Absolute Death Game

Facing a severe threat, Xiao Buli merely smiled, feeling not overly concerned in his heart.

If the Qilin Group abandoned Dugu Han and left this place, it would mean that they, like him, would become traitors to the organization behind the company, becoming targets of the hunt, perhaps even higher priority targets. After all, the Qilin Group was more powerful and likely possessed some of the organization's secrets. Time would tell who should really be more worried.

This was why Xiao Buli was unwilling to have a life-and-death struggle with these people. With them drawing attention, it would be easier for him to extricate himself completely from this situation.

"FUCK! FUCK! You bunch of ungrateful bastards! Why did I ever take you lot in?" Dugu Han cursed loudly as things got to this point. The five members of the Qilin Group seemed to feel some guilt and none replied. Yan Zhong said to Xiao Buli, "Now you can tell the outside, we're going out.

Whatever happens after has nothing to do with us. But if anything happens to our characters, we'll come back and leave none of you alive."

His words were commanding, but he also had the strength to back it up. Xiao Buli sighed in relief, thinking that he had finally succeeded. "Fine, you can go, but let those two guys put down their guns first. Otherwise, I'm a bit worried," he said. Yan Zhong gave a sign to Dian Lan next to him. The woman suddenly spun around and two streaks of cold light flew from her hands.

The two bodyguards didn't even have time to react before they were hit in the throat by throwing knives, clutching their throats as they fell gurgling to the ground.

Xiao Buli felt a chill in his heart. These people really did kill without blinking, even their own, three times more ruthless than himself. It seemed he would have to be more cautious in the future.

Yet his face revealed no shock, and he nodded naturally. Using the Secret Sound Transmission spell, he briefly explained the situation inside the room to Zhang Yaoyang. After receiving a reply, he nodded to Yan Zhong, "You may go."
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As the five members of the Qilin Group walked out of the server room and into the lobby, most of the Pioneer Corps members were already there. Members of the Vermilion Bird Group and the Xuanwu Group had also been called out. The Xuanwu Group, with few able to use superhuman powers, picked up handguns from the ground, all watching warily. The rest were probably back in the public computer room.

Yan Zhong glanced at the server room door and hesitated. What would happen if they stormed in now? After thinking it over, he chose to give up. The Pioneer Corps members might not be a match for them, but they could delay them for a while, enough time for the people in the public computer room to finish off their characters.

Watching the five people descend the stairs, everyone sighed with relief.

"Let's find somewhere to hide in the game," Zhang Yaoyang said. "If we don't scram now, the Qilin Group will probably go on a killing spree once they're online."

In the office, the departure of the five didn't make Xiao Buli feel at ease; on the contrary, he became more tense. The strength in his body was gradually returning. He readied his energy, watching Dugu Han intently. Dugu Han held the katana tightly until his fingers turned white. With a fierce look, he scanned Xiao Buli, no longer constrained by Yan Zhong's pressure and without any hesitation.

"Die!" Dugu Han suddenly yelled, swinging his katana. Xiao Buli quickly dodged, summoning a new Ethereal Sword to block the attack. The force of Dugu Han's strike was strong, vibrating Xiao Buli's palms numbly, but it didn't seem to have any additional effects like Internal Energy, so it was just a bit of numbness.

Xiao Buli easily parried the attack and counterattacked. Dugu Han seemed a bit flustered as he dodged backward, but still a cut was made on his suit.

This guy isn't that skilled, Xiao Buli thought. (Could he be feigning weakness? Unlikely, at this stage he wouldn't have the luxury to pretend).

Still cautious by nature, he tested with a few strikes. Dugu Han really didn't know any Swordsmanship techniques, merely slashing and fending off in panic. Although his speed, strength, and reflexes were far beyond an ordinary person's, even stronger than Xiao Buli's, he seemed to have no skills to use, just a normal person with a katana.

Xiao Buli was reassured, but he couldn't just kill Dugu Han; after all, there were others waiting outside. He launched a fierce offensive, forcing Dugu Han to retreat continuously until he backed out of the office and into the lobby.

Dugu Han stepped back and suddenly realized something was wrong. Turning around, he found dozens of cold eyes watching him, filling him with despair.

He turned around and swept a gaze over the people in the hall, and hysterically roared, "Is it you who want to kill me? A bunch of ungrateful wretches, today I am going to kill you all! Let's see who the real boss is!"

"Dugu Han, your time of death is today. I will avenge my sister!" Zhang Yaoyang shouted fiercely, and a leopard walked up from behind him, still with a zoo tag hanging from its neck. Although it was a tame animal captured from the zoo, under Zhang Yaoyang's control it glared with red eyes and snarled with white fangs, showing no sign of docility.

The members of the Green Dragon Group followed and surrounded him, the White Tiger Group's men circled around, the Vermilion Bird Group hesitated for a moment then also joined in surrounding him, and even the craftsmen from the Xuanwu Group, trembling with fear, followed behind everyone else, holding pistols and aiming at Dugu Han.

Dugu Han saw this situation and suddenly laughed, so hard that tears and snot ran down his face. Xiao Buli saw this and couldn't help thinking to himself, could this guy have gone mad?

Dugu Han indeed had gone mad. Though he had been overbearing, he had not expected so many people would want to kill him. One could say he had brought this on himself. However, the crazier a person is, the more likely they are to do something unexpected. He suddenly stopped laughing, and a strange expression appeared on his face, "You think it's that easy to kill me?

Do you think I've been running my company for so long without any precautions? Today, let me show you the power of combining Proud Heaven Sword Skills with Heavenly Gang Fighting Qi!"

Proud Heaven Sword Skills!? It seemed like a very powerful swordsmanship! Everyone present was stunned for a moment, but very few actually understood what it meant. Xiao Buli, however, knew the origin of Proud Heaven Sword Skills—it was the most expensive swordsmanship taught at the Longquan Sword Pavilion, costing 500 Gold Coins, while the Gale Sword Skills only cost a few Gold Coins.

This clearly indicated how powerful this set of swordsmanship was. As for what Heavenly Gang Fighting Qi was, nobody knew, but just from the name alone, one could tell it was not ordinary.

Then Dugu Han braced himself as if he was about to unleash a powerful move. Everyone tensed up, preparing to face the imminent attack, but after waiting for a while, Dugu Han produced nothing.

A thought suddenly flashed in Xiao Buli's mind. Dugu Han's actions and expression were all too familiar to him—it was exactly like when he wanted to use the Myriad Forms Unlimited but couldn't. Could it be that Dugu Han was still unable to use the abilities from the game in reality? It seemed very likely.

"He can't use it!" Someone suddenly shouted. It was Ma Long from the White Tiger Group who saw an opportunity. He burst forth from the crowd, closing the distance to Dugu Han in two steps, and swung two hooked sabers, which he had somehow obtained, in a crossing motion toward Dugu Han's head.

Dugu Han watched the sabers swing towards him and his mind went blank, thinking to himself that it was over, that he, a man against the heavens, was going to die here.

His heart filled with indescribable grief and resentment, he almost instinctively swung his sword, and in that instant, a magnificent Sword Qi burst forth. Ma Long was the first to bear the brunt; the Sword Qi passed directly through him, causing him to freeze in place, still in the motion of bringing down his dual sabers.

The hooked sabers were broken into four pieces, and Ma Long's body moved slightly before splitting neatly into two halves from the position of his chest.

Xiao Buli was taken aback at the sight. He hadn't even been able to see clearly how that sword strike had been executed. That blast of Sword Qi completely obscured the trajectory of the move, with its speed and strength perfectly combined, giving the impression of being utterly unstoppable.

(Proud Heaven Sword Skills are this powerful?) A thought ran through his mind,

This instantly subdued the surrounding people. Although overwhelming him by sheer numbers would mostly likely result in his death, the ones rushing in first would probably be killed, and coupled with their hesitancy, no one rushed forward for the time being.

But Dugu Han was euphoric. Heaven forbid; this was his first time truly using an ability from the game. No matter how much he had experimented before, he had never succeeded. Unexpectedly, at this life-and-death moment, it actually worked. Could it be heaven was not ready for him to die?

That's right, in typical novels and movies, the amazing protagonists always burst out with power at the most crucial moments. Considering his against-the-heavens existence, it must be the same case for him, huhuhu. Laughable how these ants don't realize death is upon them.

With a bang, a gunshot sounded; someone had fired a shot, breaking Dugu Han's delusion. Startled, he searched his body instinctively but found himself unharmed. Half a foot in front of him, a bullet had stopped abruptly in mid-air.

Heavenly Gang Fighting Qi was also taking effect! He felt a surge of ecstasy. With these two ultimate moves, what should he fear? It seemed he really was destined to alter his fate!

With this thought, he no longer showed any signs of the previous despair, recalling the sensation of the sword strike he had made, an aura spontaneously emanated from him. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to support it by casting recommendation votes and monthly votes at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)