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Chapter 424: 421 Fierce Battle

Chapter 424: 421 Fierce Battle

5th District, the base of the Second Envoy.

Since this base was established, it had never suffered any attacks.

From the standpoint of an evil organization, this base should have been incomplete.

But today, someone filled in that incompleteness.

Completing the lifetime of this base.

As an extreme cold sword light descended from the sky, a terrifying chill burst forth.

The base, spanning tens of thousands of acres and modified from a secret realm, began to freeze inch by inch.

The spread of this freezing was incredibly fast.

If no one intervened, the entire base could be completely frozen in a matter of minutes.

But with Lu Wu already at their doorstep, how could there possibly be no one to intervene?

“Dispel!”

As the Second Envoy’s frustrated voice rang out, the spread of ice halting across the base momentarily, the ice began to melt away inch by inch.

In a short time, there wasn’t even a speck of ice left at the Second Envoy’s base.

At the same moment, the Second Envoy appeared in the sky above his own base, with Lu Wu also there; the two finally came face to face.

Of course, not all encounters make one’s heart race.

Not all meetings are filled with poetry, at least not the encounter between Lu Wu and the Second Envoy.

The first thing they did upon meeting was size each other up.

This examination only made their impressions of each other worsen.

In Lu Wu’s eyes, the Second Envoy, dressed in a suit, wearing a hat, and holding a cane, looked all too similar to Feng Xiu—a clear sign of not being trustworthy.

On the Second Envoy’s side, just looking at Lu Wu’s appearance made him itch with irritation.

Not to mention how Lu Wu had dared to invade his territory.

If it weren’t inconvenient, he would kill Lu Wu right there and then.

“You’ve got some nerve. I haven’t even come for you yet, and you’re delivering yourself to my doorstep. Are you that eager to die?”

Although he didn’t dare to kill Lu Wu for fear of interfering with his own leader’s plans, he still had the guts to intimidate Lu Wu.

As he spoke, the power belonging to an Epic 2 Star burst forth from the Second Envoy.

The Epic Power circulated, and Lu Wu, while feeling the immense pressure, also saw the other’s attribute.

…

Name: Second Envoy

Power: 2 Stars (Epic)

Summoned Beast: Fear Demon (Epic 2 Stars), Tongue Pulling Warden (Epic 1 Star)

Epic Power: Power of Fear (Evil)

Description: Be cautious, this is no simple character.

…

Almost simultaneously with Lu Wu seeing the Second Envoy’s attributes, two figures emerged from within him.

One was dressed in the uniform of a prison director, holding chains in one hand and a pair of pliers in the other, exuding the aura of hell.

The other was shrouded in a mass of black fog, its true form unseen, but the fog itself carried an endless terror.

The Second Envoy had directly summoned his two beasts.

As they appeared, Lu Wu also saw their attributes.

…

Name: Fear Demon

Power: 2 Stars (Epic)

Quality: Mid-Epic

Epic Power: Power of Fear

Weakness: Light (Weak)

Description: Facing fear doesn’t always mean confronting it directly!

…

Name: Tongue Pulling Warden

Power: 1 Star (Epic)

Quality: Lower-grade Epic

Epic Power: Tongue-pulling Power

Weakness: Thunder (Weak)

Description: Don’t lie in its presence.

…

As Lu Wu looked at the attributes of the two summoned beasts, they had already split apart, forming a triangular formation with the Second Envoy, encircling Lu Wu.

With the beasts in position, the expression on the Second Envoy’s face grew even more icy and savage.

“You had your chance to walk the path to heaven, but you did not take it. Hell has no gates, yet you bring yourself here!

Since you’ve come, you might as well stay!”

As he spoke, the Second Envoy boldly made his move.

Of course, he did not intend, nor did he dare, to kill Lu Wu—who was the pawn of the Zeroer—but he dared to teach Lu Wu a lesson.

Since he had been offended, a price had to be paid!

So, his first move was an Ultimate Level Skill called “Despair Abyss.”

This was a psychological attack skill, which, combined with his Epic Power “Fear,” could drag people into an abyss of despair, causing them to die in hopelessness.

The Second Envoy would control the skill to ensure that Lu Wu would not perish in hopelessness, but experiencing despair was necessary.

It must be said, the Second Envoy chose his first skill very well.

This type of psychological skill was almost irresistible.

Unless Lu Wu had a specific skill to counter it or could escape before the skill took effect, he would definitely be affected.

But Lu Wu did not have a specific skill to counter this type, nor did he escape in time before the skill went off. Thus, when the Second Envoy’s skill erupted, Lu Wu was instantly pulled into the “Despair Abyss.”

On Lu Wu’s side, he had been staring straight at the Second Envoy when everything abruptly changed.

Suddenly, he found himself back at Elder Mountain, back at the moment Dudu was killed.

Dudu’s death played out in front of him again.

For Lu Wu, who entirely did not anticipate this scenario, it was an unimaginably painful blow. His heart clenched at that moment.

Plagued by a sensation of utter helplessness and irredeemable despair, he doubled over, clutching his chest.

It took a long time before he could catch his breath, and when he finally looked up, the same scene played out again.

Once, twice, three times…

Dudu died before Lu Wu’s eyes over and over, the deepest despair completely engulfing him.

It made even breathing difficult.

It has to be said, defeating a person is indeed simple, especially defeating someone with a weakness.

A light touch upon a weakness can completely strip a person of their ability to resist.

The same was true for Lu Wu at that moment; he had wholly lost the capacity to fight back, and with a single strike, the Second Envoy could take him away.

He didn’t want to, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he didn’t dare.

“You swagger over here all high and mighty. I thought you had some real skills, but in the end, is this all you’ve got? You should be grateful, grateful that you’re his chess piece, otherwise, you’d already be dead.”

“But, though you’re spared death, you won’t escape punishment so easily. Let’s have you taste a deeper level of despair!”

In truth, if the Second Envoy had stopped there, had withdrawn his hand at that point, everything would have been fine, perfect even.

He had sent Lu Wu, who had barged in, packing.

He had vented his frustration, and the blow to Lu Wu’s spirit would take months, if not longer, to recover from.

Such an outcome would have been good, but the Second Envoy was not satisfied with just that. He wanted Lu Wu to suffer even more.

Thus, the scene before Lu Wu changed.

This time, the scene of Dudu dying in front of him did not replay; instead, it quickly moved to the next.

This scene showed Lu Wu finally collecting the “Gate Fragment”.

In this scene, Lu Wu, after arduous efforts, had finally completed the collection of the “Gate Fragment” and was about to resurrect Dudu.

At that moment, Lu Wu’s heart was filled with anticipation.

However, just as the “Gate Fragment” was about to take effect, and Dudu was about to be revived, a hand reached out and stole the purified fragment from Lu Wu.

This was a blow that plunged Lu Wu into the abyss of hell.

The experience of being thrust into hell right before the moment of hope was simply more torturous than death.

In reality, Lu Wu dropped to his knees on the spot, his entire being filled with the essence of utmost despair.

This pleased the Second Envoy immensely.

“Excellent. After this, the kid will tremble at the sight of me for the rest of his life! This serves as the price for his impudence and recklessness! Get out of my sight!”

With that, the Second Envoy waved his hand, ready to fling Lu Wu out.

However, as his hand swiped through the air, he suddenly felt something was amiss.

The Lu Wu who had just been kneeling on the ground slowly stood up, emitting an aura of madness that seemed intent on annihilating everything.

The palm wind that the Second Envoy had sent out dissipated as it approached Lu Wu, scattered by the sword wind outside of his body.

“So, you still wish to resist?”

The Second Envoy couldn’t help but laugh at this absurd turn of events.

At that moment, Lu Wu’s deep voice resounded, “I want you dead, I want all those old bastards on Elder Mountain dead, I want every Zeroer dead, I want everyone associated with this to die with no grave to call their own!”

The Second Envoy was startled by these words and then shook his head, “Such a state is indeed not unprecedented. The Despair Abyss can indeed drive its victims into nerve-wracking mental collapse. It seems that I have overstimulated you to this pathetic state. Well, it is only fitting that I reveal the truth to you. Tongue Pull!”

At the Second Envoy’s indifferent command, one of his two Summoned Beasts, the Tongue Pulling Warden, took action immediately.

The chains in its hand lashed out at Lu Wu.

A single flick of the chain seemed to create a net that ensnared Lu Wu completely.

The Tongue Pulling Warden pulled the chains tight, binding Lu Wu into a bundle.

At the same time, it stretched out the pincers of its right hand towards Lu Wu’s face, or more accurately, towards Lu Wu’s tongue.

The Tongue Pulling Warden’s ability was indeed to pull out tongues, a remarkably overpowered skill that, upon detecting a lie, allowed it to ignore the opponent’s armor skills to forcibly pull out the tongue.

And it wasn’t just the tongue that was pulled out; talent skills and even Epic Power could also be sealed for a period of time.

The Tongue Pulling Warden extended his pincers, and the Second Envoy was certain that Lu Wu’s tongue was as good as gone.

After all, he had just uttered a bold declaration.

Based on that statement which called for the Zeroer’s death, pulling out Lu Wu’s tongue should have been an effortless task.

However, the situation defied the Second Envoy’s expectations. The Warden’s pincers stopped in front of Lu Wu because the statement he had just made was not a bluff.

He truly did intend to kill the Zeroer and everyone related to them.

Therefore, the Tongue Pulling Warden’s power couldn’t be activated.

This left the Second Envoy somewhat disappointed, but it didn’t matter; if the ability couldn’t be activated, they could simply pull it out by brute force—no big deal.

With Lu Wu now bound, what was so difficult about prying open his mouth and pulling it out directly?

At the Second Envoy’s command, the Tongue Pulling Warden’s chains tightened, ready to force Lu Wu to open his mouth to extract his tongue.

But as the chains clenched, a faint clink sounded, and the chains that bound Lu Wu were sliced through.

“How can this be?”

Before the Second Envoy could react, a longsword burst forth from Lu Wu’s heart and shot directly at the Tongue Pulling Warden on the opposite side.

“Block it!”

The Second Envoy’s face changed, and he gave the order. The Fear Demon by his side stirred, but just as it moved, a giant ice-blue figure appeared in front of it and exhaled, freezing the entire space.

Although the freeze didn’t damage the Fear Demon much, it was enough to prevent it from aiding the Tongue Pulling Warden.

The Second Envoy was quick to react. Seeing the Fear Demon obstructed, he took action immediately, about to summon something from the Despair Abyss.

A roar emerged as a golden Divine Dragon appeared, its tail swipe sending the Second Apostle flying.

While both the Second Envoy and the Fear Demon were prevented from intervening, the Tongue Pulling Warden attempted to save himself.

He raised his pincers, emitting a bright light that just managed to block a direct strike from the Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword.

However, as it blocked the Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword, a silver longsword pierced its chest, followed by an unimaginable explosion of thunder.

The Tongue Pulling Warden was instantly rigidified by the electric shock, and at that moment, Lu Wu grasped the Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword and swung, decapitating the Warden.

In a blink of an eye, one of the Second Envoy’s Summoned Beasts had perished.

This was not something the Second Envoy had foreseen.

“Lu Wu, you’re courting death!”

Beside himself with anger, the Second Envoy watched Lu Wu, who, after slaying the Tongue Pulling Warden with a single stroke, regained his cool and calm demeanor.

He regarded the Second Envoy indifferently.

“Feng Xiu knows I’ve fought with Fei Yinghao’s avatar; he knows I was beaten up by Fei Yinghao’s avatar and only escaped by dispelling it. You should be aware of that too, right?”

The Second Envoy was taken aback, not understanding why Lu Wu suddenly mentioned this.

But he had a vague sense of foreboding.

In fact, the Second Envoy now realized he had seriously underestimated Lu Wu’s power.

Previously, he had no idea that Lu Wu possessed four Summoned Beasts, all of Epic status.

Especially that dragon and that Little Skeleton, their very presence was chilling to the bone.

What terrified the Second Envoy the most was that if Lu Wu indeed had four Epic 1 Star Summoned Beasts at his disposal, his power could not be as simple as it seemed.

Moreover, he had heard that Yukawa Ryuzo had met him too.

If Yukawa Ryuzo had seen Lu Wu and not killed him, he must have imparted some Inheritance to Lu Wu.

Under such circumstances, with so much power converging, even if Lu Wu was a fool, he should have possessed power close to Epic 2 Star.

Realizing this, panic set in for the Second Envoy.

“Fear, let’s go!”

Saying so, he prepared to retreat, but Lu Wu paid him no mind, calmly watching the Second Envoy’s retreating figure, slowly raising the Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword in his hand…