Chapter 138: Massacre

My incessant breathing aggravated as seconds passed, making me wheeze like a rabid dog. I could feel my lungs tightening, constricting my heart which was just behind it. It wasn’t one of my greatest feelings since I felt like I just got infected by a serious disease. 

“Yong Rui, are you ” Liu Zhi stopped short and turned around as he called for my attention. But before he could finish what he asked of me, he stopped short. He probably noticed the changes in my body, catching him off guard and making him swallow his words. 

I could feel my shirt getting more and more cramped as my body structure expanded, ballooning up twice its size and transforming me into a monster I never wished to become. Such a hideous sight might’ve scared everyone out of their wits but they held their composure and decided to avert their eyes from me as they focused on the fight at hand. 

What’s happening to me? I asked myself as my vision darkened. I thought I was getting blind but I realized that some of my vessels were beginning to pop, drowning my irises in blood in the process. And to add to the atmosphere of my physique, a voice emerged from my head, telling me to massacre everyone I see… telling me to kill… telling me that I should start killing or the voice would drive me crazy. 

Fortunately, my Qi Cores weren’t on the verge of collapsing. I’m guessing the skill Virus Madness was just there to whisper a few words of encouragement in my head so I would become an efficient killer. That’s why I ignored it for now and started to access my Qi Cores to stabilize the Virus a little bit. I don’t want to get out of control anymore. Even if I seem like going out of control, I would like to at least maintain a portion of my sanity so I wouldn’t endanger Liu Zhi and the others… especially Wu Yan. I would kill myself if Wu Yan came to hate me, to say the least. 

Something in my throat started climbing up, trying to claw its way to my mouth as I tried so hard to suppress it. But just like an inevitable fart coming out of one’s system, that something finally reached my mouth and I had no choice but to release it. “Raaaaarghhhh!” I growled as my head tilted upwards like a lone wolf hunting for its prey. 

“Skreeeeeee ” The Stage-Seven High-Leveled Screecher Rabid Human returned my scream with a screech of his as if telling me that he was the only one who deserves to let out such a scream. 

“Raaaargh!” Another scream escaped my lips, and then, my legs started pumping up and down as I started running impulsively. 

In conclusion, I can more or less say that the skill Virus Madness certainly lives up to its name. If ever, I felt like I turned into a madman who needs to be sent to an asylum, or a mental institute asap. So this is how it feels like to have the crazies. A voice in your head constantly tells you what to do and your body reacts even though you tell it not to.

Yeah, I’m totally crazy right now. 

Liu Zhi and the others made the right decision to avoid me as I charged straight through the horde without reprieve. There was nothing in my head except the thought of killing every single Stage-4 Screecher I see. My body, my hands, and my legs ballooned up in size just so I could meet that goal and just so I could satisfy the voice in my head. Needless to say, the Screechers don’t stand a chance against me right now, 

More like, they never stood a chance against me. 

Aside from feeling like a crazy person, I also feel like my cultivation rose up by two realms… and it wasn’t even an understatement. Right now, my Original Qi Core has a cultivation status of King Realm… but I feel like my cultivation rose up to the Ancient Realm. And as for my Virus Qi Core, I felt like its cultivation status rose up in the Transcendence Realm since it is currently on the Ancient Realm right now. There was no doubt about it. With the strength, I’m currently at, right now. I figured that my overall cultivation could very well be on the verge of Beyond Transcendence that is, cultivation which is a realm higher than Transcendence. 

An oppressive aura leaked from my being as I plowed my way through the horde like a super bulldozer. The voice in my head kept getting louder and louder until it began ringing in my ears. But even with all that, I still had the mental fortitude to ignore it. It was probably because I was used to listening to the System and Hui-ying in my head that I’m somehow resistant to the voice that was telling me to kill. It’s quite a relief. At least I still have a sense of control over my body even though it’s just a little bit. 

The Stage-7 Screecher opened its mouth as it was about to let out another screech when I finally caught up to it. Before it could scream its lungs out once again, I stepped forward and cupped my hand on its mouth, and smashed his head on the ground. His legs flailed everywhere, trying to kick its way out of things but I held it down. Without wasting a single second I then brought my other hand down in a chopping motion towards the Screecher Rabid Human’s shoulders. 

Before, the Stage-7 High-Leveled Screecher had no life in its eyes, but now that I’ve done what I did, it became more lifeless than ever. Needless to say, my hand chop managed to cut off his hand in one swift motion just like how a butter knife cuts through a butter easily. 

Seeing that their leader is in a pinch, the other Screechers turned towards me and tried to gang up on me like the horde they are. I wasn’t even paying attention to them at first but now, they dared challenge me. The insolence of these rabid humans knows no bounds. 

And because of that, Liu Zhi, Blade, and Wu Yan managed to pick them off one by one since their formation collapsed. The Stage-4 Screechers could’ve put up a great fight if they weren’t intimidated by me. But now, their defenses were broken and Liu Zhi’s party didn’t waste the opportune moment to annihilate them.

It was a one-sided struggle, to say the least. 

Those who managed to reach me were met with either my blazing flames or my wind element. My Qi Cores were always on the verge of going out of control, so using the reserve Qi Energy from it actually benefited me. And these Qi Energy manifested into my newly-obtained elements of fire and wind, giving me the defense I need while annihilating those who come close. 

Liu Zhi and the others looked at me in shock as they saw the Stage-4’s just erupting into flames or erupting into a bloody mess as they approached me. It was one of the perks of having such strong mastery over an element. I can intricately control them without expending a lot of Qi Energy while the output of the attacks remained the same. 

“Hey, leader,” Blade called out as he beheaded five Screechers in front of him. The reason why he could easily do it was that their attention was focused on me and not them. 

“Yes?” Liu Zhi forced himself to smile. 

“Do you think Yong Rui still needs us? How on earth is he still in King Realm?” Blade asked, trying to figure out the uniqueness of my constitution. 

“Look, he said he’s going to take care of the leader and he’s doing a good job at it. The only thing we could do right now to assist him is to continue getting rid of the Stage-4’s so we can finish up faster.” Liu Zhi called out. Right now, he was firing countless wind blades towards the head of the Screechers. Clearly, he was overextending his usage of his Qi Energy. 

Trying to claw its way out of my grasp, the leader of the horde helplessly flailed as I held its head on the ground. I didn’t want to kill it just yet so that the other screechers would feel threatened by my actions. And just like that, we were able to pick them out one by one, or rather, it was Liu Zhi’s party who did all the work. 

Really, the only thing I did was stall the Stage-Seven Screecher and that’s about it. 

<You’ve leveled up!> 

<You’ve leveled up!>

<You’ve gained a new skill: Area Taunt.> 

[Skill: Area Taunt 

Description: Taunts all enemies in a hundred-meter radius, making them attack you. This Skill is only effective on enemies that have lower cultivation than you. As for enemies with higher cultivation, there’s a forty percent chance that this skill will work against them.] 

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