skin and flesh connecting to his body.
Of course, this wasn’t due to being severed but caused by the damage sustained from grasping both ends of the iron chains and withstanding the slash directly... Even Nash, who was the main body of the chains, had his organs shattered and his entire body convulsing.
This iron chain, produced by the Suffering Monastery and planted from the corpse of an extraterrestrial god, was acknowledged for its quality by the prison director, yet it bore a half-inch deep knife mark from the slash, with cracks appearing all around.
Had it not been for Yi Chen’s intuition giving an early warning and setting up a defensive posture, using body movement and chain rotation to absorb the force, the strike might have flown farther, and the chain could have been severed directly.
Nonetheless,
the corners of Yi Chen’s mouth slightly lifted.
Compared to the ’hotel manager’ whose true body couldn’t be touched and the mental oppression brought by the ’unknown’ disaster at the bottom of the Great Hell,
the disaster in front of him was tangible and could even be blocked for a strike, and the feeling of being grounded was truly great.
And the most important point,Yi Chen could fully confirm after the recent engagement that this [disaster], despite being an embodiment of malevolent thoughts derived from literary works, essentially belonged to the same kind as him.
Both were murderers.
Ha~ Hu~
By regulating the circulation of death aura within his body through deep breathing, he allowed his shattered arm to heal again and adjusted himself to the best state.
"Nash..e on!"
"Is this the highest level of evil? Boss Yi, let’s kill him together!"
Yi Chen inserted one hand into Nash’s mouth and dragged out the black blade condensed by his main body.
Unlike before, the right arm holding the blade was raised slightly; although it was just a minor angle change, his entire demeanor had changed completely, as if he had transformed from a bygone assassin into a solitary king who had been immersed for a long time.
Facing such a formidable enemy, Yi Chen would not hold back, extracting the "Original Sin Forbidden Items - Hanging King’s Noose" from among his attire.
Hanging it around his neck,
not for hanging but tying it like a tie around the neck, after decoration with yellow skin, it really looked like a white fabric diagonal-striped tie.
Buzz!
A special aura rose around Yi Chen,
like the ascent pressure from deep sea, causing the remnants of nearby buildings to be obliterated instantly, and his black hair floated with the pressure.
At that moment.
Lorrian, Reagan, and Lene arrived. They weren’t attacked badly, seemingly because the opponent would target only one person at a time.
Just as Lorrian was preparing to drop the moonlight once more and evacuate everyone, Yi Chen raised his hand to stop this action.
"This guy has obviously already locked onto us, and no matter where we teleport in the world, he will catch up quickly.
You all go first, I’ll catch up shortly."
"What! You want to fight this being?"
Lorrian was stunned,
He had felt the piercing deep down; if this thing slashed his neck, pierced his heart, or even split his skull, the consequences would be dire.
"Just trying it out."
Reagan, who was observing Yi Chen’s state quickly, analyzed the situation and offered the optimal solution for now, "Given that the opponent can lock onto us and find us quickly, having Mr. Yi hold them off is the best option.
Mr. Lorrian, just focus on creating a [passage] connecting adjacent worlds, and once it’s ready, take us through."
"I had already established connections between different world’s moons some time ago; creating the passage is simple, five minutes... or even less."
"In that case, you should be enough on your own, and I’ll stay here to assist Mr. Yi."
"I’ll stay too!" Lene quickly raised her hand, trying as much as possible to be near Yi Chen.
Lorrian looked displeased at this group before him, as the moonlight reflected off him, and he vanished into the void.
With Lorrian’s departure, Yi Chen spoke softly, "Reagan, just focus on observing, get as much information as possible about the opponent... This disaster is similar to me, targeting singularly.
As long as you don’t touch him, he shouldn’t bother you before killing me.
Lene, the same goes for you, just watch."
"Oh..." Lene looked gloomy, clearly wanting to help.
Reagan asked with a serious face, "Mr. Yi, are you sure you can do this?"
"I’m not sure, but I might die here. Please stay far from me; if too close, there’s a chance he could slash you guys too."
Upon getting an answer, Reagan flew up high, completely disappearing with optical stealth.
Lene merely took a big leap, hiding in the building street outside.
The group dispersed,
Yi Chen’s gaze always focused on the front, towards the direction of the malicious aura’s emission.
What surprised him was that although only hundreds of meters apart, the other party hadn’t pursued rapidly.
The [disaster] wearing a white skin mask and having a large physique simply walked at a normal human’s pace, slowly approaching.
In the places he passed by, only heavy shoe prints were left in the mud, and the surrounding civilians didn’t die but scattered away instinctively in fear.
When this disaster saw Yi Chen standing again in the ruins, even holding a knife, he tilted his head, curious why this young man wasn’t dead yet.
Previously where he went, no matter who they were, even those who claimed to be gods, one slash was all it took to kill them.
Moreover, there was an even stranger feeling, that the young man in front had some similarity with him.
[Slash]
There was no need to draw the blade, because the youth was in his "domain," and just a thought could kill him. Such a slaying couldn’t be avoided; the concept of the slash was directly etched onto the counterpart, absolutely unavoidable.
Swoosh!
Yi Chen’s body directly split from the right shoulder, being slashed in two halves.
The split body was even sent flying to the left and right, crashing through several old houses.
Nonetheless,
the [disaster] wearing the white mask felt something unusual and lowered his head, surprisingly finding that his electrician suit was actually cut open, even his inner flesh was sliced through the skin.
At this moment, Yi Chen, who should have been slain, crawled out from amidst the corpses of local people who had died from the shock, seeping dense black liquid from head to toe.
Despite the clear scars on his cut body, it had fully healed.
"In essence, it’s just ’Consciousness Slash,’ only with the enhancement of the Ten Thousand Slayings and malice, making the Consciousness Slash effective enough to easily kill targets.
If it’s just a Consciousness Slash, my death is still bearable... It’s indeed easier to deal with than the one deep in the Great Hell.
’Killing concept’ is much simpler than ’Plundering concept.’"
While giving a preliminary evaluation, Yi Chen merely watched the opponent silently,
He was not letting his guard down, knowing this Consciousness Slash was just an initial probe, used for slashing unnoticeable ants.
Just then,
The [image] behind the disaster, i.e., the nearly sky-covering white mask, disappeared and retracted into his body, along with the overwhelming evil aura.
The domain capable of radiating outwards for Consciousness Slaying also withdrew.
Even basic breathing was gone, becoming utterly silent, as if this person didn’t exist yet standing right there, walking towards Yi Chen with normal steps.
Simultaneously,
any household within the surrounding residents equipped with music functions had the devices activate automatically, playing a special horror movie track - "Halloween Theme."
As the music played, the current noontime forcibly transitioned to a cloudy, moonless midnight.