"Looks like my speed's not too bad, huh."
Lu Ce pinched the invisible metal sphere in his left hand between his thumb and index finger, speaking toward Xie Antong in the distance.
This All-Seeing Eye was definitely the most insane functional item he'd seen so far. Judging by the looks of it, the opponent had actually distributed this thing across the entire city—one per player.
"You're seriously a peeping freak. Don't know who the Hunter is, so you just place one eye next to every player to monitor them, huh?"
"This method... is even cruder than mine."
On the Blue Mask, a curious smile appeared as he studied the small metal sphere in his hand.
"Honestly, I think this is pretty inefficient. Have you never considered that if you control this thing to fly at high speed, it’s basically a bullet? That means you’ve got a bunch of controllable, high-speed bullets."
While talking, Lu Ce gave the metal ball a strong squeeze, only to find the All-Seeing Eye was surprisingly sturdy. As expected of a Legendary Weapon—he couldn't crush it.
Xie Antong: ......
"You... that Hunter’s strength and speed might not be inferior to yours. Also, let me see what Shen Dao’s status is now!"
Since she had an intel-collecting obsession, it felt slightly uncomfortable not being able to access the information she wanted.
But the moment she finished speaking, she realized her voice probably wouldn’t transmit over to “Sin’s” side.
On the other end of the All-Seeing Eye, Lu Ce seemed to realize this just now and said:
"Oh, guess there's no point talking to you—you can’t talk back, right."
"You didn’t just talk to your own screen just now, did you? Hahahahaha!"
The Greed Mask seemed to recall something funny and burst into wild laughter, leaving Xie Antong speechless on the other side.
Xie Antong: ......
Lu Ce shifted his body, aiming the All-Seeing Eye back at the street, where “Shen Dao” was fighting the Hunter.
Or rather, being crushed—but since he still had some combat ability, he could at least put up a bit of a fight.
At this moment, he held a replica of the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hands—though fake, it was still a real weapon—and was engaging in large, sweeping attacks to parry the Hunter.
But for some reason, the Hunter didn’t seem able to exert full force. He kept turning his head slightly toward Lu Ce, as if distracted.
Zoning out mid-fight?
But just then, Shen Dao also spotted “Sin.” Seeing the intimidating Blue Mask in the distance, he gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Hey! Sin! Can you give me a hand here? This thing's a Hunter! Your previous theory was wrong!"
"A Hunter’s already shown up—there’s no more competition between players now!"
Lu Ce gripped the All-Seeing Eye in his hand and, instead of refusing, responded:
"Sure! So—what are you offering me in return?"
"Return?!" Shen Dao’s expression turned Spartan at once. Just as he clashed with the Hunter again, he coughed up blood.
"This thing’s out to kill all players! If I go down, it’ll come for you too! I’m buying you time right now!"
"Your wrong info already screwed us over! Don’t you know that?!"
A furious expression instantly appeared on Lu Ce’s Blue Mask, and he said:
"Oh, that so?"
"Hold on a sec—I need to say a few things. I’ll be over there soon to kill both of you!!"
Shen Dao: ?
Then Lu Ce pointed at the slightly hesitant Hunter and said to Xie Antong:
"This thing—it's a divine creation, I think."
"What?" Xie Antong on the other side of the street was shocked and blurted out, "How do you know that?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, she realized her stupidity. Her brain was running on overload from managing so many All-Seeing Eye locations, and she was feeling a bit scrambled.
But with her smarts, she immediately caught on to his intent and opened her Game Panel to begin typing.
【Player [Blank] has advanced the game decryption progress to 50%!】
【The “Hunter” is a Divine Creation. Its core abilities are speed and strength, completely on par with you! Also, I think its powers may still grow! If you’re planning to fight, make sure you find the right approach!】
"Still grow?"
Lu Ce repeated under his breath, nodding slightly—it didn’t seem to surprise him.
Speed and strength, huh... heh.
He understood now—this was just a casual intel exchange between old acquaintances. But... the exchange was happening via public chat!
That message had been sent to all players, meaning everyone could see it!
Aside from Lu Ce, the rest of the players were left wide-eyed, not understanding what the hell was going on.
What does “on par with you” mean, anyway?
“F**k!” Sun, who realized what was happening, cursed with an annoyed expression. “Think you're hot sh*t just 'cause you've got brains? Using public chat and all!”
On the other side, Lu Ce didn’t waste time. Seeing Shen Dao about to drop, he tossed the All-Seeing Eye aside and launched himself forward.
The All-Seeing Eye spun mid-air, adjusted its orientation, and began focusing intently on the fight below.
Bang!
Lu Ce landed a foot on the Hunter’s back. Both of their bodies dipped low, followed by the sound of sizzling corrosion.
With direct contact, the Hunter was corroding Lu Ce, while Lu Ce was corroding him right back!
Because... the Godslayer Badge—triggered!
This was also why he suspected the thing might be a man-made construct.
Boom!
Lu Ce slammed his fist downward with full force. A massive boom echoed, and a crater instantly appeared in the Hunter’s crimson body!
The ground beneath them cracked like a spiderweb. The cars lining the street jolted into the air like bouncing on a trampoline!
The Hunter let out a wail, limbs twisting 180 degrees as he jabbed back toward Lu Ce.
But Lu Ce’s fighting style never involved defense. After shielding his vital organs, he raised his fist and began hammering away with his enhanced superhuman body—one blow after another.
The sound was like war drums.
At the same time, blood sprayed from his own body.
In that moment, the two of them sank deeper and deeper into the ground.