128: A tiered meat grinder, a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood!

"Hmph, Captain, are you doubting me?"

Lin Keke raised her chin disdainfully, planting her God-Slaying Spear on the ground. "Don't talk about a few hundred pigs, even if an Abyssal Demon Dragon came, it would have to kneel before me and sing 'Conquer'!"

Although her lines were unreliable, the aura radiating from her was truly undeniable.

Her crimson-gold armor shimmered under the dim light. That 'I'm the number one in the world' confidence made the people around her feel much more at ease.

"Good."

Chen Du nodded, his gaze shifting to the somewhat flustered Xia Xin beside him.

"Big Sis, take the girls with strong mental fortitude and stand on high ground for suppressive fire."

"Y-yes! Captain!" Xia Xin took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the Recurve Bow.

She glanced at Lin Keke, who was radiating an overwhelming aura, and felt her own competitive spirit ignite.

As the big sister of the Xia family, she couldn't lose to a chuunibyou with a few screws loose, right?

"An Nuonuo."

"Ah? H-here!"

The Little loli, startled by being called, jumped, her ahoge standing straight up like a question mark.

Seeing her timid appearance, Chen Du's tone softened slightly. "You stand in the middle."

"If any slip through the net, blow them up with your cannons, understand?"

"B-blow them up..."

An Nuonuo looked at the steep stairs, swallowed, and said, "O-okay! Nuonuo will try her best to stop them from coming up!"

The deployment was complete.

Chen Du walked to the railing and picked up a piece of broken glass from the ground.

He flicked it with his fingertip.

The glass accurately struck a large iron pot in the center of the first-floor hall.

Clang—!!

The crisp impact instantly drowned out all the grunting sounds.

One second later.

Hundreds of pairs of mung bean-like eyes looked up in unison, all gazing at the second floor.

They had found their target.

"Awooo—!!"

It was unclear which pig let out the first howl.

Then the entire pig herd exploded into chaos!

Boom! Rumble!

What was it like when hundreds of monsters, each weighing tons, charged simultaneously?

It was a minor earthquake!

They scrambled to rush towards the stairwell entrance, squeezing and trampling each other!

Some unlucky pigs were even crushed against the wall by their kin, becoming instant 'pork buns'!

"Damn! They're coming!"

Crab Claw Man was so scared his legs were kicking, a hint of moisture vaguely apparent in his crotch area.

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!

The heavy hoofbeats grew closer. The first Pig-headed Man had already rounded the corner!

It opened its fanged maw, saliva stringing, its eyes fixed solely on the golden-armored girl blocking the path!

"Meat! Tender meat!!"

The monster roared and pounced!

Facing this charging meat tank, Lin Keke took a heavy step forward.

Her right golden eye contracted sharply, releasing an invisible pressure.

"You foolish livestock!"

Lin Keke held her shield with one hand, leaning her body slightly forward, adopting an extremely standard defensive stance.

"Who gave you permission to gaze upon a divine visage?!"

"For this princess... retreat!"

Before her words even finished, the intricately patterned divine metal shield smashed forward!

No flashy techniques.

Just pure, brute force!

Boom—!!

It was as if two massive boulders collided mid-air.

The Pig-headed Man at the forefront seemed to have crashed into a high-speed train.

Its nasal bone shattered, its eyeballs bulging from the impact!

The immense recoil sent it flying backward like a bowling ball, smashing hard into the crowded herd behind!

Crash! Bang!

This single blow directly knocked down a whole swath!

"So strong!" Xia Xin, watching from behind, was stunned.

Was this the power of a Fantasist?

"Don't space out! Output!"

Chen Du's cold voice snapped everyone back to attention.

He wasn't in a hurry to act himself.

Instead, he stood in the shadows on the flank, overseeing the entire situation.

The shadows at his feet stirred restlessly, ready at any moment to reap the hands of those trying to sneak an advantage.

Twang!

Xia Xin reacted with lightning speed, the bowstring vibrating.

Talent [Archer] activated!

The arrow with barbs traced a strange S-shaped arc through the air.

It actually curved around Lin Keke's body, drilling with pinpoint accuracy into the eye socket of a Pig-headed Man that had just gotten up!

Headshot!

Black blood splattered!

"Got it!" Xia Xin excitedly pumped her fist.

This feeling of hitting exactly where she aimed was exhilarating!

"Me too! Biu~!"

An Nuonuo closed her eyes, pushing her little hands forward randomly.

Boom! Boom!

Several transparent air cannons blasted out.

Her accuracy was, well, touching—most hit the walls, shaking loose clouds of dust.

But one lucky shot, like a blind cat finding a dead mouse, happened to blast a Pig-headed Man climbing up from the railing right in the face.

That pig screamed as it fell back into the first-floor herd, soon trampled into paste by its kin.

"Well done."

Chen Du didn't hesitate to offer praise.

These usually delicate girls adapted to the sight of blood faster than expected.

By now, the stairwell entrance had become a meat grinder.

Lin Keke was like a tireless god of war.

Shield bash!

Spear thrust!

Sweep!

Her movements were grand and forceful. Every time her spear thrust out, it was sure to claim a pig's life.

The golden spear tip carried a sacred attribute, perfectly countering the Pig-headed Men's evil aura.

"Secret Art: Salty Fish Thrust!"

"Killer Move: Serious Shield Block!"

"Tremble! This is the power of another dimension!"

The move names Lin Keke shouted grew increasingly chuunibyou, making Chen Du want to curl his toes in embarrassment.

But the results were real.

In just two minutes.

A mountain of corpses had piled up at the stairwell entrance.

Black blood flowed down the steps, turning the entire staircase into a slippery skating rink.

Pig-headed Men charging up from behind slipped, and before they could steady themselves, Lin Keke's spear pierced through their skulls.

There were too many pig corpses. She had to retreat a few steps up the stairs.

"Awesome! So awesome! Is this what it feels like to go on a rampage?"

Lin Keke grew more excited the more she fought, her cheeks flushed—a sign of adrenaline surging.

She felt an endless power surging within her.

Was this the thrill of going on a rampage in a game?

She loved it!

However.

There were simply too many monsters.

When the front ones died, the ones behind stepped on the corpses and kept charging.

This endless onslaught was something even an iron man couldn't withstand.

Before long.

Her movements began to slow.

Her gasps grew frequent.

"Huff~~"

Just at that moment.

A cunning Pig-headed Man actually burrowed out from beneath the pile of corpses!

A sneaky bastard! This was a pig that had been lurking for a long time!

It had endured the agony of being trampled by its companions, waiting for this very opportunity!

Just as Lin Keke was retracting her spear.

Its huge maw snapped at her completely unguarded calf!

If that bite landed, even with metal greaves, her leg bone would snap!

"Keke, watch out!!"

Xia Xin screamed in terror, but it was too late to shoot an arrow to rescue her.

At that very moment.

A pitch-black shadow sprang from the ground!

Instantly wrapping around the neck of the ambushing pig, it yanked back violently!

Crack!

The beast's head lolled down.

Simultaneously.

Chen Du's figure appeared like a ghost at Lin Keke's side.

The bone gold cleaver in his hand drew a cold, crescent arc.

Thwack!

The pig's head soared skyward!

Pig blood sprayed all over Lin Keke, leaving her frozen in place.

"Getting distracted on the battlefield? Tired of living?"

Chen Du kicked the headless corpse down the stairs, conveniently knocking over another group.

He turned his head slightly, a faint light flickering in his golden eyes.

Lin Keke looked at Chen Du, who was so close.

For a moment, the cold, murderous intent emanating from the man was far more terrifying than her own.

And... more heart-stirring.

"I-I know I was wrong..."

Lin Keke shrank her neck, obedient as a quail.

"Focus."

Chen Du didn't waste words. He flicked his cleaver, sending blood droplets flying.

He stood beside Lin Keke, his shadows transforming into several black pythons coiling around him.

"Since you're tired, then next..."

"A duet."

The corner of Chen Du's mouth lifted slightly, his cleaver pointing towards the surging pig herd ahead.

"Xia Xin, keep up the suppressive fire!"

"An Nuonuo, push the corpses down, don't block the way!"

"Lin Keke, let's go!"

"Yes!"

The girls responded in unison, their voices brimming with unprecedented excitement.

With Chen Du joining, the battle turned completely into a one-sided harvest.

If Lin Keke's earlier style was a violent, grand aesthetic.

Then Chen Du was a scalpel of ultimate precision.

His shadows always appeared at the most awkward angles, tripping, binding, strangling.

Every swing of his blade was sure to sever a monster's throat or joint.

Not a single ounce of extra strength wasted.

Efficient, cold-blooded, elegant.

Ten minutes later.

The last Pig-headed Man fell wailing into a pool of blood.

The entire stairwell finally fell silent.

Everyone panted, blood dripping continuously down the stairwell.

Corpses were piled high, even filling the corners.

"We... won?"

Crab Claw Man peeked out from behind a pile of boxes.

Looking at the hellish scene before him, it felt like a dream.

Hundreds of monsters!

Just... slaughtered like this?

"This is our Captain..."

A few girls slumped to the ground.

Their eyes filled with adoring stars as they looked at the man standing amidst the mountain of corpses and sea of blood.

Chen Du was wiping the blood from his blade.

[sacrifice notebook] flipped frantically in his mind.

[Detecting a large number of low-tier sacrificial remains...]

[Initiate batch Sacrifice?]

Looking at the spoils of war covering the ground, the smile at the corner of his mouth finally became unstoppable.

"This is truly a bountiful harvest."