Chapter 129: The Roar of Rc Cells

After Su Xiao pressed the detonator, the green light on the bomb in Mars's hand lit up.

Boom.

A powerful shockwave slammed directly into Mars's face. Thick smoke rose, and a blast of air blew forward. Su Xiao blocked his face with one arm, eyes fixed ahead.

Even for an SSS-rated Ghoul, enduring an explosion at such close range would surely result in being shredded, but Mars might not necessarily die. This guy's stamina was simply too high, and more importantly, Su Xiao hadn't received a kill notification.

As the smoke cleared, Mars appeared at the center of the blast. At this moment, one of Mars's forearms had been blown off, his entire suit of armor was scorched black, several joints in the armor were damaged, and the faceplate was even dented inward, looking exceptionally comical.

"You—"

Mars glared at Su Xiao in fury, seemingly wanting to curse, but the aristocratic education he had received since childhood was already deep in his marrow.

Ultimately, Mars didn't shout any insults, but instead took action, charging toward Su Xiao with terrifying speed.

Taking advantage of the explosion just now, Arima Kisho and Eto had already reached Su Xiao's vicinity.

"Attack together, otherwise we will all die."

Su Xiao held his blade and met Mars. Engaging an enemy with such extreme speed and terrifying power, retreating would only accelerate their death.

The other three also understood that they couldn't hold back now, so they charged forward alongside Su Xiao.

The effect of the explosion just now was significant; more than half of the health bar above Mars's head had been cleared.

Su Xiao was the first to reach Mars. He now understood the feeling Eto had earlier; the pressure of facing this iron-clad powerhouse was simply too great. Although the opponent was only wearing a layer of steel armor, it felt as if molten iron had been poured inside, heavy, sturdy, and ferocious.

Ma Ersi reached out with his large hand to grab at Su Xiao's head. Su Xiao only felt a black shadow rushing toward his face, unable to even see that it was a hand. He threw his head back with all his might; if his head were grabbed, it would be over.

Who would have thought Mars was feinting; the large hand suddenly changed direction, grabbing Su Xiao's shoulder.

Su Xiao couldn't dodge this grab. After his shoulder tightened and went numb, half of his body lost sensation.

Crack.

Su Xiao's shoulder was crushed, and his left arm hung limply.

Stomping hard on the ground, Su Xiao ignored the stinging pain from his shoulder and struggled to retreat several steps.

With a squelch, a piece of flesh was torn from his shoulder, and blood instantly stained Su Xiao's chest.

Cold sweat seeped from his forehead. Mars was undoubtedly the strongest enemy Su Xiao had fought to date.

After Su Xiao retreated, Arima Kisho and the others charged at Mars, various attacks striking Mars's armor with a clanging sound.

None of them were weak; Mars was knocked back several steps, and his health bar slid down a small chunk.

Arima and the others certainly wouldn't miss such an opportunity, all using their strongest means to attack. For a time, sparks flew everywhere, and the group barely managed to fight Mars into a stalemate.

Not far away, Su Xiao hadn't lost his ability to fight. His right hand could still grip his blade; as long as he hadn't fallen, he would continue to fight.

Taking advantage of the three holding Mars back, Su Xiao gradually circled behind Mars. After the initial exchange, Su Xiao had come up with a feasible plan, one that didn't rely on others.

After enduring multiple attacks from Arima and the others, Mars gradually began to lose patience.

"You ants!"

Mars roared, completely ignoring the three's attacks and charging headlong toward the Monk.

At this moment, the Monk must have had some choice words to say, but time was too tight for him to speak.

Mars's palm acted like a blade, passing by in a blur before piercing directly through the Monk's chest and lifting him up. The gelatinous substance inside Mars's armor began to become active.

"Ah~~, save me quickly."

The Monk's body withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the kagune spike instantly turned into dust.

Mars was absorbing the Rc cells within the Monk's body, and the health bar above his head was recovering rapidly.

Su Xiao, who had circled behind Mars, felt somewhat depressed. The results gained from risking his life for so long had been completely washed away.

Although Arima Kisho and Eto were attacking Mars with their lives on the line, the injuries caused weren't recovering as fast as Mars.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiao's vision darkened. Why not hack the Monk to pieces? Wouldn't that be more effective?

Eto hadn't thought of that point, and Arima Kisho had a friendship with the Monk.

Taking a deep breath and sighing, Su Xiao prepared to implement his plan, starting a desperate gamble.

If it succeeded, he would be wealthy; if it failed, he would die or flee back to the Reincarnation Paradise, suffering the brutal penalty of -3 to all attributes.

Su Xiao bit down on Checking Zhan Long Shan, and a can-like "bomb" appeared in his hand, with a pull-tab on the very top.

Using his thumb to flick the tab, Su Xiao tossed the can-like "bomb" toward Mars.

This wasn't a bomb; bombs couldn't cause fatal damage to Mars. He hadn't even killed Mars at such close range just now, let alone throwing it at his feet.

"Ding, ding-ding."

The can-like "bomb" rolled to Mars's feet. With a hiss, a large amount of white mist spread out, and Eto and the others were all enveloped within it.

Just as Eto was enveloped by the mist, the kagune on her body turned into fragments, and her body felt a wave of weakness.

"Rc cell suppressant gas."

Eto, the Monk held in mid-air, and even Arima Kisho were affected.

Not only the three of them, but Mars was also affected. The red light inside his armor dimmed, the health bar above his head turned gray, and his various attributes dropped significantly. After all, Mars was also a Ghoul.

After throwing the "Rc cell suppressant gas," Su Xiao activated the skill of the 【Evil Spirit Roar】 ring: Roar. He was currently too severely injured, and the injury on his shoulder was stimulating his pain nerves, causing half of his body to go numb. He desperately needed the pain-ignoring effect of the Roar skill.

After activating Roar, the severe pain in Su Xiao's shoulder disappeared. He lifted his blade with one hand and charged forward.

Charging a few steps to three meters behind Mars, Mars, whose movements were somewhat sluggish, only had time to fling the Monk away.

Su Xiao stepped and leaped, the arcs of electricity on Checking Zhan Long Shan dazzlingly bright. The muscles in the arm holding the blade bulged slightly.

Using a bomb to destroy Mars's armor, the Rc cell suppressant gas to weaken the Rc cells in Mars's body, and utilizing the Roar skill to ignore pain, he unleashed his strongest slash.

Weaken the enemy, strengthen oneself, and deliver a full-force blow to the enemy—this was Su Xiao's plan. Simple, brutal, yet effective.

This slash had to kill the enemy; otherwise, Su Xiao could only wait for death or choose to return. The cost of returning was too brutal; -3 to all attributes would cause Su Xiao's strength to decline significantly.

The blade sliced through the air, forming a pale blue streak.

Clang!

The blade sang, and blood burned.

With one slash, Mars's head flew high into the air.

It worked!

Mars's head had been severed. Eto and the others were all staring at this scene. The moment they witnessed Mars's head fly off, all three let out long sighs of relief.

The three relaxed, but Su Xiao did not. Mars wasn't dead yet; at least, he hadn't received a kill notification.

Rotating the blade in his hand, Su Xiao changed from a forward grip to a reverse grip. If one could see the muscles inside his right arm at this moment, they would see that the muscles between his forearm and upper arm had already torn somewhat.

However, under the effect of the "Roar" skill, he temporarily ignored these.

Checking Zhan Long Shan pierced into the torso along Mars's severed neck. Under the influence of the "Rc cell suppressant gas," Checking Zhan Long Shan pierced in more than halfway.

Su Xiao rode on Mars's shoulders, using his blade to stir the gelatinous objects inside the opponent's torso. He clearly felt Checking Zhan Long Shan cut through some harder organs.

Mars's headless body twitched wildly, as if having a seizure.

"Is, is this guy crazy?"

Eto looked at Su Xiao, who was holding the blade and stirring the enemy's internal organs, and subconsciously retreated two steps. She was somewhat afraid that Su Xiao would pounce on her; at this moment, Su Xiao was indeed somewhat brutal.

After stirring for a few seconds, Su Xiao clearly sensed Mars's body go limp, falling to the ground along with him.

【You have killed: The first Ghoul in history, Mars.】

【Because Mars was one of the originators of Ghouls, you have obtained 10% of the World's Source. You have now obtained a total of 39.3% of the World's Source.】

After Mars died, a brilliant blue treasure chest floated above Mars's corpse.

Su Xiao immediately put away Checking Zhan Long Shan and picked up the blue treasure chest. After putting it away, his movements didn't pause at all. He reached into Mars's torso with his still-functional right hand, and soon he felt a hard crystal. Pulling out his arm, he held the "Source" in his hand.

【You have obtained "Source". Complete "Hidden Mission: Source"? Yes/No.】

Su Xiao chose to complete it. There wasn't much time left now, and the completely withered Monk began to show a tendency to approach, but he was somewhat wary of the "Rc cell suppressant gas" in the surroundings.

【You have completed "Hidden Mission: Source", obtaining 2 attribute points and Soul Crystal (Small) x3.】

The "Source" in Su Xiao's hand disappeared. This time, not only the Monk, but even Arima Kisho and Eto had a hint of killing intent in their eyes.

"Return."

Su Xiao whispered. The surrounding space began to surge, and the feeling of being hit on the head with a club arrived. His vision went black; his time in this derived world had ended.

PS: (Begging for monthly tickets, let's charge up the monthly ticket ranking.)

A friend's child is having their full-month celebration today, so it's the usual three chapters. ===== CHAPTER 130 =====