Chapter 1934: Victory is in Sight

Qianhua decisively abandoned the assassination of Su Xiao and cast her gaze toward the metal apparatus nearby. Inside it lay a Zerg Matriarch with a pale black carapace, eyes tightly shut.

A slender dagger appeared in Qianhua's hand. The dagger spun silently, and she switched to a reverse grip.

Qianhua walked slowly to the inner wall of the Zerg nest, striving to approach the Zerg Matriarch while staying as far away from Su Xiao as possible.

1 step, 2 steps...

Qianhua's footsteps were very slow and steady. It took a full half-minute for her to get within three meters of the Zerg Queen, Twilight, and seven meters away from Su Xiao.

Su Xiao's eyes were tightly closed. He frequently used Dragon Flash to pierce through space, so the spatial ripples that often stirred around him were like a bright lamp in the darkness. Moreover, his Intuition was also warning him that someone was approaching, now at a distance of about 6.8 to 7.1 meters.

If sensing over a wide range, the sensitivity of Intuition was very low, but at close range, among all the opponents Su Xiao had encountered to date, no one's ability was more acute than his Intuition.

Qianhua's expression appeared calm, but she was actually very anxious inside. Su Xiao, not far from her, was also somewhat impatient—why hadn't this assassin made a move yet? He would never discover the opponent; the Zerg Queen, Mistlight, was meant to be killed by these people.

Finally, when Su Xiao was already very impatient, Qianhua successfully approached the consciousness transmission device.

Puchi!

Pale red blood splattered as a dagger nearly 50 centimeters long completely pierced Mistlight's skull.

With a bang, a wisp of black smoke rose from the consciousness transmission device, and all the wires snapped.

Just as Qianhua succeeded in the assassination, a surge of blood Qi erupted with Su Xiao as the center point. The rubber band on Qianhua's braid snapped with a crack, and her head of black hair was blown upward by the blood Qi.

The moment she succeeded, Qianhua immediately leaped backward, her body rapidly entering an alternate space.

"Blade Dao Blade · Time!"

The long sword stabbed into the ground, and an invisible fluctuation spread. A bloodstain appeared on Qianhua's cheek with a swish; she had failed to enter the alternate space.

Qianhua landed after her backward leap. Su Xiao's arm exerted force, and the metal armguard on his right arm shattered with a bang. He leaped directly from the ground, kicking away several metal fragments.

Qianhua immediately turned sideways; a fist-sized metal fragment flew past her head, piercing through the Zerg nest with a thud.

Holding Zhan Long Shan, Su Xiao stared fixedly at Qianhua, veins bulging on his neck. Judging by his expression, he was clearly "furious."

In terms of acting, even Harold had once expressed admiration.

"You seem very angry."

Qianhua held the long dagger horizontally in front of her. With a large number of buff states, she was confident she could drag this out until reinforcements arrived.

Su Xiao didn't speak. Without any forward-rushing movement, he suddenly appeared in front of Qianhua.

Ding!

The long sword slashed against the dagger. Just as Qianhua was about to parry and pull away, Su Xiao lifted a foot and stomped on the spine of the blade.

This sudden, immense force nearly made Qianhua kneel on one knee. She twisted her body, using the spatial ability attached to her equipment to perform a 5.3-meter teleport. This spatial movement was without warning and launched at extreme speed; it could be called a life-saving divine skill.

Just as Qianhua reappeared, a whimpering slashing sound came from behind her. Her cheek twitched, and she immediately activated a trigger-type buff state.

The small golden sprite flying beside Qianhua burst open, and the long sword slashed into Qianhua's back.

With a crack, the invisible armor shattered, and Qianhua was sent flying by the immense force attached to the slash, slamming into the inner wall of the Zerg nest.

Before she could even land, Qianhua rolled to her feet. A long sword stabbed into the ground; had she been 0.1 seconds slower, it would have been her skull that was pierced.

"Blade Dao Blade · Time."

An invisible fluctuation spread. Qianhua suddenly felt the surrounding air become viscous; she felt like an insect trapped in amber.

White light exploded on Qianhua's body; Afuro's buff state had saved her once again.

Ding, ding, ding.

Three crisp sounds of metal clashing appeared, and three sword beams froze in mid-air. That feeling of being trapped in amber appeared again. This time, no buff state could save Qianhua.

A brilliant sword beam appeared before Qianhua's eyes. Her pupils contracted slightly. The enemy's movement speed wasn't faster than hers, but his sword-drawing speed was terrifyingly fast, and it was getting faster and faster.

Relying on the keen reflexes she had developed fighting until now, Qianhua held the dagger horizontally in front of her neck.

Clang!

Metal fragments splattered. The dagger in Qianhua's hand had a piece chipped off and nearly snapped.

"Are you kidding me..."

Puchi!

The long sword pierced through Qianhua's lower abdomen. The scene before her blurred, and the next moment, a dark green wall appeared before her.

Su Xiao flung the enemy away with one strike. He stepped on the ground beneath him, and like a cannonball leaving the chamber, the entire Zerg nest shook.

Su Xiao rushed forward a few steps and kicked forward with his right foot, striking the enemy's lower back. The sensation on his foot was clear; the enemy hadn't used an ability to evade.

Having taken a direct kick from Su Xiao, Qianhua felt as if her lower back had been struck by a hydraulic hammer. Her entire body sank into the inner wall of the Zerg nest, and her body below the waist instantly lost sensation. This was a technique in close-quarters combat: by attacking the end of the enemy's spine, it caused temporary paralysis of the lower limbs.

At this moment, Qianhua knew she was doomed, because the previous slash had caused her HP to slide directly to 19%. It was impossible to withstand a second slash; the combat prompt had already stated this.

【Warning: You have been invaded by unknown energy.】

【Warning: Your mana has been burned by 255 points.】

【Affected by unknown energy erosion, you have received 408 points of true damage + 81 points of true damage (Demon Seal) + 556 points of slashing damage + 307 points of blade damage + 240 points of ignoring physical defense (Living Being Cutting) + 99 points of ignoring physical defense damage (Mad Knight)...】

【Your physical defense has been temporarily reduced by 67 points.】

【The healing effect you receive is reduced by 20%, lasting for 30 seconds.】

【You have been paralyzed by unknown energy, effect lasting 1.7 seconds.】

Just by glancing roughly at these prompts, Qian Hua knew that half of her body was already buried in the dirt; she was not far from death.

But just at this moment, Qianhua felt herself wrapped in some kind of energy; she seemed to have dragged something over.

Boom!

A roar came from behind Qianhua. The expected slash didn't appear; instead, a wave of air spread out.

"Girl, you won't die today."

A loud voice came. Qianhua turned her eyeballs, looking with the corner of her eye. A tall figure was blocking beside her. The opponent held a heavy shield, and that burly physique and thick shield gave her a sense of security.

Roar!

A beast roar never heard before appeared, stinging Qianhua's eardrums. Afterward, there was an explosive roar, and dense blood Qi spread, making Qianhua's entire skin sting from the erosion.

When Qianhua's body regained sensation and she leaped from the ground, the scene before her was one she would never forget.

A massive blood beast was slowly dissipating, and the main tank who had just been blocking beside her now had most of his upper body shattered and was slowly falling backward. The shield in the opponent's hand was only the size of a washbasin, its edges jagged.

Zing!

A sword beam flashed. Qianhua felt her body was very light; she seemed to have flown up.

With a thud, Qianhua's upper body landed. The last scene she saw was a man holding a long sword, red light flickering in his eyes. Qianhua suddenly had a strange thought: if this man were placed in some derived world, he would definitely be that kind of ultimate villain big boss.

Hu~

Su Xiao exhaled blood Qi. He had just used Blood Beast; facts proved that even a Tier 5 main tank couldn't withstand a pounce from Blood Beast, being killed instantly on the spot.

At this time, most of the Zerg nest was shattered, and the Zerg outside were few. Dozens of female contractors were rushing toward the Zerg nest.

"Qianhua!"

Qianhua could no longer hear her teammate's shout, but she had completed the mission.

Spatial power wrapped Su Xiao inside, and he disappeared from where he was. When he reappeared, he was already twenty kilometers away.

When the Three Paradise Alliance contractors rushed into the Zerg nest, what they saw was the dead Zerg Matriarch, the main tank with most of his body shattered, the surroundings full of shield fragments, and beside the main tank's corpse, Qianhua's upper body corpse was lying.

Yaluo walked quickly to the consciousness transmission device. After checking the Zerg Queen's corpse inside, he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Qianhua succeeded."

Afuro wasn't particularly sad; she had long been accustomed to life and death.

"Mm, she succeeded."

Muyushi examined the consciousness transmission device. A man beside him whispered something to him, and a moment later, Muyushi nodded with great satisfaction.

"This thing is the key to controlling the Zerg Matriarch. Although it's not impossible for that madman to control other Matriarchs again, the possibility is very low. Look at these three soul stones."

Muyushi tapped on the Soul Crystal (Complete) on the consciousness transmission device.

"In other words, that madman can't produce another wave of Zerg?"

Yaluo also came near the consciousness transmission device, looking it up and down.

"Unless he can capture another Tier 3 Zerg Matriarch. Look at this Matriarch; her brain has been damaged, and this Zerg nest definitely didn't evolve to Tier 3 recently. In other words, after that madman controlled the Matriarch, he couldn't let the Matriarch continue to evolve. If I'm not mistaken, this Zerg nest was helped to be captured by other Samsara Paradise contractors. After all, one person couldn't possibly capture a Tier 3 Zerg nest. The situation isn't as dangerous as we previously imagined."

Muyushi smiled very humbly. There was one more thing he didn't say: the material cost of this consciousness transmission device was very expensive.

"The search can't stop. Better safe than sorry."

Yaluo's words made Afuro's brows furrow slightly. The opponent spoke lightly, but the risk of searching for Zerg nests over a wide range was very high, and the Totem Tribes were rampant on this continent; wandering around was very dangerous.

"What are you nervous about? In the final analysis, that madman is only one person. However, after losing his biggest reliance, the Zerg, he is very likely to fight back desperately, hunting down lone contractors. This is what we need to be careful about."

The words of a bald man attracted everyone's attention. What he said actually made sense. Except for the dozen or so people present, if others encountered Su Xiao, even if they had a few teammates beside them, it would be certain death.

The contractors of the Three Paradise Alliance all knew one thing: given Su Xiao's strength, in 11 days, if people were often alone, it wasn't impossible for him to eat them away. Even if Su Xiao couldn't win, he wouldn't let them have an easy time.

Except for most of the Death Paradise contractors, the contractors of the other two sides weren't fearless of death. Previously, when Su Xiao had the Zerg nest, they could gather together, but now that Su Xiao's Zerg nest was destroyed, he would definitely retaliate against them. Now, who was willing to go out and find Su Xiao's tracks?

"Hey, what's with those expressions? No matter how you look at it, we won."

"Uh~ it seems so."

The contractors looked at the already dilapidated Zerg nest, and the gloom in their hearts quickly dissipated. Moreover, they could continue to accumulate prestige in the Sun Tribe. They couldn't get too many Sun Warriors, but getting another one or two thousand wasn't a problem. By then, it really wasn't certain who would be besieging whom.

In the eyes of most contractors of the Three Paradise Alliance, today's weather was turning from cloudy to sunny, and victory was not far away. ===== CHAPTER 1935 =====