Hunter of Immortals

Chapter 218: Taking Action

Chapter 218: Taking Action

While the three psychic mutants were keeping Eyeless occupied, Dead Wood suddenly yelled, "Lean Mean Killing Machine, Ikkaku, Oni no Miko, Diamond, listen up!"

Dead Wood's voice was being enhanced by his psychic power, so it was audible across the entire basin.

"I know you don't see eye to eye with one another, and the only reason why you're holding back from attacking each other is because you don't want to be taken advantage of by others. That's also the reason why we're just waiting and watching for now. This final zone is only going to shrink further and further, and if we stall for too long, none of us will be able to live. With that in mind, I have a proposal for all of you to consider."

"Go ahead!"

Diamond's voice rang out from Oni no Miko's team. He wasn't here to win the battle royale, nor was he doing this for money. Instead, he was here solely for vengeance, so he was most interested in what Dead Wood had to say.

"For everyone that's still left in the game, Eyeless is a major problem. I'm sure we're all aware of how powerful he is. If he manages to survive until there aren't enough people to oppose him, then he'll be the winner for sure. While we still have enough people, we have to take him out of the picture first."

No one responded to this statement from Dead Wood, but they were all in agreement.

The three psychic mutants were insane, but the most volatile factor in this entire battle royale was actually Eyeless.

All four of them possessed logic that was impossible for the average person to understand. Eyeless was focused solely on seeking out challenges and self-improvement, while the three psychic mutants were simply mentally handicapped.

As a result, the psychic mutant trio would potentially make decisions that were detrimental to themselves, but Eyeless went even further beyond that, going out of his way to create hardships and make things as difficult for himself as possible, all for the purpose of training.

As long as he remained alive, he would continue to exist as the biggest threat to everyone.

"It doesn't benefit anyone to keep wasting time, and no one dares to take the initiative to do anything for fear of being stabbed in the back by everyone else, so how about this? All of you commence your battle, while the three of us will help those three kill Eyeless. If you agree to my proposal, then show yourselves, and we'll all begin when I give the signal. What do you say?"

Dead Wood's declaration was met with complete silence. While everyone was still weighing up their options, Armadillo suddenly let loose an agonized howl, having just had one of his paws sliced off by Eyeless.

That seemed to act as a catalyst that finally prompted everyone to make a decision, and they all came out of hiding, including Adam.

"That's a very fair suggestion. We'll be at each other's throats sooner or later, so why don't we get started right away, wouldn't you agree, Ikkaku?"

Clown pulled out its revolver before aiming it directly at Oni no Miko's head.

Ikkaku also arrived on the scene atop a gust of wind, and in what could only be described as a minor miracle, Fire Elemental was also still alive. In order to deal with Eyeless and Dead Wood earlier, the two of them had already used some type of strange secret technique that temporarily fused them together, and as a result, Ikkaku's entire body was currently enveloped in scorching flames.

"We're already in the final zone, so let's put on a show! If you're not going to attack, then I'll do the honors! Wind Breath!"

A fierce look appeared in Ikkaku's eyes as he turned his gaze to Oni no Miko, seizing the initiative to attack without waiting for a signal from Dead Wood.

He opened his mouth as he sprang up into the air, and boundless air was drawn into his body before being released as a ferocious typhoon. The howling wind swept up the flames around him, and in the blink of an eye, the entire area around Oni no Miko was transformed into a sea of fire.

Seeing as the first blow had already been dealt, Dead Wood immediately sprang into action as well. His arm elongated drastically as he thrust a palm into Armadillo's body from afar, sending him flying through the air to save him from being sliced in half by Eyeless's blade.

Immediately thereafter, the thin monk with the large mouth began to chant a mantra that sent a wave of sinister energy sweeping toward Eyeless.

Meanwhile, the portly monk tossed a string of black prayer beads up into the air, and they also hurtled directly toward Eyeless.

With all three monks attacking at once, even Eyeless was forced to address the threat. Having already witnessed the power of the sinful intent that the three monks were able to inflict upon others, Eyeless hurriedly focused his attention on remaining mentally resolute.

Not only were Eyeless's arduous training methods extremely effective for honing the body, the hardships that he endured were also great exercises in mental fortitude. In the face of all of the sinful intent swirling toward him, Eyeless withdrew his blade but unleashed the blade in his heart instead, and a burst of transparent light erupted out of his chest to instantly eradicate all of the sinful intent around him, thereby restoring his mental clarity.

Immediately thereafter, he lashed out with his sword to sever the string of prayer beads in the air.

However, his opponents weren't just limited to the three monks. Instead, he was facing six opponents at once.

"I've got you now!"

Right as Eyeless was attacking with his sword, countless blue circles of light suddenly appeared beneath his feet. Immediately thereafter, loud thunderclaps rang out in the sky, and countless bolts of lightning came crashing down directly upon him.

At the same time, Rabbit's sneak attack also arrived. Soul power was gathered in his paws, and he unleashed the same attack that had once severely wounded Anaconda in a single blow, smashing Eyeless deep into the ground.

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While the battle on Eyeless's end was just beginning, Adam's battle against Oni no Miko was already reaching a climax.

Both sides had already faced each other on multiple occasions and revealed all of their trump cards to one another, so there was no need to hide anything. Holding back would've only been a gesture of disrespect both to themselves and their opponents.

In the wake of the sea of flames unleashed by Ikkaku sweeping through the area, many of the remaining combatants were injured to different extents.

Adam took advantage of this opportunity to launch an all-out assault against the technomancer.

He had chosen the technomancer as his target as during their previous clash, he had determined that the technomancer was the easiest of his opponents to kill. In contrast, Diamond's defenses were near impenetrable, while Oni no Miko was extremely powerful and was encased in the suit of armor formed by the Shelled Tiger.

Not only was the technomancer the easiest one to kill, he was also quite powerful in his own right.

With his strong offensive prowess and powerful illusions, he presented a very difficult package to contend with.

While Oni no Miko's team were still collecting themselves in the wake of the fiery attack unleashed by Ikkaku, a dagger suddenly appeared behind the technomancer before plunging toward his heart.

"Look out!"

Oni no Miko immediately called out to alert the technomancer to the attack, but she was too late. Right as the dagger appeared, another anomaly emerged from the technomancer's shadow, taking control of his body and locking him into place.

The dagger was plunged into his body, and blood had only just begun gushing out of the wound when the technomancer suddenly transformed into a poker card.

"You're not the only one who can use illusions! You may be able to fool others with this, but you can't fool me!"

Clown possessed some illusory abilities of its own, and it didn't hesitate at all as it continued to plunge its knife into the poker card over and over again, drawing blood with every single stab.

Illusions were able to affect one's senses, but they couldn't alter reality.

"You have to work on your illusions! Why does it feel like I'm stabbing into flesh even though you're supposed to have turned into a poker card?

Clown continued to stab viciously with its knife over and over again, but all of a sudden, its body was sent flying back as if it had been run over by a truck.

It turned to discover nothing more than a vast expanse of white nothingness, indicating that its vision was being affected by an illusion.

However, judging from the impact that it had just felt, it knew that Diamond was the one who had crashed into it in order to save the technomancer.