Chapter 179: Chapter 178: Broken Spine
By Richard’s side, the Elite Siren stood on the deck, her lower limbs gushing with fresh blood. The wound didn’t appear large; it was merely repeatedly slashed at the same spot by a blade, causing a significant external injury.
Yet upon closer inspection, one could see that a small section of bone deep in the flesh had been cleanly sliced off, its surface exceptionally smooth. This was the work of Richard’s “Absolute Cutting of Spatial Scissors” using the Space Iron Ring.
The power of “Absolute Cutting of Spatial Scissors” hardly needed further explanation. No matter how strong the Elite Siren’s defense was, if an opportunity arose, it could still result in the loss of some parts. However, such a tactic was not to be used too often under the current circumstances.
The Elite Siren wailed, giving Richard a look of immense hatred and steadying herself for another attack—this time, it was do or die.
Richard felt the pressure mounting.
Luckily, Nancy was nearby, and she swung her sword to support him, striking the Elite Siren’s back with force.
The Elite Siren remained undeterred and continued her pursuit of Richard.
Nancy’s eyebrows knitted slightly, and the next moment, without any courtesy, her longsword swung repeatedly, slashing the Elite Siren’s back, leaving trails of blood. Although the wounds were not deep, they soon became a bloody mess.
Eventually, the Elite Siren struggled, stopped in her tracks, and turned around with eyes red to stare at Nancy.
With a grave expression but no fear, Nancy knew that if the Elite Siren attacked her, Richard would surely interfere from the side. Maybe they could continue tangling with the Elite Siren this way. But the problem was how to kill her, as her defense was excessively strong.
Behind the Elite Siren at that moment, Richard raised his eyebrows, his mind racing.
Killing the Elite Siren was not a difficult task.
The most straightforward approach would be to pry open the Elite Siren’s mouth, or wait for her to open it herself, and stuff in a large clump of Liquid Oxygen made from the White Jade Plate. Utilizing the expansion of the Liquid Oxygen to cause a physical explosion, it would kill the Elite Siren instantly.
Alternatively, he could bring out the Crystal Skull to hit her with a “Spirit Shock,” turning her into an idiot dominated by rage, allowing him to toy with her and kill her slowly.
If all else failed, using a series of spells to aid in the process could also easily kill her.
Indeed, killing the Elite Siren was not difficult. What was difficult was doing it without raising suspicions or revealing his true abilities.
If he wanted to act without arousing suspicion or exposing his abilities, then all he could rely on were his swordsmanship and the brief surge of power from the No.1 Ring.
So how was he supposed to deal with the excessively strong defense of the Elite Siren?
Richard narrowed his eyes.
At that moment, Nancy, facing the relentless attacks of the Elite Siren, was faltering and shouted, “Richard!”
“Understood,” Richard replied, quickly drawing his sword and charging at the Elite Siren. With one fierce strike, he stabbed her in the back, creating a bloody hole. Before the Elite Siren could react, he slashed again, ripping a gruesome wound across her back.
The Elite Siren turned her head in pain, and in that brief moment before she could clear what was happening, Richard stomped the ground, leaped up, and thrust his sword lightning-fast toward her left eye.
The blade drove deep, spurting a great deal of blood!
However, at its deepest point, it hit something hard and failed to pierce into the brain.
The Elite Siren couldn’t help but wail again, and Richard, uncompassionate, climbed onto her shoulder and waved at Nancy, shouting, “Give it to me!”
Nancy immediately threw the sword over.
“Snap,” Richard caught it accurately and from behind the Elite Siren, he thrust it into her other eye and stirred roughly.
The Elite Siren went mad, blinded and furiously attacked everything around her. But Richard was on her shoulder, limited by the length of her forelimbs, couldn’t be reached at all.
At that moment, with no sympathy, Richard harshly pulled the longsword outward.
More blood spurted from the Elite Siren’s eye socket; she couldn’t bear it and fell to the ground. Richard, holding both swords, aimed at the back of the Elite Siren’s neck and fiercely thrust down, stabbing into the spine under the skin and flesh.
The No.1 Ring was activated again, activated five times.
“Power Enhancement·Five-level!”
With a “crack,” the blades of the two longswords misaligned, cutting through the Elite Siren’s spine like scissors, causing her body to jerk violently as her brain and limbs lost connection.
Despite her resilient life force, the Elite Siren was severely injured but not yet dead, already paralyzed. Moving was delusional, almost as good as being dead.
“Phew…” Richard let out a long breath, stood up from the Elite Siren’s body, and tossed one sword back to Nancy.
“Is it resolved?” Nancy looked over and asked.
“Pretty much,” Richard said, looking towards the main battlefield and noticing that the situation was also improving.
On the main battlefield, although only two Elite Sirens were killed, the situation had stabilized. Robin, the thin Wizard Apprentice who previously used Ice Mist, and another Apprentice who used Wind Magic, a total of three people took turns making moves, continuously restraining the Elite Siren’s actions while the others kept attacking.
If this situation continued, the death of all Elite Sirens was just a matter of time.
However, achieving this had not been without cost. The numerous ordinary students’ corpses scattered around the Elite Siren were those who died horribly during the continuous adjustments seeking the right strategy.
Of course, in the Wizard’s eyes, this was merely due to insufficient strength, eliminating the weak.
In Richard’s view, this kind of testing was not scientific at all, even foolish. But Richard had no intention of changing anything; he was not a saint, not even a good man, he just wanted to focus on his own business, nothing more.
In the wailing, the last Elite Siren was killed, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief, then collapsed onto the deck. Even the Wizard Apprentices didn’t hide their exhausted appearance, as fighting the Elite Sirens had been tough.
Of course, some remained vigilant, eyes flickering as they watched the edge of the deck. Having experienced the Elite Siren earlier, they were genuinely afraid that an even more formidable Siren might climb onto the deck.
“Whew, this test should be over, right?”
“Maybe it’s over, I just hope nothing else comes up.”
“Pfft, don’t jinx it, what if it really happens?”
“Can’t blame me for that, I don’t want it either.”
“Then don’t talk nonsense, otherwise… damn!”
A curse arose from the crowd, followed by a “bang.”