Deceitful Game

Chapter 304 The Playful Wolf, Mr. Per: Medium Cup

Amidst screams of extreme pain, Ai Shiping's expression became contorted.

He felt his heart burning intensely, as if a red-hot iron rod were piercing his chest. His heart rate had at least doubled; it was probably over 180 beats per minute!

His alarming heart rate had soaked Ai Shiping's back with sweat, and the intense dizziness made him almost unsteady on his feet, causing him to kneel on one knee. "Ah!"

He gasped for breath, screaming in agony, "Ugh!!!"

The veins in his neck were bulging out, looking like tree roots. Crimson marks spread from the veins to his limbs, and patches of red, branch-like spots appeared on his neck, continuing to spread upwards with each breath.

...Is this kid alright?

Mingpo took a half-step forward with some concern.

Ai Shiping looks like he has facial markings...

At least, he didn't experience that much pain when switching titles himself.

After a few more breaths, Ai Shiping's cries of pain finally subsided.

He was panting heavily, his hands supporting him on the ground. Sweat seeped from his hair, dripping onto the floor.

"How does it feel?"

Mingpo asked as she walked towards him.

But he only took half a step before his brows furrowed slightly.

"Ugh... ugh..."

A low gurgling sound came from Ai Shiping's throat.

Mingpo stopped in her tracks instantly.

The next moment, Ai Shiping suddenly raised his head.

His once frivolous, fox-like face was now contorted into a hideous grimace. His fair skin had turned crimson, and coral-like scarlet lines adorned the veins on his forehead and neck.

His once clear pupils had turned into dull, yellowish vertical slits, foul-smelling saliva dripped from his gaping mouth, and his teeth had become incredibly sharp. In an instant, Ai Shiping came running towards him, using both hands and feet!

………oh?"

Mingpo raised an eyebrow, a pleasant smile appearing on her lips.

Despite the frenzied Ai Shiping, Mingpo remained completely unfazed.

...Or rather, if he can't even beat Ai Shiping, then he doesn't deserve to be the strongest executor.

Ai Shiping suddenly extended his sharp claws and grabbed at him.

Mingbo observed that Ai Shiping's fingernails had become sharp at some point.

Three scratches followed by a fierce bite, but none of them hit Mingpo.

Mingpo's movements were incredibly unpredictable. He moved with a speed invisible to ordinary people, his hands in his pockets, constantly flashing backward.

With four consecutive flashes, Mingpo suddenly kicked out with his left leg!

Like a steel whip, it struck Ai Shiping hard!

Ai Shiping was instantly kicked away, letting out a sharp, mournful howl like a dog that had been kicked, before crashing heavily onto a bookshelf seven or eight meters away! The bookshelf tilted backward and slammed onto the table. Even the cloth covering Lin Ya was shaken off.

She saw Ai Shiping suddenly vomit several clumps of dark red blood with solid matter, but his body recovered within a few breaths. "Whoa!"

He let out a howl like a monkey and pounced fiercely again!

This time he seemed a bit smarter; instead of lunging straight at us, he leaped up with incredible agility and landed on the bookshelf in just a few bounds.

At the very top of the bookshelf, it leaped down like an eagle, its sharp claws reaching out to grab.

But this time, Mingpo did not dodge.

He simply stood there, took his left hand out of his pocket, and slowly pressed it against Ai Shiping's face in the air.

As Ai Shiping lunged forward, he realized that his arm span was not as long as Mingpo's, and no matter what, Mingpo would get there first and grab him by the neck!

So he twisted his body in mid-air and grabbed Mingpo's forearm and upper arm respectively... intending to use the force of gravity to break Mingpo's arm at the joint!

He tried to bend it, but couldn't budge it. Mingpo's arm was like it had no joints... it was like a whole iron rod, which he managed to swing in the air for a moment.

Ai Shiping was clearly stunned for a moment.

His expression, as ferocious as a wild beast's, revealed a clear sense of confusion.

But as Mingpo's hand reached for his neck, his expression immediately turned ferocious, and he bit Mingpo's left hand!

Ga-boo!!

This time, Mingpo's hand bones made a crisp snapping sound.

But at that moment, Ai Shiping's eyes suddenly became clear.

His pupils trembled violently as he realized what he had just done.

Amazingly, when he regained his senses, his claws and teeth also disappeared.

The part of his nail that had grown longer vanished into thin air, leaving only traces of Mingpo's blood between his fingers.

He opened his mouth, his voice trembling with lingering fear: "Why...why the hell didn't you dodge?!"

The completely out-of-control situation just now made Ai Shiping genuinely panic, something that was rare for him.

If it weren't for the fact that Mingpa was indeed able to subdue him...

If he were on the same level as Mingpo, he might just bite Mingpo to death!

"You don't think you can hurt me just because I don't dodge, do you?"

Mingpo smiled and casually tossed Ai Shiping to the ground.

Ai Shiping was thrown off balance and nearly landed face down.

He didn't care about that; he immediately turned back and asked worriedly, "Is your hand alright? I think I definitely broke your hand, and..."

His fingernails must have torn through Mingpo's arm. They were sharp enough to sever an arm... and might even have cut a blood vessel!

"Don't be afraid."

Mingpo gestured, interrupting Ai Shiping.

He stared intently at his left arm.

There are obvious cut marks on both sides of the arm, roughly equivalent to those from a fairly sharp dagger.

The attack failed to penetrate Mingper's subcutaneous armor, and his nerves and blood vessels remained undamaged.

A person could easily slit a throat with their fingernail. But severing a wrist would be impossible.

For people with advanced protective prosthetics, it should only cause superficial wounds.

but……

Mingpo looked intently at her left hand, which had been easily bitten off.

"Impressive bite force," Mingper praised, "far surpassing that of an adult hyena. My hand bones are reinforced; you can bite through my bones in an instant. The bite force of just my front teeth alone is at least four hundred kilograms. It could probably sever a person's throat in an instant."

…That's normal. My first choice for college was the South China tiger.

Ai Shiping grinned foolishly, trying his best to lighten the mood with jokes.

Although Mingper seemed quite happy, he wasn't sure if Mingper was angry.

"It's okay, I can breathe and regenerate blood."

Mingpo couldn't help but laugh when she saw Ai Shiping's cowardly expression.

He looked like a naughty kid who had accidentally broken something valuable while his parents were at work! As he spoke, Mingpo's left hand began to slowly recover.

The broken bones were healing, and his fingers trembled involuntarily. His middle finger, which had been bent at a ninety-degree angle, was now rotating back to its original position.

This is clearly to ensure that the bones can heal perfectly and not in the wrong direction.

The title "Dorian Gray" allows Minpple to heal all her injuries in a maximum of ten minutes after disengaging from combat.

A metacarpal fracture, combined with skin damage to the arm, would probably take less than a minute to resolve.

It was precisely because of his own title that Mingpo dared to test Ai Shiping's attack power in this way.

"Good speed, you should be able to sprint 100 meters in under five seconds. Excellent balance, you can easily climb onto bookshelves and run at high speed on them. Your defense is clearly lacking, you don't offer much of a boost... I didn't even use my full strength and you were already injured by my kick. You wouldn't be able to withstand a car crashing into you at around 70 miles per hour."

"But regeneration is possible; it restores mobility in just two seconds."

Ming Po commented, "Even in an out-of-control state, you still have instinctive fighting abilities... To be honest, your combat awareness is much stronger than your original self, and you even know how to use joint locks! The sharpness of your claws is roughly equivalent to a steel dagger; they should be able to cut through cowhide but not completely slice open a piece of pork. You'd be considered a good-quality knife. The bite force and sharpness of your teeth are sufficient; they should be able to crush a skull or bite off an ordinary person's arm. But I don't know if your teeth and claws can regenerate."

"But your reaction speed is clearly not fast enough to dodge bullets. With a crossbow, you could probably dodge it from ten meters away. Your strength is significantly increased, at least 30% more, so you should be able to lift a sofa... Overall, I'd give you a medium-strength rating. Someone your level, with my fully activated prosthetics, could kick them to death with one kick." "Why only a medium-strength rating?"

Ai Shiping was somewhat dissatisfied with Mingpo's assessment: "This buff is really good... If I activate Berserk mode, I think I could even defeat a Force Domain Deceiver of the same level!"

"What else?"

Mingpo countered, "The Domain of Slaughter isn't weak to begin with. As a combat title, one should at least be able to reliably kill a mortal Executor single-handedly to deserve a Grand Cup. As a Deceiver, you might not even be able to reliably kill a mortal."

"Those are mortals of this era! They already have the advantage of paradoxical technology... I mean, these titles are the real stats! The one I just got is completely useless!"

Ai Shiping ignored all of that; he was clearly quite moved: "The orthodox title of the Domain of Slaughter is truly worth every penny... The physical attributes boosted by the Time Red Bronze level are almost catching up with my previous Moon Silver level title! I really don't want to use those titles from the Domain of Balance, which are only useful under various special conditions, full of mechanisms and operations, and then get kicked to death."

"Why don't you give it a try?"

Mingpo pointed to the door: "Go straight to your promotion. If you need a bargaining chip, I'll lend you one."

"lack."

Ai Shiping replied without hesitation, "I really don't have any fake Sun Gold... Um, thanks."

He reached out and caught the chip Mingpo tossed to him, asking with some curiosity, "So soon, Mingpo? When are you getting promoted?"

When the topic came up, he suddenly realized something was wrong: "Huh? Wait a minute? Your title ability... why is it so strong?" He then realized that Mingpo's health regeneration speed seemed abnormal.

They are both new accounts starting from scratch in their second playthrough, and both are at the Bronze Age...

……No.

Eh?

……etc?

Ai Shiping realized that there were no other Time Bronze level titles on Mingpo's wine cabinet.

Did Mingpo come here after he had already been promoted?

Or……

"Wait, Amber," Ai Shiping asked, "what title are you using now?"

"Dorian Gray, Zhou Zhiqing Lead Level."

Mingpo said leisurely.

"What?!"

Ai Shiping's eyes widened: "Why?! This isn't fair! I didn't even bring back my 'Hanged Man,' how come you got a high-level title?"

"I'm different from you."

Mingbo said with a smile, "I came back with my chips, treasures, and titles."

"No... so why?!"

"Oh dear, I paid a heavy price too..."

"What price could there be?! I can pay it! My god... this is too awesome! You'll probably reach Moon Silver in less than a week..."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Seeing Ai Shiping yelling and making a fuss, Mingpo revealed a wicked and eerie smile: "But my goal is to reach the annual gold rank in a week." Ai Shiping was annoyed.

He stormed through the door, clearly determined to "speed up technology".

Since that's the case, I'll tell Ai Shiping about my unfortunate demise as a "weekly cat" when there are only one or two days left.

Mingpo watched as the door slammed shut.

A few seconds later, there was a knock on the door.

………Um?"

Mingpo's eyes widened in surprise.

That's strange, how can someone knock on the door from inside?

This means you've entered the instance and returned; is it possible to go back?

"Coming, coming..."

Mingpo agreed, walked over, and opened the door.

But the person outside the door was not Ai Shiping from inside the instance.

Instead, it's a colorful woman standing in the company corridor of a black-and-white world.

That scared me to death.

Mingbo breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out they were visitors from outside the Mingpo base. They just happened to be in the same instance as Ai Shiping.

If it were anyone else, Mingpo definitely wouldn't have let her in. After all, inside there was the "Skull of Lin'erdan," his portrait, and the Dionysian Shrine...

"Come in and talk, KeyKey."

Mingpo stepped aside.

The person outside the door was Shi Yao.