Warning:

——High energy reaction detected.

Data Identification:

——[Chong Po Zhan] (Heavy Severing Strike)

Tactical Control Options:

——Concentrate all energy into self-healing functions to endure until the attack ends.

Survival Probability:

——45%

In that split second, a series of alarm messages flashed before Infinite's eyes.

He didn't say anything, nor did he think about anything.

Because... there was simply no time.

In an instant, the black power of chaos arrived, like a powerful black hand, tightly grasping Infinite's body.

"Miscalculated..." Seeing this, a solemn look appeared on Link's face for the first time, he murmured, "To think there would be someone who possesses such incantations..."

"Ah--" At the same time, Infinite in mid-air let out a painful roar for the first time.

His body was being destroyed, crushed, and eroded by the black power of chaos... Although he had executed the tactical control options at the fastest speed, his all-out self-healing power was still no match for the destructive power of the incantation.

"Did it work..."

"It seems like we really succeeded this time!"

"He's already screaming, there's hope!"

Clearly, this attack... rekindled the hopes of the surviving players once again.

However...

Three seconds later, Yama herself vanished into white light as the skill's consumption had completely overdrawn her Life, Body, and Spirit stats; and the chaotic power she released... also vanished into nothingness in an instant.

That's right, [Chong Po Zhan] was indeed a virtually unresolvable attack incantation. If Yama could have completed its release, Infinite would probably have died here. Unfortunately, assumptions are just assumptions, and the reality was that it fell short.

"Heh... haha... hahahaha..." About five seconds later, Infinite's body recovered once again, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Can't be careless at all..." He stretched his body in the air, proudly inhaled, and the energy in his body returned to its peak once again, "Although the power itself is weak, this borrowed 'power of the Otherworld Demon King' should not be underestimated..."

At this point, Infinite raised both arms and opened his palms.

"Hmph..." Accompanied by a cold snort, a cyan energy ball appeared above his head, "You insignificant humans are far too presumptuous..." Before he finished speaking, the size of the light ball had expanded several times, "Do you know what you're doing?" He didn't intend to listen to the people below answer, and continued half a second later, "You almost destroyed my 'perfect lifeform'... This behavior is unforgivable!"

"Run! As far as you can!" At this moment, Shiva shouted wildly. As the shout rang out, his [Yukong] (Skywalking) ability was activated, and he took the lead and flew away into the distance.

The surrounding crowd also scattered in all directions. Even without Shiva's reminder, they could see what Infinite was planning to do...

"Hey hey... If you do this, even I'll get hurt..." Even Link, who was floating in the higher sky, felt the danger. He muttered to himself while retreating rapidly.

"Vanish, all of you..." Finally, Infinite's charge was complete, and he shouted, "Qiang Neng Kuo Xiao Dan! (High-Energy Expansion Blast!)"

In that instant, the word "death" flashed through the minds of all the players.

Even though the opponent's move hadn't landed yet, judging from Infinite's previous performance (instant skills had missile-level destructive power)... the power and range of this move would be nuclear-level.

In these short few seconds, probably no one could escape its range of impact; and within this range, there would be very few who could survive its power.

"Is it over..."

"Is it the end..."

"There's no way... this guy's strength is on a completely different dimension from us."

Thoughts of giving up and resigning to fate sprouted in people's hearts, and many people slowed down their pace.

Some people simply stopped running, turned to look at Infinite, and prepared to face their own deaths.

However, at this moment, a sudden change!

Beep beep beep—

Warning:

——High energy reaction detected.

Data Identification:

——[Bu Ying Zhui Hun] (Shadow-Fear Soul-Chase)

Tactical Control Options:

——Stop attacking, move horizontally at the fastest speed.

Survival Probability:

——65%

"What?" Even with a 35% chance of death, Infinite didn't dare to be careless. He immediately executed the tactical control options and exclaimed in his heart, "Where did that attack come from?" After 0.2 seconds, he thought of the answer, "Evade with horizontal movement, which means it's from..."

Chi——

Before his thoughts were settled, a cold light had arrived, shaving off Infinite's face. And... it left a patch of black flames with annihilation effects on his face.

If Infinite hadn't made evasive maneuvers in time, his entire body would probably have been split in two from top to bottom.

"Tch... as expected, troublesome." After one strike, Wang Tanzhi fell to the ground, looked up at the sky, "I've accelerated to this point, and he can still dodge... which means the detection range and feedback speed of his tactical control system are ridiculously high."

"Hmm... seems like another tricky guy has arrived..." At the same time, Infinite in the air tore off and threw away his head that was burning with black flames, and grew a new one, "If I was cut in half relatively evenly by you, and both sides of my body were covered with a large area of black flames, that would be difficult..."

"Hmph... it would be really difficult if you successfully dropped that 'Qiang Neng Kuo Xiao Dan'." Xiao Tan looked back at the other party and replied, "I don't have the confidence to deal with you and Link alone."

"Oh?" Infinite's expression changed slightly, "Do you think, it's not single-handedly..." He glanced at the players who had already scattered, "Then you have some certainty?"

"That..." Xiao Tan smiled, a smile as warm as the spring breeze, "Who knows?"

"Judging from your tone... you must have a plan." Infinite's analysis was quick and accurate, "Could it be, you're planning to stall for time?"

Xiao Tan didn't answer this question, because at the moment Infinite asked this question, something happened—the burst tunnel in the sky suddenly disappeared.

"Hmm?" This scene was undoubtedly not in Link's calculations, and his expression changed immediately, "What's going on? What happened to Ed?" He rapidly calculated various possibilities in his mind, "Could it be that he was eliminated by Root? Or did the Z Organization do something?" Since he couldn't come to a definite answer for the time being, Link quickly gave up on meaningless speculation and began to think about other questions, "In any case, now that the tunnel is closed, both Infinite and I are trapped in the data link layer, which means... Infinite can't 'devour Root' according to the plan, and can't complete his 'final evolution'."

Chi Ying——

Seconds later, Link's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a blade being drawn.

When he turned his head, a figure had already rushed in front of him.

"Brother, even though you're flying very high, it's not good to be distracted on the battlefield!" Kuang Zong Jian Ying smiled wildly, raised the longsword in his hand, and used the move [Chu Yang Liao Kong] (First Sun Scorches the Sky).

In an instant, a red-sun sword aura pierced the sky, slashing towards Link.

"This is... [Jiu Yang Tian Jue] (Nine Suns Heavenly Art)..." Link also had self-healing abilities, but in terms of personality... he was the type who would avoid a direct confrontation if he could, so he chose to evade.

"You scanned my data so quickly..." Kuang Zong Jian Ying also knew a little about the abilities of the Derivants, "But 'knowing' doesn't mean you can 'deal with' it... right?"

In between words, Sword Less fired two more moves—[Shuang Yang Fen Feng] (Dual Suns Burn the Wind), [San Yang Liao Yun] (Triple Suns Scorch the Clouds).

"Hehe..." Link smiled, "This young man, I can see... you have experience fighting Derivants before. However, these experiences are probably meaningless in front of me..." While responding, he easily avoided Sword Less's moves, and instantly flashed behind the opponent, "Because... the guys you've encountered before were too weak!"

Before the shout faded, Link had already made his move.

His method of attack was very simple, he just smashed the staff in his hand towards Sword Less's back, but... he was very confident that just this simplest physical attack could smash the opponent into two pieces.

Pa——

Unexpectedly, this staff wasn't able to strike smoothly.

Because... a strong and powerful hand clamped onto his wrist in the instant before Link attacked.

"So you're very strong..." Xiao Wen Cang Tian gripped Link's wrist, and said with a murderous look in his eyes, "Then let me cut you a few times... to test your elasticity..."