"Bai Ye, there’s a switch at the back of ’Xing’ neck. If absolutely necessary, you can press it, but remember, after pressing the switch, you must remove ’Xing’ within a minute."
The switch that Yuna mentioned is the original form of ’Xing’. Once it’s activated, ’Xing’ will start consuming the user’s flesh and blood, simultaneously greatly enhancing its performance.
Su Xiao was adjusting to the armor on his body. To be honest, if not for the dire situation, he wouldn’t want to wear this thing.
Although strength and defense increased considerably, speed was sharply reduced.
In a confined space like the underground tunnel, it’s fine. But in other terrains, it could lead to being kited to death by the enemy.
An Eyeless Eater lunged forward like a ferocious dog pouncing on prey, its bloody mouth open to the limit, muscles on both cheeks even burst.
Su Xiao stood his ground. The heavy armor had changed his combat style somewhat.
It was a necessary move. With agility decreased by 3 points, Su Xiao was no longer nimble, but the 3 points added to strength significantly boosted his slicing power.
Since agility decreased, Su Xiao didn’t waste time dodging.
Holding the blade with both hands, Su Xiao swung with all his might.
This attack was incredibly powerful, combining the sharpness of Dragon Slash, Blue Steel Shadow, and the added 3 points of strength.
Blood splashed out furiously. Wherever Su Xiao’s long knife reached, the Eyeless Eaters were all cut off.
The Eyeless Eater’s blood was black-red, emanating a strong stench.
In battle, Su Xiao could no longer care about the surrounding odor; killing the enemy was the priority.
A special bullet flew past Su Xiao, fired by Yuna to cover him using her long-range ability.
As the user of ’Xing’, Yuna also possessed close combat ability. Her Kuingke had two forms: a sniper rifle and a scythe.
But Su Xiao and Arima Kishou’s close combat abilities completely outshone Yuna by ten streets.
It wasn’t that Yuna didn’t want to use her close combat skills; she just didn’t want to embarrass herself in front of them.
The sounds of slashing and gunfire echoed in the tunnel.
The Eyeless Eaters were not afraid of death; even after Su Xiao slaughtered a dozen, they showed no sign of retreating.
Su Xiao beheaded one Eyeless Eater as a Tail Heko stabbed towards his chest.
He instinctively tried to dodge, but with agility at -3, his evasion was noticeably slower.
The Tail Heko hit the surface of ’Xing’, making a metallic clash sound.
A finger-thick hole appeared on the surface of ’Xing’, blood seeping through, as Su Xiao was wounded. The Eyeless Eater’s attack power was shockingly strong.
Su Xiao grabbed the Heko with one hand, pulling it hard, and thrust his long knife forward with the right hand, stabbing through the brain of the Eyeless Eater, which twitched a few times and then died.
Dozens of Eyeless Eaters made Su Xiao feel the pressure.
Fortunately, these Ghouls were within his endurance range, and with Yuna’s collaboration, his long knife cut continuously, rapidly reducing the number of Eyeless Eaters.
Seeing this, Yuna breathed a sigh of relief.
Ten minutes later, the number of Eyeless Eaters was reduced to just a few remaining.
Su Xiao’s hand holding the knife was trembling slightly; he was close to exhaustion.
Having previously been besieged by Primitive Ghouls, he had exhausted a lot of stamina, and now being surrounded by Eyeless Eaters, he was nearing his limit.
Raising his tired arm, Su Xiao beheaded the last Eyeless Eater, a pool of blood forming at his feet, which was his own.
At this moment, around him lay scattered with large severed limbs, and the meat walls around were covered in bloodstains.
Yuna quickly walked forward, intending to support Su Xiao.
"Don’t come here, there’s more coming!"
Su Xiao’s face looked grim, as he looked up at the pitch-black tunnel in front of him.
Yuna was momentarily stunned.
Dense footsteps came from ahead, clearly indicating the battle wasn’t over yet.
"Are, you, kidding me!"
Yuna’s face showed a look of despair.
"Yuna, can ’Xing’’s original form overdraft stamina?"
In extreme dire straits, Su Xiao didn’t give up. As long as he wasn’t dead, he still had a fighting chance.
"Yes, it can, but..."
Su Xiao ignored whatever Yuna was about to say and raised his left hand, pressing the switch on the back of ’Xing’ neck.
Immediately, Su Xiao noticed a change occurring in ’Xing’.
Blood-red light emerged on the surface of ’Xing’. ’Xing’ became active, and the armor turned into writhing blood-red tendrils.
’Xing’ changed from its original blue-black color to crimson, the same hue as the Ghouls’ Heko.
As ’Xing’ surged, Su Xiao felt it devouring his blood and even trying to tear his flesh.
"This thing~, is truly fierce."
After three seconds, ’Xing’ ceased its activity, transforming back into dark red armor.
A black-red mist spread around Su Xiao.
Su Xiao’s voice was deep, his eyes emitted a red glow, and ’Xing’ formed a helmet, only exposing his eyes.
Su Xiao’s vision tinted to a pale red, and his physical attributes surged dramatically. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒·𝗇𝗲𝘁
[The ’Xing’ you are wearing has been activated, status changed, Strength +5, Agility +5, Constitution +5, losing 2% Life Value per second. (Temporary state, bonus or reduction will disappear once ’Xing’ is removed.)]
Vast power surged through him.
Su Xiao roughly estimated the number of Ghouls ahead of him at about sixty or so Eyeless Eaters.
"Cover me, I’m going in!"
Su Xiao pushed off the ground.
Dirt splattered, and Su Xiao transformed into a red blur.
A pale blue blade aura strung together, as Su Xiao charged directly into the Eyeless Eaters.
At this moment, Yuna even forgot to pull the trigger on her Kuingke, just staring dumbfounded.
"Is ’Xing’ really this strong?"
Yuna shook her head, pulled the trigger, and began providing fire support to Su Xiao.
Su Xiao’s vision grew increasingly red, his heartbeat speeding up, while silently counting in his mind.
seconds, 31 seconds, 32 seconds.
When the time hit 40 seconds, Su Xiao grunted. ’Xing’ was no longer satisfied with devouring his blood; it began to tear at his skin.
Su Xiao struck out with one last cut, slashing the five Monocular Ghouls before him.
After this slash, Su Xiao felt the world spinning, a weakness overcame him, and he was no longer able to fight.
In front of him were still more than a dozen Eyeless Eaters.
At this critical moment, a slender figure rushed past him, stepping in front of him.
The slender figure was Yuna, wielding a large scythe that she spun, repelling an Eyeless Eater pouncing at Su Xiao.
"Such a tough skin, Bai Ye, I need ’Xing’."
Su Xiao pressed the button at the back of his neck again, reducing the activity of ’Xing’.
Under normal circumstances, ’Xing’ should have detached from his body, but now ’Xing’ clung to him stubbornly.
Su Xiao thrust Dragon Slash into the ground at his feet, tugging hard at ’Xing’ with both hands.
Several tendrils of ’Xing’ snapped as Su Xiao forcibly tore it off himself.
He threw the still writhing ’Xing’ to Yuna and swore he’d never wear this damned thing again.
Within another 20 seconds, ’Xing’ would have devoured all the flesh covering his bones, and in one minute, would have bitten him down to a pile of white bones.