Chapter 443: Chapter 441 Wedge-shaped Stone

When the muzzle was pressed against the neck of the Abyss Death Image, the touched skin on the neck reacted like it was triggered, instantly undergoing a reinforcement reaction.

The Ashen Eye could clearly see the patterns inside the stone becoming orderly, even forming a stable state connected by multiple triangles.

“Can’t penetrate it!”

Even though the bullet loaded inside the barrel was the best armor-piercing bullet that could be produced, equipped with the Evil Sun Attribute by the firearms factory, Yi Chen’s intuition told him that he couldn’t penetrate the skin of the Abyss Death Image.

But now there was no time for thinking, he had to make a decision quickly.

The palms of the Abyss Death Image had already turned and were slapping toward his shoulders, any slight hesitation causing a delay would result in Yi Chen being crushed like a swatted mosquito.

“Little Grape!”

A loud shout… Ding! The magazine loosened.

An armor-piercing bullet, perfectly processed, was thrown into the air, held tightly by Yi Chen’s right hand and raised to the highest point, while he looked back at Vivian floating in the air.

As a battle-hardened Death Plague Knight, seeing Yi Chen get such a good opportunity to attack at close range but not attacking immediately and instead holding some strange metal in his hand, she immediately understood the intention.

Vivian’s main mouth and two auxiliary mouths simultaneously muttered some ancient language.

“Enhance!”

The word followed by the law,

The bullet held in Yi Chen’s hand was vaguely supported by countless tiny arms, even small palm patterns covered the bottom of the bullet.

At that moment,

The shadow of the Abyss Death Image’s palms had already covered Yi Chen, about to fall.

Load the bullet, disengage the safety, pull the trigger!

Bang!

The ignition of the firing pin propelled the bullet forward in the barrel, granted a high-speed spin by the rifling,

The whole process was also aided by the mental thrust from Little Grape and the death words of Vivian.

The muzzle flashed,

This tiny bullet shot into the neck of the Abyss Death Image at an incredible speed… the sound was so loud, it echoed through the cave.

The recoil of the firearm even sent Yi Chen, the principal subject, flying out, spinning rapidly in the air, ultimately piercing the top of the cave with the iron chains shot from his palms, barely stabilizing his body.

On the other side, the Abyss Giants hit by the bullet, after this point-blank distance shooting, had its body severely displaced, eventually falling sideways to the ground… Boom!

The cave trembled along with the fall of the Death Image,

Cracks appeared at the neck, spreading towards the cheeks and shoulders of the Death Image, but that was all, it didn’t spread through the entire body.

At the neck hit,

the Evil Sun bullet had shot into it, but a small section of it was still sticking out.

Yi Chen, suspended from the cave ceiling by iron chains, looked extremely grim, “How hard is this thing exactly… A bullet of this power can’t even fully penetrate at point-blank range.”

Yi Chen wanted to fire a few more shots, but found that his left hand, metalized from the armament, had deformed severely due to the impact of the recoil, its five fingers twisted together, with the handgun just clinging to it by metal affinity, completely unable to pull the trigger.

Just as Yi Chen was preparing to shoot with the other hand,

a dark shadow flashed in, even faster than a bullet.

The newcomer was Bernard, fully transformed into the Black Wolf, who pounced close in an instant by successive wolf jumps, reaching Extreme Speed with all limbs utilized for the jumps, and amazingly had the Tombstone Giant Sword bitten in his mouth.

In close proximity, his hands shifted to hold the hilt,

taking advantage of the sprint’s Extreme Speed combined with the swing given by his arms, it heavily smashed into the bullet’s impacted area.

Boom!

A visible pressure wave spread around,

The strike of the Tombstone Giant Sword not only drove the bullet deeper into the target’s body, but its own power also took effect… Crack! The neck of the Death Image was completely crushed, followed by the torso, head, and the black halo floating above all disintegrated.

After great difficulty, the fully-formed consciousness dissipated into nothingness, returning to where it belonged.

The stone body created from the Death Image, along with the giant scythe and bracelets it crafted, also shattered completely, their fragments scattering.

Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh!

Bernard was freed from his beastified state and, supporting himself with one hand on the Tombstone Giant Sword, he gasped for air… his gaze filled with immense shock as he looked at Yi Chen who was hanging above him, under the red eye sockets of the Black Wolf Helmet.

At the same time, Vivian, floating not far away, was utterly stunned. She had not expected that the one who made the greatest contribution to shattering this mature Death Image would be an Open Source Patient.

Though she did not know why William was unaffected by the Deep Death, his spirit, bravery, strength, and determination all exceeded those of his peers.

Gazing at William’s figure, Vivian couldn’t help but sigh, “This guy… might really be able to do those nearly impossible things he talked about. Maybe I can really meet the captain again.”

A few minutes passed, and everyone gathered.

Skeleton heads with ears also rolled back, one reverting to Stephen’s form, who grinned cheerfully at everyone.

Nobody mentioned his desertion at the crucial moment; after all, Stephen’s job was just to find the Death Image.

The group began to collect the valuable Death Fragments scattered on the ground, among them the wedge-shaped stone set into the scythe, which Bernard was the first to grab.

In addition to that, this fully-conscious Death Image also dropped three additional ‘Dead Person Wedge Stones’, but they were somewhat lower in purity.

“To actually burst out four…”

There were four people at the site, distributed evenly.

Of course, the one of highest purity and most perfect design naturally fell into Yi Chen’s hands.

“William, given your status as a High-Level Death Citizen, you should be able to find a suitable blacksmith. Just go handle the rest yourself… cough cough~”

Bernard, injured, had to take the Death Image fragments to meet the First Dead Man, to help rid himself of the Deep Death entwining his body.

Vivian kicked Bernard’s rear, “What are you still blabbing about here? Go quickly… do you want to die?”

With that kick, Bernard actually got somewhat excited and hurriedly mounted his wolf to go to the boss’s chamber.

Vivian then turned to Yi Chen, “Hurry up and get on… I don’t want to stay here a second longer.”

Complying with the request, Yi Chen also mounted.

Sitting close to Vivian,

her bare and skeletal back had only the spine and ribs,

and since he was in a riding position, facing a row of symmetrical rib structures, Yi Chen’s mind actually conjured the thought of grabbing the ribs on the left and right sides to ‘ride’.

Of course, he ultimately did not do so.

The black stallion surged ahead, and the sickly mule maintained a steady speed, carrying Stephen along with the two.

On their way to the elevator, Vivian could not help but ask, “William, where does your death really come from? Why are you unaffected by Deep Death?”

“It’s related to a death I experienced before, probably from another plane… As for how it came about and why I possess this power, I am not really sure myself.

The First Dead Man must have valued this aspect of me, which is why he invited an outsider like me over and even offered me a residency without joining the Original Tomb.

Regarding this death of mine, once I am strong enough and capable of crossing World Planes, I will definitely explore and understand it clearly.”

The linguistically adept Vivian could tell William was not lying, so she did not continue on this topic and prepared to discuss and analyze the recent battle,

when suddenly Stephen, following behind them, spoke up,

“Truly remarkable at such a young age~ Ah, I had said if the Death Image manages to kill you, I might get to pick up your ‘ears’ meanwhile, but it seems I was thinking too much!

Next, you are going to find a blacksmith, right, Mr. William?

Bernard is not wrong, but if you use your status as an upper class death citizen, you’ll only be able to find some apprentice-level guys, who might even ruin your fine wedge-shaped stone.

Seeing as you’ve successfully helped us resolve this crisis, how about I find someone for you? Not to mention finding the oldest, most original blacksmith in the Original Tomb, at least someone who can perfectly handle the wedge-shaped stone.

As for payment, just let me touch your ears for another two hours! Otherwise, when you leave, I’ll have no more fun.”

“Then I’m in your debt, Mr. Stephen.”