Chapter 1196

The Magnetic Core Light Burst Bomb tumbled in mid-air. Yierduo on the chandelier tensed her body, her gaze fixed on the suspicious object flying toward her, ready to pull back to a safe distance at any moment.

Boom!

A blinding light exploded in the room. Even though it was afternoon, white light still shone through the room's windows.

When the light reached a certain intensity, being caught in it meant one's vision was completely washed out in white.

The piercing white light soon faded. The explosion of the "Magnetic Core Light Burst Bomb" produced a burnt smell, mixed with a faint acidic odor.

"Ah!!"

A scream rang out. Yierduo, crouching on the chandelier, covered her eyes. At this moment, her vision was filled with white and red—the white was from the stimulation of the intense light, and the red was caused by subconjunctival hemorrhage in her eyes.

The chandelier swayed back and forth. Completely blinded, Yierduo nearly fell off, but given her combat training, she wouldn't be too flustered even if temporarily blinded.

"Ka-da (Necromancer language: Despicable)."

Although Yierduo was not weak and lacked no experience, she lacked adaptability in actual combat. When Su Xiao threw the object at her, her first thought was that it might explode, followed by the possibility that it contained large amounts of poison.

As for high-tech items like flashbangs, spare Yierduo; such things simply did not exist in her cognition, so she fell for it directly.

Su Xiao himself hadn't expected the Magnetic Core Light Burst Bomb to have such a miraculous effect. He had previously felt that capturing Yierduo alive was very troublesome, as over 90% of his combat methods would be lethal. Thus, he had used words to confuse her before the battle and tossed a Magnetic Core Light Burst Bomb to try his luck.

As the intense light just faded, Su Xiao slashed his long blade forward, and a blade aura shot out from the edge.

Clang.

Hearing the sound of the slash flying toward her, Yierduo, who had completely lost her vision, did not panic. She pressed the ends of the two daggers in her hands together and curled her body as much as possible to reduce the area that could be attacked.

With a "ding," Yierduo felt the incoming attack fly over her head, severing some metal. This made her breathe a sigh of relief.

But in the next moment, Yierduo suddenly realized that for the sake of a more imposing entrance, she had been crouching on the room's chandelier, and the thing that had just been severed was very likely the chandelier rod.

The fact was exactly so; the Necromancer girl Yierduo was currently falling rapidly, her feet stepping on the metal chandelier.

With a loud "bang," the metal chandelier crashed to the ground. Yierduo had already leaped backward, her movements very agile, just like a night cat.

It was true that Yierduo had temporarily lost her vision, but she still had her hearing, and to her surprise, she discovered that after her vision failed, her hearing became even sharper.

Yierduo had a Stamina attribute of 75 points, meaning she would not easily go permanently blind. According to Su Xiao's estimation, Yierduo would be blind for at most about 2 minutes.

What could be done in two minutes of blindness? Su Xiao's answer was to put away Checking Zhan Long Shan.

That's right, Su Xiao had indeed put away Checking Zhan Long Shan. Just a moment ago, he had judged that the Necromancer Yierduo was relying on her hearing to perceive the situation around her. If that were the case, Su Xiao holding Checking Zhan Long Shan would very likely accidentally kill her. Her utility was not small, and she could not be turned into a treasure chest just yet.

Just as Su Xiao put away Checking Zhan Long Shan, the Legendary-grade equipment Wood Spirit attached itself to his right hand, wrapping around his fingers and forearm.

Su Xiao walked forward slowly. Yierduo immediately heard the footsteps, and in the next moment, Su Xiao suddenly disappeared from where he stood.

Whoosh!

Yierduo felt a sound of wind breaking rushing toward her face. Emerald green light flickered on the two long daggers in her hands, and a large amount of Necrotic Power wrapped around them.

Just as Su Xiao rushed to within five meters of Yierduo, his footsteps stopped abruptly. He flicked his arm forward, and several white objects flew ahead.

Yierduo lowered her body, her pointed ears twitching as she listened carefully... the sound of an explosion!

Boom, boom, boom...

One alchemy bomb after another exploded near Yierduo. The impact of the explosions and the firelight spread. There was a buzzing sound in Yierduo's ears; she had been listening carefully to the sounds around her, and this sudden explosion really shook her quite a bit.

Her eyes stung with a burning pain, and there was a faint buzzing in her ears. This was definitely not a pleasant experience. The Necromancer girl Yierduo felt a sourness in her nose; she felt both grief and humiliation in her heart—grief at why she was so stupid, and anger at why the enemy was so despicable.

Clearly, the Necromancer girl Yierduo, who had not yet unlocked the "Hundred Man Slayer Achievement," was not a battle-hardened warrior. Her strength was not weak, and she had rich combat experience, but her actual combat experience was not rich. This only pointed to one thing: Yierduo had a very high-level teacher.

It stands to reason; if she were an old schemer on the battlefield like Joseph Ke, how could she have been deprived of her vision by a flashbang the moment the battle started? Facing such an old schemer, the moment Su Xiao threw the flashbang, the opponent would have blocked their face with their arm and leaped backward quickly. This was also his own instinctive action when an enemy threw objects at him.

Our Necromancer girl Yierduo did not have this instinctive reaction; her instinct was to observe, to observe whether that flashbang was dangerous.

A mistake in the first link could lead to the failure of the entire battle, just like Yierduo now.

The firelight produced by the alchemy bomb explosions surged toward Su Xiao. Su Xiao did not retreat a single step; instead, he charged head-on into the firelight.

Heat waves attacked from all directions. Just as Su Xiao rushed into the firelight, an emerald dagger stabbed toward his face.

Su Xiao, in the middle of his charge, tilted his head, just barely dodging that dagger, but the second dagger followed closely, stabbing straight at Su Xiao's chest.

Su Xiao didn't even look at the second dagger. The muscles on his right arm bulged slightly; this was the hand he used to swing his blade, and its strength was terrifying. If he added the attack form of the Wood Spirit, the power would be even more astonishing.

An afterimage flashed by. Su Xiao punched Yierduo in the lower abdomen. With a "rip," the clothing on Yierduo's lower abdomen burst open, revealing her grayish-white belly.

Su Xiao's fist embedded into Yierduo's lower abdomen. Yierduo's body bent into a V-shape, and the acidic water in her mouth sprayed onto her mask.

Thud!

Yierduo was smashed directly into the ground, creating a large crater six meters in diameter and two meters deep, filled with spiderweb-like cracks.

Su Xiao jumped into the earthen pit. Just as he jumped in, an arm broke through the soil from the center of the pit, holding a dagger.

Bang.

A burst of green energy spread from within the soil, and the dirt around Yierduo was blown away. At this moment, she was wrapped in an emerald energy shield, her body slightly hunched, gasping for air, with blood spilling from the corners of her mouth.

Yierduo opened one emerald eye. Judging by the trembling pupil, she had regained partial vision in this eye, faster than Su Xiao had anticipated.

"A usage method similar to 'Proud Song,' just much cruder."

The "Proud Song" Su Xiao mentioned was a branch ability of Qing Gang Ying, which was the energy shield he frequently used.