The phantom of the malevolent ghost roared silently, raising its Thunder Beast and smashing it heavily onto the ground.
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes and said, "Feisty, are you? Then..."
Bai Ye raised his hand, and immediately, a massive magic circle inscription appeared beneath his feet, spreading outwards with dazzling light.
Magic Chant!
As the magic circle inscription for the Magic Chant took shape, Bai Ye’s chosen enhancement direction was, naturally...
Elemental enhancement of himself, increasing the effect of any items or abilities related to elements by 15%!
There was no need to ponder this; elemental enhancement was the most direct way to boost the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Zzzt!
Large swathes of lightning appeared on the bodies of the three Thunder Beasts.
The exploding arcs of lightning clearly became more ferocious, constantly scattering outwards.
The Thunder Beast, which had been knocked to the ground, quickly flipped over and bit onto the phantom ghost's wrist again, while the Thunder Dragon opened its massive maw and then...
Zzzt!
Great arcs of lightning were spat out by the Thunder Dragon, forming a pillar of thunder that pierced a large hole through the phantom ghost's body.
Similarly, the phantom ghost displayed its terrifying might to the fullest. Despite a large hole being opened in its chest, it continued to hold its ground.
It exuded a terrifying demonic aura, and the surrounding wails of the departed grew even more intense.
In the sky, countless white vengeful spirits appeared, dancing in the air.
The ground, subjected to the clash, cracked open again, and was then forcefully ground into powder.
This was a battle of equals.
The Demon Blade Oni-Kiri was indeed powerful, its transformed phantom capable of fighting the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's three Thunder Beasts.
However...
This was not Bai Ye's objective.
The entanglement of the Thunder Beasts was merely a distraction.
What Bai Ye truly intended to do was...
Zzzt!
Suddenly, Bai Ye’s figure flickered, his body transforming into electricity and shooting forward, passing directly through the gap between the Thunder Beasts and the phantom ghost, appearing before Xu Mengfei.
The phantom ghost reacted swiftly, attempting to turn around immediately, but...
The Thunder Bird swooped down from the sky, crashing fiercely into the phantom ghost.
The Thunder Dragon's body coiled around the phantom ghost, and the Thunder Beast bit onto the phantom ghost's right leg, rendering it immobile. Then...
*Thwack!*
The moment Bai Ye reappeared from the lightning, he pointed a finger at Xu Mengfei’s forehead.
A current of electricity surged from Bai Ye’s fingertip.
In the next instant, Xu Mengfei’s forehead was pierced by a current, and a bloody hole appeared.
His vacant gaze seemed to regain some semblance of consciousness, but only for a fleeting moment.
Because, he was dead!
With a bang, Xu Mengfei’s body fell backward, crashing onto the ground.
The demonic aura surrounding the phantom ghost rapidly receded, and then the phantom ghost vanished. The Oni-Kiri, which had been emitting an eerie glow, also dimmed at this moment.
"You have killed number 5. The next pursuit target is number 2."
With Xu Mengfei's death, Bai Ye's target shifted to Li Jiayi.
"Hah!"
Bai Ye let out a long sigh of relief.
The Demon Blade Oni-Kiri was indeed troublesome.
However, having possessed it before, Bai Ye knew its strengths, its pitfalls, and its weaknesses!
The Demon Blade Oni-Kiri's only flaw was that in its chaotic state, the user was unconscious.
In an unconscious state, one could not use other items or abilities!
The Demon Blade Oni-Kiri could not control the body to use other abilities or items.
And no matter how demonic the blade, it was still just a blade.
A blade was a weapon, a weapon used to kill, but a weapon could not kill by itself. As long as the wielder was eliminated, the Demon Blade, however formidable, was useless.
Of course, in a chaotic state, coupled with the unruly Demon Blade, it was extremely powerful, and most of the time, nothing else was needed.
But Bai Ye was clearly not part of the "most of the time" group.
Bai Ye thought as he transformed into lightning and disappeared again, reappearing in a secluded small park.
The progress of this wish mission was much faster than Bai Ye had imagined. Nine days had passed, and the result...
Bai Ye checked the time. There were still eight or nine hours left before the full 24 hours were up, and only three targets remained eliminated.
However, the triangular cycle had been established. Although Bai Ye's plan had deviated slightly, the final outcome was not problematic.
Hamil had to cut down Bai Ye, Bai Ye had to kill Li Jiayi, and Li Jiayi had to get rid of Hamil.
At the same time, Bai Ye’s pursuit count was three. As long as he stayed alive, Bai Ye was certain he would receive the wish mission reward.
And with the reward obtained, the significance of establishing this triangular cycle was that Bai Ye had to kill Li Jiayi.
That troublesome fellow had lived for too long. Every time Bai Ye wanted to kill him, he couldn't.
In a way...
Bai Ye acknowledged Li Jiayi as a worthy opponent.
Therefore, Bai Ye wanted to kill Li Jiayi even more.
Because Bai Ye did not kill those without a future.
"Still eight days left..." Bai Ye smirked, "Can you still run away from this?"
Bai Ye had eight days to hunt down Li Jiayi, and Li Jiayi, wanting to avoid elimination, could not counter-kill Bai Ye.
Of course, that was the rule. In a desperate situation, Li Jiayi would definitely go for the kill; elimination was better than being eliminated.
But regardless, at present, Bai Ye believed the advantage was on his side.
Then...
...
"Where in the world did that bastard hide?"
In a secluded guesthouse, Bai Ye looked out the window, feeling utterly defeated.
It was the fifth day of the wish mission...
Li Jiayi had disappeared.
The hunter's pursuit tournament was still ongoing, and Bai Ye had been keeping an eye on the intelligence shared among the hunters, but for five days, there had been no news.
Bai Ye had disappeared.
Li Jiayi had disappeared.
Hamil had also disappeared.
In the hunters' intelligence transmissions, there was no mention of the three of them. Every day, they constantly communicated, sharing what areas they had searched with no results.
Bai Ye felt a bit frustrated. This was not what he had expected.
Bai Ye had envisioned Li Jiayi being hunted by the hunters, his location exposed, allowing Bai Ye to pursue and attempt to kill him.
If the script were made more complex and winding, then Li Jiayi, unable to escape, would eventually abandon the wish mission and prepare to counter-kill Bai Ye, eliminating him.
However, due to being attacked unilaterally for too long during the pursuit, he would be severely injured, and ultimately unable to defeat Bai Ye, dying with a sword through his throat, a glorious death despite his demise.
If there were to be more twists, Hamil could even make a cameo appearance mid-way.
But what was this situation now?
Not only was this guy not acting according to the script, but he wasn't even showing up?
The protagonist was in place, but there was no villain...
Bai Ye felt a headache coming on and concluded that Li Jiayi was likely going to slack off.
...