Eldritch Horror Theatre - Ch. 74: Omen Must Die (End)
Huang Yuanchang's flashy entrance successfully ignited the negative emotions of the Beyonders.
Eating hotpot and singing songs at home, only to suddenly have their doors kicked in and be dragged here to sit in jail—the group was already boiling with anger.
And now some nonsense guy pops up, wanting to turn their prison sentence directly into a death sentence?
Many Beyonders in Xiyuan City actually recognized Huang Yuanchang and knew his background.
Even if they didn't, everyone here had been around the block; they possessed basic discernment.
Although his appearance was bizarre, the aura Huang Yuanchang projected was Tier 7 at best.
This was far inferior to the two gods of death standing nearby!
*I might not be able to beat the Night Watchers, but you think I can't beat you?*
For a time, the hall was filled with a chorus of mockery.
"What the hell are you? Daring to spout such nonsense here!"
"Has the Huang Family gone mad? Even if Huang Leji himself came, he wouldn't dare boast like this!"
"Do you know what place this is, throwing your weight around here without knowing the immensity of heaven and earth!"
...
*Omen is actually him?*
The expressions of the three Night Watchers were extremely complicated at this moment, especially Team Leader Qiao.
He naturally recognized Huang Yuanchang and was completely unable to accept that the legendary Omen actually hailed from Xiyuan City.
*He really came!*
Su Gao's eyes, however, flickered with light.
Having pursued him all this way, she was familiar with Omen's aura, and almost instantly confirmed that Huang Yuanchang was Omen.
Killing intent flared. Su Gao's hand subconsciously reached for the hilt of her sword, but her arm was caught by Fu Qian.
"Wait a moment!"
Fu Qian said, his eyes fixed on Huang Yuanchang's direction.
Su Gao couldn't understand, but she still subconsciously accepted his advice.
She suppressed the urge to strike, pulling her arm back at the same time.
"Heh!"
Currently facing the pointing fingers of everyone, Huang Yuanchang remained entirely unafraid. Instead, he let out a string of mocking laughter.
This laughter became the final straw that detonated their fury. Immediately, someone could no longer hold back, and several figures darted forward.
Charging at the very front was a woman with a pretty face, around thirty years old, elegantly dressed but wearing no makeup.
Fu Qian still had some impression of her. If he remembered correctly, the last time he saw her corpse, there was still a sheet mask on her face.
At this moment, Mask Sis moved as fast as lightning. The rapier in her hand was as agile as a venomous snake, aiming straight for Huang Yuanchang's lower body.
The viciousness of her attack was completely filled with the rage of being forced to leave the house without makeup.
"I am the beloved of God. Holy laws protect me."
Facing this fierce strike, Huang Yuanchang neither dodged nor evaded. He raised his hands and let out a voice that sounded like a dream-like murmur.
Mask Sis's rapier was about to sever his roots.
"All offenders shall be subject to the Beheading Penalty."
The moment Huang Yuanchang finished his increasingly high-pitched chant, Mask Sis's charging body jolted, and her face drastically changed.
A bloody line appeared on her neck.
The next moment, Mask Sis's delicate head smoothly slid off her neck without resistance, tumbling to the side with her horrified expression still lingering on her face.
The headless corpse continued to lunge forward due to inertia, missing Huang Yuanchang's body by a hair's breadth, and the rapier plunged deep into the floorboards.
Thump! Thump!
The two Beyonders who were a step slower than her paled in shock upon witnessing this. Unfortunately, they couldn't retract their moves in time, and without exception, suffered the exact same fate.
Instantly, three headless corpses were added to the hall.
A deathly silence.
The room full of Beyonders froze in place, staring blankly at this unbelievable scene.
*Interesting. I actually couldn't see how he did it at all!*
Witnessing all this, Fu Qian silently analyzed.
He was very certain that Huang Yuanchang hadn't made any movements just now other than his manic outburst, and he didn't even have a weapon in his hand.
The wounds on the necks of the three people who died looked as if they had grown there by themselves.
*Perhaps it wasn't him who did it in the first place?*
The bizarre giant tree surfaced in Fu Qian's mind.
*Is this your countermeasure?*
*All offenders subject to the Beheading Penalty?*
*Meaning anyone who gets close to Huang Yuanchang will have their heads chopped off by this so-called holy law?*
*If you're so powerful, why didn't I see this before?*
Looking at the increasingly bright quicksilver patterns on Huang Yuanchang's body, Fu Qian guessed that achieving this probably came at a rather high cost.
It's possible that the high-level entity determined that relying purely on Destined Death under the current circumstances left Huang Yuanchang with no possibility of completing the sacrifice, which is why it released this kind of buff on him.
"You all... must die!"
Huang Yuanchang's expression grew even more ferocious now as he stepped over the corpses on the ground.
"Die!"
Easily dodging several incoming ranged attacks, Huang Yuanchang let out a low roar.
The body of the Beyonder closest to him instantly stiffened, then limply collapsed to the ground, head rolling to the side.
Every person killed was within a certain range of him. It seemed the beheading judgment was related to distance.
He had to admit, this beheading technique coupled with the god-like evasion provided by Destined Death was truly formidable.
Fu Qian's brain spun rapidly, and a plan formed in his mind.
...
At this moment, Su Gao finally realized why Fu Qian had told her to wait.
The bizarre scene before her also exceeded her comprehension.
But seeing Omen drawing closer step by step, a look of resolute determination appeared in her eyes.
However, before she could strike, she found Fu Qian rushing out from beside her.
Fierce winds howled as several Air Bullets cleared the way. Fu Qian's body turned into a blur, aiming straight for Huang Yuanchang's head.
Facing this fierce attack, the latter revealed a sinister smile. His feet didn't stop as he swiftly dodged out of the Air Bullets' attack range.
At the same time, blood sprayed from the neck of the already close-at-hand Fu Qian, and his head tumbled through the air.
Su Gao trembled all over, watching this scene in disbelief, her face so pale it lacked any trace of blood.
However, the next moment, a scene that shocked everyone occurred.
Not only did Fu Qian's headless body not fall, but its speed actually increased a fraction, instantly closing in on Huang Yuanchang.
The raised right hand rapidly swelled into a claw, firmly gripping the latter's head.
"You—"
Huang Yuanchang cried out in shock, no longer retaining his previous madness.
"Wondering why I'm not dead?"
Fu Qian's voice transmitted from his chest.
"For the Beheading Penalty, you need to chop off my real head for it to work."
Under the stares of a room full of people looking at him like a monster, a new head slowly emerged from the stump of Fu Qian's neck.
"Now, are you seeing Destined Death?"
Crack!
Amidst Huang Yuanchang's despair-filled face, Fu Qian squeezed his right hand tight, and red and white splattered everywhere.
The latter's body twitched. The quicksilver patterns on his body frantically twisted and flickered as countless bizarre designs appeared and vanished, ultimately returning to silence.
*Done!*
Fu Qian looked at the fruits of his battle with satisfaction.
What dropped just now was obviously not his real head!
Even though his vitality was quite tenacious now, if he really got beheaded, he would still die as he should.
So after confirming the effect of the beheading law, he had a sudden inspiration: he retracted his real head into his chest cavity, leaving only a prop in its original position.
Facts proved that this "law" thing was still too rigid and incapable of making such precise judgments.
Feast was just that handy!
[Thug digestion progress 3/3]
Just then, Fu Qian felt a surging power, vast as an ocean, well up within his body.
[Congratulations, you have perfectly digested the Thug form]
[Before violence, there is neither destiny nor law]
Along with the prompts, Fu Qian felt every part of his body undergoing an incredible washing and strengthening. Berserk power and killing intent were injected into every single cell, thoroughly turning him into an incarnation of destruction.
It wasn't until his aura gradually stabilized that Fu Qian took a deep breath, confirming that his body had undergone a qualitative change.
Putting aside everything else, purely looking at his life intensity, he was at least Tier 4 now.
This trip wasn't made in vain.
[Mission complete, containment successful]
At the same time, the long-lost prompt sound rang in his ears.
.....
Notes:
Beginner/Low Tiers (ειΆ): Tiers 7, 8, and 9
. For example, the "Little Wolf Girl" that the protagonist (Fu Qian) defeats very easily early on is only a Tier 8 supernatural
.
Intermediate/Mid Tiers (δΈιΆ): Tiers 4, 5, and 6
. During the bodyguard mission, Fu Qian's goal is to help Wen Li safely advance to Tier 6
. After fighting Mr. Ji (who had been a Tier 6 for five years), Fu Qian realizes his "Thug" form gives him the strength of at least a Tier 6 supernatural
. Later, he encounters Li Weixuan, a highly formidable fighter who is at the peak of Tier 4
.
Advanced/High Tiers (ι«ιΆ) / Demigods (εη₯): Tier 3 and above
. Reaching Tier 3 or higher represents a fundamental change in the essence of life, and individuals at this level are revered as "demigods"
. For instance, the character Yibu reached Tier 3 at the age of 68 and is a literal demigod capable of summoning massive lightning storms
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