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The system directly expands the control range of the "Heaven and Earth as Furnace" to its maximum, melting all the metal within the control range!
The sound of the clapper was immediately cut off, but from a greater distance, the loud noise continued to come!
In order to effectively control the monsters under his command and prevent them from getting out of control, the king made a series of carefully planned arrangements!
[...It has no direct impact on the host's body! The sound of the clappers outside will be dealt with naturally...]
Now, the system has to face Genji, Erii, and Orochi, who has broken free from the net!
The eight-headed serpent's 16 eyes darted around, as if observing the situation.
After all, the current situation is indeed somewhat chaotic. It can either run away or join one side in fighting the other!
A flash of cold light, and it chose to finish off Angers first!
Chapter 160 The Fake White King
Wherever the cold light passed, it seemed nothing could stop it. The special bones at the tail of the Yamata no Orochi transformed into the sharpest blade, slashing towards Angers.
But the knife missed.
The system kicked away the molten iron at its feet, which struck Angers, inflicting a severe blow on the already critically injured Angers. The molten iron sent Angers flying, but it also allowed him to dodge the deadly blade.
Pushing aside the molten iron, which was polished by a cold light, revealed a smooth surface, as if it had been laser-polished, so smooth that it could be used as a mirror.
The Ame-no-Murakumo from Japanese mythology! It is one of the sharpest swords in the world, but this sword is actually the tailbone of the Yamata no Orochi (Eight-Headed Serpent).
With the escaped Yamata no Orochi and the hostile Lu Mingfei, Erii, transformed into a white monster, suddenly didn't know who to attack.
Before the clapper sound gave her any new instructions, Orochi, after failing to attack Angers, launched an attack on Erii without hesitation!
Instead of running away, it chose to stay in the Red Well and fight it out!
Once this body, which is most suitable for parasitism, is captured, it will surely be the ultimate winner of the Red Well!
[...The Yamata no Orochi's body is not fully developed and it cannot mobilize the true power of the Word of Power. It needs a body with royal blood to quickly overcome this most vulnerable period...]
The system immediately made a deduction, and the situation suddenly reversed; Orochi's current target was no longer Lu Mingfei...
However, this kind of temporary "enemy of my enemy" relationship is not reliable and does not mean that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The three forces—the two imperial bloodlines, Lu Mingfei, and the Orochi—are all fighting against each other.
Should we join forces with the Yamata no Orochi to attack Erii and Genji? Should we take the first city?
The situation inside the Red Well was in complete chaos...
The deathly power of the judgment, like a malignant tumor, was firmly locked onto the Yamata no Orochi, causing death to erode his body inside and out.
The white scales were scraped off piece by piece, like fish on a chopping board, but this effect didn't seem to have much of a direct impact on the Yamata no Orochi.
The dragon's powerful regenerative ability means that it begins to heal almost immediately and visibly as soon as a wound appears.
The power of the Yamata no Orochi's dragon body is not infinite; if it continues to fight, it will eventually run out of power. In this respect, Erii is a natural counter to this eight-headed monster, but she won't be able to defeat it so quickly.
However, at this moment, another domain of judgment opened up, creating a conflict with the domain of judgment that Erii originally controlled...
Erii, the monster fighting against the Yamata no Orochi, immediately noticed the anomaly and looked at Lu Mingfei with her dark golden eyes.
The system immediately canceled the newly opened trial domain, ceasing its struggle with Erii for elemental control.
Alright, now that the King has lost his sharpest weapon, he's using judgment against judgment. Without the power of the Super Word Judgment, Erii can easily defeat him. Leaving this dish for last is clearly the best outcome.
The task at hand is to deal with the Yamata no Orochi!
Yuan Zhinv looked down at the two swords in her hands whose blades had melted away, then threw them aside and charged towards Lu Mingfei.
His speed was extremely fast. Even normal hybrids would find it extremely difficult to deal with the drugged ghosts, but this was the first time the drugged emperor had appeared in the world.
As he charged forward, he hummed a song softly, activating the power of "Word of Power: Dream Eater" in an attempt to replicate the method used to deal with Uesugi Koshi.
"Get lost!" the system roared, silencing the power of the Word of Power with a Supreme Strike, and then slashing at the charging Genji.
Faced with its downward slash, Genji gritted her teeth in a daze and dodged the blow by turning to the side. This turn exposed her weakness.
"boom!"
The steel foot stepped on Genji's body, making a metallic clanging sound.
The power of royal blood is beyond the reach of countless ordinary hybrids. Their physical prowess alone allows them to easily overwhelm other hybrids, even becoming immune to most weaker attacks from incantations, and they can withstand some high-risk incantations with ease. Compared to ordinary hybrids, these beings are like having a built-in "Incantation Bronze Throne"!
However, being influenced by the Supreme Being means that even the most powerful emperor is destined to be nothing more than a punching bag.
On the other side, Orochi and the monster Erii were also affected by this indiscriminate AOE skill.
The dragon's head, as large as a millstone, lunged at Erii, who was distracted, but she dodged it.
One of the eight serpents, with its pair of dark golden eyes, kept staring intently at Lu Mingfei.
It desires the sacrificial body that can quickly help it overcome its weakened state, but it seems that obtaining it soon is not an option. It also desires that human's life!
Looking at Erii, who still had self-awareness despite being out of control, it suddenly felt that it would be better to kill Lu Mingfei, this person who had suddenly intruded, first!
Lu Mingfei and Yuan Zhinu's bodies collided, causing the cement floor beneath their feet to crack and scatter gravel.
A cold light slashed towards Lu Mingfei. The Yamata no Orochi abandoned Erii and, bearing the Judgment, its massive body, like a swimming dragon, charged towards Lu Mingfei.
Ultimately, you still have to play the whole game...
"One tiger kills two sheep!" "A vicious wolf marches forward!" "A flying elephant tramples a mouse!" "..."
The system spoke, casually calling out the names of the moves, but the names it casually uttered contained supreme power within them.
It brandished its twin swords, attempting to take down an enemy first—such as the troublesome Minamoto no Chizuru.
Swords and blades are relatively ineffective against the massive body of Yamata no Orochi, so it can only target two weaker humans first.
However, "Word of Power - Supreme" is not invincible. It is most effective when used suddenly when a creature is off guard, which is equivalent to giving it a big scare.
If people are on guard, the interference effect will drop sharply... It's like walking against the wind; it's difficult, but not impossible.
Unable to get up, Angers lay on the ground feeling a buzzing in his head, as if several hammers were pounding on his brain, making him dizzy and seeing stars.
However, the system didn't forget about this old guy lying dead on the sidelines. Although Angers didn't seem to have much influence on the course of the battle, lying in the center of the battlefield made him too easy to finish off...
Taking a moment to retrieve another dragon blood crystal, the system hesitated for a second before snapping it in half and tossing it into Angers' mouth.
Dragon blood crystals melt in your mouth, but the portion is a bit small.
With some strength regained, Angers squinted at Lu Mingfei, who was being attacked by Genjiro and Orochi.
The opponent's slender body seemed to contain boundless power.
The monster Erii did not join the attack on Lu Mingfei; instead, she relentlessly chased after the Yamata no Orochi, seemingly holding a grudge.
Orochi misjudged this point. It thought that by abandoning Erii, Erii could join forces to attack Lu Mingfei, but that didn't actually happen.
In this three-way battle, it's hard to say whether her choice was right or wrong; probably only the ultimate winner will be able to judge her actions.
Angers desperately wanted to contact the outside world and have them quickly remove the speakers that the King had hidden, but his body needed time to recover. In that time, the four fighters in the Red Well could fight for 300 rounds...
The long sword pierced Genji's skin, but was blocked by the bones in his body. Genji finally gained control of the sword. He stretched out one hand and snapped the sword stuck in his chest.
Just how badly was this Ghost King's physical condition affected by the heavy use of drugs? Nobody knows.
But the system knows that if it can withstand this blow, what about the next one?
What it has in abundance is knives. The Red Well contains plenty of metal that can be smelted. With its computing power, it can easily analyze this matter by simply stopping some unimportant analyses and turning the smelted metal into a continuous stream of alchemical weapons.
The enemies before us are too troublesome; without alchemical weapons, there's really no way to break through their defenses and inflict effective damage.
The Yamata no Orochi could no longer tolerate the little monster that kept harassing it from behind, so it turned around and fought back, continuing its battle with Erii.
No, we can't keep fighting like this! If this continues, one side will definitely take care of us. We have to find a chance to leave!
A faint glint flashed in the eyes of the Yamata no Orochi, and the dazzling battle scene made it once again consider retreating.
The perfect body to parasitize is right in front of me, but I'm powerless to remove it no matter what I do. Since I can't remove it, why stay here? I might as well escape this hellhole as soon as possible!
Without the attack of Orochi, the system felt much less stressed, with only Genji remaining in front of it.
One knife, two knives, three knives...
These alchemical swords, though not particularly well-crafted, were not effective at killing the emperor in one strike, but they could still cause him considerable trouble.
However, Genji wasn't just taking the beating. After grabbing a knife, she broke it in half and then, holding the broken blade, stabbed it fiercely into Lu Mingfei's body.
Under the power of the Word of Power: Heaven and Earth as a furnace, any metal weapon he obtains will be melted by the system's distraction within two seconds. This is the only way he can acquire weapons to resist Lu Mingfei.
"Clang!" "Sizzle..."
The broken blade pierced Lu Mingfei's body, sparks flying. Then, Yuan Zhinü slashed down with force, producing a teeth-grinding sound, as if two pieces of metal were squeezing and rubbing against each other.
With ample mana, the system unhesitatingly enhanced the flesh and blood body under the "Word of Power: Immortality" enhancement, giving the entire body the strength of a special alloy.
The imperial bloodline grants the Genji a significant physical boost, giving them a huge advantage compared to normal hybrids who can only possess one Word of Power.
However, Lu Mingfei is not a hybrid, and he also possesses almost all types of Word of Power. When his physical strength is sufficient to support him, he is even more like a monster than the royal bloodline!
Lu Mingfei was dizzy from the sound of the clapper and had no energy to pay attention to anything else, but Yuan Zhinu's ruthless fighting style, where she risked her life for another, still sent chills down his spine.
In a life-or-death struggle, injuries and costs are disregarded; only those who survive to the end can discuss their injuries, much like the concept in hospitals that prioritize saving lives before treating illnesses.
Only when you're sure you're alive can you discuss anything else.
The aftereffects of Yuan Zhinü's risky life-for-life strategy began to appear. He counterattacked Lu Mingfei, but it did not have much effect on the opponent, which was equivalent to him controlling himself for a second.
The system calmly inserted another knife into the opponent's body. This time, it found the right spot, and the knife went straight through the opponent's body.
The hilt and blade were severed, leaving a broken piece of the blade to torment him inside Minamoto no Chizuru's body.
……
While the fighting raged inside the Red Well, things weren't too quiet outside either. They were simultaneously eliminating the remaining ghosts and dead servants under the King's command and searching for the trumpet that was making the clapper sound.
They didn't know what the clapper sound was for, but they were certain that it wasn't something their principal had instructed them to do.
"Hey! Wake up!"
Mai Shude stepped on Uesugi Kotsugi's body and kicked him twice, flipping him over without him making a sound.
It seems like Uesugi Koshi is a bit dead...
She reached out, pried open Uesugi Kotsushi's eyelids, shone the light on him, glanced at him, and then let go, ignoring him completely.
It's probably been hit by Minamoto no Chinobi's dream-eating beast, but there's no sign of its pupils dilating yet. It's held on for so long, so it probably won't die anytime soon.