153: Devil's Contract

"Cui Rang, it's not too late to stop now!"

Near the fountain, military personnel slowly surrounded Cui Rang, simultaneously trying to persuade him.

The blood-red glows around Cui Rang appeared with increasing frequency, as if sensing the approaching enemies, they too became somewhat agitated.

If not for these blood-red glows, Cui Rang would likely have been completely surrounded by now.

Cui Rang glanced at everyone, his narrowed eyes betraying no emotion.

He smiled and asked the person who was clearly the Squad Leader:

"If I stop this formation, will you let me go?"

"No, but we can give you a quick end."

Cui Rang was not at all surprised by this answer.

He pointed to the ground beneath his feet and asked:

"Yes, I'm going to die either way, so why shouldn't I give it my all?"

The military Squad Leader's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to direct the Professionals to press closer to him.

Suddenly, a fierce blaze of fire lit up in the direction Gu Qinghan had left.

A scream, not human-like, emanated, causing everyone there to involuntarily shiver twice.

Cui Rang sighed faintly; that should have been Liu Song's voice, he could vaguely distinguish it.

It seemed that at this moment, he was the only one left.

The sacrifice had failed.

The blood-red glows on the ground hadn't spread very far at all, and perhaps less than a tenth of the more than 20,000 people in this Gathering Place had died.

At this moment, Cui Rang suddenly trembled involuntarily.

His soul was shaking; he remembered the experience of the few days he had previously disappeared.

He had gained the power of a demon then, and signed a contract with it.

The content of the contract was that he had to sacrifice the flesh and blood of at least ten thousand people to the demon, and then the demon would temporarily lend him power for a period of time.

But if he failed, his soul would be enslaved by the demon, branded with its mark.

That was an outcome far more terrifying than death; his soul would be dragged into the abyss, crammed into an already decaying body to be driven by the demon.

"No... impossible, I still have a way."

Cui Rang looked at the people around him; there were quite a few of these military Professionals, and the people in this Gathering Place should not have left yet.

As long as he could sacrifice all these people, he should still be able to succeed!

"How could I fail? I started from nothing back then and fought my way to everything I have today.

With the arrival of this game, I can still become one of the best!"

Cui Rang muttered to himself, then suddenly widened his eyes and said to the surrounding Professionals:

"It's all your fault, it's all your fault.

If you hadn't forced me, I would never have signed a contract with the demon!

Oh, and that Gu Qinghan!"

His eyes were now completely bloodshot, making it impossible to distinguish pupils or whites.

A large amount of blood emerged from beneath his feet, and even from the fountain beside him, converging into a pool of blood at his feet.

"What is he doing! Attack!"

The military Squad Leader noticed his anomaly and immediately ordered the ranged Professionals behind him to attack.

However, those ranged attacks were immediately blocked by the blood-red glows when they were still several meters away from Cui Rang.

By the time the next wave of ranged attacks arrived, the blood pool at Cui Rang's feet had already been completely absorbed into his body.

These attacks struck Cui Rang's body, but they caused him no injury whatsoever.

At this moment, Cui Rang's clothes had all disappeared, and his muscles bulged, like an ancient Greek sculpture that had emerged from blood.

"Lend you power, to fulfill our contract."

Cui Rang let out a voice whose gender was indistinguishable, then self-importantly hummed.

To outsiders, he looked like he was talking to himself, as if suffering from schizophrenia.

However, only Cui Rang himself knew that he was conversing with the demon that was lending him power.

"Cui Rang! Don't resist! It's useless!"

The military Squad Leader was still speaking, while also having the surrounding Professionals form a strange formation.

"Resist? I'm going to kill all of you!"

Cui Rang grinned; at this moment, he felt an endless supply of energy within his body.

He casually threw out a giant clock face, enveloping several Professionals.

"Watch closely, this power is what allows one to stand firm in the apocalypse!"

The clock face enveloped several Professionals, and instantly, the upper halves of those Professionals seemed to be in slow motion.

However, this phenomenon only occurred in their upper bodies; their lower bodies seemed to be in fast forward, moving extremely strangely and quickly.

This phenomenon could only result in one outcome: their upper and lower bodies being torn apart!

However, the military Squad Leader roared, and a ghostly chain lit up on the bodies of all the military Professionals.

For a moment, everyone's brows furrowed, and a few people even clutched their waists and let out a soft cry.

But the Professionals who were enveloped by the clock face escaped unharmed.

They broke out in a cold sweat and cast grateful glances at the Squad Leader.

"Legendary Profession, Legion?"

Cui Rang still stood in place, but a contemptuous smile appeared on his face as he looked at the military Squad Leader.

The Squad Leader did not speak; he only frowned deeply as he looked at Cui Rang, seemingly very wary of him.

A young man next to him walked over and whispered to the Squad Leader:

"Report, news just came from over there.

Professionals enhanced by this power will lose their original skills, but their professional characteristics will be greatly enhanced.

These Professionals' physical bodies will become exceptionally strong, even possessing nearly regenerative self-healing abilities.

Moreover, the capital just caught the mastermind behind the creation of the monstrous people.

His limbs became incredibly sharp, so Cui Rang should also have similar special abilities..."

The Squad Leader nodded, but his gaze did not leave Cui Rang.

At this moment, Cui Rang was like a farmer, inspecting his livestock.

Although it wasn't a friendly way to put it, many people felt that way.

A few seconds later, Cui Rang suddenly looked towards a Professional in a certain position.

The moment his gaze focused, the ground there suddenly broke open, and a fleshy, wriggling tentacle emerged!

As soon as the tentacle appeared, it immediately wrapped around that Professional and slammed him hard onto the ground.

The military Squad Leader frowned slightly, and the faintly visible chains reappeared on everyone's bodies.

The Professional who was slammed to the ground quickly got up, seemingly unharmed, just startled.

The Squad Leader whispered to the person next to him:

"Record this: Cui Rang can attack using tentacles that suddenly emerge from underground. This should be his new ability."

"Understood."

After saying this, the military Squad Leader slowly walked to the front of the team and looked at Cui Rang, saying:

"Having become like this, you shouldn't be able to escape like before, right?"

Cui Rang slowly turned his head, revealing a bloodthirsty smile:

"I can kill all of you, and then... walk out of here!"