160: Chapter 160 Humans can't beat bullets.
The darkness on the third floor was thicker than elsewhere.
A gust of eerie wind blew past, bringing a bone-chilling cold. Even Yue Yun felt a chill run down his spine. The sensation of being invisibly watched heightened his sense of crisis, and an indescribable palpitation welled up from the bottom of his heart.
"Strange!"
Yue Yun murmured softly, maintaining his relaxed and languid posture, while secretly mobilizing the Qi and blood throughout his body.
Just as he was secretly on guard, a sudden change occurred.
The heavy darkness surged like a tidal wave, rapidly spreading to every corner of the third floor, instantly swallowing all light.
In the blink of an eye, the third floor was plunged into lightless darkness.
Yue Yun's heart trembled wildly, and alarm bells rang out in his mind.
Before he could react, an eerie aura wrapped around him layer by layer, and the bone-chilling cold made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
"I didn't expect you to deliver yourself to my door!"
The thick, almost tangible black mist gathered, forming a distorted, blurry human outline that constantly dissipated outwards. A single eye, formed from pure malice, flashed with red light.
This Ghost Species exotic beast seemed to recognize Yue Yun, its tone filled with intense killing intent: "Since you dare to appear before me so brazenly, then just die obediently!"
The power of darkness surged like a tidal wave.
Yue Yun's movements and thoughts became stagnant, like a puppet that had lost control, standing blankly on the spot.
The Ghost Species exotic beast's single red eye flashed, and unpredictable Mental Energy erupted, forcefully charging into Yue Yun's head and crazily attacking his mind.
His Soul was forcibly torn by the Ghost Species exotic beast; Yue Yun's head felt as if it had suffered a heavy blow, and his sluggish thoughts were briefly restored.
The memory of being ambushed by the three killers surfaced.
It seemed that Yue Yun's Mental Energy had also transformed into HP; the health bar continuously trembled, representing his tormented mind, allowing him to maintain his final shred of clarity amidst this Soul-level suppression.
"Fuck you!"
He roared, breaking through the shackles of the dark power.
He clenched his fists, which were as hard as steel bars, engaged his waist and abdomen, and turned abruptly to face the Ghost Species exotic beast. Seizing the momentum, he threw a punch with his shoulder, creating an invisible sonic boom and whistling out with a turbulent punch wind.
Most Ghost Species are immune to physical attacks.
The gathered body of this Ghost Species exotic beast was shattered by Yue Yun, and the killing intent in its single eye, formed from pure malice, grew even stronger.
Ghostly hands formed from black mist constantly reached out, scratching Yue Yun or entangling his feet, wanting to swallow him with darkness.
The ghostly hands rising from the ground were all crushed underfoot. Yue Yun's figure moved elegantly, twisting and dodging through the darkness; the ghostly hands reaching out along the way were shattered just like the Ghost Species exotic beast's delusional hopes.
Creak!
The sound of a door opening echoed in the darkness.
Yue Yun locked onto the target instantly, feeling a sense of hair-raising dread.
He knew very well that humans cannot beat bullets.
He saw Boss Zhao holding a cold, ruthless shotgun. The moment he pulled the trigger, the dazzling muzzle flash illuminated the darkness.
Bang!
Yue Yun was sent flying like a rag doll.
His feet left the ground, carried away by a massive force, and he slammed heavily onto the ground several meters away. He felt excruciating pain all over, as if he had been run over by a high-speed vehicle, to the point where he wanted to scrape his own flesh off.
Fortunately, his health bar only dropped a small fraction.
Yue Yun stood up shakily. His shirt, already shredded into rags by the chaotic dance of the black armor, ignited fiercely and completely turned to ashes.
"Still not dead?"
Boss Zhao was greatly shocked.
Even with a defensive Beast Taming Talent, it was impossible to block a point-blank shotgun blast at a low Rank.
Unless it was a high-Rank Beast Tamer.
Boss Zhao shook his head, dismissing this possibility, tightened his grip on the shotgun, and pulled the trigger again, aiming at Yue Yun.
With a bang, sparks flew everywhere!
This kind of flesh-tearing, bone-gouging pain was something even the most extreme masochist in the world couldn't endure, screaming safe words like they were rapping.
Yue Yun also doubted life a little.
The two Beast Taming Talents, [Blood-Qi Sharing] and [Life Manifestation], were indeed useful, but there was no reduction in pain, making him feel that death would be better than life when facing such agony.
Boss Zhao's vision was obscured by the darkness; he couldn't see that Yue Yun still had three-quarters of his HP left. He could only see Yue Yun struggling bitterly after being shot twice, with restrained whimpers coming from his throat.
"Ha, you're really tough!"
Boss Zhao exclaimed in amazement at the sight.
He couldn't imagine that someone could survive two point-blank shotgun blasts without dying; this was simply superhuman.
"I'll give you relief right now!"
Boss Zhao firmly believed that humans had limits.
Even if Yue Yun possessed a unique health bar talent and could withstand two shotgun blasts without dying, his remaining HP wouldn't be much.
He walked up to Yue Yun with his head held high, and with a playful expression, raised the shotgun, aiming the muzzle at Yue Yun.
"Kid, say goodbye to this world!"
"Screw you!"
Yue Yun was beyond furious.
He rolled over and vanished from the spot, enduring the pain as he crashed into the lightless darkness. Relying on his memory of the second floor, he deduced the location of the third-floor room and plunged right in.
A grayish-white Pet Beast contract bloomed with light.
...
Outside the building.
Xie Heng and Pan Xuan hovered in the sky, observing the battle situation elsewhere while keeping an eye on the changes in Yue Yun's HP.
The surge of dark power on the third floor naturally could not escape their Dharma Eye, and from the continuous drop in Yue Yun's HP, they deduced that the little brat had already fallen into a passive position.
"It seems he has fallen into a bitter battle."
Xie Heng said thoughtfully: "A three-star exotic beast is much stronger than a three-star Pet Beast, and it's an exotic beast that possesses both dark and mental attributes; I'm afraid it will be very difficult for Yue Yun to win."
Xie Heng was very satisfied with Yue Yun's performance.
A young Beast Tamer still in school, who could easily kill an exotic beast of the same Rank at two-star and even engage a three-star exotic beast.
This was what Xie Heng valued—a warrior capable of going to the battlefield to fight exotic beasts, a true elite worth cultivating.
"Given time, this kid will not be weaker than you!"
Xie Heng evaluated solemnly.
Pan Xuan nodded slightly, his expression not changing much, but the corners of his mouth lifted in an undeniable arc, clearly very gratified by Yue Yun's commendable performance.
Bang!
A loud gunshot broke the silence.
Xie Heng and Pan Xuan's expressions changed drastically; it seemed neither had expected that these Beast Tamers with contracted exotic beasts would actually have guns.
Another gunshot pierced the dark night. Yue Yun's health bar trembled, and his HP finally dropped below three-quarters.
Pan Xuan raised an eyebrow. As he raised his hand, the golden light symbolizing his A-Rank Beast Taming Talent bloomed. The massive Holy Jade King Dragon descended into the world, carrying monstrous dragon might, and the golden light instantly illuminated the dark night.
Inside the building.
Boss Zhao did not know what was happening outside.
He only knew that Yue Yun had been beaten into a scurrying mess, hiding wretchedly in a room, not daring to come out and show off anymore.
Although Boss Zhao could not see through the darkness, it was not difficult for him to find Yue Yun's location under the guidance of the Ghost Species exotic beast. He immediately raised his shotgun with a playful expression and went to look for him.
"Why hide? The sooner you die, the sooner you'll be reincarnated!"
He arrived outside the room where Yue Yun was hiding, raised the muzzle to aim at the room with a grimace, and walked in triumphantly.
There was no wretched figure of Yue Yun in the room, only an ancient Terracotta Warrior holding a three-pronged halberd, exuding a majesty and pressure far exceeding that of the Ghost Species exotic beast.
Boss Zhao's smile instantly froze on his face.