Chapter 77 - Chapter 77: Chapter 75 Tainted Blood (1/2)
Chapter 77: Chapter 75 Tainted Blood
Karl had been silently observing the entire battle.
He wished the Fischer family would grow and thus had not given any casual reminders.
Every reminder would consume spiritual power, and bestowing favors too frequently would devalue their worth over time.
Now Karl finally sensed fully that the mysterious rare artifact carried by the evil cultist was pulsating with spiritual fluctuations!
It was that one!
“Tainted Blood,” a treasure-class rare artifact.
Its form was that of a beautiful and delicate gemstone constructed from scarlet blood, akin to a stunningly beautiful blood-red rose.
Once carried by the user, it would automatically activate an extraordinary effect in times of severe injury, greatly strengthening the body’s physique for several minutes, equivalent to approaching the strength of mid-level Transmutation.
Almost everyone noticed something odd, feeling an intense surge of momentum climbing, as the cloaked figure with a mask’s trembling body was about to burst forth with astonishing strength!
“Shoot!”
The sheriff who dared not step forward yelled out, still not daring to rush up casually.
The two who adhered most to the knight’s spirit were about to die; he, a low-level Beginning Bloodline Knight, felt he didn’t even have the right to fight to the death.
“Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!”
Many had already reloaded their bullets, and a flurry of flintlocks fired one after another, hitting the blood-soaked cloaked figure with the mask.
However, a shocking twist occurred that stunned everyone!
The body of the cloaked figure, made fragile by the effect of “Speed Sketching,” was once again elevated by the extraordinary effect of “Tainted Blood.”
Though the dense flintlock bullets continuously caused new abrasions, making his strong body bleed profusely, they could never deal a fatal blow!
His cloak, soaked with the blood of himself and others, was almost like a blood-red robe, appearing extremely terrifying.
The blood all over him suddenly boiled, interweaving and coalescing before everyone’s eyes as if enchanted, granting the cloaked figure tremendous power!
“Ahh!”
A beast-like roar erupted from beneath the mask, filled with pain and despair!
He felt a bullet containing black light within his body, which was gradually corroding and devouring the soul deep within, and he couldn’t shake it off.
What in the world was that?
In his despair, he madly lunged at the crowd, hysterically initiating his final slaughter; with mere swings of his hand, several guards who were close by were smashed to pieces like clumps of mud.
“Run for it!”
“Monster!”
The guards who had already started to flee didn’t hesitate to turn and run; casualty rates had reached the extreme, and the final volley hadn’t killed the enemy, their morale completely collapsing.
The incredible strength that erupted from the enemy was impossible to contend with; Byrne didn’t think twice before turning to run.
The numerous Extraordinary Exponents also scattered in every direction in retreat, those too slow were outright killed by the cloaked figure, and everyone at the pier was pursued with utter fear.
“Jump into the sea! Quick, jump into the sea! Jump, for God’s sake!”
Byrne shouted loudly, struck by a sudden inspiration.
He could see that the severely wounded and enraged cloaked figure had nearly lost all reason and would prioritize attacking those on shore instead of making an effort to attack in the black waters.
The people from the Fischer family hurriedly jumped into the sea, and many others followed suit, desperately swimming towards the distance, hoping to evade the monster’s pursuit.
Just as Byrne was about to jump into the sea, the cloaked figure with the mask suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking him from the sea.
In an instant, his breath almost ceased, his blood running ice cold.
The mysterious figure, monster-like, with boiling blood all over, stood before Byrne like a malevolent bloodflower, menacingly barring his way.
The distance between him and the water, although only a few steps away, now seemed insurmountable!
A fist too quick to be seen shot towards him in a deadly blur!
The lethal force it contained was enough to completely destroy the fragile human body and take away what should have been a most precious life.
“Accelerate!”
Blue light burst forth from his eyes!
Byrne’s figure suddenly sped up, instinctively sidestepping the dark blur, his rational gaze meeting the madness beneath the mask for a moment.
He then dashed past the cloaked figure’s side, leaping into the pitch-dark sea, splashing water, and continuously swimming away.
The cloaked figure on shore hesitated for a moment, not rashly entering the water to pursue; the boiling blood around him seemed to fear the seawater.
People from the East Coast could all swim; Byrne, Irene, and the guards of the Fischer family hid in the water for a long time.
Fear gripped everyone; they waited until almost certain of safety before finally swimming back.