Chapter 20: If There's Something to Discuss, Will You Show Mercy to the Fragrant Jade?

Puff—!

The meat sac burst open.

No blood and flesh splattered as imagined.

A dense, unmeltable black‑red mist instantly swept the whole scene!

Roar—!!!

A terrifying roar exploded from the black mist!

A raging wave of energy flung the nearby thugs straight into the air.

"What is that?!"

The bald thug leader's spirit fled, and he kept retreating.

The mist dissipated.

A three‑meter‑plus tall, grotesque monster covered in jagged bone spines and Rotting flesh suddenly appeared in the arena!

It had no skin; its muscles were exposed, emitting a nauseating stench.

Its two sharp claws, like the Grim Reaper's scythe, glimmered with a cold light.

"Monster... monster! Black Light Monster!"

The thugs were all petrified, their legs trembling, unable to even flee.

However, an even more terrifying scene unfolded.

The moment the monster appeared, it turned around without hesitation!

It seized the nearest man—a burly fellow who had just been flung by the bald thug and was barely clinging to life!

"No! Save..."

The burly man widened his eyes in terror, his survival instinct prompting a final wail.

Pfft!

The monster paid no heed and swung its claw!

The man's upper body was ripped cleanly in two!

Fresh blood and entrails splattered everywhere!

This blood‑soaked, brutal, inhuman display completely shattered everyone's mental defenses.

"Madman! She's a madwoman!"

The bald thug leader's liver and gallbladder seemed to split.

This woman even killed her own people!

Run!

The thugs finally reacted, crying and scattering in a frantic escape.

But it was too late.

Roar—!

The monster's crimson eyes locked onto the moving prey, roaring with excitement as it lunged forward!

A one‑sided slaughter began.

Either a palm smashes the skull!

Or a bite severs at the waist!

The bald thug leader, strongest and fastest, seemed about to dash out of the clearing.

The monster leapt violently, descending from the sky, pinning him beneath its body.

Then, blood and flesh became a blur!

And the woman who had summoned all this...

At the instant she crushed the meat sac, she performed a swift roll and hid behind a massive concrete pillar in the distance.

Clearly, she had a clear awareness and precaution regarding what she had summoned.

In just a few minutes.

The clearing turned into a sea of blood and flesh hell.

Over a dozen living people, along with her three companions, all became the monster's shredded flesh.

The heavy scent of blood was almost suffocating.

Su Ming stood in the shadows, watching everything silently, expressionless.

"Ruthless one!"

He made an assessment in his mind.

She could be merciless even to her own, pulling everyone down into hell to get out.

Such a person is a walking time bomb.

Keeping her is also a disaster!

After the monster finished gnawing all the corpses, it did not vanish.

It was drenched in blood, pacing anxiously back and forth in the area.

It occasionally let out a low growl, as if searching for the next target.

The woman, hidden behind the pillar, dared not even exhale.

She also dared not approach the pink altar for the time being.

"If this keeps going, it's no joke!"

Su Ming frowned and glanced at his phone.

11:50 PM!

Can't wait any longer!

If I don't act now, today's final chance will be completely wasted here!

At this thought, he inhaled deeply, and the murderous intent in his eyes was fully revealed.

Target—

That wildly reckless woman!

Su Ming no longer hides.

He bursts out from behind the container, like an arrow released, lunging straight at the concrete pillar!

Quick!

In almost the blink of an eye, he covered dozens of meters.

"Who?!"

The woman hidden behind the pillar reacted just as swiftly.

The instant Su Ming appeared, she had already sensed it, her body tensing.

The short dagger in her hand was already reversed in her grip.

The woman moved!

She didn't choose to flee; instead she brazenly counterattacked!

With a sidestep, the dagger in her hand, at an extremely acute angle, thrust straight into Su Ming's solar plexus!

Fast! Precise! Ruthless!

If it were the previous Su Ming, even with Source Blood's aid, it would be hard to dodge this strike!

But now.

The trajectory of this slash is laughably clear.

He can even anticipate, if he evades, the woman's next feint!

Fate Pocket Watch—far too terrifying!

"Too slow."

Su Ming sneered inwardly.

The dagger brushed his hem, generating a gust of wind.

Yet it didn't even touch a single hair on him.

The woman's pupils contracted sharply!

It was still the first time she had seen anyone evade her lethal strike so easily!

Without waiting for her to feint.

Su Ming's counterattack arrived before she could act!

The woman was horrified, trying to retreat and block.

But her movement had already been seen through by Su Ming.

Su Ming's wrist twitched, the blade oddly shifted, bypassing her block and slicing precisely across her arm!

"Sss—!"

Fresh blood splattered!

The woman let out a muffled hum, the dagger clanged onto the ground, terror in her eyes.

This man is too strong!

"What on earth..."

Before she could finish speaking, Su Ming's second slash had already arrived!

It arrived so fast she couldn't react at all!

"Sss!"

Another slash, cutting her other hand.

Two rounds.

Su Ming emerged unscathed.

But the woman, both hands rendered useless!

"If you have something to discuss, will you show any compassion?"

Su Ming's gaze was icy, as if he hadn't heard a word.

He has no compassion for this lunatic!

Since the hand has been raised, the weed must be uprooted!

He surged forward without hesitation!

The fruit knife in his hand, wrapped in chilling murderous intent, aimed straight for the woman's throat!

This slash, infused with his surging Qi, was both swift and ruthless!

With Fate Pocket Watch's aid, he was certain the opponent could not evade!

"Die!"

Su Ming growled low.

However!

The instant the blade was about to touch the woman's neck!

"No!"

The woman screamed, her eyes flashing with ultimate madness and resentment!

"Bang—!"

A muffled sound!

Su Ming stared, watching the body that was just inches away explode out of thin air!

She instantly turned into a lump of Blood Mist!

Su Ming's blade, accompanied by a rush of wind, sliced through empty space.

There was nothing!

"What?!"

Su Ming's spirit was violently shaken; he abruptly withdrew his sword, his face turning as pale as could be!

Blood Mist spread, carrying a sharp, sweet, fishy odor.

Then.

"Hoo—"

The night wind blew.

Blood Mist instantly dissipated into the air, leaving no trace!

Dead?

No!

Did it just… run away?!

Su Ming stood where he was, his hand gripping the knife trembling slightly.

It wasn't fear, but the shock of having his perception refreshed!

A living adult, gone just because you say so?

What the hell kind of bizarre ability is this?!

"Is it also a tool?"

He stared intently at the spot where the woman had just vanished.

On the ground, only the fresh blood dripping from the two arms he had slashed remained.

"Damn!"

Su Ming couldn't help but curse.

He had thought that, after pulling three combos tonight, his power would surge enough to handle most situations.

But in fact, he was wrong again!

The water of this world is terrifyingly deep!

This kind of survival tactic is unheard of!

"Careless..."

Su Ming took a deep breath, forcing himself to stay calm.

Although the woman ran away, she was injured and probably wouldn't dare return soon.

Moreover, she seemed to have paid a huge price.

"You can run from a monk, but not from the temple!"

Su Ming's eyes turned fierce.

This grudge is now settled!

"Roar—!!!"

At that moment, a roar wrapped in wind pulled Su Ming's thoughts back to reality!

The deformed bone‑spike monster lunged forward!

Just before the claw descended, Su Ming moved!

His body slid half a step to the left at an impossible angle.

"Hoo—!"

The massive claw whooshed past, grazing his nose tip!

The gust it generated made his cheek ache.

The monster's strike missed, and its huge inertia caused its body to stall.

Opportunity!

A fierce glint flared in Su Ming's eyes as he seized the monster's stiff, missed attack, crouching and charging forward!

His fruit knife slashed a long wound across the monster's calf muscle!

"Roar!!!"

The monster winced in pain, spun sharply, and another claw swept horizontally.

Su Ming had anticipated it, and instead of retreating, he pressed forward.

With a deft roll, he followed through with another slash on its other leg.

Fresh blood sprayed everywhere!

"Hoo!"

Su Ming felt his blood boil.

This kind of free‑for‑all feeling is so exhilarating!

The Fate Pocket Watch's prediction made him feel as if he had unlocked a full‑map cheat.

"So, die already!"