Chapter 3207: Three Factions (Revised)

Because Su Xiao had been sniping from a distance, the Nightmare King mistakenly believed that he was a cowardly person who only dared to hide far away, and that he was the breakthrough point of this battle. As long as Su Xiao was dealt with, and with the Great Knight having already retreated, the Nightmare King estimated that it would definitely be able to escape.

Thinking of this, the Nightmare King's purple-black eyes narrowed. As long as it could escape, it would abandon the Nightmare World, take all its 【Scroll Fragments】, and go to the neighboring Inner Painting World to seek refuge with the Blazing Sun Monarch. Although the other party looked down on it a bit and was stronger than it, the two had been neighbors for many years.

A dramatic scene unfolded: the Nightmare King was sprinting at full speed in front, heading straight for Su Xiao, with Zuiyas and Wood chasing from behind.

In fact, Wood had a way to stop the Nightmare King from rushing toward Su Xiao. The reason he didn't do so was that he felt something aiming at the center of his brow. If he stopped the Nightmare King, he would most likely take a bullet to the forehead.

"Wood, what are you thinking? Hurry..."

Zuiyas's words stopped halfway. The sense of crisis from being aimed at the brow appeared, making the 'eye' on his right arm restless. He knew what Wood was thinking: Wood didn't want to get shot.

The Nightmare King leaped up. It was only a few dozen meters away from Su Xiao. While in mid-air, a touch of pleasure and cruelty appeared in the Nightmare King's eyes. Today, it would let this despicable long-range transcendent know what the nail hammer in its hand tasted like.

"Feel... pain."

The Nightmare King aimed the long-handled nail hammer in its hand at Su Xiao. Seeing this, Su Xiao put away 【J·Demon】.

A ripple spread, and both Su Xiao and the Nightmare King disappeared.

Su Xiao's vision blurred for a moment, and then he found himself in a cylindrical space. Because he had been on the top floor of the building just now, he was currently falling.

After his feet touched the ground, Su Xiao looked around. The diameter of this place was 20 meters, just like being inside an inverted bucket. The surrounding walls were made of metal plates, and these metal plates were rotating clockwise like a tornado. Even the slightest touch would cause serious damage.

This ability was not possessed by the Nightmare King itself, but was attached to the long-handled war hammer in its hand. For Su Xiao, this was simply a divine skill. If he could trap some agile long-range types in here, it would be a guaranteed victory. The long-range types trapped inside would be very desperate.

Bang.

The long-handled nail hammer in the Nightmare King's hand smashed into the ground beside it. It saw the sword at Su Xiao's waist. At this point, even if the enemy had close-combat abilities, the Nightmare King had no choice but to fight hard. Moreover, the weapon in its hand was a legacy of some powerful existence; the Nightmare King didn't even know who that powerful existence was.

"Don't bluff. Today is your..."

Three minutes later.

Bang!

The Nightmare King was sent flying like a heavy cannon, kicked by Su Xiao straight into the metal wall, followed by a teeth-aching cutting sound.

Clang, clang, clang! Clang, clang, clang!

After Su Xiao slashed three times in a row, he paused, dodged the Nightmare King's heavy hammer by turning sideways, then stepped on the long handle of the nail hammer and slashed three more times at the Nightmare King's neck. The slashes were elegant and full of power.

Su Xiao didn't know if the Nightmare King's heavy armor was strong on its own or if it had been blessed by the Nightmare World, but its defense was unreasonably high. He had slashed nearly dozens of times, plus the destruction from the Great Knight, Wood, and Zuiyas earlier, yet the armor's defense remained sturdy.

"Blade Dao Sword · Flow."

An elegant wind mark slashed across. Amidst the splashing sparks, a slash mark was left on the armor. Seeing this, Su Xiao realized that his destructive power against this armor had increased.

The long-handled nail hammer in the Nightmare King's hand flipped. It leaned its body forward, and the long-handled nail hammer was immediately wrapped in purple energy, carrying a whimpering wind sound as it swiped toward Su Xiao.

Thud!!

The ground under Su Xiao's feet cracked. Of course, he could deal with the Nightmare King. The opponent had taken an Apollo, withstood the Great Knight's ultimate move, and then fought Wood one-on-one for a while.

Not only that, Zuiyas's attacks caused continuous high-damage effects to the Nightmare King. Even now, the Nightmare King's internal injuries were constantly worsening due to Zuiyas's ability.

The Nightmare King took a big step back, panting slightly. It never expected that the enemy it had trapped would have stronger close-combat abilities than itself. Its previous actions were almost equivalent to locking itself up to get beaten.

"Wait, wait, you have won. The winner should get everything. All my scroll fragments are yours."

A piece of canvas appeared in the Nightmare King's hand. This canvas was stitched together from palm-sized fragments. A preliminary estimate was that there were about 20 to 25 scroll fragments.

The Nightmare King wanted to surrender? Not really. It had already seen that Su Xiao and the others came to find it to seize the scroll fragments, so it prepared a scheme to make the three of them turn against each other. Now it just needed to stall for time until its weapon's ability wore off. This ability was good in every way, except that it couldn't be actively deactivated.

"Blade Dao Sword · Green Ghost."

Su Xiao didn't listen to what the Nightmare King said at all. While slashing out with one blade, a blood-gas spear gathered in his hand. He assumed a throwing posture and threw the blood-gas spear in his hand toward the Nightmare King with all his might.

The blood-gas spear let out an explosive sound as it pierced through layers of air waves and hit the Nightmare King's chest directly. The blood gas exploded.

Amidst the blood gas, the Nightmare King knelt on the ground, already at the end of its rope, supported only by the armor on its body. But everything had a limit, and so did this armor.

With a crack, cracks appeared on the armor. After being repeatedly beaten by the Great Knight, Zuiyas, Su Xiao, and others, this armor finally couldn't hold on anymore.

"You also... must go down with me."

The Nightmare King's eyes revealed a fierce light. It let go of the long-handled war hammer in its hand and grabbed at Su Xiao with one hand. Its right hand and arm armor turned purple, deep and ominous.

The Nightmare King's hand grabbed Su Xiao's face, which made it feel much more relieved. Although it was bound to die here, it had at least dragged someone down with it.

But in the next moment, the Nightmare King's hand was empty. Its right hand actually passed through Su Xiao's head. Su Xiao was in a state of spatial penetration. This place was an different dimension itself, which was equivalent to disguisedly increasing the concealment level of Dragon Shadow Flash.

Everything around suddenly recovered. Su Xiao and the Nightmare King broke away from the different dimension, and the auras of Wood and Zuiyas appeared nearby.

"Blade Dao Sword · Extreme."

Puchi!

The long blade slashed across the Nightmare King's neck, cutting through armor, flesh, and bone, severing the Nightmare King's entire head. The long blade dragged a smear of blood, like a brush tip painting, drawing a dark-style painting: red blood, purple moon, black iron.

The eyes of the Nightmare King's head widened, but until now, it could not accept that it would actually die in the Nightmare World. In this world, it was almost invincible among its peers. Nightmare Town could amplify its domain, and under the siege of black dogs, there were no enemies that couldn't be killed. Its armor brought it tyrannical defense. Combining the two, even the Blazing Sun Monarch could be challenged by it in the Nightmare World.

The canvas in the Nightmare King's hand flew up. Su Xiao flashed and grabbed at the canvas with one hand.

Spatial fluctuations appeared on the opposite side. Wood appeared in front and also grabbed the canvas, but the position he grabbed was smaller than Su Xiao's.

Several tentacles also attacked, forming a hand, grabbing the canvas at the same time as Su Xiao and Wood.

Rip!

The canvas was torn into three pieces. Su Xiao immediately put away the piece in his hand.

【Hint: You have obtained Scroll Fragment ×9.】

【You have killed the Nightmare King.】

【You have obtained 10.19% of the World Source (this is the Main Painting World · World Source). Because the Devil Clan · Wood and Meteorite Star · Zuiyas participated in this kill, this reward has been reduced.】

【You have obtained the Nightmare Treasure Chest (treasure chest item, this gain has not been reduced).】

Having obtained 9 【Scroll Fragments】, Su Xiao would not let it go. Facing these two good teammates, of course, he wanted them all.

"Look at how excited you are. Let's split the spoils equally, no need to fight."

Zuiyas spoke. He had obtained the fewest scroll fragments.

"Hmm, I agree."

Wood also expressed his stance.

"Fine."

Su Xiao certainly wouldn't refuse.

Then, the three of them stood in a standoff for nearly 2 minutes, with no one taking out any 【Scroll Fragments】.

"Bai Ye, 5 scroll fragments, join me to wipe out Zuiyas."

Wood spoke. Hearing this, Zuiyas on the side smiled and said:

"Bai Ye, I offer 7 fragments. Let's kill Wood together. That guy has a trump card that is very dangerous."

"..."

Su Xiao narrowed his eyes, which made Wood's aura condense. If it were him, he would definitely agree.

【Announcement (Void Tree): You are about to leave the Nightmare World.】

Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao rushed to the Nightmare King's corpse in a few steps to pick up the treasure chest.

Seeing Su Xiao take action, Wood and Zuiyas also rushed forward.

"Blade Dao Sword · Time!"

Thud~

The impact spread, and the speed of Wood and Zuiyas slowed down. Zuiyas grabbed at Wood's face with one hand, while Su Xiao's blade stabbed at Zuiyas's neck.

In the next moment, Su Xiao, Wood, and Zuiyas appeared in the reception hall on the first floor of the Main Painting World · Gubao. Zuiyas's hand stopped, and the tip of Su Xiao's blade did not move forward either.

"Ah? What's the situation?"

Morei, sitting on a chair not far away, was full of confusion. This plot was too complicated, and plus there were no subtitles, she didn't understand it at all.

"It's quite nice to spar occasionally."

Zuiyas's hand patted Wood's shoulder. Wood sat down with a calm expression. The long blade in Su Xiao's hand returned to its sheath, as if nothing had just happened.

In the reception hall, Morei, Moon Apostle, Flame Starter · Sawyerg, Female Spellcaster · Luoxi, Lilim, Tianyu, and others were all present. After the three of them returned, these people cast their gazes over.

Luoxi's gaze carried a hint of anger, not because she lost, but because she had been arranged too clearly before.

【Hint: The exploration of the first Inner Painting World has been completed. The restriction on the second floor of the Main Painting World · Gubao has been lifted.】

【All participants can rest in the Main Painting World for 12 hours. After 12 hours, all participants will enter the 'Sand Painting'.】

【Hint: After entering the next Inner Painting World, all participants will be divided into three factions: Good Faction/Neutral Faction/Evil Faction (different factions will obtain different initial identities, and they will be in a relationship of confrontation or hostility with each other; the Neutral Faction is relatively special).】

【Hint: You have already experienced the first Inner Painting World. If you want to complete this round of the Scroll Competition, you must not only compete but also cooperate with each other when necessary. The cooperation situation in the Nightmare World will determine the allocation of the three factions this time.】

【Good Faction personnel: Sawyerg, Luoxi (Arcane Eternal Star), Lilim (Devil Clan), Morei, Moon Apostle (Apocalypse Paradise).】

【Neutral Faction personnel: Tianyu (Feather Clan).】

【Evil Faction: Zuiyas (Meteorite Star), Wood (Devil Clan), Bai Ye (Reincarnation Paradise).】

Seeing this faction allocation method, Morei and Moon Apostle were instantly petrified. It looked like 5 against 3, but in reality, it wasn't like that at all.

"What the hell is the point of fighting now."

Moon Apostle's little mouth was as if smeared with honey, she couldn't help but spit out fragrance. She had cracked. ===== CHAPTER 3208 =====