Chapter 272: Calm, Adversity, Despair! (3/3)

Furious flames instantly engulfed 【Guizhi】.

"Aaaahhh!!!"

It screamed—this attack was far more violent than before, and… it struck its core!

9206!

Nine seconds, a vast black tide of Yangxu Guis surged toward him.

9741!

Five seconds, the Yangxu Gui army completely surrounded the bonfire battlefield.

9552!

Three seconds, the Yangxu Gui army was nearly upon Fang Yue.

11128!

10092!

10328!

10007!

Fang Yue slashed—frantically, relentlessly slashing.

Though it was said he slew 【Guizhi】 with one strike, in truth Fang Yue had struck so many times he lost count.

This was no single strike—it was countless strikes.

Thanks to the 【Xiongyuan Pill】, Fang Yue's power had surged, his damage rising in relentless waves.

"Baa!"

"Baa!"

The baaing all around him never ceased; a dense black sea blocked every inch of air.

【Guizhi】 tried several times to retreat into the protection of the Yangxu Gui army, but Fang Yue intercepted each attempt.

In response to Fang Yue's assault, it immediately thrust out black goat hooves from its body to counter and block.

Yet Fang Yue's strength surpassed it!

He crushed all its resistance outright!

Fang Yue's ink-black eyes resembled the eyes of a Death Messenger, causing 【Guizhi】, in its panic, to freeze for an instant.

38228!

In that instant of hesitation, Fang Yue delivered his final, critical strike!

Blade severed flesh, fire burned the soul!

With a single slash, he cleaved 【Guizhi】's body in two and reduced it to ash with flame.

Amid 【Guizhi】's shrieks, Fang Yue heard the system prompt.

"System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain the bizarre 【Yangxu Guizhi】. Reward: Control Power +10, Deflection +50, Lifespan +1 month."

The clock reached precisely the final second of the goat-skin prophecy.

In that moment, time seemed to halt.

And in the next second, endless Yangxu Guis roared and drowned Fang Yue in a sea of Yangxu Guis!

At the same time, the last of the 【Xiongyuan Pill】's potency was rapidly fading.

Though 【Guizhi】 was dead, the Yangxu Gui horde did not scatter as Ni Dongmei had claimed!

That! Woman!!

Fang Yue's rage flared instantly.

He knew nothing of the bizarre, so he believed Ni Dongmei's words.

But now the outcome proved he had been deceived by that woman!

【Guizhi】 was dead, yet the Yangxu Gui army did not retreat or fall into disarray—instead, it went mad, attacking Fang Yue with frenzy.

"Baa!"

"Baa!"

"Baa baa!"

"Baa baa!"

Baaing filled the air; everywhere he looked, black Yangxu Guis surrounded him.

Fang Yue's body bounced like a ball, his damage value spiking wildly.

11!

25!

26!

12!

39!

12!

The newly gained stat bonuses allowed Fang Yue to briefly withstand the Yangxu Gui army's assault.

But this was only possible thanks to the 【Xiongyuan Pill】's potent effect.

Fang Yue desperately ignited flames, wielding the Leng Yue blade, slashing wildly at the Yangxu Guis.

Yet against infinite numbers, his attacks were like pouring water into a leaky bucket—after killing only a dozen Yangxu Guis, he could only defend passively.

The self-immolating flames grew weaker; the 【Xiongyuan Pill】's effect faded.

"System Prompt: 【Xiongyuan Pill】 duration ended. Entering side effect phase."

"System Prompt: You have entered 【Physical Weakness: Five Organs Damaged】 state."

"System Notice: You have entered the 【Body Deficiency: Cerebral Hemorrhage】 state."

"System Notice: You have entered the 【Meridian Damage: Chong Meridian】 state."

"System Notice: You have entered the 【Meridian Damage: Dai Meridian】 state."

"System Notice: You have entered the 【Meridian Damage: Du Meridian】 state."

"System Notice: You have entered……"

Fang Yue felt the strength throughout his body draining rapidly; even with the help of 【Breath of Night】, he could only barely hold on.

Under normal circumstances, this bit of recovered strength would have been enough for Fang Yue to protect himself.

But surrounded by the vast army of Sheep Guai, with only enough stamina to make even swinging a sword difficult, it was almost no different from waiting for death!

57!

75!

91!

152!

101!

205!

106!

159!

The Sheep Guai army, whose damage values had originally only fluctuated in the double digits, now struck Fang Yue, who was loaded with all kinds of negative buffs, causing his HP to plummet like it was falling off a cliff.

If not for 【Breath of Night】 performing its usual godlike work, Fang Yue would have been done for long ago.

But even so, as the damage values rose, the occasional critical hit nearly gave Fang Yue a heart attack from fright. He frantically poured down pills that restored Qi and Blood, but it was nothing more than a drop in the bucket.

At the same time, among the countless negative statuses, 【Dan Poison】 was instantly pushed to the very front of the first row, making Fang Yue's mouth twitch.

Damn, I don't even dare look at how much lifespan I have left, don't let it get drained completely…

But compared to lifespan, the desperate situation right before his eyes was what truly made his scalp tingle.

Earlier, Fang Yue had been able to withstand the sudden hundreds of sheep-hoof attacks from 【Guai Zhi】.

First, by relying on the HP-regeneration ability of Breath of Night.

Second, by relying on the boost forcibly raised by 【Fierce Yuan Pill】. Although it didn't show up in stats like Control Power, the vast internal force covering his whole body brought real, tangible increases in attack and defense, which was why he could survive such attacks.

If he hadn't taken 【Fierce Yuan Pill】, let alone several White Sheep Guai attacking at the same time, even dozens of Sheep Guai attacking together, Fang Yue might not have been able to hold on.

Now that killing 【Guai Zhi】 had brought attribute boosts, the negative status from 【Fierce Yuan Pill】 had also dragged his attributes down to an extremely low level.

Dangerous, the situation right now was extremely dangerous!

Being pummeled into the ground by the endless Sheep Guai, Fang Yue did his best to protect his vital areas to avoid taking more critical-hit damage, while Leng Yue Blade was tossed aside onto the ground.

Watching his HP rise and fall like a roller coaster, beginning to drop toward the 100 HP line, Fang Yue's heart leapt into his throat.

This whole series of actions and mental activity from Fang Yue might seem drawn out, but in reality it all happened within about ten seconds after 【Guai Zhi】's death!

In ten seconds, Fang Yue was nearly beaten to death by the Sheep Guai army!

The numbers were too dense, the damage too outrageous.

Even at his peak, facing such a number of Sheep Guai, Fang Yue could only retreat; there was no possibility of a head-on fight at all.

Just as predicted before, the greatest difficulty in killing the Sheep Guai's 【Guai Zhi】 was the Sheep Guai army, not how strong 【Guai Zhi】 itself was!

And the reward for the kill was just so-so; it really was a thankless task!

If he'd known 【Guai Zhi】's target was the Wu Yu Tribe and not himself, Fang Yue wouldn't have even left the house!

But even if he didn't leave, with 【Guai Zhi】 having lost its lead, it would still camp at Mo Cun waiting for Fang Yue.

"Sheepskin Scroll!!"

In favorable circumstances, 【Blazing Heart Method】; in adversity, 【Breath of Night】; in desperation—【Sheepskin Scroll】!

(End of Chapter)