Whoosh!
A blood-red thunderbolt tore through the air. The long blade in Venom's hand was like a venomous snake coming out of its hole. Just as Qi Yuan was brandishing his blade to block, it suddenly swayed and the dark green venomous blade went around the decapitator, directly slashing at Qi Yuan's right arm.
Clang!
The long sword made a clanging sound. Venom's eyes flashed. He was a little surprised by Qi Yuan's steel-like defense, but he did not panic.
Venom pressed down with his wrist, then abruptly pulled back. The blade of the long saber sliced through Qi Yuan's arm, leaving a straight wound behind.
Compared to the poisonous fog in the air, the poison smeared on the blade was truly powerful. This was originally a trump card prepared for Sickle. It was powerful enough to corrode the powerful physique of a peak Tier 3. Even the anti-poison serum could not do anything to it.
Qi Yuan acted as if he did not see the wound on his body. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Decapitator in his hand also cut horizontally, leaving a scarlet line of blood on Venom's chest.
Venom took a few steps back. The muscles on his body squirmed and quickly sealed the wound on his chest. No blood flowed out. He glanced at the wound on Qi Yuan's right arm. The wound was also sealed. No blood flowed out.
Sealing the poison will only make you die faster!
Venom snorted coldly. At the same time, he slowed down the speed of his attack. He was waiting for the poison in Qi Yuan's body to take effect. When the poison entered his body, Qi Yuan would naturally become a piece of meat on a nail board, waiting to be slaughtered.
Qi Yuan waved the Decapitator and continued to attack expressionlessly. He was also unable to break through Venom's defense.
Compared to the battle between Hou and Arc Light, the battle between the two was much quieter. However, the clanging sounds of the collision shocked the surrounding onlookers. Qi Yuan's close combat strength was already at the peak of Tier 3.
Whether it was strength, speed, or defense, it was all so!
"Venom is waiting for the poison in Qi Yuan's body to take effect!" the Magic Puppet suddenly said.
As an old rival of Venom, the Magic Puppet immediately saw through the reason behind Venom's change in tactics.
The Magic Puppet waited for a moment, only to find that Scorpion did not respond to him. He just frowned and stared at the two people fighting on the field with some doubts in his eyes.
"What did you find?" the Magic Puppet asked.
"You'll know soon enough."
Scorpion shook his head and did not answer the Magic Puppet's question. Although Scorpion had hinted to him that Qi Yuan was immune to Venom's Toxic Touch, Qi Yuan was, after all, just flesh and blood.
Venom had made a name for himself for many years, and had killed many Type 3 Divine Warriors with his poison. Before he could confirm it with his own eyes, he found it hard to believe that there was actually a body that was immune to Venom's poison.
Even with Tier 3 Nature Resistance, it was hard to say whether Scorpion's Toxic Touch would be completely unaffected.
In the arena, the battle between the two gradually intensified. Scorpion quickly discovered that Qi Yuan's speed and strength had quietly decreased. This gave him a bad premonition.
Naturally, the endurance of the Combat Domain would not be so weak. There was only one reason for Qi Yuan's decrease in combat strength — the poison in his body had taken effect!
It had even begun to affect his battle strength!
Scorpion's right hand clenched tightly. Qi Yuan had lasted long enough under the corrosion of the poison. This proved that he did indeed have a strong resistance to Venom's Toxic Touch. However, in the end, he still failed to withstand the invasion of the poison.
Qi Yuan was still fighting with his life on the line and did not admit defeat. He was definitely trying to buy time for Sickle and the others.
Qi Yuan's strength was strong, and he had received Qu Shi's approval. He had a high chance of entering the Black Steel Shelter. If he continued to fight, there was a high chance that he would die in this dark arena. This would be a huge loss to the Iron Chariots, and Qu Shi might vent his anger on him.
However, there were still three minutes left. If Scorpion called a halt now, he might be able to temporarily save Qi Yuan's life. However, Qi Yuan had already been invaded by Venom. He might not be able to return to the Iron Chariots alive.
As for the outcome of the next battle, even Scorpion himself could not predict it.
The Defiler's hidden entrance had not been discovered yet, and Black Sand and Bloodshadow had not returned yet. If he fell in the arena, all the previous sacrifices would have been in vain.
Scorpion fiercely punched the wall, leaving a deep fist print.
Between Qi Yuan's life and the success or failure of the entire plan, Scorpion finally hardened his heart and did not admit defeat.
Venom was also keenly aware of Qi Yuan's weakness, but he did not rush to attack. Instead, he slowed down and just waved his long saber to passively block Qi Yuan's attacks.
Venom coldly watched Qi Yuan, whose expression was getting crazier and crazier, as if he was watching a dying beast.
Wait a little longer!
Wait a little longer!
Wait until you are weaker, wait until you have no power to turn the tables, then I can cut off your head with one strike!
Venom had already classified Qi Yuan as an extremely dangerous enemy!
Venom had never been merciful to dangerous enemies. As long as there was a chance, he would kill them even if he had to pay a price!
Venom was like a venomous snake. When he was hunting, he had enough patience. He was waiting for Qi Yuan to become weaker, waiting for an opportunity to kill him with one strike.
'This guy can really endure!'
Qi Yuan silently complained in his heart.
With Venom's close combat strength, it was difficult for him to defeat him in a standing position. In order to lure Venom to reveal a flaw, Qi Yuan chose to pretend to be poisoned.
In order to make it more realistic, Qi Yuan began a battle of wits with Venom. While pretending to be weaker, his face maintained a fierce and crazy expression, occasionally revealing a trace of pain. Unexpectedly, Venom still did not reveal a single flaw.
Therefore, a strange scene appeared. The strength of the two combatants began to decline at a speed visible to the naked eye. A few onlookers who did not know what was going on almost thought that the two were fighting a fake match!
'This is a little too much!'
'My strength has been weakened by 30%. If you don't make trouble, I can't keep up the act anymore!'
Qi Yuan silently complained in his heart. As he swung his sword toward Venom's neck, his face suddenly twitched as if he was suffering some kind of unbearable pain.
The Beheader once again slashed on Venom's machete, but the power from the blade was far stronger than the previous few confrontations.
'Here it comes!'
Qi Yuan's heart trembled, and at the same time, a trace of shock appeared on his face. The Beheader in his hand was also knocked away by Venom's long sword.
Venom's eyes flashed fiercely. The long sword in his hand knocked away the Beheader's hand. With a flip of his right hand, the long sword did not lose its momentum and directly stabbed toward Qi Yuan's heart!
"Admit defeat!"
On the other side, Scorpion saw this and finally shouted the word 'admit defeat'. At the same time, he rushed directly toward Qi Yuan, trying to rescue him from Venom.
Of course, Venom would not give up the opportunity. Scorpion and Ghostface were well aware of this.
"Haematosuchus!" Ghostface shouted in a low voice.
Haematosuchus, who had been prepared, turned into a bloody storm and went straight to Scorpion who was trying to rescue him.
Since Venom had found the opportunity, it was better for Qi Yuan, a dangerous enemy, to die!
Clang!
The scarlet long sword pierced the skin, but it did not immediately pierce Qi Yuan's heart. However, Venom was prepared. His right hand holding the sword exerted force again, and the tip of the sword directly lifted Qi Yuan from the ground. Qi Yuan's feet were off the ground, and then he suddenly rushed toward the metal wall in front of him.
Venom was originally worried that this was Qi Yuan's trick, but the long sword that pierced Qi Yuan's body and Scorpion's reaction dispelled his last doubt.
Today, Qi Yuan must die!
Blood overflowed from Qi Yuan's heart. Qi Yuan, who was lifted into the air, could not resist. With a desperate look, he reached out his left hand and grabbed Venom's right hand holding the sword. At the same time, his right hand reached toward his waist.
Venom's eyes were cold. The movement of Qi Yuan's right hand made him feel an inexplicable danger, as if a disaster would befall him in the next second.
Could it be a plasma bomb?
Venom's eyes locked on Qi Yuan's right hand that was reaching toward his waist. The Magic Puppet's plasma bomb just now had given him a hint. In a desperate situation, only one plasma bomb was needed to preserve the ability to perish together with the enemy.
Moreover, in the beginning of the search, Qi Yuan had detonated a plasma bomb. No one could guarantee that he did not have a second one in his waist pocket.
No!
He could not let him detonate a plasma bomb!
Dang!
The blade's edge lifted up Qi Yuan, and then he crashed into the metal wall beside him. The blade's edge once again penetrated forward a few inches. Judging from the length of the blade, the tip of the blade had already pierced into Qi Yuan's heart.
If it was a normal person, they would have long died. However, the life force of a Combat Domain ability user was powerful. Qi Yuan still did not stop struggling, his right hand even reaching toward his waist pocket.
Haematosuchus already blocked Scorpion, but Scorpion was clearly in a berserk state. Haematosuchus might not be able to hold on for much longer.
Venom's gaze was vicious as he looked at Qi Yuan who was struggling on the verge of death.
A third level ability user's heart had been pierced. As long as he was saved in time, there was still a chance of survival.
However, Venom didn't want to give Qi Yuan any chance, nor was he willing to take the risk and gamble on whether or not Qi Yuan still had more plasma bombs in his pockets.
Venom's eyes flashed. A palm-sized black dagger flew out from his left sleeve, landing in his left hand's palm.
The right hand that blocked the long blade once again exerted force and pierced through Qi Yuan's heart. His left hand held the pocket-sized dagger, directly thrusting it towards Qi Yuan's right arm that was reaching for his pocket.
Even if Qi Yuan really did have a plasma bomb in his pocket, the Asterite embedded in this dagger's body was enough to make his plasma bomb lose its effectiveness.
Even if this blade might expose his trump card, Venom still had to ensure that nothing went wrong!
As long as he could kill Qi Yuan, even if this Asterite embedded dagger was exposed, it would still be worth it!
The dagger stabbed into Qi Yuan's right hand. Even though it didn't pierce through Qi Yuan's right hand, it was pushed away from his pocket, far away from the pocket where the plasma bomb might be hidden.
The dagger was embedded with a star energy stone, and with a light swipe, it cut open Qi Yuan's waist pocket. A plasma bomb the size of a fist fell out of the pocket.
It really was a plasma bomb!
Venom looked at the plasma bomb that had fallen to the ground. A trace of fear flashed through his eyes. If he hadn't been cautious enough, he might have really died together with Qi Yuan.
The danger had been averted!
Venom noticed Qi Yuan's right hand. Qi Yuan didn't seem to have given up struggling. He reached for the gun hanging on his waist.
It was just a deathbed struggle!
With the Asterite dagger in hand, no gun could save you!
Venom's right hand gripped the hilt of the dagger. Even though he exerted force several times, the blade still couldn't pierce through Qi Yuan's body. This showed that Qi Yuan's defense was indeed very strong.
However, as long as he lost his heart, no matter how strong his defense was, he would still die!
Qi Yuan looked at Venom in despair. His right hand trembled as he raised the gun. It seemed that he wanted to shoot Venom before he died.
Venom stared fixedly at Qi Yuan. Without the plasma bomb, you can only rely on a broken gun. What can you do?!
Can you break through my Tier 3 defense?!
Venom's right hand twisted the hilt of the dagger as he attempted to crush Qi Yuan's heart.
At this moment, Venom suddenly felt that something was wrong. The dagger in his hand was actually being twisted so easily. There was no resistance at all.
Qi Yuan's defense had failed?
But how was that possible?
Many of the Combat Domain's abilities strengthened the physical body. Not to mention that Qi Yuan was still alive, even if Qi Yuan had died, his defense shouldn't have fallen so quickly!
Venom focused his gaze. Only then did he discover that the dagger that should have pierced through Qi Yuan's heart had actually broken in half. Only a small part of the dagger remained, sticking to Qi Yuan's chest.
How did my dagger break?!
Venom's mind flashed with a trace of doubt. His dagger was naturally not the kind that could be easily damaged. This dagger was forged from a special metal. Its hardness was not inferior to the Magic Puppet's mechanical body. It was originally a weapon used to resist Sickle's Grim Reaper's Scythe. Even when it had clashed with Qi Yuan several times, the dagger had not been damaged in the slightest. How could it have silently broken in Qi Yuan's body?
Unless!
This was Qi Yuan's ability!
Venom was shocked. From the corner of his eye, he saw the hole in the wall opposite him. He saw the hole that Qi Yuan and Sickle had walked out from.
That was the hole that Qi Yuan had melted with his ability!
A bolt of lightning flashed through Venom's mind. He finally understood why the dagger had broken!
Qi Yuan could not only melt the alloy of the old era, but he could also melt the special metals of the new era!
This dagger had been silently melted by Qi Yuan!
How did he do it?
Most importantly, had his heart been pierced?
Venom discovered that Qi Yuan's eyes were currently shrouded in a layer of cold killing intent. It was completely different from the expression of despair from before.
Qi Yuan's left hand was holding onto his right wrist. Moreover, it was extremely strong. There was no sign of weakness at all.
He was lying to me just now!
Venom had just reacted when he felt a chill in his heart. Only then did he discover that Qi Yuan's muzzle was already pressed against his heart.
I have the Asterite Dagger!
And the Tier 3 Enhanced Defense!
What can a real ammunition gun do?!
After realizing that he had been deceived, Venom tried to break free from Qi Yuan's grip on his right hand. He wanted to increase the distance between him and Qi Yuan.
Although Venom did not believe that the real ammunition gun in Qi Yuan's hand could threaten him, the sense of crisis that had yet to dissipate made him tremble in fear. It was as if he could suddenly die at any time.
Without waiting for Venom to break free, Qi Yuan suddenly mouthed the words' shoot '.
"Bang!"
Pulling the trigger, the acceleration energy matrix activated at the same time. A purple light instantly blossomed!
Venom had no time to dodge at such a close distance. All he could see was a silver bullet wrapped in grey light shooting out from the muzzle and striking his chest.
That was the light from the energy matrix. Why didn't his gun fail to activate?
Doubt flashed through Venom's mind. In the next second, his expression suddenly froze on his face.
He only saw a silver bullet wrapped in grey light shooting out from the muzzle. It easily tore through his chest, pierced his heart, and exited from his back.
As the bullet flew past, it only left a fist-sized hole in its body!
Venom lowered his head. Through the hole in his chest, he could even see Scorpion and Haematosuchus engaged in a fierce battle!
My heart!
How could this be?!
Venom raised his head with difficulty. He looked at the expressionless Qi Yuan and the Doomsday Strike in his hands. His expression was still filled with disbelief.
The power of this shot was too terrifying!
It completely exceeded the limits of a third level ability user!
Venom stared at Qi Yuan. As a third level peak expert who could shake a gathering point, unless he could step into the Black Steel Shelter, it would be extremely difficult for him to live to the end of his life. No matter how strong he was when he was young, once he grew old, he would inevitably become weak.
Venom had previously fantasized about his own death many times.
Killed by Sickle!
Killed by Wolf's Teeth Hunt!
Killed by Ling You!
Killed by Arc Light!
Killed by Defiler!
Killed by Insectoids!
…
Venom had fantasized about countless ways to die, but he never thought that he would die under the hands of a newbie.
Venom stared at Qi Yuan. He couldn't die in peace from this defeat.
"How … did … you … do … this?"