Chapter 22 He Who Fights Demons

On the other side, in the Blighted Wasteland, before a certain demon gate…

Two players had been waiting there for a long time.

They were waiting for none other than… Dou Mo.

“He’s finally here.” Xiao Ling’s eyesight was excellent; the moment Dou Mo’s body, shrouded in demonic energy, appeared on the horizon, she spotted him.

“More terrifying than I imagined…” Ruo Yu continued in a low voice.

Even as the two spoke, Dou Mo found them.

“Found them…” Dou Mo muttered.

The next second, he flashed before the two players with incredible speed.

The reason Dou Mo said “found them” was because he had sensed the presence of [Bestowal of Sainthood] from a great distance, and was thus drawn here.

“You… are the so-called ‘travelers from another world,’ are you?” Dou Mo stopped about three meters in front of them and spoke coldly.

“You shouldn’t be seeing creatures like us for the first time,” Xiao Ling replied.

“Hmm?” Dou Mo hesitated for a few seconds, then replied thoughtfully, “Oh… yes… The last soul I saw in the Gate of Emptiness… that lowly creature who had his fear sealed away and came seeking demonification, he seemed to be of your kind…”

“His name… is Feng Bujue,” Ruo Yu said.

“Utterly boring…” Dou Mo’s tone revealed undisguised disdain, “The names of you creatures are not worth remembering at all.”

However, Ruo Yu’s next sentence immediately changed Dou Mo’s mind.

“Your eyes are in Feng Bujue’s hands,” Ruo Yu said.

“You say…” At that moment, Dou Mo’s voice suddenly changed, becoming high-pitched and domineering, “…what!”

Before the harsh shout ceased, demonic energy surged, and an invisible pressure immediately weighed down on the two players’ shoulders.

“We don’t intend to beat around the bush with you, so I’ll get straight to the point…” At this time, Xiao Ling took over from Ruo Yu and said to Dou Mo, “If you want your eyes back, you have to agree to a condition.”

“‘Let you live’… How about that condition?” Dou Mo replied.

“At this moment, besides us, there are five other interdimensional travelers on this Blighted Wasteland,” Xiao Ling ignored Dou Mo’s intimidation and continued on her own, “Do us a favor… send those five out of this universe alive, and Feng Bujue will return your eyes to you.”

“Ridiculous,” Dou Mo replied, “What qualifications do you have to bargain with me?” He paused for a second, then said, “Even if I can never find my eyes again… I am invincible.”

“Is that so…” Ruo Yu immediately replied in a cold tone, “Then we have nothing to talk about.”

“Yeah, yeah~ Then let’s just go our separate ways.” Xiao Ling also put on an indifferent look, “You should also understand… we are just projections, killing us is of little significance. Since you feel it doesn’t matter if you don’t have eyes, then let’s just pretend we said nothing.”

“Tch…” Dou Mo spat, “Cunning creatures… You already know, don’t you…”

Dou Mo smelled a sense of security in the other party’s attitude.

“We don’t know much, but it’s enough.” Xiao Ling replied with a smile, “Anyway, according to our guild leader… Oh, that is, Feng Bujue said… Because your power is too strong, your demonic energy cannot maintain a stable form without your eyes. Over time, you will be slowly ‘digested’ by this universe. At that time… you will only have two choices: one is to watch yourself weaken and disappear; the other is to return to the Gate of Emptiness and re-seal yourself…”

“That ‘Feng Bujue’ can grasp this kind of information…” Dou Mo murmured.

He thought for a moment, then said, “Okay… I accept your conditions. As long as I send those five people out of this universe, right?”

“Please pay attention to the premise of ‘alive’…” Ruo Yu responded.

“No problem,” Dou Mo replied, “Whether they live or die… such things are as easy as flipping my hand.”

“Very good.” As Xiao Ling spoke, she took out a black metal ball from her pocket and threw it to Dou Mo, “Then please flip your palm and send them to a specific plane.”

“This is…” Dou Mo took the bullet and looked at it, “Hmph… During these years that I have been sealed, it seems that many interesting things have appeared…”

What Xiao Ling and the others handed over was naturally the black iron bullet generated by Xiao Tan’s [Captain’s Summons]. With the ability of a high-level existence like Dou Mo, it was not difficult to understand the characteristics of this item.

“Then… how do I know that you will keep your promise?” Two seconds later, Dou Mo asked, “Or rather… how can I be sure that my eyes are really in the hands of the man you speak of?”

“Spare us the extra probing,” Ruo Yu did not answer his question, but replied with such a sentence.

“Yeah, you know in your heart whether we are lying or not, right?” Xiao Ling also said.

Indeed, Dou Mo could see through lies; since he could even sense the “fear” and “helplessness” of other creatures, then discerning lies through emotions… was obviously a piece of cake.

During Jue-ge’s brief contact with Dou Mo, Jue-ge had already deduced this point… so he also informed Ruo Yu and Xiao Ling in advance that there was no need to “beat around the bush” with Dou Mo.

“Hmm…” Dou Mo groaned and replied, “Very well… I hope you know what you are doing.”

…………

Time, rewind slightly…

Let us turn our attention back to the data link layer, that is, the “white space.”

The combined skill that the Four Heavenly Kings of the Gods had been charging for three chapters was finally about to be unleashed.

[Name: Ming Fei Huo Sha Zhen (Netherworld Gate Living Kill Formation)]

[Skill Card Attribute: Combination Skill, disappears after activation]

[Skill Category: Combat, Spiritual Arts, Summoning]

[Effect: Gathers the power of four people to activate the guardian formation of the underworld]

[Consumption: 2000 Stamina Points and 200 Spiritual Power Points per person]

[Activation Condition: Requires four players with Combat Specialization Grade A or above and who have activated Summoning Specialization, with at least one player having Spiritual Arts Specialization Grade A or above, and the distance between any one party and another does not exceed thirty meters]

[Remark: A formation guarding the gates of the underworld, co-created by the Netherworld Gods, its power looks down upon the three realms, even gods and Buddhas dare not approach rashly.]

“Ho~ This welcoming ceremony is really grand.” As soon as Link saw the data stream of the combined skill, he quickly fled from Infinite’s side, because… even he didn’t want to take this move head-on.

Two seconds later, a mirage-like spectacle suddenly appeared in mid-air.

Before Infinite, a towering, solemn, and menacingly aura-filled gate appeared.

The gate was surrounded by black clouds, with countless ghostly shadows circling and dancing, and mournful wails emanated from within.

“Hmph… The performance is good.” Infinite would not be deterred by such a visual shock, “But I wonder what the actual power is like…”

*Zheng—*

Before he could finish his words, a beam of light flashed past, slicing off half of his head.

The part of Infinite above his nose was cut off and sent flying, before it could even fall, it was burned to ashes by a faint Netherworld flame.

The next second, a giant shadow with the body of a dog-headed man and wielding a long-handled giant axe appeared behind Infinite.

The blade of the giant axe in his hand was still stained with Infinite’s blood (all the liquids in Infinite’s body are a kind of data-glowing, water-textured substance).

“That’s Anubis…” Link, who was watching from the sidelines, said with a smile, “Heh… he looks very intimidating, but unfortunately, he alone… cannot pose a threat to Infinite.”

He was right. In the two seconds after Anubis appeared, Infinite’s self-healing had already begun, and his incomplete head was rapidly recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye…

“You guys… seem to like attacking my head very much…” He immediately regained his ability to speak, and said sarcastically in a relaxed tone.

However, before Infinite could finish speaking, two more strange shadows suddenly appeared beside him.

One… a bull-headed man, with two bull hooves, powerfully built, holding a steel trident.

The other… a horse-faced man, with two horse legs, tall and sturdy, holding a spear.

This duo can be said to be well-known. They have been consistently selected as the best employees of the underworld for many years, never late or leaving early, resolutely implementing the instructions of their superiors. As long as there is an order from the higher-ups, they dare to tie back even the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

“What evil creatures!”

“How dare you be so presumptuous here!”

As soon as he said this, the weapons in the hands of the Bull Head and Horse Face were already unleashed.

These two ghost soldiers are worthy of being front-line law enforcement officers who have been fighting for many years, and they are unambiguous when they start fighting… the machine-gun-like hand speed, the livestock-like strength…

In just five seconds, they stabbed and poked Infinite’s entire body into a hornet’s nest.

And their colleague Anubis was not idle either. He skillfully swung his giant axe and chopped wildly at every joint on Infinite’s body.

“So… there’s more than one…” Link’s smile became a little stiff, “But even if three monsters of that intensity come…”

Before his flag could be fully raised, the fourth strange shadow appeared.

That… was a pig-headed strongman, holding a kitchen knife in his hand.

“It seems like I’ve been summoned to a strange occasion…” Auink muttered to himself softly after appearing, “Oh well… I can be considered one of the gatekeepers of the underworld, so I still have to do what I have to do…”

With that, he picked up his knife and went into battle.

As a professional butcher, Auink’s knife skills were much better than the other three. A small kitchen knife in his hand… was simply more lethal than a chainsaw.

Chop, cut, slice, dice… the Second Brother (Zhu Bajie) unleashed a set of well-practiced combos, turning the already disintegrating Infinite into a pile of scattered minced meat.

“Hey, hey… this skill is a bit exaggerated.”

“The four great gods of the gods are indeed extraordinary…”

“It’s hard to imagine what kind of scene this would be if it were used against a person.”

“In any case, the other party is dead this time…”

“Of course, with this intensity and density of continuous attacks, no physical being could withstand it.”

The other players present were amazed by the terrifying power and performance of the [Ming Fei Huo Sha Zhen (Netherworld Gate Living Kill Formation)], and they almost all recognized Infinite’s defeat and death.

But…

There was one person who didn’t think so.

“Something’s wrong…” At this moment, Shiva’s [Eye of Destruction] on his forehead had already opened, but he had not searched for what he wanted to search for, “The core… is it there?”

The Eye of Destruction can achieve microscopic imaging effects locally, and can find even bacteria-sized substances that are invisible to the naked eye.

However, with the support of this eye, Shiva still could not find the location of Infinite’s core…

“Self-healing has not stopped, and it is faster than the corrosion of the Netherworld flame.” In that flash of lightning, many thoughts flashed through Shiva’s mind, “And every small fragment is self-healing, so it is impossible to determine which piece the core is hidden in…”

Just as he was thinking, the duration of the [Ming Fei Huo Sha Zhen (Netherworld Gate Living Kill Formation)] had ended.

The spectacle in the sky and the four fierce gods dissipated like smoke, leaving behind scattered pieces of meat and glowing liquid.

“Hehe… good.” Link let out a dry laugh, and continued, “If not, I’m afraid you wouldn’t be able to recognize how terrifying Infinite really is.”

As he spoke, those floating fragments suddenly gathered together and instantly took shape.

In just a moment, Infinite was restored to his original state.

“That really hurt…” His tone already revealed murderous intent, “Then… I’ll ‘say hello’ to you too.”

With that, Infinite stretched out a finger and pointed it at the crowd on the ground…