"Fight then, what's with all the nonsense? Wasting time!" Bai Ye looked at Zi Yuan and said, "I'll deal with two, you deal with one!"
As soon as Bai Ye finished speaking, he reached behind his back, took down his sword box, and slammed it onto the ground. The sword box then opened, and the Seven-Colored Rainbow flew out, heading forward.
Zi Yuan snorted coldly, then hefted her broadsword and charged to the other side.
The pig-headed man let out an angry roar, then brandished his weapon and swung it forward.
Clang, clang, clang!
The pig-headed man's strength was not to be underestimated. He wielded a massive double-bladed axe, and as he swung it forward, it directly cleaved through the incoming Seven-Colored flying swords.
However, the moment the Seven-Colored flying swords were knocked aside, Bai Ye quickly formed a sword seal.
"Seven-Colored Sword Qi!"
Following Bai Ye's soft exclamation, the knocked-aside Seven-Colored flying swords hovered in mid-air. Then, the seven colors instantly bloomed, and the seven swords danced, sending seven streams of sword qi of different colors slashing down simultaneously.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
Explosive roars erupted, the ground was pulverized, and dust and sand swirled up, scattering in all directions.
Moments later, as the dust settled, the pig-headed man was covered in countless sword slashes, his body stained red with blood.
Thump!
The pig-headed man knelt on the ground, then his body crashed onto the earth.
But at this moment...
The pig-headed man, who was fighting with Gengar and Zi Yuan, suddenly stopped moving, disengaged from the battle, and quickly walked to the side of the deceased pig-headed man.
What was going on?
Bai Ye was completely bewildered. The two pig-headed men both squatted down and grabbed the arms of their fallen comrade.
Rip, rip!
The next instant, the two pig-headed men directly tore off the arms of the corpse, put them in their mouths, and began to chew voraciously.
"Holy crap!" Bai Ye's eyes widened. "They even eat their own comrades?"
Zi Yuan said in a deep voice, "Ever since the Pig-Headed Emperor was born, the pig-headed people's race has completely changed. They are like mindless walking corpses, fighting madly without pain or fatigue. They devour other living beings, including their own companions. As they eat flesh and blood, they also consume their companions' pain and resentment, and thus become stronger!"
As Zi Yuan spoke, the two pig-headed men had already devoured most of their companion's body.
Then...
They raised their heads and roared, their blood-red eyes emitting a bloody glow!
Bai Ye didn't need to scan them; from their suddenly surging aura, he could tell that the strength of these two pig-headed men had clearly increased, and their physical attribute values should have risen.
The next instant, the two pig-headed men charged again, attacking Bai Ye and Zi Yuan.
Gengar flashed forward, blocking in front of the pig-headed man, but was directly sent flying, tumbling on the ground. Immediately after, the pig-headed man lunged at Bai Ye and swung his axe.
Clang!
Bai Ye drew the Frost Condensation Sword and held it horizontally in front of him, and a crisp metallic clang rang out!
The pig-headed man's physical attributes had indeed increased, but that didn't mean he was stronger than Bai Ye. In fact, let alone Bai Ye, Zi Yuan on the other side was also beating down a pig-headed man, showing no mercy for the hatred of her exterminated tribe.
However, the pig-headed man's ability to grow stronger by devouring other living beings made Bai Ye wary. This ability was very powerful. If there was a pig-headed man who had eaten countless other beings, they would definitely be extremely difficult to deal with.
As Bai Ye pondered, he braced the pig-headed man's axe with one hand, then formed a sword seal. Seven flying swords simultaneously darted out and pierced into the pig-headed man's back.
Thwack, thwack, thwack...
The sound of flesh tearing echoed, and the pig-headed man's back was riddled with bloody holes. Amidst the spraying blood, he finally fell to the ground.
Bai Ye glanced at his quest. The first quest to kill a pig-headed man had changed to 2/30. He then looked at Zi Yuan, who was still fighting on the side...
"Beauty, I'm here to help!"
Bai Ye sprinted, and as Zi Yuan's weapon collided with the pig-headed man's, Bai Ye leaped directly onto the pig-headed man's back and plunged the Frost Condensation Sword into his side neck.
The pig-headed man's pupils constricted, then his legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground.
Bounty claimed x1, feels good!
Zi Yuan didn't seem to care about Bai Ye's shameless act of stealing the kill. Instead, she looked ahead and said, "We're already on the outskirts of the marshland. The presence of pig-headed people here means the army has definitely started its attack, or has already invaded the lizardmen's territory."
Bai Ye nodded. "And then?"
Zi Yuan said, "With just the two of us, how can we be a match for them?"
Bai Ye was surprised. "You still want to take down the Pig-Headed Emperor and the pig-headed army alone?"
Zi Yuan looked confused. "Then why are we here?"
Bai Ye recalled his mission and said decisively, "To save the clan leader!"
Zi Yuan asked, "Save the clan leader?"
Bai Ye said, "Look at so many pig-headed people. We definitely can't deal with them. So what can we do? Of course, we can save one lizardman and count it as one, and then send them to the monster nation. When Rimuru fights the Pig-Headed Emperor in the future, these will all be fighting forces."
Pig-Headed Emperor?
Bai Ye pouted. Was his brain broken? Was that someone he could handle?
Based on the mission information and the current trajectory, the Pig-Headed Emperor was most likely Rimuru's opponent. What Bai Ye could do was to stir up trouble in this war, gain as many benefits as possible. In fact, Bai Ye felt that saving the lizardmen was just the beginning.
Zi Yuan nodded. "You're right, we can only do what's within our power. Since that's the case, let's hurry."
"Wait..." Bai Ye said. "Let me draw twice first."
Zi Yuan was confused. "Draw twice?"
With a clang!
As soon as Zi Yuan finished speaking, a giant gacha machine crashed beside Bai Ye. Then, accompanied by the sound of the machine spinning, a blue gacha ball dropped out.
Zi Wu Han Sha (Magical Treasure) (Blue): Made from the silk spun by silkworms living in the Zi Wu Cold Tide. Effects: Frosty Assault (Turns the cold silk into a cold tide for attack), Icy Heaven and Frosty Ground (When used in an environment with water or ice, attack power increases by 20%), Heavenly Freeze (The cold tide formed by the cold silk fills the sky, raining hail).
A magical treasure from the Xianxia region...
Bai Ye stroked his chin. There must be water in the marshland, right?
Thinking this, Zi Wu Han Sha should be quite useful when the environment is suitable.
As Bai Ye pondered, he put away Zi Wu Han Sha and said to Zi Yuan, "Do you want to try too?"
"Huh?" Zi Yuan pointed at herself. "How do I play?"