Infinite Gods Reign Supreme

Chapter 143 - When the Boss Before Us Falls...

"...They changed the person?"

Yu Zhiwei frowned, her body reshaping itself from the shadows and emerging—when the fatal blow struck the three-eyed woman who should perhaps be called the 'Bewitch,' and Liesel's voice rang out and then suddenly stopped, she sensed the strange movement in the entire world before her.

Everything has changed.

The already small battlefield was thus fragmented into several independent pieces by an unknown force from outer space. The number of enemies wielding different types of rule-based powers was also slightly adjusted accordingly.

Toes touched the ground. Amidst the shattered city ruins, a vast carpet of fungus had somehow spread out. Purple and black threads of flesh and blood spread and climbed everywhere, and countless bizarre insects and beasts emerged from it.

A huge number.

It has a fierce and menacing aura.

They grow rapidly, swelling in an instant to the size of calves, lions, and even elephants. Poisonous saliva drips incessantly from their distinctive, ferocious mouthparts. Their sharp, bladed feet and scarlet compound eyes are all aimed at Yu Zhiwei's location, fixed on her.

Their numbers are enormous.

The fungal carpet that nurtured them had already spread to the area within Yu Zhiwei's current line of sight at an utterly illogical and bizarre speed—undoubtedly the result of using some kind of special acceleration item—and when Yu Zhiwei turned her head slightly, she was not surprised to find that the last patch of shadow not covered by the fungal carpet was already laid beneath her feet.

"interesting."

Her enemies did not act immediately.

Looking ahead, three figures exuding powerful auras appeared at the edge of the field of vision—a woman whose body was mostly insectized by the 'Corruptor', the most troublesome strong man 'Guardian', and a tall, thin, and gloomy 'Hunter' who carried a curved light longsword and whose body was pulsating with psionic energy.

They were there—there was an unspoken understanding between them.

Unlike the previous control-oriented duo, this new hunter-like combination has shifted its focus from control and probing to a more purely aggressive approach.

It turned out to be the case.

"You think I'm an easy target?" A cruel smile played on Yu Zhiwei's lips. "I'm truly flattered."

"You are very strong," the golden giant bearing the name of the Guardian said in a deep voice. "Therefore, three against one is the only way to achieve balance."

“And you want to rely on ‘balance’ to achieve victory.” Yu Zhiwei shook her head. She guessed that the three people in front of her were explaining this inside story to her because it was one of the ‘balance’ rules they had to abide by. “And I guess that one of you must have a ‘balanced’ force in terms of numbers, trying to launch a sneak attack on some of my colleagues?”

"This isn't a sneak attack, but a fair fight." This time, it was the insect-transformed woman who spoke. Even though she was standing there explaining as Yu Zhiwei had predicted, the fungal carpet beneath her feet continued to spread outwards. "The newly promoted 'Balancers' have divided up a balanced battlefield for us at the cost of sacrifice. Therefore, all battle zones will operate in a balanced manner. Numbers, strength, energy level—at least one of these must be equal. And if there are deficiencies, they must be compensated for in other areas."

"And your force in the sky has gained an extra airship." Finally, the hunter, with a hoarse voice, continued to relay the intelligence to Yu Zhiwei. "This is unbalanced, so our people have the right to prioritize attacks from appropriate locations. For example, your energy level is slightly lower than the combined energy of the three of us, so you have the right to obtain benefits from us until you make your move."

The creep is still spreading. It seems that passive effects, or rather, passive effects limited to 'polluters', are not considered attacks under 'balance'.

"...How shameless."

Even Yu Zhiwei was speechless at this biased attitude. And she had no doubt that even her derogatory remark would be interpreted by the other party as a benefit gained through their 'balance'.

Because they benefited from criticizing them?
Or……

Is verbal abuse considered an attack?
A large, stealthy assassin insect, camouflaged by its camouflage, silently appeared behind Yu Zhiwei. Despite being based on the Zerg, it had been modified by the Black Light to resemble Tyrannosaurus's Licartar more closely. Its slender, paired chelicerae contained psionic energy capable of distorting light and air currents, and the next moment—

The lotus, dyed in shades of blue, blooms.

The lotus leaf transformed into a flying blade, instantly slicing the enormous assassination insect into fragments. At the same instant, the three individuals who had recounted insignificant information vanished from Yu Zhiwei's sight!

It wasn't invisibility or evasion; rather, a thick, murky poisonous gas erupted from the creep covering the entire block. Its color was a deep purple mixed with dark green, and aside from being completely ineffective against contractors and the insect swarm itself, it even possessed the ability to wipe away steel and concrete as if melting snow!

It obscured Yu Zhiwei's vision—it pounced on her. Its attack was accompanied by a swarm of hundreds of grotesque insects created by the contamination—poisonous slime, sharp bone spikes, and malevolent psionic energy, overwhelming everything in their path.

There are no blind spots, and no escape.

The only solution is—

'Boom—!' The telekinetic energy exploded in a spherical shape. All the poisonous mist and attacks crumbled completely under the impact of this materialized telekinetic energy. The Azure Lotus then expanded, each floating blade-like submachine gun locking onto multiple threatening alien insect individuals, and in the next moment, a blazing rain of light followed.

At least a thousand alien insects of varying sizes were wiped out in that instant. However, in the next moment—

"Take it back twofold."

All the wounds inflicted by the pierced alien insects were transferred under the guardian's privilege. And in the next instant, all those wounds simultaneously manifested all over Yu Zhiwei's body!

Damage sharing, forced damage reflection.

Yu Zhiwei was unaware of this, because at this point in time, even the Overlord hadn't yet demonstrated this combination technique to Si Ming. Her body was thus riddled with holes, and her shattered remains fell without hesitation into the last remaining shadow beneath her feet!

The fungal carpet surged forward. Just before the shadow beneath Yu Zhiwei's feet dissipated, her shattered yet rapidly healing body appeared in the ruins hundreds of meters away, its shadow looming over her.

Her injuries are healing.

Her repairs only take a few seconds, or even less.

However, in that instant, the hunter's figure appeared without warning, seemingly waiting in ambush. The curved blade struck silently and swiftly, severing her arm that she had instinctively raised to block, and severing her head, which still held a trace of bewilderment and astonishment in its eyes.

Got it!
"quick!"

The hunter and the guardian's forms abruptly switched. This was a privilege granted to him as a titled powerhouse—the ability to swap positions with any friendly unit. The cooldown was practically nonexistent, and his target just moments before had been an invisible assassination insect lurking in this shadowy area.

This was their tactic: all the shadowy areas were guarded by invisible Zerg. Any fatal wounds Yu Zhiwei inflicted on anyone would be transferred directly to the Zerg through damage sharing. And once she began clearing out the Zerg, she would be forcibly counter-injured, thus escaping into a true killing trap!

They are not mere shadows; they possess ample computing power and have developed their privileges to a sufficient depth.

The next moment, the golden giant's hands suddenly grabbed Yu Zhiwei's still-active headless body and, with a forced throw, hurled her directly into the sky!
"Do it!"

The half-human, half-insect Corruptor opened its psionic eyes. And the next moment, that signature skill from the StarCraft world suddenly detonated in mid-air.

"Kala——"

Psionic Storm.

The psionic lightning crisscrossed, instantly blasting Yu Zhiwei's remains to pieces and charring them. At the same moment, the hunter, having once again teleported by swapping positions, swiftly extended a spellcasting hand toward Yu Zhiwei's head, which was still on the ground.

A giant whirlpool!
The power of the Archon was something even a Dark Templar could wield. And with the payment of a large amount of psionic energy, a massive energy vortex appeared out of nowhere, swallowing up Yu Zhiwei's fallen head and every drop of blood that spilled from it.

A loud 'thud' echoed as a skull shattered. The girl's delicate head was instantly crushed into a barely discernible cloud of blood by the vortex whose power had been concentrated. The guardian who had unleashed the forced throw was also within the vortex's range, but he was immune to friendly fire and extended the hand holding his item.

"Petrified!"

It was an eye.

That demonic eye from Medusa can curse all living things to turn to stone.

The next moment, the remaining blood foam turned into fine sand, and along with the charred remains of the body scorched by the psionic storm, it plummeted from the sky.

With a 'thud,' the remains fell into the sand. And the Azure Lotus, which could unleash tremendous destructive power, also collapsed as if its power had been cut off at that moment.

The fierce battle took place in just a few seconds of exchange, and now, everything has come to a conclusion.

has it ended?

maybe.

The Nightmare Space's detection spell showed that the charred remains' HP had reached zero. The combined damage from the three of them was already close to five figures.

"Hoo..." A sigh of relief escaped the insect woman's lips. She controlled one of the alien insects to carefully chisel open and tear apart the charred remains, making sure there wasn't even a trace of lifeless flesh inside.

"I felt like I was fighting a dragon..." Her voice was filled with excitement, yet trembling. "Thankfully, she didn't have a chance to fight back. Those eyes were terrifying."

“Fighting dragons is much easier than this.” The hunter’s figure shifted to her side. “Her biggest mistake was not using her magic eye from the beginning… But your creep has already spread out, so perhaps you can avoid the curse of that special magic eye.”

The golden guardian giant glanced at the fine sand that had transformed from Yu Zhiwei's head and shook its head slightly. It seemed to regret not being able to include those powerful demonic eyes as spoils of war.

"Our mission is over." His voice was deep and heavy. He walked towards the remaining two. Clearly, the three of them, while being titled powerhouses, were also teammates, which explained their excellent teamwork and the resulting power boost. After all, in the Nightmare Space, the contractual items that maintained a team could provide each member with a considerable increase in combat power.

"The next thing to do is wait."

The Corruptor nodded. "It wasn't in vain that I poisoned all the living things on this battlefield to eliminate any further variables. Now, finally..."

My heart skipped a beat.

Even though their hearts had already been digitized, the three members of the team suddenly felt a great disaster was about to befall them.

Something happened.

Something is happening.

The strange insect that had chiseled open Yu Zhiwei's remains suddenly raised its head, and from its non-human mouthparts, human words were suddenly uttered!

"You're saying... there are no survivors on this battlefield, is that right?"

(End of this chapter)