Stronger with Crimson Modifier

Chapter 475: Chapter 369: Resistance and End (3)

A crescent moon hung in the sky, like a chipped, sharp blade.

It was hidden amidst layers of dark clouds, letting through only a few faint, dim rays of light that seemed on the verge of being swallowed by the darkness.

The light struggled through the clouds, spilling onto the barren land below and offering what little illumination it could.

「In the courtyard.」

The grayish-white clothes covering Lu Hong’s abdomen were soaked through with blood. Crimson liquid gushed out like water from a broken dam.

His body swayed violently. He staggered back several steps, nearly falling over.

He reached out, gathering a ball of Ethereal Wanderer to press against the wound.

At the same time, his furious, astonished gaze fell upon the calm-faced Meng Hao, who was pulling the blade from his own abdomen.

’He’d clearly used his Ability to transfer the wound from his body to mine!’

Moreover, there seemed to be something wrong with that blade. The resulting wound was proving difficult to heal, even for a Tier Four Evolver like himself.

"You dare to lay a hand on me...? You’re courting death!"

Killing intent flared in his eyes as he threw a punch.

As a powerhouse at the Tier Four Celestial King Level, his power and speed were naturally immense.

However, he still held back, wanting to avoid killing him outright.

’After all, this man was his only hope of resisting *that* person.’

However, in the next moment, something shocking happened.

Lu Hong’s own arm suddenly detached and flew through the air. He stumbled and fell heavily to the ground.

To his horror, Lu Hong discovered the Ethereal Wanderer within his body had practically stagnated.

This change filled him with a mix of fury and alarm. He roared,

"You... What did you do to me? Don’t you want the antidote anymore?"

Of course, he had considered the possibility of betrayal.

To prepare for it, he had used his authority to acquire the fang of a Tier Four Limit Level Desolate God.

It came from a Wild Beast known as an Evil Spider.

Anyone scratched by its fang would be poisoned to death. The only cure was to be scratched by that same fang again within a certain period, allowing the venom on the fang to counteract the venom in the body.

Crucially, the venom of each Evil Spider possessed unique Traits.

An antidote for one Evil Spider’s venom was completely ineffective against the venom of another.

In fact, using the wrong one could lead to even more severe consequences.

"Haha!"

But Meng Hao just burst out laughing.

As he did, a sliver of a powerful life aura emanated from him.

It made Lu Hong’s pupils shrink as he lay on the ground.

That was the unmistakable aura of a Tier Four Celestial King Evolver.

"A shame for you, but I’ve already reached Tier Four. And now that my Ability has reached Tier Four...

...I can transfer not only my injuries, but also any poisons or negative effects..."

Meng Hao explained with a smile.

"You... damn you! Don’t forget, your little sweetheart, Xiaomo, is still in my hands..."

Lu Hong’s eyes were filled with sinister resentment.

’He never imagined the man had been deceiving him all along.’

However, he was cut off mid-sentence by his own scream as a huge, gaping laceration tore across his face, flesh peeling back.

It stretched from the corner of his mouth to his ear, dripping with blood.

Meng Hao’s expression was cold.

He looked down at Lu Hong, who was sprawled on the ground like a dead dog, and brought his foot down on his face.

"Believe me, if anything happens to Xiaomo, I’ll make you accompany her in death!!"

"I didn’t want it to come to this. But you...

...you just had to force me to go up against the Lord City Lord—the Sun God’s chosen representative, the God of the Human World! You were forcing me to my death!"

WHAM!

But at that very moment, the world seemed to fall silent.

Meng Hao was sent flying as if from a heavy blow, crashing violently into a nearby wall.

Tap... tap...

In the next second, the sound of footsteps approached from the darkness.

Lu Hong looked up.

A look of wild joy flashed across his face when he saw who had arrived.

"Sister, help me! Quick!"

The newcomer was none other than Lu Shan.

"So, it’s the Judge. What’s this? Your little brother was plotting against the Lord City Lord. Don’t tell me you intend to cover for him?"

Meng Hao pushed himself to his feet.

A flicker of apprehension crossed his eyes as he watched Lu Shan approach.

he asked in a cold voice.

After all these years of development in the City of Dawn, while there were many Evolvers, very few had managed to break through to become a Tier Five Human War God.

Aside from the strongest of them all, Li Xinghai—the former leader of the Eastern Theater Command and current War Department Commander—only two others had broken through to Tier Five.

One was the Governor, who managed the city’s resources.

And the other was the woman standing before him now: Lu Shan, the Judge, who oversaw the entire judicial system and controlled the appointments of all city officials.

Lu Shan ignored the mockery in Meng Hao’s voice.

Her face was shrouded in shadow, her expression unclear.

Her gaze fell upon Lu Hong, who lay on the ground like a dead dog.

"Sister, you have to help me kill him!

That bastard dared to betray me! I’ll never forgive him! I’ll make him suffer until he wishes he were dead!

His Ability is tricky, but it has a weakness. He can only use Injury Transfer on one person at a time within a short window."

Lu Hong’s expression was full of venom.

"Heh. I’m Tier Four now. That weakness you mentioned no longer applies to me. Don’t believe me? Give it a try!"

Meng Hao sneered.

Despite his words, his expression was incredibly grave.

’Of course, he was lying.’

’His Ability was powerful, but its limitation was severe: he could only use it on a single target per day.’

’Even breaking through to Tier Four hadn’t changed that.’