The corners of Lin Qiye's mouth curled into a smirk.
Taking advantage of the fact that Hela's proxy and Han Shaoyun were still immersed in shock, Lin Qiye flicked his wrist.
Dozens of faintly glowing Ender Pearls were scattered in all directions like a shower of falling blossoms.
These pearls flew precisely toward various ruins and the ground, but instead of landing directly, they hovered in midair, emitting a faint humming sound.
Immediately after.
*Swish!*
Lin Qiye's figure suddenly vanished from his spot.
A second later, he appeared atop a pile of rubble a hundred meters away.
*Swish! Swish! Swish!*
The sounds of teleportation rang out in rapid succession.
Lin Qiye turned into a series of afterimages, blinking across the battlefield at high speed.
His figure darted left and right, front and back, making it completely impossible to lock onto him.
Every teleportation occurred without warning. From time to time, he would appear near the two men, tossing a Splash Potion of Weakness or a Splash Potion of Poison.
Afflicted with the Weakness debuff, the proxy of Hela experienced a drastic change in expression.
"What the hell is this?!"
He roared, thrusting both hands forward violently.
A dense aura of death surged like a black tide toward the spot where Lin Qiye had just appeared.
However, the attack missed completely.
Lin Qiye was already thirty meters behind him.
Han Shaoyun, who had been hit with the Poison debuff, was equally furious.
"Brat, don't think these cheap parlor tricks can..."
Before he could finish his sentence, a Netherite Sword gleaming with a dark purple light slashed at him from the side.
He hastily dodged to the side, but the blade grazed his mask, leaving a deep gouge.
"Damn it!"
Han Shaoyun spun around to counterattack, sending a howling gale sweeping outward.
But Lin Qiye's figure had already vanished once more.
Hela's proxy and Han Shaoyun were left dizzy and disoriented by Lin Qiye's elusive, ghost-like movements.
Their attacks missed time and time again.
Even though they could sense Lin Qiye was nearby, they simply couldn't pinpoint his exact location.
To make matters worse, Lin Qiye would occasionally launch harassing strikes.
After inflicting them with debuffs, he continued to attack them in every conceivable way.
One moment, an anvil would fall from the sky, aiming straight for their heads.
The next moment, a deep pit would suddenly appear beneath their feet, catching them off guard.
And then, a crossbow bolt fired from the flank would force them to divide their attention to defend.
The two men felt incredibly stifled and frustrated.
As dignified, veteran Ocean Realm experts, they were actually being played for fools by a brat who had just broken through.
It felt like being swarmed by buzzing mosquitoes—desperate to swat them dead, but never able to land a hit.
"Fight me head-on if you have the guts!"
Han Shaoyun bellowed.
"What kind of hero hides and scurries about?!"
Lin Qiye's voice echoed from all directions.
"A hero?"
"I'm no hero!"
As soon as the words fell, the gleam of an axe chopped down from Han Shaoyun's blind spot.
Han Shaoyun hurriedly raised his arms to block, but the immense force knocked him back several steps.
Hela's proxy was similarly being driven to the brink of madness by these tactics.
The divine power of death he was so proud of was completely useless here.
Every time he was about to lock onto his target, Lin Qiye would instantly disappear.
By the time he reacquired his target, the boy would have already appeared in a completely different location.
After dozens of seconds of rapid blinking.
Lin Qiye's figure suddenly came to a halt in a relatively open area.
He panted slightly, fine beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
It looked as though he had exhausted too much stamina and needed a brief rest.
A ruthless glint flashed in the eyes of Han Shaoyun and Hela's proxy.
Their chance had come!
The brat had finally revealed an opening!
"Now!"
Han Shaoyun roared.
Violent winds whipped up around him as his body shot toward Lin Qiye like a cannonball.
This time, he was going to go all out, refusing to give his opponent any chance to escape.
Hela's proxy didn't dare hold back either.
The dense aura of death churned and roared around him, transforming into a massive black python.
The giant python opened its gaping maw, baring its ghastly white fangs.
The two terrifying torrents of energy intertwined as they blasted toward Lin Qiye.
The air trembled, and the earth cracked.
This was the unreserved, combined strike of two Ocean Realm experts! They swore to kill Lin Qiye in a single blow!
Facing this apocalyptic attack, Lin Qiye's eyes remained as calm as still water.
He slowly raised his left hand and gripped the empty air.
A Netherite Shield, engraved with complex enchanting runes, materialized out of thin air.
A faint purple light flowed across the shield's surface, exuding an aura of absolute indestructibility.
*Clang!*
A deafening crash rang out.
A violent shockwave expanded outward from the point of impact.
The surrounding rubble was blown away.
A massive crater formed in the ground.
Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Lin Qiye's figure stood completely unmoving.
That seemingly ordinary shield had forcefully blocked the combined strike of two great Ocean Realm experts!
Han Shaoyun's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Impossible..."
Hela's proxy was equally incredulous.
Just as they were reeling from Lin Qiye's defensive power and preparing to launch another attack...
An extreme sense of crisis, originating from the very depths of their souls, suddenly washed over them.
It felt as if they were being targeted by the Grim Reaper himself—wait, no, he himself was the proxy of the Goddess of Death!
Nevertheless, the intense feeling of impending doom made their hair stand on end.
Almost subconsciously, the two men jerked their heads up to look at the sky.
Upon seeing what was there, their faces instantly turned deathly pale.
Up in the sky, which had previously been covered in dark clouds...
A colossal, dark purple construct had appeared out of nowhere!
It hovered in midair, blotting out the sky and the sun.
The entire structure was meticulously assembled from countless blocks, brimming with a cold, technological aesthetic.
Dozens of deep, dark muzzles slowly adjusted their angles.
Every single muzzle radiated devastating energy fluctuations.
These cannons were precisely locked onto Han Shaoyun and Hela's proxy below.
"This is the modified Orbital Dragon-Slaying Cannon..."
Lin Qiye's voice rang out faintly.
"Prepared specifically for you."
The ferocity and smugness on the faces of Han Shaoyun and Hela's proxy instantly froze.
It was replaced by unbelievable terror.
Never in their wildest dreams could they have imagined this.
During Lin Qiye's seemingly panicked, blinking retreat, he had actually been constructing such a terrifying weapon of war right above their heads!
And he had done it completely without their knowledge!
"N-No... impossible..."
Han Shaoyun's voice trembled.
"How could you possibly have the spare energy to build something like this in the middle of a battle?!"
Lin Qiye's mouth split into a grin. "Who said I was battling?"
"From start to finish, I was just toying with you."
Hearing this, the two men turned pale.
At this moment, they finally understood.
From the very beginning, they had fallen into his meticulously designed trap.
The roles of hunter and prey had been decided long ago!
They thought they were hunting Lin Qiye.
In reality, they were the ones being hunted.
And those seemingly pathetic dodges were actually Lin Qiye preparing for this final strike.
The Dragon-Slaying Cannon in the sky emitted a deep, low hum as it charged up.
Energy gathered within the muzzles, radiating a heart-palpitating light.
The shadow of death completely enveloped the two Ocean Realm experts.