Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Chen Tong understood.

Sure enough, this is the woman she fought last time!

Chapter 36 This Exciting Gameplay

Chen Tong couldn't sense any imposing aura from An Ran—except for the visual pressure brought by the voluptuousness of the Demon Daughter's body.

But she dared not underestimate An Ran, who seemed so harmless.

After all, she had personally fought with An Ran before, and the sharp blade had pierced An Ran's body many times. Even though there was poison attached to the blade, An Ran was still unharmed.

Back then, Chen Tong was at her peak, yet she still couldn't defeat An Ran. Not to mention now that An Ran is at her limit. If she suffers a few more heavy blows, causing the balance of [Nether Return] to collapse, she might have to step into that dark and boundless world.

Chen Tong moved her body, which felt like it was about to fall apart, her gaze icy, and did not answer An Ran's question.

Despite feeling threatened by death, she still did not intend to reveal Jill's location.

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you right now?" An Ran asked.

Chen Tong remained expressionless and said, "Threatening me with death is pointless."

"Ah."

An Ran nodded; it did look like it.

But it doesn't matter, she also has the skill [Soul Absorption] that allows her to search memories.

The only problem is that Chen Tong's mental attribute may be quite high. Even though the attribute is weakened by 15% under the suppression of the title [Towards Legend], it may still be higher than An Ran's.

This would make the success rate of soul capture extremely low.

"Let's deal with Bridges first before we make our move."

An Ran made up her mind.

After defeating Bridges, her level will increase significantly, and her ability to suppress Chen Tong will become even stronger.

Even if that doesn't work, An Ran can use [Life Sacrifice] to temporarily increase her attributes by 15%, and the skill [Void Descent] can also allow An Ran to inherit 30% of the panda's attributes.

With this combination, the mental attributes will definitely be stronger than Chen Tong's, who has been weakened.

So as long as Chen Tong doesn't die, everything will be fine.

"Just wait and see."

An Ran stood calmly beside Chen Tong with her arms crossed.

Chen Tong looked at An Ran, and for a moment he couldn't figure out where An Ran's composure came from.

Isn't she afraid of being ambushed by herself?

What surprised Chen Tong even more was how quickly An Ran's strength had improved.

In less than a year, he progressed from being able to fight her to being able to beat Bridges to a pulp.

This speed is truly astonishing.

Even Jill, whose elemental power was gathered into a roulette wheel within her body, did not improve her strength this quickly.

This was beyond Chen Tong's knowledge.

For others, this path would take at least a decade or more, but An Ran took less than a tenth of that time.

"..."

Bridges, who was bleeding profusely from the beating, saw Chen Tong standing unharmed beside An Ran, and his expression immediately changed.

trap!

The word flashed through his mind.

Under the threat of those people, he set a trap to kill Chen Tong, but he never expected that Chen Tong had also left a backup plan.

"I should have thought of that a long time ago."

Bridges gave a bitter laugh.

The explosive flames landed on his head, and he felt as if he had experienced another asteroid explosion.

As the massive explosion subsided, the debris field formed by the asteroid explosion completely disappeared.

All that remained was Bridges, his body charred black, clutching his chest, drifting in the empty depths of space.

"do you died?"

Chen Tong murmured.

She wondered what kind of expression she would have if she were a normal person.

Sadness? Angry? Or should we feel a secret thrill at Bridges' death?

This is a very complicated problem.

"He's not dead yet."

An Ran's voice suddenly rang out on Chen Tong's communicator.

Ok?

Chen Tong turned to look at An Ran.

How did she figure that out?

Bridges' body was no longer fluctuating; his body temperature, which had been burning hot after the power outburst, was now rapidly decreasing.

These are all symbols that he is already dead.

"Just you wait and see."

An Ran had just finished speaking.

The dragon-form guardian exhaled another breath of corrosive dragon breath, and Bridges' body, which was floating in the deep sky, quickly dissipated.

But it wasn't corroded; instead, it dissipated like gas in a flash.

"Suffer to death!"

At that moment, Bridges, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, suddenly rushed out from the shadows.

His fists were enveloped in swirling black vortexes, and there was a hole in his abdomen through which one could see his back.

Boom boom boom—

The black vortex slammed directly onto An Ran's head.

Chen Tong was blown several kilometers away by the turbulent airflow.

She watched the vortex expand and contract before finally exploding with a deafening roar.

Countless black halos struck the drifting rubble in deep space, instantly turning it into ashes.

"Hahaha……"

Bridges was panting heavily.

Despite being severely injured, he finally managed to kill the mastermind behind it all.

Even if he gets killed by those two mechanical monsters, he won't lose out.

"Being careless in front of me means death!"

Bridges clutched his stomach.

The terrifying hole is healing at an alarming rate.

At this moment, the void space suddenly began to fluctuate.

The heavily injured Bridges had no time to dodge. The next second, the Dragon Knight Guardian suddenly appeared, and with a clench and unclench of its huge hand, it grabbed Bridges.

"Well--"

A tremendous force surged in from all directions.

Bridges struggled desperately, but to no avail; his previous injuries were simply too severe.

He felt the temperature around him getting higher and higher, and his body began to sweat uncontrollably.

Ultimately, he could not escape death.

"But it was worth it."

Bridges regrets that he didn't take the opportunity to get rid of Chen Tong, and that the person who framed him has not yet been found.

He closed his eyes.

Suddenly, a pair of earphones were shoved into my ears.

"Ok?"

Bridges was shocked.

"I'll return that to you: if you're careless in front of me, the result will be death!"

The black vortex dissipated, and An Ran in her demon form was completely unharmed.

Even the clothes weren't torn—in fact they were, but they were immediately replaced with new ones.

"You...how could this be..."

Bridges was speaking when the immense pressure he was under caused him to bite his tongue.

"Ah ah ah..."

The bones are about to break.

Even the skin will melt under the high temperature baking.

"Add some spice!"

An Ran waved to the dragon-form guardian.

With a flap of its enormous mechanical wings, the dragon-shaped guardian's body was enveloped in red light.

It seemed to suddenly transform into the Vermilion Bird.