Roar!
Xiong Hou's eyes flashed with an ominous glint. She completely ignored Qi Yuan and let out an extremely furious roar at Chi.
Xiong Hou's roar seemed to be some kind of special ability. Under the cover of the roar, Xiong Hou was obviously stunned for a moment. Although he quickly recovered, the half-orc in his hands had already broken free from the restraints on his hands, and a pair of sharp claws pierced towards his eyes.
All of this happened too quickly. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhui could no longer care about the outcome of the duel, and he shouted loudly to admit defeat.
Qi Yuan stopped what he was doing. However, the Murderous Mackerel and the orc did not have so many scruples. They began to attack Zhui together.
Just as Zhui was trying to avoid the orc's attack, the unconscious Qinglei suddenly opened her eyes. At the same time, an invisible shadow appeared behind Zhui and tilted its head to look at the battered and exhausted Zhui.
It was a girl with a pale face and blood stains all over her body!
No one noticed the existence of this shadow except for Qinglei and Zhui himself.
Because it was their flesh and blood, their child.
The shadow looked at Zhao with a touch of hatred in his eyes. Zhao's body suddenly stiffened as if his soul was frozen. He watched the Half-Orc's claws get closer and closer in his pupils and become clearer and clearer.
With a puchi sound, the sharp claws easily pierced through Zhui's eyeballs.
With a flick of the claws, two broken eyeballs rolled out of Zhui's eye sockets.
In the end, his Tier 3 defense was unable to block the orc's sudden attack.
The puppet was heavily injured by the orc, and the child floating behind it seemed to be affected as well. Her eye sockets became bloody holes, and black blood flowed out of her eyes, dripping down her pale face and onto her dirty clothes.
However, the child did not stop. Looking at Zhui, she lowered her head and bit her finger, revealing an innocent smile.
Qingluan, who was still unconscious, moved her finger slightly. The child turned her head in confusion and glanced in her mother's direction. She seemed a little reluctant, but in the end, she nodded and left Zhao's back. She fluttered to Qinglei's side and took the initiative to merge into her body.
"No!"
Yu's body recovered from its stiff state. He immediately covered his eyes and let out a mournful scream. Scarlet blood overflowed from his eye sockets.
Compared to the loss of control of the flesh and blood puppet, the damage to his eyes was the most frightening.
Although he could use the electronic eyes to replace them in the future, his most powerful enslavement ability required the assistance of these eyes. Losing these eyes meant that he would no longer be able to enslave and control flesh puppets. His strength would fall from the peak of the third step, and he would no longer have the qualifications to stand together with Venom and the others.
Everything he once had would vanish into thin air!
The Murderous Mackerel once again turned into a sharp gear and spun towards Chi.
The others only saw Cheng's inexplicable absent-mindedness, and then he was instantly heavily injured by the Beastman and his eyes were gouged out.
"This idiot!"
Haematosuchus, who didn't know what had happened, couldn't help but curse. He then rushed out and tried to save Cheng from the two flesh puppets who had lost control.
With Cheng's strength, even if the two flesh puppets betrayed him at the same time, he wouldn't be so heavily injured so quickly. The moment of absent-mindedness just now was too fatal. It was as if Cheng was actively seeking death.
If Cheng hadn't been heavily injured and lost his eyes, Haematosuchus would have thought that Cheng had rigged the competition.
Cheng's value for cooperation plummeted after losing his eyes. If he didn't have a few powerful subordinates, Haematosuchus wouldn't have wanted to save this incorrigible idiot.
First, he was betrayed by his own flesh and blood puppet, then he lost his mind due to the backlash and lost his eyes. This kind of idiot shouldn't live!
The rapidly spinning Murderous Mackerel Gear collided head-on with Cheng who had lost his eyes.
Puchi!
The hard black metal spike directly pierced through Cheng's body and spun him in a circle. Cheng's broken body fell from the rapidly spinning spike and was thrown high into the air.
The half-beastman's figure turned and his two sharp claws pierced towards the falling Cheng.
"Get lost!"
Haematosuchus roared and threw the Crocodile Tooth Blade in his right hand.
The rapidly spinning Crocodile Tooth Blade whistled like a blood-colored whirlwind, sweeping towards the half-beastman.
The half-beastman screamed and his body suddenly shrank in midair, narrowly avoiding the whistling Crocodile Tooth Blade.
As a peak third-rank combat domain, few people could withstand Haematosuchus' full strength attack. The half-beastman naturally didn't dare to try.
The blood-colored whirlwind of the Crocodile Tooth Blade passed by. The half-beastman stretched his body and prepared to attack again, only to find that the enemy in front of him had disappeared.
Haematosuchus stretched out his right hand and the unconscious Cheng flew into Haematosuchus's hand like a swallow returning to the forest.
A few of Cheng's trusted subordinates also rushed out. Haematosuchus handed the unconscious Cheng to them and then stretched out his hand to catch the whistling Crocodile Tooth Blade.
Haematosuchus held the two blades in his hands and glanced at the Murderous Mackerel Gear attacking him. A faint blood-red color appeared in his eyes.
"Take Cheng away, I will deal with these two Flesh Puppets!"
Although Cheng was heavily injured, his third-rank defense had preserved his life. He could still be saved when he returned to the assembly point.
The two Flesh Puppets that had lost control had intelligence not inferior to humans. After seeing their surroundings, they quickly understood that they had no chance of leaving this place alive. Therefore, they only wanted to drag Cheng to death with them.
The Murderous Mackerel also knew how powerful Haematosuchus was and did not dare to face Haematosuchus directly. It circled around and once again charged at Cheng.
The other Flesh Puppet, a half-beastman, left behind afterimages in the arena as it attacked from the other side. Its target was Cheng as well.
Haematosuchus snorted coldly and directly attacked the spinning Murderous Mackerel. As for the half-beastman, Cheng's subordinates dealt with it.
After a series of dull collisions, the two sides once again engaged in a fierce battle. Even with Haematosuchus's strength, it would take some effort to deal with the Murderous Mackerel that had lost control.
Venom and Mask had no intention of intervening. A half-crippled Cheng who had lost both his eyes was no longer worthy of their attention.
The instigator of all this, Qi Yuan, sat on the heavy lead box and began to watch the fire burn across the river. Whether it was Haematosuchus or the Flesh Puppets that had lost control, they did not provoke or cause trouble for him.
Seeing the half-beastman attack the half-beastman and the Murderous Mackerel that was being suppressed by Haematosuchus, Qi Yuan could not help but shake his head.
The peak of rank 3 was still powerful. The two Flesh Puppets that had lost control would not be able to hold on for long before Haematosuchus finished them off.
After a few rounds of fighting, Haematosuchus seized the opportunity and stabbed the Crocodile Tooth Blade into the Murderous Mackerel's rapidly spinning body from the side.
After dodging the tough alloy spikes, the Murderous Mackerel's body was not even as strong as Cheng's. Using the Crocodile Tooth Blade that had pierced into his flesh, Haematosuchus used brute force to lift the spinning Murderous Mackerel from the ground.
Having lost its spinning and charging speed, the Murderous Mackerel was unable to resist Haematosuchus' Crocodile Tooth Blade and was instantly dismembered into a pile of minced meat by Haematosuchus.
On the other side, after Haematosuchus finished off the Murderous Mackerel, the half-beastman knew that he would not be spared. In the end, he paid the price of his own life and once again left two bloody wounds on Cheng's body. Then, another ability user blasted his heart apart with a single shot.
The unconscious Cheng was carried away. Haematosuchus stood beside the corpse of the Murderous Mackerel and looked deeply at Qi Yuan.
Since the official start of the war, although many ability users had died, the peak of the Third Stage still maintained their high status.
Although Cheng and Arc Light had lost their fighting power at the same time, that was still a civil war between peak Third Stage. Although the Magic Puppet was almost killed by Cheng's trap, that was also because of Qinglei's powerful fighting power that was comparable to that of peak Third Stage.
Only Cheng was defeated by an unknown newcomer. Moreover, he lost miserably and almost didn't walk out of the arena alive. Even if he was lucky enough to survive, Cheng had become a cripple.
Qi Yuan originally only had some fame in the Iron Chariots. If he could survive this war, he would inevitably enter the eyes of all peak Third Stage.
Just when Qi Yuan thought that Haematosuchus would make a move, Haematosuchus suddenly turned and left, leaving Qi Yuan with a silent back.
In the empty arena, only Qi Yuan was left. All the ability users watching the battle fell into silence. It seemed that they didn't expect such a big upset in this battle. As a peak Third Stage, Cheng actually suffered a crushing defeat in the eyes of a newcomer.
"He actually won!" The Magic Puppet stared at Qi Yuan with bright eyes as if he wanted to see through him.
Qi Yuan's sudden reversal of the situation revealed a strange meaning. With the strength that Qi Yuan had displayed in the previous few direct clashes with the demibeast man, he should not have been able to grab hold of the demibeast man's tail.
"Did he deliberately hide his strength in the beginning to confuse the orcs?" The Magic Puppet asked in a low voice.
Scorpion shook his head, indicating that he wasn't sure either. In the end, both of them looked at Luan at the same time.
Luan shrugged. She also felt that Qi Yuan's last grab of the orcs was a little strange. If the orcs hadn't misjudged Qi Yuan's strength, they wouldn't have made the fatal mistake of being caught by the tail.
However, this kind of thing was probably only known to Qi Yuan himself.
"Since Cheng has lost, the opponent will definitely go all out in the next round. How much longer does Sickle have?"
Scorpion glanced at his wristwatch and frowned.
"According to our previous estimation, we need to hold on for at least another five minutes!"
"Five minutes, this means that we have to fight another tough battle!" The red light in the Magic Puppet's eyes flickered.
A tough battle meant danger. Since Haematosuchus didn't stay, the next battle would definitely be between Venom and Mask. Even if Scorpion personally went up against these two strong opponents, the outcome would still be uncertain.
"No matter what, I have to hold on for the last five minutes!" Scorpion said in a low voice.
"Don't let down your guard on the Polluters' side. Although we haven't found any traces of them, these Asterite are the key to them breaking through to Rank 4 Heart Eaters. They definitely won't watch us leave with these Asterite and will definitely stop us at the last moment."
The Magic Puppet nodded.
"My men have already arranged the retreat route. As long as we get the Asterite, we can immediately retreat and catch the Polluters off guard!"
"Alright, I should go and meet these old opponents!"
Scorpion glanced at the members of the Thunder Scorpion Hunters and silently left the room. However, when he saw that Qi Yuan was still sitting on the lead box with no intention of leaving, he suddenly paused.
"Qi Yuan!" Scorpion shouted.
Qi Yuan turned to look at him and then walked over.
"Well done!" Scorpion patted Qi Yuan's shoulder.
Scorpion's defeat not only added another victory to the battle for Asterite No. 2, it also caused Scorpion to completely withdraw from this battle for the Asterite, which could be considered as solving a huge problem.
"How much longer do you need?" Qi Yuan suddenly asked.
Scorpion's expression changed, as if he had not expected Qi Yuan to suddenly ask such a sensitive question.
Scorpion originally thought that Scorpion had revealed something to Qi Yuan in advance, but in the face of Qi Yuan's glorious battle results, he could not say anything to reprimand him.
"Five more minutes, Scorpion!
Remember, this matter cannot be revealed to anyone. You just need to be ready for battle at any time! "Scorpion said in a low voice.
Scorpion wanted to say something, but suddenly, he saw Venom slowly approaching the arena, the green fog surrounding him emitting an aura of death.
Venom was even more dangerous than Mask.
The terror of Touch of Poison made Scorpion, who was also at the peak of Rank 3, fearful. Even if he could win this battle, he did not have much confidence in resisting Venom's Touch of Poison.
"It's time for me to go on stage. If there are any changes in the future, remember to listen to the Magic Puppet's orders."
Scorpion took a deep breath and prepared to face Venom's challenge.
"How confident are you in defeating Venom?" Qi Yuan suddenly asked.
Scorpion paused and said, "Fifty percent!"
"Too low!" Qi Yuan shook his head.
Scorpion looked at Qi Yuan with a strange expression.
"Venom's strength is stronger than Scorpion. Against him, even Sickle's chances of winning are not more than fifty percent."
Qi Yuan coughed dryly. The truth was indeed not pleasant to hear, but Scorpion only dared to say fifty percent at this time, which proved that in his heart, he expected his chances of winning to be below fifty percent.
In addition to the trump card Venom had prepared, Scorpion's chances of winning would only be lower.
Qi Yuan pondered for a moment. If Scorpion was killed by Venom in the arena, his own fishing in troubled waters would also be affected.
Therefore, Scorpion could not die. He had to maintain his advantage in strength and only at the last moment would he have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
Otherwise, whether it was the hidden Polluters or Venom's group who had the advantage, they would all ruin his plan.
"Leave Venom to me!" Qi Yuan made a gesture.
"Ten percent confidence!"
Scorpion was stunned for a moment and looked at Qi Yuan in a daze.
Little brother, what's wrong with you?
You used Asterite to defeat a Champion, and you're so arrogant?
Even I don't have much confidence in defeating Venom, and you're ten percent confident?
Crushing?
Are you getting carried away?
Or is Venom unable to hold the blade?
However, Qi Yuan's next words made Scorpion's expression change rapidly.
"Venom is carrying a dagger embedded with Asterite!
There are no isolation measures! "Qi Yuan said.
"Are you telling the truth?" Scorpion suddenly grabbed Qi Yuan's shoulder.
If what Qi Yuan said was true, it meant that Venom had mastered the extraordinary ability within the Energy Seal, and could isolate himself from the Asterite's influence.
No matter who he was, once Venom used the weapon embedded with Asterite to launch a sneak attack, he would be at a great disadvantage and might even be killed in one hit.
With Venom's strength, he only needed to use the Asterite dagger at the critical moment, and it would be enough to settle the battle.
Before Scorpion could recover from this shocking news, Qi Yuan threw out another piece of news that was even more shocking.
"There's an area of hidden snow under our feet, and there might be Polluters hiding there!"