The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins-Chapter 165: Resolute Killing Intent

"The key is who can kill Stephanie in such a short time; she couldn't even hold on until we came to support..."

Staring at the hideously cruel penetrating wound on Stephanie Pons' chest, the others couldn't help but frown.

"It looks like a shell wound, but with Stephanie's mobility, it's almost impossible for artillery to hit her."

"Could it be an ambush-style assassination? If a powerful warrior got close, it's still very possible to inflict such a wound."

Hearing his teammates' discussion, the leading youth glanced around, pondered for a moment, and quickly dismissed the guess.

"It wasn't an assassination ambush. Stephanie's perception can cover a distance of over a dozen kilometers, and the enemy should have been discovered when they reached the foot of the mountain."

"Then the sentry soldiers lit a wolf smoke and got ambushed and killed on the way down for help, after which Stephanie clashed head-on with the enemy..."

Mumbling to himself, the leading youth reached a giant saucer-shaped shallow pit, step by step to the center, then instinctively raised his head to gaze at the sky.

"Stephanie turned into a Harpy to increase distance, using Void Spirit to play with the enemy, trying to buy time..."

"But she underestimated the enemy's explosive power and got instantly closed in upon, killed with one blow..."

At this point, the youth slightly frowned.

"No, Stephanie had life-preserving Divine Skills, there shouldn't be no time to react!"

"She should have dodged the attack but was still struck down by the thrown weapon, killed by chest-penetration."

Turning back to examine the monstrous gash on the girl's body, the youth murmured to himself.

"She didn't even have time to surrender!"

"The enemy's intent to kill was utterly determined!"

Listening to his analysis, the rest seemed to see the entire battle play out, frowning more deeply.

The enemy had an almost overwhelming advantage, Stephanie hovered in the sky all the time, not daring to come down, numerous spells surpassed their casting range, yet even so cautious, she was slain in less than ten minutes.

This kind of terrifying combat power probably already surpassed general Golden Level, only those top contenders who are a step away from dominance could achieve it!

The most crucial point is the enemy's ruthless and merciless determination to kill...

Normally, at their level, the circle is quite small; they are all elites in various countries' transcendent systems, and might even become standalone managers in the future.

Everyone meets seeing eye-to-eye, generally won't go for extermination.

After all, today's enemy in the Illusion Realm might become tomorrow's comrade in a real-world Super Natural Disaster.

No one wants to guard against a "teammate" when fighting Invasive Species.

Even if the other doesn't try intentionally to sabotage you, just with an attitude of "ally in trouble, remain unmoved" is enough to make things tough for you.

So typically, in a conflict between both sides, everyone stops before crossing the line, forming a goodwill bond.

Unless... there's a grudge between both parties, and carry a real-world political mission...

Thinking of this, one of the youths glanced around, noticing a blood-soaked pile of human heads not far away.

"Corpse Pile... It really is someone from the [Dragon]!"

The rest of the companions also noticed the sinister symbol of the head pile, instinctively swallowed their saliva.

"When was the last time the [Dragon] piled a Corpse Pile?"

"Two years ago, in the Middle Heavenly Position's Magic WWII world line Illusion Realm, they built a nearly hundred-meter high Corpse Pile at Fuji Mountain, and besides civilians and prisoners, they almost slaughtered the entire Japanese army in that Illusion Realm..."

"Even the descenders who sided wrongly were implicated, killed until rivers of blood flowed."

Hearing their companion's murmuring, the group felt even more parched.

"It seems the [Dragon] is truly angry, I have a bad feeling..."

"Me too..."

"Damned! If it wasn't for NATO forcibly unifying factions, we could have completely bet on both sides and survived this stage of the tournament!"

"Sigh... In a clash between two Super Powers, in the end, the ones who suffer the most are us innocent bystanders..."

"Hehe, we're still considered okay, look at Japan, no matter which side wins, they will suffer heavy losses in the end."

No comparison, no harm; thinking of the Japanese plight ahead, the crowd felt a little less depressed, and sly smiles formed on their lips.

"South Korea's smart, directly defected, and yet the United States itself had no grounds, could do nothing to them, even had to continue to win over the remaining ones..."

"This way, no matter which side wins in the end, many from South Korea can advance to the next stage."

......

And just as the group was in lively discussion, in a cave tens of kilometers away, Zhu Haomiao sat cross-legged on the ground, carefully comprehending the new Authority of LV.5 level [Sloth].

After a long while, with a stream of consciousness, the ethereal Divinity responded to his will, materializing gray-white threads from the void, quickly winding around him.

The soft threads solidified, forming a metal-like pupa shell, merging into the youth's body.

Double [Pupation]!

But this time, Zhu Haomiao didn't infuse a new Cultivation Technique Extraordinary Seed, but instead repeatedly wrapped the pupa shell on the still-transforming [Gale Force] insect pupae!

Silently, the speed of the Cultivation Technique's transformation began to multiply, the youth's dull, weary eyes couldn't help but shine with joy.

Although from a broad perspective, it merely sped up the transformation of a single Cultivation Technique, seemingly not much different.

But it granted him more room for choice!

He could "double-open" for balanced development, or specialize in one item in a short time, promoting it to the peak!

More importantly, the second layer of [Pupa] covers the first layer, if he encounters danger, he can calmly unwind the First Layer Sealing, resuming [Cocooning] after weathering the crisis, without worrying that months of transformation would go down the drain!

Clenching his fists, feeling his weak, frail body, Zhu Haomiao rubbed his chin with one hand and took out a golden badge engraved with an oak and crown, fiddling with it carefully.

This was his first time coming in contact with another country's Holy Emblem, and after detailed examination, he had to admit, this thing's technical content was quite high, involving the soul, bloodline, existence concept, and so on, not as easy to "crack" as imagined.

No wonder each country regards it as the best means of identity verification...

The golden badge gently rolled and leaped between his fingers, Zhu Haomiao's thoughts scattered as he began to plan the next actions.

After a brief testing of skills earlier, he roughly gauged his strength level in different states.

In a First Layer Sealing state, he has an overwhelming advantage over a single Golden Level transcendent, but facing a Golden Team might be beyond his reach...