Chapter 1272: Violent Overwhelm

By: Sanyin YinyuWord count: 1252

The five-tier's heart skipped a beat.

Facing Chen Ling, the rumored Calamity of Annihilation, it was impossible not to be nervous. Not just him; even the several seven-tiers from the Grand Canal Gang were terrified. The moment that flash of red appeared before him, he instinctively wanted to retreat.

Simultaneously, two hand puppets, one jet black and one snow white, whose material was unknown, suddenly emerged from beneath his clothing on his shoulders. The black and white puppets simultaneously raised their hands to embrace him, and a storm instantly enveloped his figure, protecting him!

Surrounded by the storm, the five-tier finally relaxed a little. But the next second, a pair of huge hands woven from red paper brutally tore through the edge of the storm, and a pair of large, crimson, lantern-like eyes stared straight at him... Red paper spewed forth, and Chen Ling's face emerged from the creature's body.

"Too weak."

This horrifying sight, coupled with those three indifferent words, instantly shattered the five-tier's psychological defense.

Seeing this, the six-tier nearby immediately prepared to intervene and help his colleague, but an invisible giant python had already coiled around his shoulder and bit fiercely at his head. For a moment, the six-tier's mind went blank. In that brief interval, massive amounts of red paper completely surged into the storm. The five-tier's figure emitted a shrill, pained shriek, suffering unknown torments within... Scarlet blood, mixed with red paper, gradually replaced the raging storm. A moment later, a figure in an opera robe slowly emerged from the swirling red paper.

He held the two tattered puppets in one hand, then tossed them into the pool of blood as if discarding trash. Behind him, on the ground, the five-tier's figure was riddled with holes, completely lifeless. Given Chen Ling's current level of disaster manifestation, killing a five-tier was as simple as slaughtering a chicken. The six-tier, having recovered, saw the horrific scene before him and his face instantly turned deathly pale...

In the blink of an eye, Chen Ling had completely cleared out the gray prison. With the power supply cut off, there wasn't even anyone left who could immediately go out and call for help.

"Chen Ling, you're not getting away today!"

The six-tier's mind raced. The next second, a domain rapidly expanded beneath his feet! Yellow God Path, Earth-Pioneer Route—Terrestrial Reunion! The moment the domain opened, the entire chimney-shaped prison trembled violently. The ground directly beneath it, like a churning earth dragon, actually dragged the entire building, lifting it from the earth!!

Dust silently drifted down from the ceiling, but perhaps due to the six-tier's deliberate control, the prison did not collapse. Chen Ling watched the scene coldly, his eyes filled with even greater killing intent. This six-tier Yellow God Path user made such a huge commotion not to fight him, but to use this method to inform other God Path users in the police station that they were under enemy attack... Soon, more God Path users would surround the area, and once his identity was discovered, it might even draw in the Pu family or even nine-tier demigods.

Of course, since Chen Ling dared to come, he was prepared to be exposed. As long as he rescued Xiao Tao and Xiao Bai before unbeatable enemies arrived, he could still escape with his abilities! At worst, he now had an audience expectation value of 61. He could always perform "Slaying Malignity" once more and use "Mocking Calamity" to carve a path to victory!

Chen Ling did not entangle with him but instead instantly dashed out the window, heading towards Xiao Tao and Xiao Bai's location!

"Where do you think you're going!!"

Knowing that reinforcements would soon arrive, the six-tier's mindset changed. Just holding Chen Ling back for a moment here would be a great achievement. Driven by an unknown surge of courage, he directly pursued Chen Ling! But when he rushed out the window, the area before him was empty... Xiao Bai and Xiao Tao were still tied up in place, and Chen Ling's figure was nowhere to be seen.

Not good!!

The six-tier seemed to realize something, but it was already too late. On the wall directly above him, a colossal monster resembling a red paper spider instantly sprang out, like a poised hunter raising a rifle at its unguarded prey...

Bang—!

The gun roared. A brass bullet carrying memories shot from the Memory Revolver, instantly embedding itself in the six-tier's body.

"Ah!!" The six-tier shrieked, feeling his memories turn into a jumbled mess in his mind. Various highly impactful scenes assailed his senses, making him unable to distinguish reality from illusion for a moment. Meanwhile, a second gun was raised from Chen Ling's left hand.

Judgment Hall.

A void bullet, following the Memory Revolver's shot, gave the six-tier no time to breathe. Just as it was about to deconstruct his heart, the six-tier instinctively reacted, transforming half of his body directly into black soil and twisting eerily at an angle in the air! The Judgment Hall bullet grazed his chest, then sliced across one of his arms, directly disintegrating the entire limb into nothingness. At this moment, an unprecedented fear surged into the six-tier's heart. He had thought he had turned from prey into hunter, but he never expected that Chen Ling had no intention of letting him live all along... Even with enemies about to surround them, Chen Ling still intended to kill him!!

"Chen Ling!! I have no grievance with you!! How about you let me go?!" the six-tier exclaimed, enduring the excruciating pain of his severed arm.

"Let you go?" Chen Ling, whose half-face had transformed into red paper, sneered, his smile grim and eerie, "I'd like to let you go, but you... might not let me go."

"No!! I promise I won't stop you!! Others will be here to surround us soon. You take them and leave, and I'll pretend I saw nothing..." The six-tier spoke with increasing earnestness, as if seeing a sliver of hope.

"Oh?" Chen Ling said indifferently, "How could honorable South Sea police officers, avatars of justice, possibly let a rat like me from the sewers go... right?" The moment those words were uttered, the last shred of hope in the six-tier's heart shattered...

Boom—!!

Swirling red clouds crashed down from mid-air, directly engulfing the six-tier's figure and slamming into the ground in front of Xiao Tao and Xiao Bai. From within the surging mass of red paper, a blood-soaked figure with a severed arm struggled to break free. With every step he took, the ground vibrated. Giant stone shadows rose from his footprints, attempting to block the surging red tide for a moment, but they were like paper fences, instantly shattered by the rolling flood.

"Chen Ling!! Are you really going to fight to the death just for two Fusers?!" the six-tier roared.

From amidst the vast expanse of red paper, a figure slowly ascended. Chen Ling raised a hand and pressed it toward the massive pillar where Xiao Tao and Xiao Bai were. Dense currents of electricity coursed through it, and the conductive pillar instantly reshaped itself, snaking like a giant serpent toward the six-tier's figure... Simultaneously, the severed power supply reconnected. High-voltage current, amplified several times in conductivity by Chen Ling through the long serpent, transformed the terrifying lightning into an almost solidified plasma! Two lightning serpents rose behind the red paper monster. Chen Ling looked down from above and spoke indifferently:

"Someone like you, you think you're worthy of me 'fighting to the death'?"