Looking into Wang Xie’s ghostly, cold gaze, even through a screen, Hao Mie still felt a chill from the depths of his heart.
It was the helplessness and cold reality of facing an absolutely formidable enemy.
In an instant, a thought burst into his mind: It’s over—I’m going to die!
A series of complex emotions, like regret, despair, and annoyance, flashed through his heart, but there was not a hint of fear.
The past of his youth flashed before his eyes like a carousel.
Hao Mie was not a typical gamer. In fact, before Old Soil, he hardly touched online games, except for occasionally playing small games on his phone like connect-the-dots, matching games, or poker. He wasn’t much interested in games.
Most of his spare time was spent in the boxing gym.
Perhaps it was the impulse stirred by the martial arts films he watched as a child, or perhaps it was the influence of the youthful fighting spirit of daring courage, but from a young age, Hao Mie was fascinated by combat.
"To defeat your opponent, you must never be afraid. No matter what kind of enemy you face, you must move forward courageously, dare to fight and struggle, as long as you dare to struggle, there is a chance to win.
But once you lose the courage to fight in your heart, then no matter how strong your physique or how exquisite your skills are, you can only end in failure.
So you must train your courage before your fists. From today on, I’ll teach you how to overcome the fear in your heart."
This was the first lesson his cousin taught him after he started boxing.
Never fear, never flinch, move forward courageously, dare to fight and struggle...
Soul Stealing Technique!
The black light appearing on the screen brought Hao Mie back to consciousness, almost instinctively pressing the skill button.
Divine Skills—Divine Protection Technique!
At the moment he activated his skill, a golden light almost simultaneously descended on him, forming a golden spherical shield. It was the Protective Divine Power cast by I Want to Be Immortal.
Divine Protection Technique: Cast a protective divine light on the target, allowing it to resist the next attack magic released on it.
Swish! The light of the Soul Stealing Technique was blocked by the golden light, forcibly obstructed.
Secret Technique—Six Harmonies Qi Burst!
A powerful inner strength also suddenly erupted from within Hao Mie’s body, forcibly breaking away from Demon·Wang Xie’s grip.
Before Demon·Wang Xie could strike again, the Sword Qi of Xia Yi the Unrivaled and Jiu Jianxian had already crossed in an attack.
Secret Technique—White Rainbow Piercing the Sun!
Secret Technique—Blood Sea Flow!
That Demon·Wang Xie flickered several meters away like a phantom, easily dodging the two big moves.
He turned and swung his sword.
Soul-devouring Fire—Fiery Fire. The pitch-black flames swept forth like a storm.
This flame was completely different from ordinary flames. It seemed capable of incinerating everything. Where the flames passed, both vegetation and stone turned into the most thorough black ashes. A move clearly deadly.
The two quickly retreated to the sides. Jiu Jianxian was just a little slower, got singed by the black flames, and was immediately set ablaze, his blood volume plummeting. In the blink of an eye, he was on the brink and had to gulp down several Big Medicines to stabilize the bloodline.
Xiao Jie watched clearly, sighing mournfully in his heart. Damn, what are we even fighting for?
This Boss isn’t a wooden stake. If we can’t control him, his mobility isn’t something an ordinary monster can compare to. Trying to deal significant damage is extremely difficult.
Plus, the damage is explosive. Any move can easily kill.
But despite the silence, there’s no solution now. The teammates are all in, and I can’t very well abandon them now.
He wasn’t particularly worried about his own safety. With his survival ability, he’d at least withstand a few hits, and even if people started dying, he’d be the last.
His main fear was accidentally wiping out half the group, which would be catastrophic.
But now, there’s no need to worry about that.
"Strong attack! Everyone, charge in together!" Xiao Jie shouted, rushing straight at Demon·Wang Xie. At this moment, retreating safely was impossible.
Charging ahead, he yelled towards Great Wilderness Hermit, who had just slain the liberated Flame Spirit.
"Great Wilderness Hermit, if you don’t unleash your big move now, we’re retreating, and by then Qingfeng Mingyue and the others will lose, Nine Provinces Alliance Army will lose, everyone will lose!"
At this moment, this expert must step up.
Great Wilderness Hermit responded with a loud roar, grabbing his attire and tearing it off, instantly going into battle shirtless.
Unlike the average cultivator of immortal wind and bones, Great Wilderness Hermit was muscular like a carved stone, looking fierce already, and at this moment, bizarre patterns and strange runes appeared across his skin.
These patterns seemed like tattoos of monsters, but their images were bizarre and indescribable. Plus, viewing them through the screen made it impossible to discern much, but clearly, it was some kind of spell effect.
Xiao Jie had no time to ponder over which big move Great Wilderness Hermit would unleash, as he had already reached Demon·Wang Xie’s vicinity.
At this moment, Hao Mie, surprisingly not fleeing, charged again towards Demon·Wang Xie.
Secret Technique—Phoenix Sky Destruction!
Fiery Flame Qi formed a pair of flaming wings behind Hao Mie, the impact leaving a burning huge fissure on the ground. Hao Mie charged like a self-immolating phoenix towards Demon·Wang Xie. However, Wang Xie did not dodge this time, maybe his Flash Skill was cooling down, or maybe he simply scorned to evade.
A layer of black flame ignited on his fist, throwing a punch right at Hao Mie.
Soul-devouring Fire—Horse Step Punch!
Boom! The two fists suddenly collided, black and red flames offset and devoured each other. For a moment, they seemed almost equally matched, but it only lasted a second. The red flames, though intense and scorching, ultimately faded quickly, rapidly dissipating, while the black flames clung on relentlessly, impossible to shake off or extinguish.