These weird things are all mine

This is almost like using a big move.

The opponent didn't have the patience to drag it out. After seeing Luo Ling's familiarity with the power of "Puppet Ballad", he didn't even bother to proceed step by step and directly used his killing move.

"It's useless." The artist's gentle voice sounded, "You can hide, but she can't. I have marked her life with the "price"."

The small section of finger that was just broken off is not just flesh and blood, but a kind of "price".

The price is that you will lose this section of your finger forever, and it cannot be restored no matter what method you use.

Judging from the mechanical joints of the artist's right hand, he had not used this move very often, but he used it so decisively on Luo Ling. This was a sure kill.

The petals flying all over the sky caused the power of the "egg" to completely disappear. Even "freeze" could not stop the power that brought "death". This was the absolute rule of withering.

The girl in "Frozen" exuded a slightly foul smell of decay, and a hint of paleness stained the ends of her hair.

Cen Xiangyun, who was witnessing all this, trembled slightly. She watched helplessly as another life gradually passed away before her eyes.

Even though we've only met twice, even though we've only known each other for a short while...

But Luo Ling had already left a very deep impression on her.

...Is this battle over?

"Ms. Cen, unfreeze me."

A voice sounded in her mind, it was Luo Ling's.

"Ok?"

Cen Xiangyun was stunned for a moment and hadn't reacted yet.

Why did the voice appear in my head? Is it an auditory hallucination?

"Please untie it quickly."

The voice was repeated again, and Cen Xiangyun was finally sure that it was Luo Ling.

...Is this her ability?

Sound transmission?

However, Cen Xiangyun did not pursue the matter further. She chose to believe this girl whom she had only met a few times.

...and also her year-end bonus.

"Ice, release!"

The ice and snow melted, and the girl walked out from the ice, flying through the rain of withered flowers.

The endless decay and everlasting withering could not stop her.

What does she want to do?

This doubt emerged in the minds of the artist and Cen Xiangyun at the same time.

It was obvious that the Withering Flower was taking effect. Luo Ling's life force was fading rapidly. In just half a minute, or even less, she would turn into a pile of dry bones.

At this time, no matter what you do, it will be futile.

She couldn't even get in front of the artist.

As the beautiful flowers withered and fell, a strong stench of decay emerged, but the girl ignored it and rushed straight towards the artist.

Thirty steps, twenty-five steps, twenty steps...

When the artist's countdown for Luo Ling's life ended, he suddenly discovered that the mysterious figure did not slow down at all and was only a few steps away from him.

This, how is this done?

There was no doubt that the Withering Blossom had taken effect and was already taking her life.

But how did she rush to him with such a withered body?

The artist was puzzled, but when he raised his monocle and looked at Luo Ling, he finally understood.

"There is actually such a use..."

Luo Ling's skin was already rotten, with large chunks of filthy flesh and blood falling off, and the whole thing exuded the smell of death.

But... these are all flesh and blood produced by "proliferation"!

Luo Ling used the first ability of Puppet Ballad, "Proliferation", on herself. The spores absorbed her physical strength and began to grow more flesh and blood. These flesh and blood delayed the erosion of withering for Luo Ling, so she was able to exceed the artist's expectations.

"Very good, very good...very good!"

The artist suddenly laughed. In his eyes, this was the most artistic picture.

Death and the girl, life and struggle, and withered flowers falling all over the sky, there is no beauty in the world that can surpass it, it is a masterpiece!

"I will remember this moment well." The artist whispered, and he broke off the entire finger. "Miss, you are worth this "price."

"It's too late. You can't pay the price."

Luo Ling's voice suddenly sounded in the artist's mind. It was... spores.

At the same moment when the artist broke his finger, the spores that Luo Ling had been lurking nearby suddenly moved out and successfully attached to the severed finger that had not yet formed a dead skin.

He raised his head and met the girl's burning dark golden vertical pupils.

"You've always looked down on me." Luo Ling said in a low voice.

Finally, she was within three steps of the artist.

"Very good," the artist raised his lips, "but what can I do if I let you get close to me? You don't think you have a chance if we fight in close combat?"

Although the artist is an awakener of the "All Spirits" path, he is also a higher-level awakener and a member of the "Pioneer of Evil". He has an endless supply of strange methods at his disposal, and is not some powerless nanny.

Luo Ling did not answer, but she made it clear to the artist through her actions.

A rancid hand slightly reached out to the elegant dwarf man, but it did not reach him, and its target was...

——High-risk and strange sacrificial vessel, "Withered Flower".

Chapter 5: Wrong Arrogance, the Moment of Killing (k)

All this happened in a flash.

The withered flower bloomed, and Luo Ling lifted the "freeze" and moved forward, approaching to a position only three steps away from the artist.

However, her actions were something the artist could not have anticipated.

However, this unexpectedness did not shock the artist, but rather made him laugh.

Is this an attempt to take away his sacrificial vessels?

It seems that he is still a newcomer and has no idea that sacrificial vessels... from the moment they are made, they recognize their master.

If it wasn't the master, even if he got the sacrificial vessel, it would just be an ordinary weapon and wouldn't be able to exert its power at all.

If it is a melee weapon like a dagger or a short sword, it is still okay. Even if they cannot use their abilities, the characteristics of the sacrificial vessel alone make them better than ordinary weapons.

But if something like a gun cannot exert its power, it is simply a firewood stick.

What's more, the ability of an artist is to bring dead things to life...

This "Withered Flower" has already been animated and has become a part of his body, so it is impossible for it to be taken away.

The artist didn't even make the move to put it away. He looked at Luo Ling with a playful smile. He wanted to see the disappointed expression on the girl's face.

Luo Ling finally approached the artist, stretched out his hand with difficulty, and lightly touched the "Withered Flower", but did not take the gun away as the artist expected.

It was just a touch.

"I said..." At this moment, Luo Ling raised his head, looking directly at the artist with burning pupils, "From the beginning, you have underestimated me.

"Even if you are willing to pay a huge "price" to kill me and take away the "egg". But you still look down on me. What you value is just this "egg". Your arrogance is destined to be the most serious mistake you have made."

Her voice rang again in the artist's mind, conveying all her words to him in a single thought.

It was not until this moment that the artist finally realized that he must have been affected by Luo Ling's ability.

But now, even if I realize it, it's too late.

"Ms. Cen, now is the time to act!"

"Use all your means... on the artist. All of it!"

Luo Ling's voice rang in Cen Xiangyun's mind, calm but rapid.

Do it now?

There are red spider lily petals floating outside...

You know, the reason why Cen Xiangyun was able to survive the withering flower rain and not be corrupted was because of "ice".

If they want to take action, they must break the "freeze" and face the withering flower rain, a fatal move that can severely damage the upper awakeners.

However, this doubt only lasted for a moment. The next moment, Cen Xiangyun broke through the ice and pointed her staff directly at the artist.

That’s right, even if you have to face the rain of withering flowers, even if your life is in danger, so what?

What they are facing now is an artist who is on the company's A-level wanted list. How can they fight against him without paying any price?

Miss Luo Ling had done everything she could to get to the artist's side, so how could she not trust her? Believe that she could create a chance to win?

As teammates fighting side by side, the most important thing is trust.

Miss Luo Ling trusted her, and she also trusted Miss Luo Ling.

so...

"Ice condensation! Ice falling!"

Cen Xiangyun put all her "inspiration" into this attack.

"Let your teammates come out and die?"

This thought came to the artist's mind the moment he saw Cen Xiangyun break through the ice, but the next moment, something shocking happened.

I saw the withered flower rain falling in the air, and it suddenly froze for a moment at this moment.

No more spilling.

"what happened?"

The artist saw from the corner of his eye a bud of red spider lily blooming at Luo Ling's fingertips, and a guess emerged from the bottom of his heart.

It was so...

The reason why the girl took so much trouble to touch the "Withered Flower" was probably because she had some means to temporarily control this ability, and thereby slightly delay the withered flower rain that was being released, giving Cen Xiangyun a chance to attack.

But so what?

The artist is not unaware of Cen Xiangyun's abilities, and he has plenty of ways to counter them.

If Cen Xiangyun dared to attack him, she would be the one to die.

But now the artist no longer dares to make any guarantees. He is no longer as confident as he was at the beginning, but instead keeps his eyes fixed on Luo Ling.

Is there any backup plan?

Use it now!

The girl's unrecognizable expression seemed to lighten up a little, as if she was smiling.

As if to say, you guessed it right.

Puppet Song's third ability: "Complete Control"!

This was not Luo Ling's own ability, but the power of "Puppet Song". Mycelium instantly gushed out from where the artist was implanted, gnawing at the flesh and blood that dominated him.

Although it is impossible for an artist to be dominated like this, Luo Ling does not need him to be dominated. She only needs a moment.

The moment when the artist loses control.

Along with "Complete Domination" appeared Cen Xiangyun's "Ice Condensation" and countless ice cones.

"fall!"

After a moment of stagnation, the withered flowers fell again, bringing a bleak death.

However, Luo Ling and Cen Xiangyun had already succeeded. Two "freezes" acted on them at the same time, avoiding the last rain of withering flowers.

At the same time, one third of the artist's body was hit by "Ice Condensation", and the blood in it completely turned into ice crystals. Although it was released by the artist in the blink of an eye, it was enough.

Most of his body began to ooze out horrific blood, and even his movements became slow.