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Chapter 337 - 309: Trial

Chapter 337: Chapter 309: Trial

The "Nezha" with three heads and six arms stomped barefoot on the floor, darting out like lightning, bouncing back and forth between the walls and ceiling, directly bypassing Li Cheng, diving and swinging the ship anchor to smash into Fu Ding Hua Long.

Doling Gray’s observation wasn’t entirely wrong. "Nezha" indeed possessed self-awareness and intelligence comparable to humans, with his primary attack target being the weakly resistant close-combat Fu Ding Hua Long.

At this moment, Fu Ding Hua Long was holding a brush, and the Gate God painting on the wall was only half-finished (the original Gate God had already disappeared due to the summoning duration ending).

At the critical moment, Zhao Zijing’s hair floated behind her, unleashing telekinesis to its extreme, barely altering "Nezha’s" angle, causing the ship anchor to narrowly miss Fu Ding Hua Long’s body, smashing heavily into the floor.

Boom!

The metal ground ripped apart, revealing the complex wiring buried underneath.

Before "Nezha" could land a hit, the players launched their counterattack. Veins bulged on Zhao Zijing’s forehead as she released telekinesis to suppress "Nezha."

Li Cheng slashed with his gun, while Bai Jixiong, transformed into an Eye Demon, lifted the eyeball tendrils around his body, each small eye shooting green rays.

Facing the siege, "Nezha’s" three heads and six arms displayed remarkable effect.

The leftmost sorrowful black head suddenly opened its eyes, mouth emitting a sharp explosive soundwave that visibly pushed back several players, including Zhao Zijing,

interrupting the telekinesis suppression. The freed "Nezha" immediately lifted a beast bone club, blocking Li Cheng’s slashing spear.

The other side picked up the anchor embedded in the floor, and with a reverse swing, pulverized a player holding a poisoned dagger attempting a stealth attack, killing on the spot.

Pure strength, pure power.

In terms of bodily strength and reaction speed, "Nezha" far surpassed any player present, with a resilience rivaling Gray Rain.

Bai Jixiong’s weakened Eye Demon rays barely left burn marks on its body, which healed instantly.

Worse still, it wielded grandmaster-level martial arts, with a relentless, airtight assault.

"If this thing’s a product of natural mutation, I’ll swallow this steel rod."

With a pale face, Doling Gray pulled himself off the steel rod, jumped to the ground, and chugged a Life Potion to recover from his injuries.

Bracing himself, he gripped his dueling rapier and charged forward.

If on an open ground, the versatile players could kite and harass "Nezha" from a distance to death.

But in the narrow, cramped corridor, many skill items couldn’t be used.

"Everyone move!"

Hyena shouted, pulling an RPG with a red skull sticker from his backpack.

He was about to fire when another player, Camus, firmly gripped his hand, "Are you crazy?! Noah said we can’t damage the building."

"He only said not to damage the power room, nothing about the structure."

Hyena calmly pushed Camus aside and resolutely pulled the trigger.

The shell-tail stabilized incendiary penetrator rocket streaked down the narrow corridor, heading straight for "Nezha."

Maintaining the "Instant Thunder" skill, Li Cheng glanced at the flames behind him and immediately swept his spear and retreated with a series of jumps.

The two Gate Gods summoned by Fu Ding Hua Long fearlessly entangled "Nezha," but were quickly dispersed by two heavy blows, turning back into primal ink.

Seeing "Nezha" about to escape, Doling Gray gritted his teeth, spinning the hilt of his dueling rapier to activate its special effect.

[Item Name: Sword of Punishment]

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Attack Power: Moderate]

[Special Effect: Justice Judgment. Judge a target with at least ten sword wounds, review their recent crimes, and unleash a Heavenly Strike of varying power according to the severity of their sins]

[Consumption: At least 250 Spiritual Power Value, 200 Sanity Value]

[Cooling Time: 30 minutes]

[Remarks: Don’t get it wrong. It’s not the law giving me a chance but me giving the law a chance]

[Remarks: "No noise in the courtroom." said the judge, hammering down the gavel as the bailiff took him away]

[Remarks: This item is bound equipment, current bound target—Doling Gray]

Bzzz—

The surface of the dueling rapier radiated a ghostly blue glow. Correspondingly, light emerged under "Nezha’s" skin as well.

Before the mission began, Doling Gray had applied a Fine Quality Magic Potion to the Sword of Punishment, suppressing the regenerative effect of carbon-based beings.

Thus, despite "Nezha’s" strong healing ability, wounds made by the Sword of Punishment wouldn’t fully heal, just meeting the conditions for the special effect [Justice Judgment].

Chains of light, like iron chains and nooses, bound "Nezha" in place. Doling Gray also stood in a trance, eyes vacant.

There’s a widely accepted theory in the player forums: every item has explicit rules and implicit ones not written in the description.

For the Sword of Punishment, "unleash a Heavenly Strike of varying power according to the severity of their sins" makes the term "sins" intriguing.

What is sin?

For a wolf, hunting prey is natural, but for a herdsman, a wolf stealing sheep is unforgivable.

Similarly, one man’s hero is another man’s villain. Definitions of evil and justice vary by nation, ethnicity, culture, and belief.

Through European Heavy Industry Guild’s extensive experiments, the conclusion was ironic—

The Sword of Punishment’s Heavenly Strike had nothing to do with sins, justice, or law. It relied entirely on the wielder’s judgment.

If the wielder deemed the opponent unforgivable, the strike could unleash an extreme attack consuming up to 80% of their total Spiritual Power.

The idea of rule of law is laughable.jpg.

Returning to the present, Doling Gray spent 600 Spiritual Power Value to summon a giant sword’s shadow over the three-headed, six-armed mutated monster’s head,

coinciding with Hyena’s rocket, to strike "Nezha."

A deafening explosion shattered the walls, collapsing the floor, obliterating a section of the building structure, revealing the dense fog outside and the faintly visible glow of the Light Prism Tower on the ground.

As the dust settled, the players wouldn’t stand around like movie villains waiting for it to clear,

instead launching long-range attacks—laser or gunfire—at "Nezha’s" last known position in the smoke.

Li Cheng squinted, his Information Integration Glasses keenly picking up anomalies, and immediately summoned a hurricane toward the building’s breach.

Howling wind dispersed the dust and smoke.

There "Nezha" stood, over half his body obliterated, legs trembling as he stood, surrounded by an electric arc sphere.

He had been absorbing the building’s electricity, now releasing it massively in an unknown manner, forming a Faraday cage-like arc around him.

All player attacks were captured by the electric cage.

...

The remaining two heads of "Nezha" opened their eyes, arcs dancing around him, and the blasted half of his body rapidly regenerated, even growing taller and more robust, sprouting numerous bone spurs.

Damn, the boss is entering phase two.

The collective thought hit all players, but the next second, three tendrils shot out from "Nezha," entangling Doling Gray, Camus, and another player.

The tendrils tightened, and "Nezha" pulled the unresponsive trio, leaping out of the building breach, flipping onto the roof, and vanishing into the darkness.

The sudden turn of events left everyone stunned.

Holding the flag gun, Li Cheng was silent for a moment before picking up the fallen Sword of Punishment and muttering to himself, "Oh, so this is the treasure the mutated monster dropped. It’s really worth it."

That’s our teammate’s equipment, man! We’re all watching! Teammate captured and you’re smiling and gearing up, right?

Fu Ding Hua Long took a deep breath, "After them!"

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