Chapter 822: Chapter 731: Walking Alone on the Thorny Path of Poison (Part 1)
The fear that originates from the depths of the heart swept across everyone present. This was not brought to them by the girl, but rather the primitive nature of humans, just like the innate fear of darkness in the primitive era.
They feared ’fear’ itself, and at the source of that fear, the girl stood solitary, with a blade raised.
Chichu Chun seemed to inhale the world’s entire air into her lungs, her breath and stance firm, as crimson spider-like eyes opened behind her. She slowly raised her standardized long sword, aligning it with her shoulder, the blade pointing directly at Solomon.
Both moved simultaneously, in a manner beyond human comprehension. Shadows surged outward from the center like a wave, engulfing the battlefield; they appeared simultaneously at every corner of the shadow; appearing within the shadow, then swallowed by the shadow waves; in the blink of an eye, they reappeared elsewhere, blades clashing, the glint of swords and knives!
Swish——
Blade light collided with sharp five fingers, causing the shadow waves to scatter abruptly.
Chichu Chun had already entered the Heart Flow state, and everything in the world seemed to slow down before her eyes, leaving only the sand-gray silhouette in her vision.
Solomon, as the most capable enforcer under the Insect Emperor, and also the executioner of high-level insects, possessed three abilities that instilled terror among high-level insects.
The first was "Senluo Domain," wherein any insect affected by the insect race network couldn’t hide from Solomon; their actions and thoughts would be completely deconstructed and unable to escape Solomon’s observation.
This meant that with just a stone, Solomon could kill any high-level insect of a lower tier than him, even if Solomon appeared before them as the lowest-tier worker.
This is where his title as the executioner stems from.
The second is "Void World." As the embodiment of the Insect Emperor’s will, Solomon’s pheromones could influence all insects, and even those with weak wills among humans; simply feeding meaningless information would cause others to cease thinking and acting.
The third is his immortal body; even if crushed into powder, even if only a single insect emperor cell remained, Solomon would instantly regenerate.
It is this impression of invincibility that he leaves with most people.
Fortunately, Chichu Chun was unaffected by the first two abilities; as the second-generation Walker, her tier, in some respects, equated with the Insect Emperor.
Regarding the counterpart’s third ability.
She was unable to shatter his body...
The opponent’s physique was far superior to hers, as viewed by outsiders, challenging Solomon was like a moth to a flame for her, even "Dark Gold Rose," "Deep White Midnight" couldn’t pin Solomon to the execution scaffold...
"*Vanity*"
Endless darkness surged towards Chichu Chun; no need for Solomon to act personally, all shadows submitted to him!
The long sword shattered, and Chichu Chun’s hand holding the sword broke again, her body reclined.
Solomon raised his withered index finger, the tip aimed at the airborne red-haired girl, the void a wild beast unleashed and roaring towards Chichu Chun’s direction.
Chichu Chun bit down lightly, a resolute expression briefly flashed, she sidestepped the incoming shadow, turned her right hand holding the long sword, biting into another long sword with her teeth, transforming into a ferocious bloody windmill plunging downward!
At this moment, only she could stand out.
In a flash, Chichu Chun thought of March’s pale face; in the other’s eyes, she saw a road paved with thorns, countless selves struggling in confusion, thorns slicing her skin, kissing her flesh, loneliness far more painful than the pain.
Alone, wandering the thorny path, alienated and hated by her closest ones, misunderstood by the world.
She saw a monster entangled in thorns.
The agony before death, mad and pathological in endless resentment, yet showing a relieved smile.
Chichu Chun attacked right before Solomon, breaking through the surging tide!
"*Foolishness*"
Solomon chanted, *Void* slammed Chichu Chun into the ground. The red-haired girl’s face pressed against the dark tide, the void whispering in her ears, countless black hands emerged from the waves, gripping her limbs.
Chichu Chun tightly grasped the sword hilt, the broken sword blade couldn’t bear the weight, splintered and flew, cutting her cheek.
"*Wanderer*, answer me, why do you persist against the odds?"
"So much nonsense."
Chichu Chun broke free from the restraints, fighting against the void’s curse to rise.
She glanced at the broken sword in her hand, tossed it aside, and drew another standardized long sword.
Seeing this, Solomon’s eyes betrayed a sense of disdain, he raised his chin slightly. Again, several formless pressures fell upon the girl, bending her upright back, pressing her into a half-kneeling position.
Glancing at Chichu Chun, who stood despite severe injuries, Solomon frowned slightly.
Chichu Chun gasped for air, hot blood flowing into her eyes, she looked at Solomon:
"Have you ever crushed an ant? Like you crush humans."
Solomon was puzzled; why did the girl ask such a thing at this time?
"What does that feel like?"
Chichu Chun stood up, her torn wounds writhing, gradually healing.
"Does it bring you pleasure?"
The blood-covered face of the girl made Solomon’s heart feel a slight unease. He was puzzled that he felt uneasy; ever since embodying the will of the Insect Emperor upon birth, he never experienced such emotion.
Unease turned to agitation, Solomon raised his hand again, the heavy pressure slammed Chichu Chun into the dark tide once more.
Once, twice, thrice, countless times the heavy pressure laid the girl flat, but she always stood.
Solomon was perplexed, Solomon was perplexed, Solomon was shocked, Solomon was terrified.
Chichu Chun endured the heavy pressure for the first time, standing straight. This was the clearest challenge to the mighty.
"If that’s the case, why not try crushing me like them?" Chichu Chun laughed, her smile full of enthusiasm and mockery.
To evade predators, antelopes learned to run, to counteract fierce predators, people learned to use fire, learned to huddle for warmth, learned to summarize survival experiences with wisdom.
"Is it because you can’t do it?"
This sentence instantly alarmed Solomon.
It wasn’t the opponent’s resilience; it was he unknowingly becoming weaker.
The change began from the start of the battle with the girl...
"Aren’t you curious why the Demon Hunter Girl doesn’t use her favorite toy."
Chichu Chun shook the standardized long sword in her hand.
"What did you do?"
Solomon’s voice was astonished, suddenly feeling a soul-burning pain throughout his body.
No, that’s not an ordinary standardized long sword!!
Chichu Chun said: "A weapon is just a weapon; people never need the weapon’s approval to wield it, right?"
Solomon’s soul was trembling.
Indeed,
long before the battle, Chichu Chun had melted fragments and pieces of Chichu Yun into those standardized long swords!
Each time a long sword shattered, those splintered fragments would trace their own desires, deeply penetrating Solomon’s body!
And each fragment carried the most venomous curse upon Solomon, weakening his power. From the start of the battle till now, Chichu Chun had silently planted thousands of poisonous seeds, waiting for them to take root!
For the first time, Solomon felt the deepest fear, he underestimated the girl before him.
The opponent possessed a high combat IQ, certainly not an idealist moth to a flame!