88: Chapter 88 Red Spider's Despair, Ghost Hand's Scheme
Chapter Eighty-Eight: Red Spider's Despair, Ghost Hand's Scheme
"Devil... you devil!"
Red Spider slumped in the ruins, watching the Aberration Leader—which loomed like a moving hill—slowly close in on her. Her face, twisted with fear, held nothing but endless despair.
Her prideful speed had become as sluggish as an ox under the dual debuffs of my Frost Toxin and Deep Paralysis.
Her invincible Soul-Devouring Dagger had long since been lost somewhere in the previous chaos.
Now, she was nothing more than a paper tiger... with its teeth pulled and claws clipped.
"Don't... don't kill me..." She stared at the Aberration Leader's massive, gaping maw—dripping with viscous fluid and right in front of her face. The assassin's code she had always upheld completely collapsed in the face of the fear of death.
"I... I'm willing to submit! I'll tell you everything I know! About 'Heaven's Punishment', about this mission, about..."
However, I didn't give her the chance to continue.
I have never shown the slightest... mercy to my enemies.
"Roar!"
Following my cold command, the Aberration Leader no longer hesitated. With one bite, it swallowed that top-tier female assassin—who had once stirred up countless storms of blood in the dark world—along with all her secrets!
[Ding! The Swarm has successfully assisted in killing the leader of 'Heaven's Punishment', Red Spider (Pseudo Demon Rank)! Based on contribution, the Host receives +400 evolution points!]
At this point, the "Heaven's Punishment" organization was completely wiped out!
Having finished all this, the Aberration Leader's aura became somewhat weakened due to continuous combat and the exhaustion of energy from spitting toxic acid.
Its massive body began to slowly retreat toward its underground nest.
And just then—
"Hehe... thanks, Little Bug."
A cold, calculating, and triumphant voice suddenly rang out from behind another pile of ruins not far away.
My heart skipped a beat!
I saw that Ghost Hand, who had never shown his face, had somehow silently lurked onto the Aberration Leader's retreat route!
In his hand, he held a pitch-black spear... made of pure Demonic Power!
Countless twisted, wailing ghostly faces were engraved upon that spear, emitting a deathly aura that was several times more terrifying than his Ghostly Ghost Claw—enough to freeze the soul!
Clearly, this was his true... trump card!
That old fox!
He had been faking death since the moment the Twin Towers collapsed!
He used me to help him eliminate his biggest competitor, "Heaven's Punishment."
Then, he waited for the moment my "ace"—the Aberration Leader—was at its weakest and most defenseless, preparing to deal it... a fatal blow!
He wanted to be the one who reaped the final spoils!
"Die, beast!"
With a sinister grin, Ghost Hand threw the Ghostly Soul Spear in his hand with thunderous force, aiming straight for the Aberration Leader's massive, unprotected head!
*Puchi!*
That spear, filled with the power of death, easily pierced through the Aberration Leader's thick carapace—which was strong enough to withstand shell fire—and erupted from the back of its head!
"Roar—!!!"
The Aberration Leader let out the most shrill and unwilling final wail of its life.
Its massive body stiffened suddenly, then crashed to the ground like a collapsing mountain, devoid of any signs of life.
"Hahaha! It's mine!"
Ghost Hand let out a burst of arrogant laughter, and in a flash, he appeared beside the Aberration Leader's corpse.
He reached out with his withered hand, tore open the monster's skull, and pulled out a basketball-sized, dark-gold Energy Core that was still slightly throbbing!
This core was the essence of all the Aberration Leader's energy!
The Desolate Ruins Origin contained within it was more than ten times purer and more vast than the previous one!
"Little Bug, I shall accept this 'grand gift' of yours."
Ghost Hand tucked the core into his robes and looked toward my direction with eyes full of mockery and pity.
"Now, it's your turn."
In his view, having lost the strongest Aberration as my reliance, I no longer had any trump cards to contend with him.
However, what he didn't see was—
Beside me, the Girl in White Robes, who had been resting with her eyes closed, slowly opened her phoenix eyes, which were as cold as the moon.
"He seems to have forgotten that I am still here."