Chen Xuan took some time to probe the Demon with Decomposition and Re-Fusion, only to discover it required a cost equivalent to 3.5 of himself.

In other words, the cost of destroying the opponent’s abilities was even higher than destroying the Demon himself.

But to say the Demon isn’t strong would be unfair. Because, when it comes to re-fusing Lin Qing, it costs 0.8 of himself, and for a normal person, it’s about 0.2 to 0.4. Currently, the only one who surpasses these metrics is Liu Shuyue.

Although there’s a factor of blood and flesh conversion here, such as Lin Qing relying more on prosthetic bodies for combat, it still shows the person’s power.

As an Ability User, he indeed has reasons to be proud.

"What, scared now?" Gustav sneered twice, "If you regret now, I might still allow you to sign a contract."

"Not at all. Do you know what your overflowing aura feels like right now?"

"Aura? I don’t understand what you mean." The Demon squinted, "What kind of trick are you up to?"

Chen Xuan curled his lip into a grin and shouted, "Here we go!"

The Qi Sword at the center suddenly glowed with golden radiance!

This was his developed classic battle tactic—the Stable Tail Fin Thunderbolt!

Two Qi Swords, flanking the blade in the middle with the Celestial Thunder Order attached to it, shot towards Gustav at supersonic speed, causing a thunderous roar to erupt from the rooftop! It was the Thousand Thoughts Sword smashing through the shockwave at supersonic speed, propelling rings of sound through the surrounding air!

Gustav’s heart was startled.

What move? It’s so fast!

He almost instantly transformed into a scatter of insects to narrowly dodge this lightning-like strike.

Damn, what’s up with this guy? He can summon sword blades from thin air, interfere with the game, destroy my precious abilities, and beyond being able to fly, his reflexes and skills are incredibly swift, now he has gained lightning powers... how many abilities has he seized from others to reach this level?

Demons continuously extract souls to naturally earn abilities, while ordinary humans usually count themselves lucky to awaken one or two powers!

How many cards does this person still have in hand?

Despite the turmoil inside, Gustav’s expression remained indifferent, "A verbal trap followed by a sudden attack? Such petty tricks are useless against me."

The swarm of insects reformed into his body, "Whether it’s a gun or sword, they can’t harm me in the slightest!"

"Is that so?"

Chen Xuan was unfazed; what if my intention wasn’t attack at all?

A familiar figure flew out from below the rooftop platform, intersecting with the trajectory of the Qi Sword.

It was Liu Shuyue.

Effortlessly, she took the weapon "handed over" by Chen Xuan.

Indeed... the Demon’s thinking wasn’t wrong. To increase his odds, he would no longer pretend to be harmless but greatly enhanced his strength, even altering his human form. Although he did indeed become stronger, his aura changed...

It became something akin to a Demon Fiend.

The moment Chen Xuan sensed this aura, he realized he didn’t need to inform Liu Shuyue, as she was even more sensitive to Demon Fiends than he was. From the moment the enemy shed its disguise, Liu Shuyue would surely be on her way.

After racing to the rooftop, Chen Xuan unfolded the Heart Method detection.

As he expected... the light representing Liu Shuyue was rapidly flying toward them.

As the opponent grabbed the Thousand Thoughts Sword, Chen Xuan released his control over the Qi Sword.

And Liu Shuyue seemingly guessed his intention, raised the Qi Sword, and accelerated towards Gustav.

At that moment, their minds connected as one.

The Demon’s attention was entirely focused on Chen Xuan, oblivious that the empty sword blade had landed in another person’s hands.

By the time he heard the sound of air being torn apart, it was already too late.

In a matter of moments, Liu Shuyue plunged from mid-air, swooping past Gustav diagonally, sliding across the ground before ultimately stopping beside Chen Xuan. Only now did the latter slightly turn his head, a look of astonishment on his face.

With a flicker of electricity, the Demon’s waist was sliced open with a massive wound, nearly severing him in half!

"How, how could this be..."

Gustav looked down in disbelief at his skin that could withstand direct hits from large-caliber bullets, neatly split open, exposing the soft organs inside. His severed intestines slipped out, appearing both ridiculous and comical.

"You...who are you...really?" he murmured, gazing at Liu Shuyue.

He couldn’t even assess her level of power.

Why?

This world has no Angels, shouldn’t it be relatively backward?

He could have established a puppet army, freely harvested souls, yet suddenly found himself at the brink of defeat?

Staggering back a couple of steps, Gustav tore open a rift swirling in black mist.

This sight was familiar to Chen Xuan.

Without a doubt... when he used the Golden Cicada Shell Escape Technique to avoid certain death, a hand reached out from the dark rift and lifted him into midair.

That rift... seemed to connect to another realm.

Recalling that the Dimensional Limit Mechanism referred to Gustav as a Wanderer, Chen Xuan promptly warned, "That’s likely a Teleportation Gate, don’t let him escape!"

Liu Shuyue also realized this.

Both summoned the Thousand Thoughts Sword together, Chen Xuan uniformly infused them with the Celestial Thunder Order specifically designed to counter Demon Fiends, and suddenly the rooftop filled with ten golden shining Qi Swords.

Upon their command, the sword blades shot like meteors from all directions towards Gustav, ravaging his already severely injured body into disarray.

The Demon’s head was also cleaved in half by one of the Qi Swords!

Yet the opened rift didn’t vanish but instead began to tremble violently, shifting from a crack into an irregular curve, like an overly inflated balloon, unable to maintain its shape.

Is this... a spell gone awry?

Just as this thought surfaced, the rift suddenly exploded!

...

The quartet downstairs, the factory workers surrounding Honglian, Wang Qianduan, and Wang Baihu, as well as other Mechanism team members were all astonished to find that the mutants who had been viciously attacking them suddenly collapsed like soulless husks, lying motionless.

... Are we saved? Jiang Siqi looked dazedly at the pile of corpses at the hall entrance, hardly able to believe her eyes. In just two or three short minutes, her count of crimes had surged from seven or eight to over thirty.

Thanks to the terrain advantage at the hall entrance, they managed to construct a passable defense line, stubbornly keeping the enemies from storming the building.

But frequent usage of abilities had left her with blurry vision, barely able to stand upright.

If it dragged on another minute, without a doubt, they’d be the ones dead.

So... would the judge consider this as self-defense if she explained it all?

"Are all these people dead?" Han Yuhao whispered in disbelief, even as stubborn as he was, he was stunned by the sight of the fallen dead.

Li Xing, dragging his injured body, stepped forward to check the breathing of a few individuals, "No breath, indeed, there’s no saving them."

And mere seconds ago, they were still energetically attempting to tear him apart.

Even though they were enemies, this change left him somewhat taken aback.

A sudden jolt hit Elorie’s heart, the collective collapse of the Soulless Puppets could only mean one of two things: either the master who created these puppets abandoned them, or... their master met with an ill fate!

The former seemed unlikely.

But the latter, isn’t something so easily achieved, either?

Could it be... the Dimensional Limit Mechanism dispatched experts for support?

Closing her eyes, Elorie sensed the air slightly, confirming the Demon’s foul stench was indeed gone, leaving only the thick scent of blood.

No, Demons are cunning, she had to personally witness the enemy’s death.

Without notifying her teammates, she stumbled out the door, using the last of her strength to unfold Wings of Light, flying towards the rooftop. The apparent end of the Demon’s aura seemed to be at the top floor of this building.

Yet barely halfway up, the sky suddenly darkened, and above the rooftop, an ink-like dense black light burst forth! Without time to react, this rapidly expanding black light engulfed her whole!