It felt as if all his strength had been drained, his mana sealed, his skills unusable.
The intense pain coursing through his body sent a chill straight to Bai Qiu’s heart.
But more than anything—there was rage.
How could he not realize now?
These players had long been preparing to target him.
That was why they lured him here in front of the Hydra…
Why this place suddenly became the 27th “safe zone” needing support—because all of this had been planned from the very beginning.
From the start, they intended to kill him.
An overwhelming surge of malice rose within him.
What a joke—that he had actually felt pleased by the gratitude of other safe zones before this…
Hatred and fury nearly consumed his mind.
At this moment, Bai Qiu had only one thought:
Kill these ungrateful traitors.
“Hahaha… Bai Qiu, never thought someone as glorious as you would end up like this, huh?” Tang Sang said, standing more than ten meters away outside the sanctuary.
At this moment, Bai Qiu was tightly bound in chains—his limbs and torso completely restrained.
Six level-20 players stood in six directions, pulling the chains taut.
These binding chains could even restrain the Hydra.
Now, used on Bai Qiu, there were twice as many as before, and with players controlling them, the restraint effect was even stronger.
“Cough…!” Bai Qiu spat out a mouthful of blood.
The mysterious Heavenly Vault Seal that struck him earlier had dealt serious damage.
But even so, he showed no fear, no compromise, no intention of begging.
“Hahahaha… You want to kill me? Then come over here, you bastard! I can’t even move right now…” Bai Qiu sneered, as if completely unbothered.
A sense of unease crept into Tang Sang’s heart.
His expression darkened.
Not only did he refuse to approach, he even stepped back and shouted angrily:
“Still acting tough? Blast him!”
As his words fell, dozens of attacks—including Noble Phantasms—rained down on Bai Qiu, completely engulfing him.
Let’s see how you survive this! Tang Sang thought viciously.
If Bai Qiu had begged or shown weakness, he would’ve gladly tortured him and trampled his dignity before killing him…
But Bai Qiu didn’t.
His words were full of mockery, as if he didn’t take him seriously at all—even trying to lure him closer.
Tang Sang didn’t dare gamble on whether Bai Qiu had some last-ditch suicidal move, so he simply ordered his subordinates to bombard him directly.
At the final moment, he couldn’t afford to lose everything just for the sake of showing off.
When the light of the explosions faded, Tang Sang squinted—and then exclaimed in shock:
“Th-This… how is this possible?!”
Bai Qiu’s armor showed not the slightest sign of damage.
In other words, even with his mana sealed, his attributes heavily suppressed by the Heavenly Vault Seal, the durability of his armor still far surpassed that of the King-level Hydra!
Tang Sang’s eyes narrowed into a thin slit, greed bursting from within.
Such powerful equipment—he had to obtain it!
At this moment, Bai Qiu was completely motionless.
Blood seeped out from beneath his helmet.
It was unclear whether he had passed out or was pretending—but Tang Sang still didn’t dare let his guard down.
After waiting more than ten seconds with no movement, no sign of breathing, Tang Sang grew impatient.
“You six—go take off his helmet!”
“Uh… boss, maybe we should wait a bit? Let the others hit him with another round…” One of the six hesitated, clearly nervous.
“Do as I say! Stop talking nonsense!” Tang Sang roared.
This equipment was extraordinary—if another round of attacks damaged it, he’d lose a priceless treasure!
The six of them didn’t dare disobey Tang Sang’s orders—because those who defied him only had one fate: death.
They could only grip the chains tightly and walk toward Bai Qiu step by step.
The chains clinked with “clang clang” sounds, because the closer they got, the more uncontrollably their hands trembled…
Seeing them move, Tang Sang relaxed slightly and kept his eyes locked on Bai Qiu.
It wasn’t strange that they were afraid—after all, Bai Qiu’s terrifying reputation had spread across all 51 zones, and now he had just accomplished the feat of soloing 28 King-level monsters.
Fear was only natural.
Seeing his subordinates act so cautiously, Tang Sang even felt a bit of admiration, thinking these people could be useful.
Bai Qiu… you think you’re above me, looking down on me. But today, you’ll die by my hands. And no one will ever know. Even if they do—once I take all your equipment and assets, who could possibly stand against me? Tang Sang thought.
A few days ago, he had added Bai Qiu as a friend, gathered information from him, and enthusiastically invited him to join his team—but Bai Qiu refused.
After that, when he tried to negotiate cooperation, Bai Qiu simply blacklisted him.
From that moment on, Tang Sang bore a deep grudge.
Originally, that hatred might never have had an outlet—but unexpectedly, the system had handed him a perfect opportunity on the final day!
A Support Invitation Card, binding chains capable of restraining C-rank creatures, combined with a one-time system item—the Heavenly Vault Seal…
And on top of that, Bai Qiu had been playing the savior, traveling across zones to kill Hydras.
Everything seemed to have been laid out just for this moment!
Right now, Bai Qiu was at his weakest and most exhausted.
And what he faced was the top combat power of the entire Zone 2203—armed with the strongest tools they had!
Tang Sang was almost about to laugh out loud in triumph.
But suddenly, a chilling gust of wind made him shiver.
Strange… why do I feel cold? Guess I should take it easy lately… he thought, rubbing his thinning hair.
Then—
Everything changed.
BOOM!
With a loud explosion, the six chains binding Bai Qiu shattered instantly!
The six players holding the chains felt a terrifying force surge through them.
Instinctively, they tightened their grip—but before they could react, Bai Qiu had already broken free.
By the time they realized and tried to let go—it was too late.
They were yanked violently toward him.
BANG! BANG!
Bai Qiu’s hands shot forward, piercing straight into the chests of two players—bursting out through their backs.
His blood-soaked hands clenched around two still-beating hearts, tearing them out along with thick, pulsing arteries.
CRUSH!
The hearts exploded instantly, blood and fragments splattering everywhere!
Without pause, Bai Qiu moved again—grabbing two more players by the head.
Because he wore the Heavenly Battle Armor, he had to pierce his fingers into their scalps to get a grip—but for him, that was effortless.
BOOM!
He slammed their heads together with brutal force—instantly bursting them into clouds of blood and brain matter.
Bathed in gore, he stood as the two headless corpses collapsed and dissipated…
The last two were completely consumed by fear.
Every instinct screamed at them—Run! Run now!
But no matter how hard they tried, their bodies refused to obey.
They stood frozen in place, unable to move at all.
Bai Qiu raised his hand and recalled the Purgatory Darkflame Spear he had dropped while being restrained.
Without even sparing them a glance, he swept it horizontally twice—
Two strikes, three segments.
Their bodies were instantly cut into three pieces: everything below the knees, from the knees to the waist, and the entire upper body…
Gripping the spear tightly, Bai Qiu poured mana into it.
Today—he was going to slaughter every single one of the more than two hundred people present!!!
And then… he would storm into the safe zone and sever the limbs of anyone connected to them, feeding them to the monsters—none would be spared!
Rage consumed Bai Qiu’s mind, but he knew one thing clearly: Tang Sang had to die first.
Otherwise, he could use the Support Invitation Card to send him away at any moment!
Killing those six had taken Bai Qiu less than three seconds.
But these were not weak players—at such close range, they could clearly see every detail…
Such brutality, such bloodshed—it shattered their nerves.
Under extreme fear, it was as if a switch had flipped, and time slowed down dozens of times.
They could clearly see how Bai Qiu killed.
Their consciousness screamed at them:
Run! Run into the safe zone! That’s the only way to survive!
But it was useless.
Their bodies refused to respond.
All they could do was watch helplessly as Bai Qiu killed the six closest to him, then stood there gripping his spear.
They knew that stance all too well…
Once that spear was thrown, it could instantly kill any one of them—and then be controlled to slaughter them all!
At this moment, Tang Sang had already wet himself.
A foul, dark yellow liquid soaked his pants and dripped down his legs.
Snapping back to his senses, he hurriedly opened the interface of his Support Invitation Card.
“Expel! Expel him now!!”
He found the expulsion function and sent Bai Qiu back to Zone 2233.
A flash of white light descended—
Bai Qiu was enveloped in it.
His eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging, as he hurled the spear with all his strength before disappearing from the spot.
The spear, wrapped in hellfire, shot forward.
Piercing straight through Tang Sang’s head.
It carried his body, blasting through the safe zone and sending him flying hundreds of meters, before finally pinning him to the wall of the Sanctuary’s Black Tower.
Tang Sang’s body slowly began to dissipate…
As for the rest—many had lost control of themselves out of sheer terror.
But soon they realized:
Bai Qiu was gone.
He had been teleported away.
An overwhelming sense of relief flooded them…
In that instant, they had truly felt death only a step away.
Others quickly came to another realization— This plan had failed.
And next time, what they would face… would be Bai Qiu at full strength.
His ultimate fury.
His killing intent.
“…We’re finished…” someone muttered, collapsing to the ground in despair, regretting ever following someone like Tang Sang.
They hadn’t gained anything—and now death loomed over them.
Some were relieved to still be alive.
Some lay in hopeless despair.
Others’ eyes darted around, already planning their next move…
In any case, no one thanked Tang Sang—the man who had, with his life, sent Bai Qiu away and saved everyone present.
On the contrary, many cursed him loudly!
Fei Wu, one of Tang Sang’s subordinates, picked up the belongings of the first six who died—their equipment, storage cards…
“Everyone, things have come to this. Running won’t save us. We should gather our strength and find a way to survive!” Fei Wu said in a low voice.
But no one responded.
No one even looked at him.
However—what he said next caused the lifeless eyes of many to light up once more.
— The end of the Chapter–
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