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Chapter 312

Among the tens of thousands of people in the square, there were all kinds of talents. In the face of such a situation, everyone displayed their skills to survive. For instance, a guy pulled out a rifle from nowhere, ran to Su Hao, fired at him, and got chopped into two by Su Hao along with the rifle. Another small team ingeniously crafted a makeshift rocket launcher and launched a projectile at Su Hao. Su Hao swiftly cut the projectile in half, turning the team into lifeless bodies.

As for those aspiring heroes trying to save the world, whether they were rebels or not didn’t matter anymore. Time passed slowly, and as Su Hao and Yashan slaughtered more people, the chaos on the battlefield diminished. Many realized that the two heavily armored individuals running past them didn’t target them with their blood-stained knives.

These armored figures had specific targets, and as long as you weren’t the target, you could live. Those who grasped this fact were ecstatic, feeling the preciousness of life for the first time. Su Hao lost count of how many rebels he had slain; he just charged at anyone marked as a rebel, slashing them like grinding through game mobs.

Massacring wasn’t a simple task, explaining why many preferred mages over warriors. After some time, the number of rebels with markers decreased. When no more markers appeared, Su Hao finally stopped. Yashan walked slowly to Su Hao’s side, called him ‘Boss Wei,’ and remained silent.

Both Su Hao and Yashan still wore the black crystal armor, now stained with a dark red hue as if soaked in blood. Su Hao casually tossed away two long knives, and the outer layer of his black crystal armor peeled off, replaced by a fresh layer. Yashan followed suit, shedding the bloodied armor to reveal his original handsome appearance.

Yashan surveyed the scene, corpses scattered everywhere, with thousands watching from a distance, their faces filled with fear. In a hoarse voice, Yashan asked, “Is it over?”

Su Hao nodded, “Seems like it.”

He then retracted the transformed black crystal. The tall black crystal walls in the distance softened and contracted, eventually melding into the ground and disappearing. The solid black crystal ground beneath everyone’s feet undulated, gradually returning to its original sandy yellow appearance.

The sight relieved the tens of thousands of onlookers. They knew that the bloody massacre had finally come to an end, and they might actually survive.

Su Hao said to Yashan, “Let’s go! First, let’s deal with the underground cave in the northwest direction.”

Yashan replied, “Boss Wei, wait for me a moment. I’ll retrieve the camera first. I attached it to the top of the black crystal cage and recorded the entire process.”

Su Hao nodded, “Go ahead.”

Yashan acknowledged and ran off, while Su Hao entered the bullet-time space, instructing Little Light to report on the battle summary.

After a while, Su Hao exclaimed, “What? Unexpectedly missing over a dozen?”

Su Hao’s initial reaction was that some rebels had been teleported back to the secondary star. He immediately inspected the ‘Dual Suppression Force Field’ rune underground and found it still functioning without any anomalies. He attempted to extend his mental tendrils, but even under the force field’s influence, his mental tendrils were suppressed, making teleportation impossible.

“What’s going on?” Su Hao closed his eyes, narrowed his perception range, increased precision, and carefully probed all the remaining life signs, checking if any rebels had infiltrated among the remaining tens of thousands.

However, he found none.

Su Hao’s brow gradually furrowed, murmuring, “Could there be some loophole I overlooked, allowing someone to take advantage? What could it be?”

His radar perception continually scanned, searching for his vulnerabilities. Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly noticed something unusual, “Huh? The blood qi of the Pine Lion Beasts, hasn’t it died completely?”

Curiosity piqued, Su Hao took steps toward several decapitated Pine Lion Beasts in the distance.

“After a summoned beast dies, its blood qi should slowly dissipate. However, the blood qi of these Pine Lion Beasts is gradually dissipating, but at a slower rate, and there’s even a trend of preservation! Could there be something special about them?”

As Su Hao approached, and the blood qi sensation became clearer, Su Hao was astonished.

“This is… human blood qi!”

The intensity of ordinary human blood qi was much weaker than that of summoned beasts, so weak that if Su Hao didn’t specifically pay attention and compare, he might mistake it for small animals like cats or dogs.

Su Hao immediately instructed Little Light to compare the current blood qi traits. The result: Similarity of 90% with Rebel No. 2301, No. 0034…

These were precisely the rebels that Little Light had omitted in the report!

A bright light flashed in Su Hao’s mind, and he immediately understood the crucial point. The missing rebels had concealed themselves within the Pine Lion Beasts, then actively controlled the beasts to attack Su Hao. After Su Hao beheaded them, taking advantage of a flaw in Su Hao’s thinking, they successfully evaded his subsequent pursuit.

Ironically, when rebels entered the bodies of Pine Lion Beasts, their weak blood qi almost merged with the massive blood qi of the beasts. It was like a drop of ink falling into a vast sea, escaping Su Hao’s radar scan, causing Little Light to lose track and ultimately marking them as omitted targets.

If Su Hao hadn’t meticulously scanned for abnormalities after learning about the omission, these dozen people might have escaped.

Even in the hostile force field, Su Hao couldn’t help but exclaim, “Damn, talented individuals!”

Then he complained to his Little Light, “Little Light, you’re so useless!”

Little Light replied, “Yes, respected Mr. Su Hao.”

Su Hao conjured a long knife again, smiling widely, “I really want to see who these talented individuals are that almost escaped my pursuit!”

Upon hearing Su Hao’s words, those hiding inside the Pine Lion Beast corpses tensed up, thinking, “It’s over!” However, fearing a possible bluff, they held their breath, silently praying for the godly beings to quickly make the God of Death leave.

Perhaps due to their numerous wrongdoings, the godly beings had already abandoned them. The Kill God not only didn’t leave but approached slowly, saying, “Hiding inside, huh? Heh!”

Su Hao stepped on the ground, and black crystal armor spread out, generating numerous ‘high-temperature’ runes, beginning to bake the Pine Lion Beast’s corpse.

The rebels understood they had been discovered, although they didn’t know how. It was an established fact now, not the time for investigations. They were more concerned with figuring out how to survive.

After enduring only thirty seconds, those hidden in the Pine Lion Beast, including Luo Zong, couldn’t hold back anymore. They crawled out from the openings, spitting out the beast’s blood. Over a dozen rebels, covered in blood, stood before Su Hao, facing him.

Su Hao nodded, “Impressive momentum.”

Luo Zong’s chubby face changed, and he put on a flattering smile, “This hero, have you mistaken us for someone else? We were just here for a leisurely visit to Joytown. We don’t know anything. If we’ve offended you, we’ll leave immediately. Is that acceptable?”

Su Hao smiled, “I waited until now just to tell you that you almost escaped a calamity! But…”

“Your luck is still a bit short!”

Finishing his words, Su Hao moved his foot, instantly flashing through the dozen or so people including Luo Zong.

“Swish!”

The blade gleamed, blood splattered, and over a dozen headless bodies slowly fell to the ground.

In the fading consciousness, Luo Zong still pondered, “Where is that strand of vitality that belongs to me…”

(End of this chapter)

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    Chapter 312

    Among the tens of thousands gathered in the square were people from every walk of life. Faced with this desperate situation, everyone displayed their own methods of survival.

    One man somehow produced a rifle from beneath his clothes, rushed toward Su Hao, fired a shot...

    Only to be split cleanly in half along with the rifle.

    Another group hastily assembled a crude rocket launcher and fired a shell at him.

    Su Hao casually swung his blade.

    The rocket was cut cleanly into two pieces.

    A moment later, the explosion consumed the entire team.

    As for those self-proclaimed heroes who tried to save everyone...

    Whether they were Resistance members or ordinary people no longer mattered.

    Time passed.

    As Su Hao and Yashan continued killing, the chaos throughout the square gradually subsided.

    People slowly realized something.

    The two blood-soaked figures in Black Crystal Armor were not attacking everyone.

    They had specific targets.

    As long as you were not one of those targets...

    You would live.

    Those who figured this out were overwhelmed with relief.

    For the first time in their lives...

    They truly understood how precious life was.

    Su Hao himself had long since lost count of how many Resistance members he had killed.

    He simply followed the red markers.

    Find.

    Approach.

    Slash.

    Move to the next.

    It was no different from clearing monsters in a game.

    Only now did he truly understand why so many people preferred becoming mages instead of warriors.

    Personally killing thousands with a blade...

    Was exhausting.

    Eventually...

    There were fewer and fewer red markers remaining.

    Finally...

    None were left.

    Su Hao slowly came to a stop.

    A moment later, Yashan walked over.

    "Boss Wei."

    He fell silent.

    Neither of them spoke again.

    Both were still covered in Black Crystal Armor.

    Its original dark color had completely disappeared beneath layers of dried blood.

    It looked as though the armor itself had been dyed crimson.

    Su Hao casually tossed aside his two Black Crystal blades.

    The outer layer of blood-soaked armor peeled away automatically.

    A brand-new layer emerged beneath it.

    Yashan quietly did the same.

    Soon, the bloodstained armor fell away, revealing his originally handsome appearance once more.

    He slowly looked around.

    Bodies covered the ground.

    Thousands of survivors stood in the distance.

    Every face was filled with fear.

    After a long silence, Yashan asked in a hoarse voice,

    "...Is it over?"

    Su Hao nodded.

    "It should be."

    He then withdrew the transformed Black Crystal Armor.

    The towering fifty-meter Black Crystal walls softened.

    They slowly melted back into the earth like flowing liquid.

    The Black Crystal floor beneath everyone's feet also gradually dissolved, restoring the ground to its original yellow-brown soil.

    Seeing this...

    The tens of thousands of survivors finally breathed a sigh of relief.

    The bloody massacre...

    Was finally over.

    They had survived.

    Su Hao looked toward the northwest.

    "Let's go."

    "First, we'll deal with the underground nursery."

    Yashan immediately nodded.

    "Boss Wei, wait a moment."

    "I'll retrieve the cameras."

    "I mounted them on top of the Black Crystal Cage. They should have recorded everything."

    Su Hao nodded.

    "Go."

    Yashan immediately ran off.

    Meanwhile, Su Hao entered Marble Space and instructed Little Light to generate a battle report.

    A short while later...

    Su Hao suddenly frowned.

    "What?"

    "We're missing more than a dozen?"

    His first thought was simple.

    Some Resistance members had escaped back to the secondary star.

    He immediately inspected the Dual Suppression Field runes beneath the square.

    Everything was functioning perfectly.

    He even tried extending his own mental tendrils.

    Even with his strength, the suppression field made them extraordinarily heavy.

    Teleportation was impossible.

    "So what happened?"

    Su Hao closed his eyes.

    He reduced the range of his radar while greatly increasing its precision.

    Every remaining life signature inside the square was carefully examined.

    He searched every survivor one by one.

    No Resistance members.

    None.

    His brows gradually knitted together.

    "There must be a loophole..."

    "What did I miss?"

    Again and again...

    His radar swept across the battlefield.

    Just as he was about to stop searching—

    His eyes suddenly narrowed.

    "Hm?"

    "The blood qi of those Matanga Lions..."

    "They haven't completely dissipated."

    Curious, Su Hao walked toward several headless Matanga Lion corpses lying nearby.

    "Normally, after a summoned beast dies, its blood qi should rapidly dissipate."

    "But these..."

    "They're fading much more slowly."

    "It's almost as if..."

    "...something is preserving them."

    The closer he got...

    The clearer the sensation became.

    Then—

    His eyes widened slightly.

    "This is..."

    "Human blood qi."

    Human blood qi was extremely weak compared to summoned beasts.

    Ordinarily, unless he deliberately searched for it, he would mistake it for the life force of small animals.

    Su Hao immediately instructed Little Light to compare the blood qi signatures.

    Result:

    90% similarity with Resistance Member No. 2301...

    Resistance Member No. 0034...

    ...

    They were precisely the Resistance members listed as missing.

    Everything instantly became clear.

    These people had hidden themselves inside the bodies of the Matanga Lions.

    Then...

    They deliberately controlled the lions to attack Su Hao.

    Once Su Hao killed the beasts...

    They remained concealed within the corpses.

    Because their own blood qi was so tiny compared to that of the Matanga Lions...

    Their life signatures had merged together.

    Like a drop of ink disappearing into the ocean.

    Even Su Hao's radar had overlooked them.

    Little Light naturally failed to identify them as well.

    Had Su Hao not meticulously investigated every anomaly afterward...

    These dozen people truly would have escaped.

    Even Su Hao couldn't help laughing.

    "What talented people."

    Then he sighed.

    "Little Light..."

    "You're really useless."

    Little Light replied mechanically,

    "Yes, respected Mr. Su Hao."

    A Black Crystal long blade slowly appeared in Su Hao's hand.

    A smile spread across his face.

    "I'd really like to see..."

    "...which clever people nearly escaped my pursuit."

    The dozen Resistance members hiding inside the corpses immediately became tense.

    Their hearts sank.

    We've been discovered.

    Still...

    They wondered whether Su Hao was merely bluffing.

    So they held their breath.

    Remaining perfectly still.

    Silently praying for this god of death to leave.

    Unfortunately...

    The gods clearly weren't listening.

    Instead of leaving...

    Su Hao slowly walked closer.

    "Hiding inside dead beasts?"

    "Heh..."

    He stomped lightly.

    Black Crystal spread beneath the corpses.

    Dozens of High Temperature runes activated simultaneously.

    The Matanga Lion corpses immediately began heating up like giant ovens.

    The hidden Resistance members instantly understood.

    There was no point hiding anymore.

    After barely thirty seconds...

    They could no longer endure the heat.

    One after another...

    They crawled out through the wounds in the corpses.

    Covered in blood and internal fluids.

    Among them...

    Was Luo.

    More than a dozen people stood before Su Hao.

    Su Hao nodded approvingly.

    "Not bad."

    "You've got courage."

    Luo forced an ugly smile onto his fat face.

    "Sir..."

    "I think you've mistaken us for someone else."

    "We're only tourists visiting Paradise Town."

    "We know nothing."

    "If we've somehow offended you..."

    "We'll leave immediately."

    "Would that be acceptable?"

    Su Hao smiled.

    "I waited until now..."

    "...just to tell you something."

    "You were very close..."

    "...to escaping this disaster."

    He paused briefly.

    Then smiled even wider.

    "But..."

    "Your luck..."

    "...was just a little too short."

    The instant his words fell—

    Slash!

    Su Hao disappeared.

    A cold flash swept across the dozen people.

    Blood erupted into the air.

    More than ten headless bodies slowly collapsed onto the ground.

    As consciousness faded...

    Luo's final thought remained only one question.

    Where...

    ...was the tiny thread of survival that should have belonged to me?

    (End of Chapter 312)
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    Then he complained to his Little Light, “Little Light, you’re so useless!”

    Little Light replied, “Yes, respected Mr. Su Hao.”

    Poor Little Light gloom
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