I Have an All-Knowing Mirror

Chapter 117: One Thrust, One Kill

Not much time had passed between Su Yuan leaving the Broken Void World and entering it once more.

The effects of the Cleansing Water had only lasted for a little over ten minutes. Everything was well within Su Yuan's expectations; he wouldn't miss the opportunity waiting behind the Jade Gate.

Whoosh!

Deep within the ruins, Su Yuan opened his eyes.

"Wu!"

Beside him, Saber Devil Qin Mo wore a grim expression. He leaned in and whispered, "We have a problem!"

"A problem?"

Su Yuan glanced at Saber Devil Qin Mo.

"Were you just..."

Saber Devil Qin Mo's lips moved slightly, but he did not voice the last two words.However, Su Yuan understood exactly what he meant.

Logged off.

Saber Devil Qin Mo wanted to ask if Su Yuan had temporarily left the game.

"Yes."

Su Yuan nodded.

"No wonder..."

Saber Devil Qin Mo's heart sank.

He quickly explained, "Several experts came over just now, wanting to form an alliance with you. I tried to call out to you, but when I saw you weren't responding, I turned them away."

After Su Yuan returned to reality, his in-game character entered an AFK state, unable to make specific decisions.

After all, a character in an AFK state only possessed the most basic artificial intelligence.

It was precisely because Saber Devil Qin Mo had noticed in time that Su Yuan might be "AFK" that he did not hesitate to reject the experts seeking an alliance.

Otherwise, if the other experts found out about Su Yuan being "AFK"...

They wouldn't be looking to team up; they would be coming in for the kill.

During the battle not long ago, the strength Su Yuan displayed was beyond all doubt.

If given the chance to eliminate such a massive threat in advance, no one would refuse.

"Because you were away, Brother Wu, I had no choice but to decline their offers to team up..."

Saber Devil Qin Mo said in a low voice.

After all, the others had come specifically for Su Yuan, so they definitely needed his approval.

If Su Yuan didn't agree and only Qin Mo gave the nod? It absolutely would have aroused suspicion.

"Mhm."

Su Yuan replied casually.

"Right now, the numerous Fourth-Rank experts on the field have all joined forces and formed alliances. We are the only ones left out,"

Saber Devil Qin Mo said grimly.

In truth, someone had tried to invite him to join their group.

However, Qin Mo knew very well that if he joined another alliance and left Su Yuan entirely alone, it might draw suspicion and lead others to deduce that Su Yuan was "AFK."

"It does not matter."

Su Yuan shook his head.

All of this was also within his expectations.

"It doesn't matter?"

Saber Devil Qin Mo sighed inwardly. "Currently, there are four factions on the field. The Native Resident expert faction, the faction of seven peak Fourth-Rank experts led by Hei Guang, the faction of seventeen Fourth-Rank experts led by Sisi, and the faction of twenty-two Fourth-Rank experts led by Yin Tiancheng and Luo Xue."

Of course, if he and Su Yuan were also counted as a faction, then there would be five factions on the field.

Saber Devil Qin Mo looked at Su Yuan, hesitating to speak.

Among the four major groups, the weakest was undoubtedly the twenty-two Fourth-Rank experts led by Yin Tiancheng and Luo Xue.

But even this group, relying on their sheer numbers, was more than enough to easily block or even suppress Su Yuan.

The strength Su Yuan had displayed leaned heavily toward defense. While this meant his survival skills were exceptional, he would inevitably be lacking in offensive power.

If he were to face a combined assault from multiple Fourth-Rank experts, being suppressed was a certainty.

And as long as they kept Su Yuan pinned down and prevented him from entering the Jade Gate, it would be equivalent to completely eliminating the threat he posed.

"Don't panic,"

Su Yuan said.

"I'm not panicking."

Saber Devil Qin Mo shook his head. He had already gained more than enough from this trip to the ruins.

Under Su Yuan's guidance, he had obtained a mid-tier martial arts manual that was greatly beneficial to him.

It could be said that his journey was already perfect.

Saber Devil Qin Mo was simply feeling indignant on Su Yuan's behalf.

With Su Yuan's strength, if the others hadn't formed alliances, he would have undoubtedly been one of the most likely candidates to claim the treasures behind the Jade Gate.

But now?

The numerous Fourth-Rank experts had banded together.

Su Yuan's advantage had been completely erased, and due to the sheer disparity in numbers, he was even at a severe disadvantage.

"These people only know how to gang up and form alliances. They have no real strength of their own,"

Saber Devil Qin Mo couldn't help but voice his injustice for Su Yuan.

"Indeed."

Su Yuan nodded. "However, it makes no difference."

After his breakthrough, Su Yuan's strength had skyrocketed. Even among the Top Three Ranks experts, he was no longer considered weak. Whether a group of Fourth-Rank experts formed an alliance or not...

To Su Yuan, it truly made no difference at all.

"It makes no difference?"

Saber Devil Qin Mo froze for a moment, unable to comprehend the meaning behind those words.

Just then, Su Yuan looked toward the almost completely opened Jade Gate and walked straight toward the entrance.

"Sir, I advise you not to take another step forward," Yin Tiancheng said, a cold and sinister glint in his eyes as he stared at Su Yuan. "If you advance any further, we will be forced to strike."

Yin Tiancheng had witnessed Su Yuan in action; his defensive capabilities were indeed terrifying.

But their faction boasted twenty-two Fourth-Rank experts, including a full six peak Fourth-Rank experts.

With so many experts joining forces, Yin Tiancheng was confident they could encircle and kill even Hei Guang.

Su Yuan? He excelled in defense and likely had ways to resist, but Yin Tiancheng didn't even need to kill him. Merely suppressing him outside the Jade Gate would be enough.

"Strike?"

Su Yuan cast an amused glance at Yin Tiancheng.

At this moment, the other three factions also looked over.

The Native Resident expert faction showed no reaction; they hadn't even attempted to ally with Su Yuan in the first place.

As for the other two groups, Hei Guang frowned deeply.

He had been the first to approach Su Yuan for an alliance. After all, having exchanged blows with him, Hei Guang knew exactly how formidable Su Yuan's defenses were.

Hei Guang was confident that if he teamed up with Su Yuan, combining his own offensive methods with Su Yuan's defensive prowess, they would absolutely be the most promising candidates to seize the treasures behind the Jade Gate.

However, despite Hei Guang's desire to team up, the latter hadn't agreed at all.

Therefore, Hei Guang had no choice but to form an alliance with more peak Fourth-Rank experts.

The more people in the alliance, the more ways the treasures would have to be split.

"What a pity," Hei Guang muttered, shaking his head slightly.

Now that his alliance was set in stone, he couldn't back out. After all, there were countless viewers watching in his live stream.

As for pulling Su Yuan in? Forget the other members; even Hei Guang himself was reluctant. With Su Yuan's strength, bringing him into the alliance would inevitably mean handing over a massive share of the treasures behind the Jade Gate.

When the time came, it would equate to Hei Guang's own harvest being severely reduced.

"Sigh, this guy is really pathetic..."

Sisi also looked at Su Yuan, sighing to her live stream audience, "He missed the optimal time to form an alliance, and now it's too late. Everyone's rosters are full. And if he doesn't ally? Facing such overwhelming numbers, he won't even be able to step through the Jade Gate."

Comments rapidly scrolled past in the live stream.

"So true. Why don't you pull him in, Sisi?"

"I think that guy is super strong. He easily blocked Hei Guang's attacks."

Looking at the stream's chat, Sisi immediately shook her head. "My alliance is already finalized. It'd be very difficult to pull anyone else in now; the others in the group wouldn't agree to it."

If Su Yuan had his own faction that was on par with hers, bringing them in might have earned the approval of her allies.

After all, they weren't the most powerful faction present.

However, as it stood, even if you counted Saber Devil Qin Mo, Su Yuan essentially amounted to only one person. He was too isolated and weak to warrant bringing in.

"Then go to hell!"

Su Yuan gripped his silver Long Gun and swung it lightly. The weapon tore through the air as he thrust it straight at Yin Tiancheng.

It was clearly just a simple thrust, but because the speed was pushed to the absolute extreme, the peak Fourth-Rank expert Yin Tiancheng didn't even have time to react before his head was pierced straight through.

Swish! Su Yuan pulled back his Long Gun, using the momentum to sweep it toward another peak Fourth-Rank expert nearby.

"Run!" A short distance away, the red-haired man Luo Xue suddenly roared, "Everyone, run away!!"

"Huh?" The peak Fourth-Rank expert closest to Su Yuan finally realized what was happening, but the silver weapon was already upon him.

Bang! The bones in this peak Fourth-Rank expert's chest were crushed into fine powder. He was sent flying backward, his life force rapidly dissipating. He was clearly dead.

The terrifying kinetic force of the silver Long Gun had pulverized his internal organs in a fraction of a second.

"Run!" At this moment, the numerous Fourth-Rank experts finally snapped out of their daze and desperately tried to scatter.

However, after delivering one thrust and one sweep, Su Yuan's figure blurred as he chased after the next peak Fourth-Rank expert.

"No!" This peak Fourth-Rank expert turned his head at the very last moment. Seeing the speed at which Su Yuan was closing in, a look of utter despair surfaced on his face.

An instant later, his head was impaled by the Long Gun.

Whoosh!

Su Yuan spun around and charged at yet another peak Fourth-Rank expert. His terrifying speed made him look like a descending demon god.

Crack!

The fourth strike thrust out. The Long Gun pierced straight through the chest of this peak Fourth-Rank expert, spraying fresh blood into the air.

The fifth strike!

The red-haired man Luo Xue's eyes were bloodshot. He had clearly unleashed a forbidden technique, causing his speed and strength to spike drastically. Yet, beneath the pursuing strike of Su Yuan, all of his resistance was entirely meaningless. Crushed by the overwhelming combat modifiers, the red-haired Luo Xue's consciousness plunged into eternal darkness.

Swish!

Pulling the silver Long Gun out of Luo Xue's impaled body, Su Yuan cast a cold glance at his surroundings.

Five strikes.

Five peak Fourth-Rank experts.

These peak Fourth-Rank experts, who could be considered the top-tier combatants within the ruins, were as fragile as wet paper beneath Su Yuan's Long Gun, crumbling at the slightest touch.

The entire area descended into a deathly silence.

Within the Native Resident expert faction, a sliver of profound shock finally broke through the perpetually calm face of the ascetic monk. Su Yuan's strength had already far surpassed the limits of the Fourth-Rank; ordinary Fourth-Rank experts were nothing more than mere ants before him.

"What is this?"

Hei Guang's expression was as heavy as stagnant water. As an expert who had been stuck at Level 9 for many years and was nearly invincible within the Fourth-Rank, he knew all too well where the upper limits of a Fourth-Rank expert lay.

The combat power Su Yuan was displaying right now was absolutely impossible for any Fourth-Rank expert to achieve.

"Top Three Ranks?"

Hei Guang was in complete disbelief.

Su Yuan was a Top Three Ranks expert? How could that be possible? He had participated in the siege against Su Yuan not long ago. If the other party was truly a Top Three Ranks expert, how could he have ever been besieged in the first place?

"Whoa!"

Sisi's eyes widened dramatically. She had been pitying Su Yuan just moments ago, only for the situation to undergo an earth-shattering reversal. With just five thrusts of his weapon, Su Yuan had stabbed five peak Fourth-Rank experts to death.

"Top Three Ranks! He's in the Top Three Ranks!"

Sisi couldn't help but mutter. Unless a Top Three Ranks expert had arrived in person, she simply couldn't imagine anyone else pulling off the scene playing out before her eyes.

Hum— Su Yuan retracted his Long Gun, sweeping his gaze over the numerous Fourth-Rank experts nearby. Just this single glance was enough to make the hearts of all the Fourth-Rank experts tremble and their legs go completely weak.