69novels Chapter 152 Bloody Prelude: Killing Dai Huabin
Chapter 152 Bloody Prelude: Killing Dai Huabin
Chapter 152 Bloody Prelude: Killing Dai Huabin
"Damn it! Why—why is it just not working!" Dai Huabin suddenly opened his eyes, veins bulging on his forehead, and slammed his fist hard on the floor with a dull thud.
Today, he failed once again in his attempt at deep meditation. The chaotic thoughts in his mind were like maggots clinging to his bones, tearing at his remaining self-esteem.
Zhu Lu was startled awake and felt a pang of heartache upon seeing her fiancé's contorted and pained face. Her own cultivation had not lagged behind; in fact, it had already far surpassed Dai Huabin's current level.
But she never cared about any of that, and simply comforted him softly, "Hua Bin, don't be like this, take it slow, we'll definitely find another way."
She truly loved Dai Huabin; even when he was in this state, she remained devoted to him.
"A solution? What other solution is there!" Dai Huabin abruptly shook off her hand that was trying to soothe him, his bloodshot eyes filled with furious rage. "What else can you do besides spout this useless nonsense? Get out, get out of here! I don't want to see you!"
He vented all his pent-up resentment on the only woman who remained by his side.
Zhu Lu stumbled as he pushed her, her eyes instantly reddening, but she stubbornly held back her tears. This scene had repeated itself far too many times in the past year.
She had long been accustomed to his irritability and unpredictability, and all that remained in her heart was a numb bitterness. "Okay, Hua Bin, I'll go out now. Don't be angry, get some rest, we'll think of another way tomorrow."
Her voice choked with emotion. She glanced at him one last time, then silently left the room, gently closing the door behind her.
The room fell silent again, save for Dai Huabin's heavy breathing. He clenched his fists so tightly his nails almost dug into his palms, resentment coursing through his veins like poison. He was unwilling! He was furious! He pinned all this misfortune on one person.
Dai Youheng!
If it weren't for that chaotic battle that determined the Shrek Seven Devils' qualification, during which he seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and win while Dai Youheng and Xu Sanshi were still recovering from their fierce battle, he wouldn't have become a regular member, wouldn't have joined that damned Shrek Supervisory Group, and wouldn't have encountered that terrifying evil soul master sacrifice!
"It should have been him—it should have been him who bore all of this!" Dai Huabin roared hoarsely, his face contorted in rage. "Dai Youheng! I will never let you go! I—"
"snort."
A cold, emotionless hum suddenly rang out in the room, interrupting his venomous curse.
"Even at a time like this, you still try to pin all the blame on my young master. Dai Huabin, you truly deserve to die."
The sound was elusive, seemingly coming from all directions, yet also as if it were resounding directly in my mind.
At the same time, the light in the room dimmed strangely and rapidly. It wasn't that the lamps went out, but rather that all the light was swallowed up by a thick, inky darkness.
The walls, the floor, the ceiling. Everything in sight seemed to be immersed in endless darkness, isolating the inside from the outside.
This is Nana's soul bone skill, the effect of Dark Assimilation. She can perfectly create and control the shadows of her surroundings, not only concealing her figure and isolating soul power fluctuations and sounds, but also greatly shielding herself from all aura and mental fluctuations.
With no titled Douluo present in the Duke's mansion, her infiltration was as stealthy as a ghost walking, leaving no trace.
"Who? Who's there?" Dai Huabin was horrified and jumped up, looking around in a panic.
Extreme fear gripped his heart; this bizarre method was far beyond his comprehension.
He tried to activate his soul power, but his meager level 32 power was as insignificant as a firefly in this solidified dark domain.
The shadows on the floor rippled like water, and a blurry, slender figure slowly rose.
Nana's figure was fully revealed, her cold gaze falling on Dai Huabin as if she were looking at a dead man.
"The one who will take your life." Her voice was calm, yet it carried a chilling coldness that could freeze one to the bone.
With a swift movement of her right hand, she grasped the fierce and menacing Overlord Tiger Soul Refining Blade in her grasp. The blade was dark and gleaming, yet it exuded a bloodthirsty and ferocious aura.
At the same time, she lightly raised her left hand, and several gray-black, ghostly resentments, as if they were real, roared out, like cold venomous snakes, instantly coiling around Dai Huabin's limbs and neck, lifting him abruptly off the ground.
"Ugh—hoarse—" Dai Huabin's throat was being tightly choked, and he could only make broken gasps. The intense feeling of suffocation and the complete suppression of his soul power plunged him into extreme panic.
His gaze was fixed on the knife in Nana's hand. How could he not recognize it? It was Dai Youheng's signature weapon that made him shine in the competition!
"You—you are—sent by Dai Youheng—" He used his last bit of strength to squeeze out the broken words through clenched teeth, his eyes filled with horror and resentment.
He actually dared to do it? He actually carried out a murder right inside the Duke's mansion!
"Hmph, you and your son tried to harm my master first, you deserve to die!" Nana was too lazy to waste words with him, her killing intent was already made up.
She gripped the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade tightly with both hands, pouring her immense Title Douluo-level soul power into it without reservation. Although she deliberately suppressed the total amount, its purity and attributes were far beyond Dai Huabin's imagination.
The blade vibrated and hummed, and a terrifying dark red blade aura surged, with the phantom of a roaring tiger appearing and disappearing on the blade's edge!
Overlord Tiger Annihilation Slash!
Without the slightest hesitation, Nana swung her sword and slashed horizontally.
A dark red blade of light, extremely refined and containing unparalleled destructive power and aura of annihilation, sliced through the thick darkness like the scythe of death, precisely grazing Dai Huabin's neck!
Dai Huabin's pupils dilated to their limit, his terror and despair frozen in them forever. He didn't even get to let out a complete scream before his head was severed from his body, and blood gushed out like a fountain, staining the dark floor red.
Nana coldly watched the headless corpse slowly fall, and the grotesque head roll to the side. With a flick of her wrist, the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade vanished.
The surrounding darkness receded rapidly like a tide, and the light in the room returned to normal, as if nothing had ever happened.
Only the overwhelming, nauseating stench of blood and the decapitated corpses silently testified to the brutal reality that had just unfolded.
Nana's figure blurred again, like a melting shadow, silently sinking into the floor without leaving any trace.
The night remained silent.
The footsteps of the guards patrolling the Duke's mansion echoed rhythmically from the distant corridors, completely unaware of the massacre that had just taken place in the courtyard.
Only the unique, violent sword intent and remnants of soul power left by the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, along with the clean, distinctive decapitation wound, clearly revealed the killer's identity.
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