Chapter 3206: Nightmare King, Don't Be Impulsive

After watching for a while, Su Xiao decided to strike. Although the Nightmare King was resistant to beating, it would eventually be unable to hold on. The other party was likely relying on the Nightmare World's special nature to hold on.

Originally, the Nightmare King had the qualifications to fight one against four—that is, to fight Su Xiao + Wood + Zui Yas + the Great Knight simultaneously—but that was under the condition that Nightmare Town had not been destroyed. If that were the case, the Nightmare King would be a super big boss.

After losing the support of Nightmare Town, the Nightmare King lacked many attack methods, and his domain ability could not be used for the time being.

At this time, he could face the siege of Zui Yas + Wood + the Great Knight simultaneously, both because of his own impressive strength and because of the armor and weapons on his body.

Su Xiao took a sniper cannon over three meters long out of his storage space. This was 【Jaunty · Demon +11】, referred to as J · Demon.

【J · Demon】 presented a deep, iron-black color overall, and the feel was the same—heavy and stable. When this weapon overheated, due to its unique metal material, high-temperature patterns resembling lava veins would appear on the surface of the gun body, which was why it was named 【J · Demon】.

Su Xiao originally could not use this firearm. The prerequisites for this firearm were: Firearms Master Lv. 30, True Strength 225 points, True Stamina 225 points, True Intelligence 210 points, Body Energy over 29000 points, and Charm attribute 5 points.

Su Xiao had no problem with the first five, and the last one had already been resolved.

Equipment Effect 1, Evil Soul in the Gun (Passive): This weapon contains a malicious soul. As long as you continuously pay Soul Crystals (Medium), it can help you lock onto targets.

It was this thing that caused the requirement for the Charm attribute. Su Xiao entrusted the Mechanical Girl to kill the evil soul inside 【J · Demon】.

The reason this sniper cannon only had mechanical sights was because of the existence of Equipment Effect 1. The biggest feature of this weapon was that the user synchronized with the evil soul inside, and then locked onto targets from an ultra-long distance.

Su Xiao didn't need this ability. In terms of aiming, the Mechanical Girl added an 8–65x adaptive scope to this gun. Mechanical aiming was too difficult; it was better to honestly use the scope for assistance.

Setting the included gun mount on the ground, Su Xiao fixed 【J · Demon】 onto the mount, then half-crouched on the ground and assumed an aiming posture.

Click-clack-clack~

The adaptive scope began to adjust. Soon, Su Xiao saw the Nightmare King through the scope.

This scope did not have a crosshair, but a light red circle. This circle would enlarge or shrink according to the stability of the firearm. When the firearm was completely stable, this red circle would shrink into a small dot.

Su Xiao took eight bullets out of his storage space and placed four of them on the tray beside him. The 14.77mm Flame Uranium bullets for 【J · Demon】 were worth 203 Soul Coins each. Su Xiao bought a total of 10.

Please note that this was not the exchange price in Reincarnation Paradise. Exchanging in Reincarnation Paradise, the price of each 14.77mm Flame Uranium bullet was 372 Soul Coins. This was what Su Xiao bought from the Mechanical Girl.

The Mechanical Girl smiled very happily at the time; it was the look of seeing a long-term customer. In the Mechanical Girl's introduction, the 14.77mm Flame Uranium bullet was the most practical ammunition, but not the strongest. She even had bullets that cost over 1000 Soul Coins each. If needed, remember to tell her in advance; those things had to be custom-made.

Su Xiao had no interest in that kind of bullet. Buying ten 14.77mm Flame Uranium bullets was only because this was the cheapest ammunition 【J · Demon】 could use.

Su Xiao had been puzzled before. This weapon was Immortal-grade +11, plus 3 embedded Immortal-grade gems, and the price was only 14500 Soul Coins. This was a huge bargain.

Now it seemed that wasn't the case. The reason this weapon sold cheaply was not only because of its high usage requirements, but also because its ammunition was too expensive.

Su Xiao glanced at the 4 bullets in his hand. The maximum capacity of 【J · Demon】 was 4 rounds. Since the bullets were expensive, the magazine had to be filled.

Blue Steel Shadow energy surged on Su Xiao's hands. He concentrated his spirit and began to perform bullet infusion using the ability brought by Firearms Master. Soon, the surfaces of the 4 bullets in his hand were covered with fine blue lines. The infusion was complete.

After completing the bullet infusion, the 14.77mm Flame Uranium bullet could cause an additional 1278 points of true damage and carried rapid, high-penetration, and probability-based paralysis effects.

Pressing all 4 bullets into the magazine, Su Xiao activated the liquid cooling device. After confirming the parameters in the scope, he pulled the bolt to chamber a round.

Using 【J · Demon】 to shoot was very interesting. This gun had an ability.

Equipment Effect 4, Overload Gathering (Active): After activating this ability, the bullet's attack power increases by 20% for one shot. After completing this shot, the firearm will overheat for 5 minutes. If you force a shot during the overheat period, the firearm's durability consumption increases by 12 times.

It seemed like one had to wait for the barrel to cool down after one shot, but that was not the case. This gun had to be kept in a state of temperature overload.

Whether it was the extraordinary characteristics of the firearm or the extraordinary materials used for the bullets, they all had characteristics of lava, fire, purgatory, and heat.

This also led to a hidden trait of this gun: the higher the temperature, the more astonishing the attack power. The bullet attack power increased by Overload Gathering (Active) relied on temperature.

Of course, if the temperature was not controlled well, this gun wouldn't just explode; it would shatter completely. The firearm attack power increased by overload temperature had already been calculated for Su Xiao by the Mechanical Girl.

Temperature overload 30%, overall lethality increased by 5%.

Temperature overload 50%, overall lethality increased by 19.7%.

Temperature overload 80%, overall lethality increased by 62.39%.

Temperature overload 100%, immediate explosion.

Su Xiao's fourth shot would reach a terrifying level of attack power. He held his breath and entered the long-range sniping state.

The red circle in his vision, which originally enlarged and shrank with his breathing, condensed into a translucent small cross, aiming exactly at the Nightmare King's skull.

Hum~

Lava veins appeared on the body of 【J · Demon】, and the Overload Gathering (Active) ability was activated.

Two kilometers away, the Nightmare King was swinging his long-handled nail hammer to smash the surging black tentacles. His attacks were heavy and powerful, but fighting three people at once made him unable to hold on.

With a clatter, a knight's greatsword slashed onto the Nightmare King's back. The ground under his feet cracked, and the impact scattered to the surroundings.

This slashing sound made people's eardrums buzz, but it failed to break the Nightmare King's defense. The defensive power of the heavy armor on his body was too strong. If it weren't for this, he would have been pinned to the ground and beaten.

Crack, crack!

The fine gear chains on the tentacles sawed across the armor on the Nightmare King's body. Not only was the armor undamaged, but many of the saw teeth on the tentacles broke.

Seeing this scene, Zui Yas's eyes shone. This armor was a good thing; the certain energy contained within it made him very eager.

Compared to the Great Knight and Zui Yas, the Nightmare King hated Wood more. Wood always stood several dozen meters away, with a wisp of black smoke lingering on his body. This black smoke spread for several dozen meters, entering the gaps in the Nightmare King's armor, causing damage to him every moment.

The Nightmare King didn't know what this black smoke was. This thing could ignore the energy defense characteristics of the 【Underworld Armor】 and directly injure him.

"My duel with the Great Knight, you two actually launched a sneak attack. Despicable. Great Knight, do you allow this?"

The Nightmare King spoke. He wanted to use these words to make the Great Knight hesitate. After all, for a knight, a duel was very sacred.

Clang!

The Great Knight slashed his sword onto the Nightmare King's neck. From the moment he started seizing the 【Scroll Fragments】, he had already lost his honor as a knight. The people of his hometown were waiting for him to return, to return with the 【Scroll Fragments】.

"You despicable people!"

The Nightmare King roared. He gripped the long-handled war hammer with both hands, making a gesture to smash down with all his might. This seemed to be an attempt to kill the enemy, but it was actually the starting move to prepare for running away. It wasn't that the Nightmare King was cowardly; it was that he really couldn't win.

"All of you... die!"

The Nightmare King smashed down with his nail hammer. He had already calculated that as soon as he got rid of the current siege, he would hide everywhere in the Nightmare World. The majesty of the Nightmare King? That thing had never existed; staying alive was more important.

The nail hammer smashed down. Just as it was about to hit the ground, a sound of breaking wind arrived.

Boom!!

The Nightmare King felt something hit the side of his skull. His head buzzed, and his body began to spin.

The 14.77mm Flame Uranium bullet hit the Nightmare King's metal helmet. After hitting this hard helmet, the spinning momentum of the Flame Uranium bullet did not decrease but increased.

The Flame Uranium bullet deformed rapidly. Being squeezed, fire liquid surged out from inside, and this fire liquid squeezed hard into the interior of the helmet through the gaps in the helmet.

As soon as the dark red fire liquid touched the air, a deflagration phenomenon occurred, and the skull inside the Nightmare King's helmet was enveloped in flames.

This all seemed long, but in reality, it was only an instant. The Nightmare King was hit, then flew out spinning 360°, after which an explosion suddenly occurred inside the helmet, and raging flames ignited.

After taking this shot, the Nightmare King flipped a few times and sat directly on the ground, seeming a bit stunned.

Just now, the Nightmare King felt someone locking onto him from afar, but he didn't care. But now he discovered that the person locking onto him from afar was no weaker than the three people besieging him at this moment.

Determining this, the Nightmare King took out his ultimate trump card, which was to defeat them one by one.

The Nightmare King suddenly floated up from the ground, and purple energy surged toward the surroundings, resisting Zui Yas and the Great Knight for a moment. Taking this opportunity, the Nightmare King shifted his gaze. Those purple-black eyes looked at Wood, full of killing intent.

The Nightmare King held the long-handled nail hammer in his hand horizontally, pointing it at Wood from afar. A wisp of dark green ghostly light surged on the long-handled nail hammer, rushing straight toward Wood's chest. The speed was too fast; Wood had no time to dodge.

The next moment, the attacks of Zui Yas and the Great Knight missed. Both of them discovered that the Nightmare King and Wood had disappeared.

Zui Yas quickly guessed the characteristics of this ability. Wood should have been pulled into a closed space by the Nightmare King to conduct a 1v1 there.

According to Zui Yas's sensing just now, the Nightmare King was already nearing his limit. Eliminating the Nightmare King was just a matter of time. Besides, their three-person squad could originally deal with the Nightmare King; the Great Knight was an extra variable.

Thinking of this, Zui Yas's gaze turned to the Great Knight, and he asked with a smile, "What should I call this friend? Did the Nightmare King take away your loved ones? If so, then you are also one of us."

Zui Yas showed sadness in his eyes. Hearing his words, the Great Knight shook his head and said nothing. He knew he was different from the other party; his actions could be classified as despicable, while the other party had come to avenge his loved ones.

"Living in the world within the painting is not easy for people, so why harm others to bring yourself momentary pleasure?"

The Great Knight's voice was already slightly aged. He knew he couldn't protect the Ancient City for much longer.

"Old Knight, you're right. However, why did you come here?"

"To compete... to seize the Scroll Fragments."

"What for, seizing that thing?"

"To become stronger."

The Great Knight didn't tell the truth. He didn't want others to know about the existence of the Ancient City. Compared to these powerhouses, the residents of the Ancient City were too fragile.

"Careful!"

Zui Yas shouted, pointing behind the old knight. The old knight immediately strengthened his perception behind him and prepared to block with his knight's greatsword behind his back.

"A knight full of lies, but... I am also a bad thing."

A tentacle on the back of Zui Yas's hand detached. This egg-thick tentacle had long since submerged into the ground, emerging from beside the Great Knight's feet and piercing into the cracks of the other party's leg armor.

The Great Knight spat out a large mouthful of blood with a "wah" sound. The blood was full of squirming tiny tentacles. Not only that, tentacles also began to grow from the gaps in the armor on his body.

"It was me, I was careless."

The Great Knight looked deeply at Zui Yas. There was no anger or resentment in his eyes; there was only regret. Such a good opportunity, and he hadn't been able to seize the Scroll Fragments.

Feeling the pain all over his body, for a moment, the Great Knight even had the thought: just die here. Dying here would mean no more running around, no more suffering, and no more rest.

'It has already been... 268 years. It is time to rest for a while.'

The Great Knight gradually lowered his head and closed his eyes. But suddenly, faces—some innocent, some ignorant, some desperate, some expectant—flashed through his mind one after another.

"Ha!"

The Great Knight roared, and the greatsword in his hand was inserted into the ground. Fragments of black tentacles sprayed out from the gaps in his armor. He turned and retreated. In a normal battle, he had a 40% to 60% chance of killing this tentacle man, but having been bombed earlier, plus being ambushed at this moment, he was already unable to fight again.

With a "whoosh," the Great Knight broke through a swift shadow and disappeared.

Patter.

Zui Yas's left arm landed on the ground. The severed arm was as smooth as a mirror, but immediately, tentacles surged from the flesh of his severed arm, pulling the severed arm back, and the wound healed.

"Drove away one wolf, two more remain. Let's continue after solving the Nightmare King."

Zui Yas looked around. The Nightmare King had his tentacle eggs parasitized on him. He was certain the other party was in the nearby area; otherwise, he wouldn't have attacked the Great Knight.

With a bang, as if something had shattered, the Nightmare King and Wood appeared at the same time.

Wood's suit was somewhat tattered, and the Nightmare King was covered in black smoke, his body corroded by darkness until it hissed.

Boom!

Another bullet slammed into the Nightmare King's head, and the air blast exploded. When the Nightmare King's body stopped spinning, he was slammed into the ground headfirst.

The Nightmare King was furious. A long-range extraordinary being had been harassing him from the beginning. These three nearby... these two, he really had no way to deal with, and there was a high probability of being defeated by these two. But toward that despicable long-range type in the distance, the Nightmare King was unconvinced.

The Nightmare King strode toward the direction of Su Xiao. Zui Yas, who was just about to block, slowed his movements, his expression momentarily sluggish. He discovered that the Nightmare King seemed to be rushing over to have a close-quarters duel with Bai Ye.

Zui Yas immediately thought that the Nightmare King was already at the end of his rope. If he rushed to have a close-quarters duel with Bai Ye, wasn't this just delivering his head? Furthermore, the Nightmare King likely carried the 【Scroll Fragments】 on his body, and at that time, those 【Scroll Fragments】 would be seized by Bai Ye.

Thinking of this, Zui Yas felt something was wrong. He shouted, "Nightmare King, calm down, you can't beat that person."

"Bullshit!"

The Nightmare King cursed angrily. He discovered that he had found the breakthrough point of this battle, which put him in a great mood, and his speed in launching a surprise attack on Su Xiao became even faster.