The demon ghost phantom roared silently, raising the thunder beast and smashing it heavily on the ground.
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes and said, "So fierce, then..."
Bai Ye raised his hand, and immediately, a huge magic array pattern appeared beneath his feet, spreading outwards continuously, with brilliant light scattering everywhere.
Magic Chant!
As the magic array pattern of the magic chant took shape, the direction of enhancement Bai Ye chose this time was naturally...
Elemental reinforcement to oneself, any item or ability related to elements will have its effect amplified by 15%!
There was nothing to consider; elemental reinforcement was the most direct way to increase the power of the Thunder-Thunder Fruit.
Zzzt!
Large swathes of lightning appeared on the bodies of the three thunder beasts.
The exploding lightning arcs clearly became more violent, constantly scattering outwards.
The thunder beast, which had been flipped to the ground, quickly got up again, biting the wrist of the demon ghost phantom once more. The thunder dragon opened its bloody maw, and then...
Zzzt!
A large amount of lightning arcs was spat out by the thunder dragon, forming a pillar of thunder that pierced a large hole through the demon ghost phantom's body.
Similarly, the demon ghost phantom revealed its terrifying power to the fullest. A large hole was opened in its chest, yet it still held on.
Terrifying demonic energy emanated from its body, and the wailing of ghosts around it became more intense.
In the sky, countless white vengeful spirits appeared, dancing in the air.
The ground, bearing the brunt of the battle, cracked again and again, then was forcefully ground into powder.
This was a evenly matched contest.
The demon blade Oni-Kiri was indeed powerful; its phantom demon ghost could contend with the three thunder beasts of the Thunder-Thunder Fruit.
However...
This was not Bai Ye's objective.
The entanglement of the thunder beasts was merely to attract attention.
What Bai Ye truly intended to do was...
Zzzt!
Suddenly, Bai Ye's figure flickered, his body transforming into current and moving forward, passing directly through the gap between the thunder beast and the demon ghost phantom, appearing before Xu Mengfei.
The demon ghost phantom reacted quickly, attempting to turn around, but...
The thunder bird dived down from the sky, crashing fiercely into the demon ghost phantom.
The body of the thunder dragon coiled around the demon ghost phantom, and the thunder beast bit the right leg of the demon ghost phantom, immobilizing it, and then...
*Thwack!*
The moment Bai Ye reappeared from the lightning, he pointed a finger at Xu Mengfei's forehead.
A current surged from Bai Ye's fingertip.
In the next instant, Xu Mengfei's forehead was pierced by a current, and a bloody hole appeared.
His vacant gaze seemed to regain some clarity, but only for a fleeting moment.
Because, he was dead!
With a bang, Xu Mengfei's body fell backward, crashing to the ground.
The demonic energy swirling around the demon ghost phantom also quickly receded, and then the demon ghost phantom disappeared. The demon blade, radiating an eerie glow, also dimmed at this moment.
"You have eliminated Number 5. The next pursuit target is Number 2."
With Xu Mengfei's death, Bai Ye's target became Li Jiayi.
"Hoo!"
Bai Ye let out a long sigh.
The demon blade Oni-Kiri was indeed troublesome.
However, having possessed it before, Bai Ye knew its strengths, its drawbacks, and its flaws!
The flaw of the demon blade Oni-Kiri was that in its chaotic state, the user was unconscious.
In an unconscious state, one could not use other items or abilities!
The demon blade Oni-Kiri could not control the body to use other abilities or other items.
And no matter how demonic the blade was, it was just a blade.
A blade was a weapon; weapons were used to kill, but weapons could not kill on their own. As long as the wielder was eliminated, the demon blade, no matter how powerful, would be useless.
Of course, in a chaotic state, coupled with the berserk demon blade, it was incredibly powerful, and most of the time, nothing else was needed.
But Bai Ye was clearly not part of "most of the time."
As Bai Ye thought, he transformed into lightning and disappeared again. When he reappeared, he was already in a secluded small park.
The progress of this wish mission was much faster than Bai Ye had anticipated. Nine days had passed, and the result was...
Bai Ye checked the time; there were still eight or nine hours until the full 24 hours were up, and only three people were left to die.
However, the triangle cycle had been formed. Although Bai Ye's plan had deviated slightly, the final outcome was not problematic.
Hamil wanted to kill Bai Ye, Bai Ye had to kill Li Jiayi, and Li Jiayi wanted to kill Hamil.
At the same time, Bai Ye's pursuit count was three. As long as he didn't die, Bai Ye was certain he would receive the reward for the wish mission.
And with the reward obtained, the meaning of forming this triangle cycle was that Bai Ye wanted to kill Li Jiayi.
That troublesome fellow had lived too long. Every time Bai Ye wanted to kill him, he couldn't.
In a way...
Bai Ye recognized Li Jiayi as a worthy opponent.
Therefore, Bai Ye wanted to kill Li Jiayi even more.
Because, Bai Ye did not kill those without a future.
"Eight days left..." Bai Ye curled his lips and said, "Can you still escape this time?"
Bai Ye had eight days to hunt Li Jiayi, and Li Jiayi, if he didn't want to be eliminated, couldn't counter-kill Bai Ye.
Of course, the rules were the rules. In a moment of crisis, Li Jiayi would definitely go for the kill; elimination was better than being eliminated.
But regardless, at present, Bai Ye believed the advantage was on his side.
Then...
...
"Where the hell did that bastard hide?"
In a secluded guesthouse, Bai Ye looked out the window, feeling utterly exasperated.
It was the fifth day of the wish mission...
Li Jiayi had disappeared.
The hunters' pursuit tournament was still ongoing, and Bai Ye had been keeping an eye on the information shared among the hunters, but for five days, there had been no news.
Bai Ye was missing.
Li Jiayi was missing.
Hamil was also missing.
In the hunters' information exchange, there was no news of the three. Every day, they exchanged information about the areas they had searched, but to no avail.
Bai Ye felt a bit uncomfortable; this was not what he had expected.
Bai Ye had envisioned Li Jiayi being pursued by the hunters, exposing his location, and then Bai Ye pursuing Li Jiayi, attempting to kill him.
If the script were made more convoluted, then Li Jiayi, unable to escape, would eventually abandon the wish mission and prepare to counter-kill Bai Ye to eliminate him.
However, due to being attacked unilaterally for too long during the pursuit, he was already severely injured. In the end, he was no match for Bai Ye, and with a sword through his throat, he died gloriously, though dead.
If there were to be a further twist, Hamil could even make a cameo appearance midway.
But what was this situation now?
This guy not only didn't act according to the script but had even disappeared from the scene altogether?
The male lead was in place, but there was no villain...
Bai Ye felt a headache coming on and came to a conclusion: Li Jiayi was probably going to give up.
...