Chapter 987: Chapter 974: Massacre Chapter 987: Chapter 974: Massacre Bang! Bang! Bang!

Muria fired three shots in quick succession, leaving three purple streaks in the air before they hit the dark crimson tentacles in front of the Ghoul, producing three dull thuds.

The bullets blew three bowl-sized holes in them, spraying tiny specks of blood-red light, but that was all the damage they did to the Ghoul; the twisted lumps of metal fell to the ground, clinking crisply.

“Such strong defensive power, truly worthy of a mid-tier Ghoul!” Seeing that the armament of his star armor caused only insignificant damage to the enraged Ghoul, Muria couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Feeling despair yet, young master of the Douglas family? Any regrets about your little fishing expedition this time?” The purple-haired Ghoul sneered with ease as she countered Muria’s attack, wanting to savor the despair that she hoped to see in him, but unfortunately, the star armor completely covered Muria’s face.

“Nothing to despair over,” Muria said, seeing that firearms were ineffective. He put away his Dark Night and did not draw the large-caliber sniper rifle comparable in size to his height, but instead unsheathed the Purple Night Sword that came with his star armor.

“So, you plan to engage in close combat with me? Commendable courage, but utterly foolish.” Seeing that Muria did not take out another firearm but a sword instead, the female Ghoul immediately sported a mocking smile.

And between spoken words, ten tentacles extending from the seductively-formed Ghoul’s waist slowly transformed, their tips sharpening into blade-like shapes, encompassed by an eerie dark crimson glow.

The next moment, those ten tentacles, their tips now like sword blades, thrust towards Muria as if intending to pierce ten gaping holes through his body.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Rapid metallic collisions rang out within this floor, filling the space between the female Ghoul and Muria with dark crimson light and shadow, resulting from the continuous swift strikes of the Ghoul’s tentacles.

However, no matter how fast the attacks from the female Ghoul were, even with ten tentacles striking together, every attack was aptly blocked by the long sword in Muria’s hand.

The sound of clashing metal echoing through the floor and the golden sparks swirling around Muria’s body were the aftermath of their first clash.

After a series of rapid, forceful attacks and realizing she couldn’t overcome Muria, the female Ghoul ceased her offensive. Her ten tentacles encircled her, resembling ten macabre tails.

“Not bad sword technique. Is this what you rely upon to dare engage me in close combat?” The female Ghoul’s gaze grew slightly more serious, and as she spoke, the faint sword marks on the tips of her tentacles swiftly healed and disappeared.

“Not bad? Ha!” Muria, who had been forced to retreat three steps during the previous exchange of blows, let out a cold laugh. In terms of physical prowess, he was completely outclassed by the Ghoul before him.

Had he been an ordinary Star Armor Master, or another official member of the Douglas family, he would have already been torn to shreds by the female Ghoul.

Star Armor Masters have exceptionally stable combat strength, with not much difference between their upper and lower limits. This is an advantage but also a drawback. Against enemies of the same level or lower strength Different Species creatures, Star Armor Masters generally dominate. When facing stronger enemies, Star Armor Masters can also hold their ground.

But like Muria now, with the Second Tier Star Armor Master’s strength against a Fifth Tier, mid-tier Ghoul, an ordinary Star Armor Master would have no power to resist.

Beyond one’s capability means just that; no matter the sadness, the anger, one can’t escape death. Star Armor Masters typically lack any explosive measures and can only await death when faced with much stronger enemies. However, Martial Artists are different in this regard.

Any being that becomes a Formal Martial Artist usually possesses some burst skills. When genuinely facing a life-and-death crisis, they can unleash combat power of a higher tier. Some might turn the tide, others might leave their enemy with some marks, there’s always a bit of resistance.

“Sigh, I haven’t been learning for long, and now I have to burst,” Muria sighed secretly, but his actions were swift. Within an unknown darkness in his abdomen, in the midst of a vast Cloud Sea, a white Qi Wheel slightly expanded, radiating even more brilliant and dazzling light.

Then, in the Cloud Sea where the Qi Wheel resided, specks of white light appeared, swarming like moths to the flame towards the spinning wheel.

As a result, purer Qi gushed out from the Qi Wheel, surging into Muria’s limbs and body, causing his star armor-clad body to swell slightly, casting a faint glow over the armor.

“Warming up is over, young master of the Douglas family. Are you ready to be torn apart?”

Sensing that something special was happening to Muria, the female Ghoul’s figure flashed; her alluring body instantly disappeared from the spot, leaving cracks on the floor where she had stood.

Thud!

After a harsh metallic friction sound, a dark red figure was sent flying backward and crashed into the room’s deliberately reinforced wall.

The room slightly trembled as the spot where the dark red figure had hit caved in, forming a huge dent. Fortunately, the walls were supported by steel plates, so they didn’t shatter immediately.

“You…” The ghoul, who had just been sent flying by Muria’s sword after a brief clash, was embedded in the wall, looking at Muria with disbelief, as if he were a monster. At that moment, their roles seemed to have reversed.

Her gaze fell to the base of Muria’s feet, where two dark red tentacles were gradually dissipating. They were her Kakugan tails, but they had been severed by Muria in the skirmish.

“There’s no need to be so surprised. Soon, your body will be cut open by my sword, just like the tails I’ve sliced off,” said Muria, holding his battle sword and steadily advancing toward the ghoul, who had managed to free herself from the wall and was now warily eyeing him.

At this point, his physical condition had improved enough to narrow the gap with the ghoul, preventing her from completely overpowering him with strength and physique.

With such a foundation, and possessing a sword capable of breaching the ghoul’s defenses, the outcome of the battle was already sealed.

Ghouls must die! This was the confidence Muria had as a Titan who had honed his sword techniques to the pinnacle. As long as he had the body to not be instantly annihilated with a single strike, and wielded a weapon that could break through the enemy’s defenses, Muria could outclass any foe.

“Arrogant fool. Do not think you can act wildly in front of me just because you’ve learned some techniques. You’re still far from my level, young master,” said the ghoul as she entered a berserk state and furiously lunged at Muria, who noticed her speed had increased.

Cling!

Sword Qi sliced through the air. Muria, who could now be considered an entry-level martial artist, maneuvered his long sword with such ease that with each movement, he could unleash sharp Sword Qi.

Blood splattered… At this moment, the ghoul could no longer recall how many times Muria had cut her, because she had been forcibly knocked out of her berserk state by his relentless strikes.

“Are you really human?” The ghoul, whose Kakugan tails kept getting chopped off and regenerated, consuming a great deal of energy, couldn’t help but reveal a look of shock and anger as she addressed Muria.

Because she found that no matter how she tried to dodge, she couldn’t escape Muria’s sword. As if by fate, the moment the youth in front of her swung his sword, it was predestined that she would be hit.

Of course, she knew the reason she was perfectly intercepted by the youth’s every strike was that he had seen through all her movements, leading to this unbelievable scenario.

As a result of having all her attack intentions read, she hadn’t caused Muria any significant damage so far. From beginning to end, she was the one taking the beating.

“Ghouls of Mutation, their only advantage lies in their incredibly high-speed regenerative abilities. In terms of attack and defense, they’re at the bottom among Different Species of the same tier,” Muria recalled everything he had learned about ghouls in his classes on Different Species, pondering his strategy.

He had witnessed the ghouls’ regenerative powers, their vigorous life force that unbelievably didn’t match their actual strength. Considering the combat capabilities of ghouls were the lowest in their tier, having such regenerative abilities seemed quite reasonable.

…After slashing the purple-haired female ghoul’s Kakugan tails 176 times, Muria had finally cleared them all away. The regeneration speed of her tails had greatly diminished, and now she faced Muria’s sword edge directly.

“Wait!” the female ghoul, stripped of her strongest attack method, her face filled with panic, shouted as she saw Muria’s sword advancing, vainly trying to stop his attack.

Muria paid no mind to the ghoul’s cries. His time in transformed ‘Burst’ mode was almost up, and if he allowed the ghoul to recover, the tide would turn against him.

It was already quite an achievement for him to have reached this point. This ghoul was a middle-tier Different Species; her Kakugan tails required Muria to strike the same spot five times in succession to cut through after he had transformed.

One could imagine that Muria had already left the female ghoul totally dumbfounded. She never expected that facing a junior Star Armor Master would push her to this point.

But regardless of how unwilling or resentful she was, she was still beheaded by Muria amidst despair.

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