The Ultimate Evolution

Who was Rocky? A man who achieved the milestone for the ‘Hundred-Man Kill’ title; someone with extremely rich experience in fights against other contestants! The moment he realised that the enemies’ attention was diverted by Steel File’s appearance, he instantly let Gungnir fly once more!

An exceptionally fierce light burst forth, and three rays of illusionary light curved forward, creating explosions in the air that were so deafening that it sounded as if the sky was falling apart.

The speed and force of the three rays of illusionary light could not be described with mere words. Anyone who so much as glanced at them would feel their body burning, as if the light should not have existed in the mortal world at all!

The light flashed and went out as if it had never existed, but Reef was already half-kneeling on the ground. There were three visible holes on his dark gold shield, and surrounding the holes were fractures like the patterns on a tortoise shell.

Reef was enclosed in a layer of pale yellow barrier….’Life-Link’ had already been triggered!

In other words, Rocky’s attack just now was powerful enough to instantly send a very well-equipped MT into a state of near death! Such terrifying power!

However, this particular attack was not something that Rocky could easily perform. The attack was called ‘Will of the Gods’, and it was a killer move akin to Sheyan’s ‘Beast of Corrosion’. In fact, the cost of activating it was even higher than the ‘Beast of Corrosion’!

[ ‘Will of the Gods’ — Launch three rays of illusionary images of Gungnir to inflict heavy, mixed-type damage to an enemy (lightning type + true damage). This attack will not miss and will penetrate through the enemy’s defence. After inflicting damage, the attack will leave a ‘Mark of Light’ on the enemy, causing all damages suffered by the enemy for the next 2 seconds to multiply by 2. The effect of ‘Mark of Light’ can stack. ]

Because Rocky’s skill level was not high enough, he could not aim all three rays on the same target yet, so he had actually aimed his attacks on Reef, Sheyan and Zi at the same time, but Reef had used ‘Holy Grasp’ to pull Sheyan and Zi behind him….. But the rays had homing capabilities! As a result, all three rays pierced into Reef in succession!

The damage done by the rays of illusionary images was astonishing, but it was actually not that bad for Reef. However, the second ray came after the first. Not only was its damage doubled, the effect of ‘Mark of Light’ stacked, becoming x4! And when the third ray penetrated into Reef’s body, the damage became shockingly high! Furthermore, it happened to trigger an explosive strike!

Rocky obviously did not expect this result either, but he reacted to it very quickly. He pressed his hand to his chest, and with a loud bang, the smell of ozone filled the air. Three pumpkin-sized electric balls hovered around him, rotating slowly and completely blocking off this end of the tunnel. On the other end, Steel File approached with heavy steps. The two “mercenaries” behind him watched on with evil grins on their faces.

“I’m a merciful person, so I’ll give you the chance to say your last words even though you’ve just killed a brother of mine!” Every word Rocky uttered was firm and resolute. A huge cross rose behind him, healing his injury. “Don’t even think for a second that you can escape with the help of that guy with earth-element power who’s hiding in the rocks! I don’t mind telling you that Steel File’s power completely suppresses his!”

But surprisingly, Sheyan’s face broke into a smile. “Quit your bullsh*t. You think I don’t know that you’re stalling for time? Stop acting like letting us say a few words is an act of such great mercy.”

Rocky’s gaze turned sharp and his expression became more vicious, because Sheyan’s words were right on the money! Rocky considered himself a man with great foresight, but for the first time in his life, he met someone who could completely see through him!

And this person was also an MT.

This person was also a dual-attribute specialist!

This person also had a really special power which could spread viruses!

This person also had a group of highly competent companions around him!

To be an MT and a dual-attribute specialist meant having natural born talents. If they weren’t talents, then what was?

To have a special ability to spread viruses that even Rocky had never seen before meant having exceptional luck. If that wasn’t luck, then what was?

To be able to gather powerful people, each with their own pride, around him and form a monstrous dual-MT party meant having exceptional capability!

All these thoughts flashed through Rocky’s mind in an instant.

A strong killing intent suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart!!

“This man can’t leave here alive,” Rocky spoke seriously in the party communication channel. Then, as if afraid that the others had not heard him clearly, he repeated it again.

“We absolutely can’t let this man leave here alive!”

The blue colour on his face had become more intense, especially along the blood vessels, making his head look like a stone carving with fine, deep cracks!

“You have to kill this man even at the cost of all your attributes dropping?” asked Steel File heavily.

“Yes!” Rocky earnestly replied, “I don’t know why, but I have a hunch that if I don’t kill him now, I’ll be killed by him in the future!”

But at this moment, Sheyan’s mouth suddenly curled into a strange smile. He said to Rocky, “I actually know that you’re using this chance to take medicines and recover, and yet, I’m still willing to waste time talking to you. Why’s that?”

Rocky’s pupils contracted sharply. Sheyan laughed and continued, “Because I need to stall for time even more than you do, to wait for my preparations to complete! Hahaha, this battle has been worth it just for the sake of finally witnessing the true strength of Temperers. But how long can this battle form of yours last? Okay, the first half is over! We’ll commence the second half of the fight in thirty minutes!”

As soon as Sheyan’s words concluded, everyone there felt their eardrums vibrating slightly. Then, a tiny, hard-to-describe noise, like the sound of the air being compressed rapidly, transmitted into their ears. The noise was faint and intermittent at first, but in merely a few seconds, it turned grand and powerful!

Then, a damp smell seeped into their noses. The noise became thunder-like, coming from all directions at the same time like a surging tide. Gravel rolled down the cracks in the walls.

The next second, muddy water gushed over from the distance like a dragon, flooding the area. All of a sudden, everyone there found themselves submerged in an intense and rapid turbulence.

It must be noted that this underground tunnel was built to connect to an underwater city. It was nearly ten meters in height and was wide enough for four trucks to travel abreast! Yet the fierce, turbulent water had actually filled the whole tunnel!

Team formation, individual powers; they were all worthless in the face of this force of nature!

Yes, this was the emergency measure Sheyan had arranged in advance, a measure carried out with 47 pumps which he had mobilised using his newly obtained authority. All the while, the young cyclops Kulutego had been planting explosives within the rocks, while Sanzi had stayed at the command centre, patiently waiting for Sheyan’s order to release the water!

The deserted land of Kekexili may seem dry, but it was actually surrounded by snowy mountains. The underground city was designed with this in mind. Having been put to work for such a long time, the forty-seven high-power pumps had already stored a huge amount of water. As soon as the water was let loose, it completely flooded the underground tunnels.

Although the first wave of the water was extremely violent, as long as one could stabilise oneself, they would be able to adapt to the water afterwards. But having put so much effort into this escape plan, Sheyan surely wished for it to be as perfect as possible. Therefore, at least half the water content was mud. It was even muddier than the Yellow River. If a person who was not familiar with moving in this kind of water tried to force their eyes open, their eyes would surely be rubbed full of sand.

Since all of them were forced to close their eyes while being submerged in water, the biggest advantage went to the people who were familiar with underwater environment, followed by the people with high Perceptive Sense. Sheyan fulfilled both criteria, bringing his advantage to the maximum. He also had help from Kulutego. As soon as water flooded the tunnel, the two of them instantly helped Reef and Zi hide inside the stone wall next to them.

However, because of this delay, Rocky managed to discover Sheyan’s location. He instantly threw his lance, and it pierced through Sheyan’s chest!!

Of course this blow could not kill Sheyan, but it did make him struggle in the water and spit out a mouthful of blood! His eyes even began to turn white slowly. Rocky squinted and was barely able to see Sheyan. He was overjoyed with what he saw. But Sheyan immediately tried to break away after that. Rocky knew that once Sheyan managed to distance himself in the muddy water, it would be difficult to catch him again, so he instantly stretched out his hand to grab Sheyan.

Sheyan panicked, not willing to be caught by Rocky, while Rocky refused to let go. During the tug of war, Sheyan suddenly smirked ominously. Rocky was stunned, but before he could react, he suddenly felt a sharp pain on the back of his head. His head had been slammed by a rock in the water.