Doomsday: I Can Get a Hint

Chapter 459 - 278: Soul-Devouring Ring

At the cave entrance

Wang Hao’s eyes darted around; with a flick of his wrist, golden threads crisscrossed the cave entrance, sealing it shut.

Even this wasn’t enough for Wang Hao. He formed a two-handed seal, channeling his internal energy, and added an additional layer of a sealing barrier outside.

Only then did he nod with satisfaction.

He completely cut off their retreat, forcing them to fight to the death with the Fire-Swallowing Bird inside.

He was no longer fixated on killing the Fire-Swallowing Bird himself.

The spiritual power was no longer of interest to him.

What he desired now were the spiritual artifacts on these people.

That Soul-Devouring Ring, and the bow and arrows on the man’s back, were clearly impressive items!

Especially the man’s bow and arrows.

Earlier, an arrow almost took out Xu Xiang.

That’s a divine artifact!

With this, he would have an ultra-long-range, powerful attack method.

Combined with his eyesight, he could fire off shots from a distance.

"Boom boom boom boom boom"

The earth trembled; explosions sounded from within the cave.

Clearly, the two sides had clashed.

Leaning against the mountain wall, Wang Hao calmly took a lollipop out of his pocket and put it in his mouth.

Fight, fight, it’s best if they all die.

The battle lasted roughly twenty minutes.

Finally, someone inside was rushing out.

"What’s this?"

Reaching the cave’s entrance, thinking they had escaped alive.

Unexpectedly, they encountered a barrier.

The woman slashed with her long sword, sparks flying.

Yet the golden threads remained intact.

"Ah————"

Flames filled the entire passage; if not for Wang Hao’s seal blocking it, it would have sprayed right out.

After another round of fierce fighting, only a "bang!" was heard.

The stone wall above the cave entrance exploded.

Two people jumped out from inside.

They were in a sorry state, their clothes burnt to tatters.

The woman’s hair was even singed.

"Yo!"

Wang Hao greeted them with a smile.

"Damn beast!"

Seeing Wang Hao, the man immediately understood what had happened.

He bent his bow and set an arrow, ready to shoot.

But Wang Hao was much faster.

With a raise of his hand, he fired a shot.

The man dodged to the side, and Wang Hao kept pulling the trigger.

Bang bang bang bang bang

The woman transformed her arms into large scythes.

Clang clang clang clang clang

Incredibly, she slashed all the bullets away.

Wang Hao flicked his wrist, retrieving the golden threads, then with another twist, shot them toward the woman, entangling her large scythes.

"Come here!"

Caught off guard, the woman was pulled over by Wang Hao.

However, her combat instincts were strong, and she recovered almost instantly, swinging the other large scythe straight for Wang Hao’s head.

Wang Hao crouched slightly, evading her slash, and using his fingers as a sword, tapped her on the chest.

"Cough!"

The woman’s mouth opened, blood flowing out. Her eyes were fierce as she swung both scythes at Wang Hao.

Wang Hao spun and jumped, switching the Blade of Plunder to a cleaver form, and with a powerful sweep, beheaded her.

"Splash————"

Blood gushed like a fountain from the woman’s body.

Her head rolled to the ground, and her body collapsed heavily.

Dead!

The woman was easily killed by Wang Hao just like that.

It wasn’t that she was weak, quite the opposite—she was very powerful.

But in the fight with the Fire-Swallowing Bird, she had exhausted too much strength.

Moreover, Wang Hao acted swiftly, catching her off guard.

With the sharpness of the Blade of Plunder, he easily cut off her head.

Boom!

Flames shot out from the cave entrance.

Wang Hao’s seal was broken.

Several charred corpses followed the flames out,

falling to the ground, emitting an enticing aroma of roasted meat.

"Caw————"

A cry rang out; Wang Hao expected the Fire-Swallowing Bird to rush out in a frenzy and kill everyone in sight.

Unexpectedly, it didn’t come out.

It seemed the creature was highly intelligent.

It knew that staying inside the cave was advantageous for it.

Meanwhile, the man had already distanced himself from Wang Hao, bending his bow and setting an arrow.

Wang Hao’s eyes narrowed as he gripped the Blade of Plunder, taking a defensive stance.

"Whoosh!"

The arrow transformed into a red light, but it wasn’t aimed at Wang Hao. Instead, it shot into the cave.

"Caw!"

The Fire-Swallowing Bird let out a piercing cry.

Its massive body rushed out of the cave.

Flames burst from its body.

Its blood-red eyes scanned left and right, its gaze settling on Wang Hao nearby.

"Oh no!"

Wang Hao was shocked, realizing he had been tricked.

The man’s arrow had enraged the Fire-Swallowing Bird, triggering its ferocity, and possibly even had some sort of stimulant on it.

This bird, after all, was a beast. It had some intelligence but not much.

Being agitated like this, it went into a frenzy.

The Fire-Swallowing Bird swept a wing towards him.

Wang Hao blocked with his sword; a tremendous force hit him, sending him flying.

In mid-air, he slashed continuously with his long sword, several slashes directed at the Fire-Swallowing Bird.

The flames on the Fire-Swallowing Bird’s body burned fiercely, its wings flapping to deflect Wang Hao’s slashes.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, an ice arrow shot out from afar.

The timing was perfect.

It precisely targeted the Fire-Swallowing Bird’s opening, hitting it with an arrow.

The ice energy quickly spread, attempting to freeze it.

Previously, a burst of fire would have melted the ice arrow.

However, it was already severely injured, exhausted its power, and having endured a prolonged battle, it was nearly at the end of its strength.

"Caw!"

It let out a shrill cry of lament.

Desperately squeezing out its last strength to dispel the icy energy, preventing itself from being frozen.