The Southern Ridge plains—blood and fire had yet to subside.
The Overlord Spear Guildmaster Leng Tian wiped the blood from his lips, his eyes icy, his aura even stronger than before.
"Residual Blood Maniac… the fact you could wound me is itself your death sentence."
He stepped forward, blood spear raised once again, the force shaking the air into thunderous roars.
Xu Zhu's chest heaved violently, the buzzing of Residual Edge still rattling in his ears.
[Residual Edge Sync Rate: 92%]
[Prompt: Mental fractures stabilized, but entering extremity will exact a price]
Ling Xue held him, her voice cold: "You cannot keep forcing it. Even if you kill him, you'll go mad."
Fatty Third, face full of tears, clenched his teeth: "Big bro, if we can't win, let's run! Fatty will stake his life to stall them!"
——
Before Xu Zhu could answer, new disturbances rippled from all directions.
Banners rose one after another on the battlefield's edge:
Scarlet Flame Alliance, Gale Regiment, Blackfeather Guild… one by one, the top ten guild elites of the entire server had arrived!
The channel instantly erupted:
[Holy crap, the server's upper echelon is here!]
[Are they here to besiege Residual Blood Maniac?!]
[Or to seize the Rift Core?!]
——
The Scarlet Flame Alliance master sneered: "Leng Tian, don't hog the Storm Event alone. The Rift Core should be shared among all guilds!"
The Blackfeather Guildmaster in a black robe spoke coldly: "No… it belongs to the strongest. And Residual Blood Maniac is fated to be only a stepping stone."
The Gale Regiment leader bellowed: "Enough talk! Whoever claims the core must first carve a blood path!"
Several top guilds gathered together on the Southern Ridge plains, their aura mountainous, thousands of players arrayed in formation.
Residual Blood Maniac had completely become the eye of the storm.
——
Xu Zhu lifted his head, blood welling in his throat, yet his eyes were icy sharp.
"So… all of you want me dead?"
Leng Tian sneered: "Yes."
Scarlet Flame's master declared proudly: "Kill you, seize the core."
The Blackfeather Guildmaster whispered: "Peel open the secret within your body."
For one breath, the battlefield fell silent.
Then killing intent erupted like a tidal wave!
——
Ling Xue raised her sword, her voice resolute: "Xu Zhu, I will carve through this storm with you."
Fatty Third wailed: "Aaahhh! You beasts, Fatty doesn't want to die! But… Fatty will never abandon Big Bro!"
——
[System Prompt]:
Storm Prelude · Phase Four upgraded.
Full-Server Battle Royale Mode Activated!
Objective: Residual Blood Maniac must survive three days.
Reward: The final sole survivor will receive Storm Will!
——
The world channel exploded:
[Full-server battle royale!]
[Residual Blood Maniac is the sole target of the world!]
[Storm Will?! That reward is insane!!]
——
Xu Zhu gripped his staff tightly, his eyes locked on the thousands of enemies before him.
The whispers surged once again in his ears, Residual Edge's trajectories flashing wildly.
[Residual Edge Sync Rate: 97%]
[Danger: Extremity may erupt at any moment]
"Residual Blood Maniac…"
His throat rasped, yet his voice was iron, ringing through the bloody night:
"Then let one drop of residual blood carve through this storm!"