A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 264: Chapter 212: Temple of the Beast God_2

Honestly, even the battle-hardened Duanmu Huai felt chills run down his spine upon seeing the swarm of centipede-creatures, their bodies akin to colossal centipedes, dozens of legs on each side clicking their way towards him.

These creatures were far more repulsive than the Nagou Beast.

Fortunately, though the monsters here were disgusting, their combat abilities weren’t particularly strong. Aside from Melfy, who was so frightened that she hid in his arms and refused to come out, there was nothing else of special concern. The creature guarding the temple entrance did take quite a bit of effort from Duanmu Huai to take down… Flying creatures were always tricky to handle.

“Thud!”

With the bird-headed guard collapsing heavily, Duanmu Huai arrived at the entrance of the temple. He stretched out his hand, pushed open the door, and stepped in. Immediately, he saw a petite shadow jump down from the ceiling, wrap its arms around his neck, spin around in a circle, and burrow into his arms.

“Master, you’re finally here!”

“Mm, I’m here. Are you alright, little one?”

Seeing Bambi, Duanmu Huai laughed and reached out to pat her small head, prompting Bambi to immediately start grumbling.

“It’s not alright at all! It’s dirty and smelly here, there’s nowhere to bathe, there’s nothing to eat, I’m about to starve to death, how about letting me take a bite out of you, Master?”

“Wait a bit, and I’ll take you to have a big meal…”

“—————-!!”

However, at this moment, Duanmu Huai suddenly heard an angry roar from within the temple. Soon, he saw a huge shadow charging towards him. Without any hesitation, he swiftly grabbed Bambi and leaped backwards out of the temple.

“Bang!!!”

Just as Duanmu Huai lifted his front foot, the huge shadow where his back foot was came charging out. It violently banged open the heavy temple doors and glared at Duanmu Huai with hostility.

“…thief… you dare show your face before me again!”

“What are you saying?”

Duanmu Huai raised an eyebrow, then gestured for Bambi to take Melfy and retreat. At the same time, he tightly clutched his war hammer.

“I don’t recognize your type of monster.”

“… The scent of the Rune of Death…”

At this moment, another figure emerged from behind the monstrous creature. This was a warrior wearing a peculiar double helmet. His face was also icy cold as he stared at Duanmu Huai, raising his weapon.

“Was it you, who stole the fragments of the Rune of Death?”

“Huh?”

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai paused momentarily before it clicked in his mind. He had indeed acquired the Black Blade Brand from the Black Blade Tomb previously. According to Roger’s account, the brand was made by infusing the energy of the Rune of Death fragments through a ritual. Wait a minute…

With this thought, Duanmu Huai stared at the towering creature and his shadowy companion.

“So, you are the Black Sword Marikas?”

“I will not let the Predetermined Death be stolen again!”

The gigantic creature stared at Duanmu Huai, speaking coldly.

“Return the fragments! I may spare your life!”

“That’s what I should be saying, monster.”

Duanmu Huai tightened his grip on the Thunder Warhammer, a glimmer in his eyes.

“Hand over the Predetermined Death, and I can give you a quick death.”

“You won’t succeed.”

At this moment, the fighter wearing the peculiar double helmet strode forward. Clasping his longsword, he pointed it at Duanmu Huai.

“I – D, will not allow such evil deeds. Accept your death, sinner!”

“That’s my line! You can’t afford the price of defying the will of the Tribunal!”

As soon as his words fell, Duanmu Huai tightly gripped the War Hammer and charged at the warrior before him!

“Alley-oop!!”

Facing Duanmu Huai’s attack, the warrior was not afraid at all. He held a great sword, took a step forward, and fiercely swung down the sword towards Duanmu Huai. But Duanmu Huai held the War Hammer upside down and swung it forward hard. The roaring Thunder Warhammer struck the plunging great sword, instantly flipping it over, then Duanmu Huai rushed forward fiercely, charging at the warrior like a raging rhino, directly hitting him and sending him flying.

“Roar————!!”

At this moment, the beast covered in a cloak roared angrily. He lifted his right hand and swung a claw, the sharp and cutting wind tearing the ground apart and hitting Duanmu Huai. The next moment, the beast leaped up, stabbing his dagger-like short sword towards Duanmu Huai’s body.

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With Duanmu Huai’s roar, an invisible force gathered in front of him, turning into a raging wave rushing towards the huge beast, directly blowing it away. Meanwhile, the warrior, having got back to his feet, rolled over to Duanmu Huai’s feet, and thrust the great sword hard at his heart from behind.

“Clang!!”

The great sword slashed at the outer layer of the Power Armor only to be bounced off. At the same time, Duanmu Huai swung his right hand fiercely, and the erupting Thunder Warhammer swept over the warrior’s head.

“Bang!!”

The next moment, the warrior’s body was sent flying high and then heavily smashed into the ground. Before he could get back up, Duanmu Huai stepped forward and instantly squashed his body into mincemeat with his foot.

“Splat!”

The gold and silver armor twisted and shattered like a fragile insect’s shell under the pressure of his foot. However, just then, Duanmu Huai suddenly felt that the Black Blade Brand that was placed in the pocket of his armor seemed to have sensed something and began to emit a strange fluctuation. Following that, a bone-chilling cold force, as if to freeze his soul, rushed up from his foot, all the way to his left hand. Looking down, Duanmu Huai saw that half of a strange ring-like object had appeared on his hand.

The shape of this object was half a circle, and around the circle, there emerged a number of twisted brand-like shapes that resembled tentacles.

At the same time, a system prompt appeared in front of Duanmu Huai.

[Obtained Death Mark (Death Rune Fragment)]

I see…

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai instantly understood the situation. Clearly, Lani had stolen half of the Rune of Death before, while the other half was on this warrior – it seemed his luck was rather good. One could indeed find what he was seeking without much effort… The opponent had just presented himself on a silver platter and saved Duanmu Huai the energy of looking for him!

“No—————!!!”

A roar sounded and Duanmu Huai turned his head, only to see the beast staring at him viciously.

“I will not allow you to take the Rune of Death!!”

“That’s rich coming from you, didn’t you steal it from someone else first?”

With regards to the beast’s words, Duanmu Huai scoffed. He could steal but I can’t? What sort of logic is that?

“I will not allow………….”

As he spoke, the beast raised the short sword in his hand and stabbed it forcefully into his left hand!

“Gasp!!”

Bambi and Melfy were both shocked seeing this, Duanmu Huai also raises an eyebrow.

Gerrick and this guy. Why do all the bosses in this world like to cut off hands?

Could it be that you are all part of the Japanese yakuza? Always ready to cut off a finger?

“Death… become my sword once again…”

However, this beast did not cut off his hand as Duanmu Huai had expected. Instead, he slowly pulled out the short sword that was originally stabbed into the back of his left hand. Meanwhile, a cold, shivering, dark flame emerged from his body, completely incinerating the cloak that covered the beast.

Underneath the cloak was a creature in Black Battle Armor, looking like a werewolf.

“———————!!!”

The beast raised his head and howled, then collapsed on the ground. The short sword in his hand had now turned into a large, inky-black sword, burning with a vivid red glow. The beast turned his head, his eyes filled with the chilling glow of death, staring at Duanmu Huai.

“Meet your doom, thief!”