Skye, a Great Demon King powerhouse also felt that killing intention, so he asked Chen Rui, âWould you like to...â
âNo need.â Chen Rui shook his head and gestured with his lips at Alian and others. Skye understood what he meant that he just had to take care of the three girls and Master Xingxing.
âArux! Come and have a look with me.â Chen Rui greeted Arux, walked over, patted him on his shoulder with a slightly greater strength.
It wasnât Aruxâs first day following Chen Rui, so he knew there was something wrong. He nodded and said, âYes, boss.â
As soon as the word âbossâ came out, Chen Rui immediately felt that the target was shifted to himself. He felt weird in his heart.
Seeing Chen Rui had something to do with Arux, Vasasha walked straight to the other side.
Arux followed Chen Rui all the way out of the night market and actually walked toward a remote place. They never rested on their way and arrived at the south gate of Dark Moon City. Although the city gates generally didnât allow anyone to enter or leave freely, the guards at the gates recognized their instructor, Arux, so they didnât dare to stop him.
The two walked across the southern suburbs, and Chen Ruiâs footsteps didnât stop until they reached a huge, deserted pit.
âArux, youâre pretty close to Demon King now right?â
âYes, I can already feel that limit. I can almost breakthrough in one step.â
Chen Rui nodded, âThen what do you think is the best way to breakthrough the bottleneck?â
âFight!â Aruxâs eyes lit up. Is masterâs intention for bringing me here to guide me through the final line and advance to Demon King? Before this, he had requested to fight Athena several times in private. However, due to their huge difference in strength and Athenaâs lack of skill in suppressing her strength to perfectly control herself at Higher Demon, so he was always defeated easily previously.
âThatâs right and it must be a real fight. Do you already have the awareness of death?â Chen Rui asked in a serious manner.
Arux nodded positively with his eyes looked extremely determined. He didnât have an adventure like Chen Rui. Other than the devil fruit, his strength was accumulated through countless actual battles. Since he had experienced multiple trials between life and death, obviously he understood the riskier the battle, the more it could stimulate the potential in his body to break through. As compared with an actual battle of life and death, fighting with Athenaâs was only a practice duel.
âThen...â Chen Rui saw Aruxâs determination. He suddenly raised his volume and shouted, âBoth of you who are following. You can come out now!â
Arux was taken aback. I actually didnât even realize someone was following!
âHmph! I canât believe we were discovered by an ant like you. However, even if you found out, youâll still die anyway.â A cold voice came. Under the moonlight, the figures of a man and a woman gradually became clear.
When Chen Rui heard the word âantâ, he suddenly thought of Broc and his heart was filled with disgust. He asked, âWho are you and why do you want to kill me and Arux?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
In the night market, the previous target of that murderousness was Arux, but then it was redirected to him. It seemed that both of them were their target.
The plump woman sneered, âIâll let you die without doubts. My name is Dominique and this is Cyprus.â
Chen Rui shook his head, âI donât know you. Since youâll let me die without doubt, at least tell me whoâs instructing you.â
âYou must be the leader of Cloak Gang, Aguile!â The womanâs eyes showed endless hatred, âWick from the Gorefiend Gang is my brother!â
Chen Rui thought of Wick, who was killed by Arux and finally understood the root of the womanâs hatred. He never thought the Gorefiend Gangâs leader, who was supported by the Mellon Family actually had an early stage Demon King sister!
However, Wick was cruel and violent. Besides, he was an archrival of the Cloak Gang. They didnât have to explain anything to kill him. However, this pair thought that he was just a peak Higher Demon under his state of . That was why they came out simply.
The man, Cyprus said, âWe wanted to see what are the secrets you guys come here to discuss. We never thought you guys wanted to break through to Demon King by challenging us! Such overconfidence! Dominique, Iâll leave the murderer who killed Wick to you.â
âCertainly! After killing these two, letâs kill everyone in the Cloak Gang to avenge my brother!â Dominique stepped out. Her chilly murderousness had locked on Chen Rui and Arux.
âThere is someone responsible for every grievance.â Chen Rui stepped back and pointed at Arux, âHe is the one who killed brother. Go for him.â
Arux already understood Chen Ruiâs intentions. He was spirited as he started gathering his strength. A two-headed scythe appeared in his hands. While he slowly walked towards Dominique, the flame on his body had already blazed.
âThe leader of the Cloak Gang is actually such a coward!â Dominique said disdainfully. Looking at the fearless Arux, she nodded, âAt least you have some courage. Yet, courage that canât surpass strength can only be considered as stupidity!â
Arux didnât talk. Instead, he swung his scythe, yelled, leaped high and struck toward Dominique. Dominique showed a disdainful smile. Without using transformation or amplification flame, she easily dodged that strike. At the same time, she punched Aruxâs chest. Arux snorted and his entire body trembled. After taking 6 to 7 steps backward, he finally stood still, but his face seemed pale.
Dominique was a little surprised. From her perspective, although she didnât use all her strength in that punch, Arux should still be blown out, fell to the ground and vomited blood. The gap between the realms was quite obvious, especially between Higher Demon and Demon King, which was equivalent to differences between the early, middle and later stage.
Chen Rui wasnât surprised by that as the reason was simple â equipment.
Currently, Arux could be regarded as armed to his teeth. His scythe, armor, boots, wristbands, belt and ring were all âexperimental productsâ from Chen Ruiâs mechanics. Although some of them hadnât reached excellent grade, and they were only approaching prospective-excellent grade, it was already extremely luxurious for a Higher Demon.
Arux felt his blood surged. Since he had the experience of fighting against Athena, he wasnât afraid. He took a deep breath and rushed forward again under the acceleration of his shoes. His speed made Dominique slightly surprised. Aruxâs characteristic was to replace defense with offense, so his flames blazed even higher. Within thunderous sound, the Dark Star Iron scythe in his hand turned into several arcs of light that struck toward Dominique.
Dominiqueâs figure flickered like a ghost, avoiding the arc of light one by one. However, Aruxâs attack was very skillful. They werenât all of the same speed but a combination of fast and slow, as if it was a trap that constantly changed and hard to avoid.
As Dominique was careless, her face was brushed by the light. The Dark Star Iron weapon with âSharpâand âBloodthirstyâ characteristics instantly broke through Dominiqueâs defense on the surface and left a wound on her face. Dominique was furious. She never thought sheâd be hurt by a Higher Demon. Besides, it was the face that she cared the most. After shouting furiously, she teleported behind Arux and transformed into her combat form instantly.
A Great Demon that had reached Demon King level no longer had the normal transformation form. Dominique had long bones spurring out on each elbow of her hands. They were as sharp as a blade, slicing toward Arux.
Arux felt the danger, but his opponent was too fast. It was too late to dodge, so he instantly teleported and evaded. When the angered Dominique was about to hunt Arux with all her strength, she suddenly felt that her action was slowed and her speed was greatly reduced. These are the signs of !
Dominiqueâs sight fell onto the nearby cloaked âAguileâ. She sneered and the buffing flame on her was blazing. The flames of a Great Demon could cancel negative status. However, no matter how she burned, the effect of couldnât be eliminated. There could only be one possibility â her opponentâs magic power and spirit had far exceeded the power of the flame. Arux didnât give Dominique a chance to catch her breath. His scythe turned into two poles, and he attacked again. Dominiqueâs bone spurs parried and blocked the scythe. Sparks were everywhere, but there was only one crack added that gradually recovered later. The âSharpâ characteristic of dark star iron actually couldnât cut off the spurs. It seemed that it was Dominiqueâs bloodline mutationâs power.
Although Dominique had just been promoted to Demon King for less than a year, and she couldnât manifest her speed under , despite Aruxâs luxurious equipment and he was only a step away from Demon King, approaching Demon Kingâs strength and possessing Demon Kingâs strength were still different. The strength gap between them was still obvious. Within a few clashes, Arux was already in danger. If it werenât for his equipment and rich combat experience that let him dodge at critical times, he wouldâve died several times already.
Chen Rui didnât do anything to help. Nothing in the world came without effort. Besides, based on Aruxâs look just now, he wouldnât let Chen Rui help again.
âDominique, youâre too slow. Youâre taking too long to deal with a Higher Demon.â Cyprus stepped into the field and his voice was a bit loud, âWe donât have time to stay here for too long. Iâll help you to kill that Aguile.â
âThe on Dominique will last for about half an hour. Arux...â Chen Rui shrugged his shoulders, âI wonât help you again. Die or breakthrough, itâs up to you.â
âYou should worry about yourself, ant.â Cyprus looked arrogant, âEven if your magic power is special, it has no effect on me. My mutated bloodlineâs characteristics can weaken magic. However, I wonât kill you, Iâll only cut off your limbs. Your life, Iâll leave it to Dominique.â
âAnt, this term... Iâll give it back to you.â
When he said the word âantâ, Chen Rui had appeared in front of Cyprus. Cyprus was shocked. Before he could defend, there was already a sharp pain in his abdomen and his entire body was blown away. Chen Rui was extremely fast. He had caught up with Cyprus in mid-air. While Cyprus was out of balance in the air and unable to support himself, Chen Rui flung forcefully and turned the backward force into an upward direction. Cyprus was thrown into midair.
Chen Rui leaped and appeared above Cyprus. He clenched both his fists and struck downward. âPoom!â Cyprus was like being hit by a sledgehammer and fell heavily to the ground, causing a tremor.
These few flashy moves were completed in an instant. The phrase âback to youâ was only out of his mouth now.
Dominique who was aside was shocked. She knew Cyprusâs strength clearly. Middle stage Demon King! He is actually beaten so badly by Aguile. Then Aguileâs strength... is at least on the same level as Cyprus! He really isnât qualified to use the word âantâ, unless they both admit that they are ants.
Didnât the information say that Aguile barely won Arux at the arena after having a bitter struggle a few months ago? Arux hasnât even reached the Demon King level yet. Is it because the information is wrong or something special happened in these months...