Chapter 385 - 382: Eyes to the Mirror

Bai Pu knew there were enemy Awakened present.

When Anhalt ordered the charge, the overly eager Black Hawk fired a [Nail Spike] arrow, leaving a record in Bai Pu’s battle information: [You have been attacked by the Awakened Black Hawk’s Combat Skill ’Nail Spike.’ You may defend yourself against Black Hawk and his teammates...] or something to that effect.

Black Hawk was working hard because the King of Denmark was critical to the 18K Team.

Black Hawk didn’t seek to kill Bai Pu, as long as he could interrupt Bai Pu’s actions and save the king, it would be a great achievement!

However, Bai Pu was not disturbed by the arrow.

The Volcano Shield spreading across his body absorbed the damage from the ranged attack. His own [Heavy Armor Mastery] and other anti-knockback passive abilities also rendered Black Hawk’s [Nail Spike] ineffective, merely creating a ripple on the shield’s surface.

Black Hawk was puzzled, not knowing how Bai Pu could precisely locate him among the Danish soldiers. Yet, this was understandable.

Ordinarily, on a chaotic battlefield, even if attacked, another person would find it difficult to pinpoint the attacker.

But Bai Pu was different. He possessed an incredibly sharp Observation and Mind, and after slaying the King of Denmark, he briefly closed his eyes for a fraction of a second to recall the direction of the arrow and then opened his eyes to precisely locate Black Hawk among the retreating soldiers by identifying his distinct stride and speed.

For Bai Pu, he would not kill indiscriminately, but any Awakened who provoked him would face no mercy.

Black Hawk felt as if a mountain was collapsing before him, a phantom suppressing his mind, causing his thoughts to freeze instantly.

The next second, Black Hawk’s body was yanked with great force, quickly being dragged towards Bai Pu.

Lasso Strike!

Bai Pu raised his hand and swung his sword, slashing at Black Hawk’s head.

[Your item ’Jade Dew’ failed to break control: insufficient priority, control duration reduced by 1.5 seconds (remaining control time 1 second).]

[Your ’Lotus Shield’ has expired.]

[Your ’Iron Rhinoceros Armor Plate’ has expired.]

[You received 1126 points of Sharp Damage, exceeding 1/3 of your total Life Value, triggering a kill calculation.]

[You have died.]

Black Hawk’s head rolled to the ground, not making a splash on the battlefield.

To the native soldiers, it was just another soul claimed by Dior Fulri’s sword.

The only one truly shocked was Black Hawk’s close combat Power-type teammate, "Stone Scythe."

"How... Black Hawk, the deputy leader, had all this life-saving equipment and items. His survival ability is no worse than mine, the vice tank, yet he was dragged over and killed in one strike?!"

Stone Scythe slowed his steps, too afraid to activate the Acceleration Skill on his shoes, and ran forward with the retreating Danish soldiers.

However, in the next moment, Stone Scythe felt a huge threat surging from behind.

He must dodge! Not dodging meant death!

A layer of yellowish rock light suddenly rose on Stone Scythe’s body, and he lunged forward, performing a standard tactical evasion maneuver.

Above Stone Scythe, a sharp and fearsome Blood-colored Sword Qi swept horizontally!

The radius of the Blood-colored Sword Qi reached seven or eight meters, directly clearing a battlefield of more than ten meters in front of Bai Pu, leaving behind dismembered Danish soldiers beside Stone Scythe, their blood forming a river.

Stone Scythe realized he was exposed and got up, frantically fleeing.

However, a cold, snake-like blood-red energy quietly wrapped around his ankle, seeping into his muscles.

Stone Scythe’s heart was gripped forcefully by an invisible hand, and his vision went black as he collapsed.

Qin made a move.

She now knew that capturing enemy Awakened could help Bai Pu extract additional benefits.

"As expected, Black Hawk’s accomplice. It appears that this guy doesn’t have a forced escape tool." Bai Pu thought as he looked at the unconscious Stone Scythe.

The Mutant army pursued the Danish soldiers, and the loyal Danish General Anhalt was also jointly slain by Throat-Cutter Goodwin and Guardian Knight Gawain.

Due to the Blood River Territory, Bai Pu earned a bit of contribution to the kill. Although he didn’t get a Treasure Chest, he could at least gain an additional Genetic Fragment from Anhalt.

After changing jobs, Bai Pu’s cornerstone Talent, "Genetic Fragment," no longer collects Elite Templates, only leader and above templates. Each Genetic Fragment is precious.

Qin quietly approached Bai Pu’s side.

"Dior, you are becoming more powerful. I never imagined you could single-handedly destroy a nation. It’s unbelievable," Qin said quietly.

"Since we last parted, my strength has indeed grown. But the main reason is that the world of the Flesh and Blood Plague is my domain," Bai Pu smiled.

Possessing the Primordial Heart and Qin’s Curse Seal Scroll, even mutants feared by other natives could be converted into Bai Pu’s troops!

Figures like Christina IV were Qualified and could avoid the influence of Evolutionary Instinct, thus not falling under Bai Pu’s control. Otherwise, Bai Pu would truly have free rein in this world.

The last Plague Mother was Princess Christina. She was not a perfect host, so Evolutionary Instinct would leak out, and even the Qualified would be affected by her.

Bai Pu is a perfect host, able to fully control the Evolutionary Instinct within his body, and only individuals influenced by his Pure Blood and Source Blood would evolve.

As a perfect host, Bai Pu could not freely mobilize Evolutionary Instinct to broadly affect the Qualified, seemingly less effective than Princess Christina, the imperfect host.

But in reality, Princess Christina couldn’t "freely mobilize" either. She unconsciously imposed mutant influences on the world.

"The Danes have fled and intend to return to their warships," Qin said with some concern. "Once these guys turn into pirates, they will continuously raid our borders, which will be troublesome."

"It’s fine; I’ve already made arrangements in advance. Let’s pursue them!"

...

Copenhagen Port.

On the flagship "Trinity," a battle was unfolding.

One by one, mutants were surrounded and killed, their dismembered and mutated bodies scattered about.

Steel File gritted his teeth angrily: "The ship’s rudder has been destroyed... You three mice have redeemed quite a few monstrous Slaves. Fak, killing them doesn’t even drop anything. It’s such a waste of time!"

A nearby Awakened chuckled: "Big brother Steel File, just now the Awakened called ’Ba Fang’ used a forced escape tool to flee. These two people in front of us, since they’ve been dragging out without fleeing, likely don’t have escape tools."

"Of course, forced escape tools of the Mid-level Spirit Realm aren’t so easily found."

Steel File looked at Misheng and Ye Zi, who were cornered, his gaze turning vicious: "Go, kill them!"

Misheng and Ye Zi, both injured, gritted their teeth and jumped into the sea.

"Jumping into the sea is supposed to help? It’s merely delaying the end!" Steel File snorted, waving his hand, and four or five Awakened wearing shark-skin water vests, holding daggers in their mouths, also jumped into the sea.

Suddenly, the street leading from the port to the city echoed with chaotic footsteps.