Endless Debt Chapter 681 - 192: The Party Begins

Bai Ou’s five fingers were like iron nails, their sharp nails piercing Geoffrey’s skin, then gripping and tearing. In an instant, Geoffrey felt intense pain in his ankle, his skin torn to shreds under Bai Ou’s grasp.

A wound like this was nothing to Geoffrey, but suddenly the pain was amplified a thousand times over. Geoffrey felt as if his ankle had been shoved into a meat grinder, serrated teeth relentlessly slicing through his nerves and flesh, even grinding and sawing at his bones.

Wave-like pain nearly pierced Geoffrey’s will, his breathing became heavy, but he stubbornly clung to consciousness, reversing the Bone-breaking Knife and preparing to cleave Bai Ou’s head.

From Bologue, Geoffrey had learned much about Undead creatures. Even the most perfect Undead had weaknesses, like Bologue, who could not die multiple times in a short period. Bai Ou, as an Undead, must have his flaws as well.

The Bone-breaking Knife tore through the air, fiercely like an Iron Hammer, but an Ethereal Blade conjured out of thin air blocked the Knife. Hert struggled to his feet, forging another Ethereal Blade, and thrust it into Geoffrey’s waist.

"You shouldn’t have separated from Lebius."

Hert’s voice sounded next to his ear. When Geoffrey used the Tiger Eye to freeze Bai Ou, Hert was freed.

Blood dripped from Geoffrey’s lips as Bai Ou raised his head, staring at the sunlight-like gaze, laughing maniacally.

Bai Ou was waiting for the moment Geoffrey moved his gaze away. He would inflict endless pain on Geoffrey, making him realize that death, for him, was an unattainable Blessing.

Geoffrey endured the ceaseless pain, coldly pulled the trigger, and in the next moment, Bai Ou’s head exploded, the spilled blood staining the ground.

With a glint of Canyin, his gaze tried to shift away to suppress Hert, but the moment it moved from Bai Ou’s body, Bai Ou moved again—even without his head.

Bai Ou seemed devoid of the concept of death; even with such severe limb damage, he retained some mobility. Geoffrey repeatedly pulled the trigger, shooting through Bai Ou’s torso and limbs. At least this physical damage would temporarily paralyze him.

The Bone-breaking Knife shattered Hert’s Ethereal Blade. Geoffrey turned and swung horizontally, slicing Hert’s throat with a ferocious strike, causing blood to gush uncontrollably.

Hert stared at Geoffrey in shock, not expecting Geoffrey, surrounded by foes, still had the strength to fight back.

The last chance.

This thought flashed through Geoffrey’s mind. In the current situation, things were extremely unfavorable for him, not to mention that there was still a Negative Power Tier Undead present.

He couldn’t think about defeating them; even self-preservation was a problem. He even felt that he might die here.

Then at least solve one before dying.

With the gun aimed at Hert, Geoffrey emptied the chamber, round after round striking Hert. Even though his body could Etherealize, these were costly Alchemy Warheads, and the swelling Ethereal Fluctuation repeatedly ravaged Hert’s body.

Hert still wanted to fight back, but Geoffrey grabbed his head with one hand, slashing down with the Bone-breaking Knife towards his face.

In an instant, countless hallucinations flickered before Geoffrey’s eyes, demons dancing wildly, screaming hysterically at Geoffrey, endless wailing.

From Bai Ou’s shattered head, a scarlet eyeball stared intently at Geoffrey. At this moment, Geoffrey was not only facing endless hallucinations but also augmented senses; the coldness of rain expanded into biting cold, pain tore at his nerves, he was overloaded like a machine.

Geoffrey, eyes reddened, relied on the last remnants of reason, making his final decision.

He injected all his Ether into the Bone-breaking Knife, valiantly striking Hert, Hert roared furiously, delivering a Heavy Hammer punch to Geoffrey.

The figures crossed, the Bone-breaking Knife hit the ground behind Hert, piercing through several layers of deck, shattering the entire area into a collapsed ruin.

Geoffrey was knocked back by Hert’s heavy punch, breaking through every obstruction in his path, being knocked off from Paradise, falling into the raging sea.

Bai Ou took some time to reorganize his body, while Hert also rose from the collapsed ruins, his breath weak but still possessing combat ability due to high-level Etherealization.

"Is he dead?"

Bai Ou forcefully twisted his neck like a puppet, his head contorting at a terrifying angle.

"Not sure..."

Hert gazed at the boundless sea, unable to see Geoffrey nor sense his Ether response, "With injuries like that, even if he’s not dead, he can’t hinder us."

"Exactly," Bai Ou nodded, then said, "We must speed up. I just returned from Wrecked Ship Shore, where I met Lebius."

Upon hearing Lebius’s name, Hert’s expression grew tense, but remembering Bai Ou’s promises, he was again driven by the frenzy of desire.

"Let’s go, Hert, reclaim what rightfully belongs to you."

Bai Ou smiled at Hert.

The dock was crowded with a bustling throng, all trying to board the ship, when more explosions sounded, like malicious rats gnawing at Paradise, gradually penetrating the Void Realm enveloping it, until it was completely pierced through.

Continuous explosions caused Paradise to start tilting, with the ship vibrating endlessly, as if a small earthquake was taking place aboard Paradise.

Ewen held Cinderella with one hand and supported himself against the wall with the other, thick smoke filling the corridor as he struggled to bend down, advancing with difficulty and holding his breath.

Cinderella closely followed Ewen, just moments ago they were happily chatting on the observation deck when suddenly disaster struck, each explosion sounding like a Heavy Hammer pounding their hearts.

Cinderella whispered, "Is it the assassins coming for us?"

Ewen was momentarily unsure whether to marvel at the girl’s calmness or her overly whimsical imagination.

"Do you think it’s worth such a grand setup to kill me?"

Ewen forcefully pushed open a door, and the two awkwardly rolled inside, shutting the door to keep the thick smoke at bay.

Lying on the floor, Ewen breathed heavily, his chest heaving violently, his heart pounding.

Ewen knew this disaster was unrelated to him, and he also knew the enemy’s target was Nolen, was this ship, Paradise.

Damn, had he been dragged into a conflict with the Extraordinary?

Ewen was both excited and terrified; he was finally about to witness firsthand the Miracle Power of the Condensers, but he also felt that once the insane battle started, a mere mortal like him had little chance of surviving, not to mention there was also Cinderella beside him.

Wait... where was Cinderella?

Ewen searched around for Cinderella, and in the moment he caught his breath, the girl had disappeared.

"Cinderella!"

Ewen shouted, and after a few seconds, Cinderella reappeared at the doorframe.

"Where did you go?" Ewen asked anxiously.

"I went to find something for self-defense."

Cinderella said, waving the kitchen knife she had just gone to the kitchen to retrieve.

Holy hell, what’s going on with her? Is her mindset this stable!

Ewen rested for a few minutes and mused, "It’s a shame about the situation, otherwise I would really like to interview you."

"Hmm? Interview about what?"

Cinderella squatted down with her knees hugged, then quickly recalled what she was about to say earlier, "Oh right, my secret is..."

"Do you think this is the time to be talking about such things?"

Ewen felt he was going mad; what was wrong with young people today, do they have no psychological pressure? Or is it so great that even faced with this kind of situation they can remain so composed.

The ceiling began to tremble, and Ewen instantly sprang up, grabbing Cinderella around the waist, crashing through the door and racing into the smoke-filled corridor as the ceiling began to collapse piece by piece.

The elevator door was open not far away, Ewen knew it wasn’t wise to take the elevator in these circumstances, but he was more willing to try this unknown risk than to be crushed flat.

Ewen stumbled into the elevator, scrambled to his feet, and frantically pressed the elevator buttons, but none of them responded.

The collapse was imminent, the smoke billowing into the elevator, as Ewen was about to lose hope, Cinderella crawled up from him, swinging her fist at the elevator buttons.

In Ewen’s astonished gaze, Cinderella’s punch seemed to awaken the elevator, the door creaked shut, and the indicator showed they were descending, the rumbling collapse echoed from above, unable to harm them at all.

Ewen and Cinderella exchanged a glance, the girl was thrilled, as if she hadn’t had enough, Ewen was about to say something when the sound of metal snapping came from above, and they both looked up.

The cables snapped, the elevator accelerated, amidst Ewen’s screams and Cinderella’s laughter, the elevator sparked as it plunged straight towards the core region of Paradise.