48: Kill

The moment the mist spread.

The two Bounty Hunters simultaneously covered their mouths and noses.

They were worried that the mist might be poisonous.

It wasn't until the mist had completely spread that they realized its main purpose was to obstruct vision.

Being enveloped in such mist, with vision completely obscured, was inherently terrifying, and combined with the ground constantly softening and turning into a Swamp Array... This caused a change in the expressions of the two Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level Bounty Hunters, as they sensed that the situation was dire.

If there had been no mist to obscure their vision, they would have undoubtedly chosen to evacuate this area, which was gradually turning into a swamp, at the first opportunity.

But with the mist pervasive, they dared not make any rash moves.

Because at this moment, they couldn't see their enemy at all and didn't know his exact location.

If they acted rashly at this point... it was highly likely to give the enemy an opportunity, making the crisis even greater.

The best method was to hold their ground and guard against any sneak attacks.

However, if they remained still, their bodies would continuously sink, slowly submerging into the swamp.

This left the two Bounty Hunters in a dilemma for a time, feeling that no matter what they did, the situation would be extremely unfavorable.

In just a short while, the swamp beneath them had already submerged their ankles.

"This can't go on!"

Luo Fangyi realized he couldn't stay in this swamp any longer.

He decided he wanted to escape the swamp first.

Just as he was about to make a move, a whooshing sound suddenly came from beside his ear.

A dagger was suddenly thrown from behind him, whistling through the air from a distance.

Luo Fangyi immediately turned and punched, shattering the dagger.

This was just an ordinary dagger, not an Entering Martial Rank weapon, so it couldn't threaten him.

However, it made Luo Fangyi wary; he had just been about to act, and the opponent immediately attacked.

This instantly made him dare not move again.

He kept an eye on his surroundings, extremely vigilant.

The other Bounty Hunter was also like this, worried about being attacked at any moment, and dared not make any rash moves.

"As expected, mist combined with the Swamp Array has a huge effect!"

Xiao Shi was positioned not far from the two Bounty Hunters at this time.

Although his vision was also limited to half a meter in the mist, the Blood Seal he had left on the two allowed him to clearly monitor all their movements.

This was also the main reason why he hadn't detonated the Blood Seal during his previous attack!

And now, he didn't need to rush to attack the two.

He was waiting!

Waiting for their bodies to slowly sink.

As soon as they sank to a point where they couldn't move and found it difficult to turn, it would be the best time for him to strike!

Now, Xiao Shi only needed to observe all their actions.

Once they had the idea of escaping the swamp, he would use long-range attacks to threaten the two Bounty Hunters, making them dare not make any rash moves.

They could only stay put and passively defend.

Although the mist was not poisonous and had no lethality, it could make people extremely jumpy.

Being in it, they dared not make any rash moves.

This formed a perfect combination with the Swamp Array.

Gradually, the two Bounty Hunters had already sunk to their calves.

Both of them began to feel anxious.

Especially when they discovered that this swamp had extremely strong viscosity, they all had the idea that even at the risk of danger, they must escape this swamp.

At first, they both thought the mist was the opponent's killing move, and the swamp underfoot was just a distraction.

They thought this swamp would only make their movements a little difficult, and the mist was the biggest obstacle.

But as they continued to sink, when they found that even with all their strength, it was difficult to pull their feet out, they realized... they had made a mistake!

The mist was the distraction!

The swamp underfoot was the biggest threat.

"Damn it! What kind of swamp is this!!"

Both their faces changed drastically at the same time.

They struggled to pull their feet out.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

After sinking to this extent, they could no longer easily pull their feet out.

What's more, Xiao Shi, seeing their actions from a distance, immediately threw a large number of weapons, launching long-range attacks.

This made it impossible for them to pull out their feet stuck in the swamp.

They could only sink deeper and deeper... and with their struggles, the speed of their sinking also became faster and faster.

In the blink of an eye, they had already sunk to their thighs.

By this time, although they could still turn, their legs were completely fixed in place.

Just like Zhuo Fu back then.

But the difference was... Xiao Shi did not choose to strike at this time.

He continued to wait.

When he killed Zhuo Fu, he could strike when his legs were fixed, but to deal with these two Bounty Hunters, he had to wait a little longer.

It wasn't until the two had sunk to their chest and abdomen, unable to turn their bodies, only able to turn their heads, that Xiao Shi's eyes flashed with killing intent.

"Attack!"

His figure moved, stepping on the swamp beneath his feet, and directly arrived behind Luo Fangyi.

The long saber in his hand was raised high.

The moment it slashed down, the two seals condensed on the saber burst forth simultaneously!

One of the seals was condensed from black ink stone.

When Xiao Shi killed the first Bounty Hunter, he used half a black ink stone; now, the remaining half was entirely condensed into a seal on the saber.

The other seal was condensed from soaring sword grass.

The eruption of the two seals instantly made this saber strike by Xiao Shi possess not only astonishing weight but also terrifying sharpness, tearing the air open and slashing straight down!

Luo Fangyi could clearly feel the threat coming from behind him; he raised both hands high, blocking above his head, and all the blood energy circling his body condensed together, forming the strongest possible barrier.

Splat!

The long saber slashed onto the membrane formed by Luo Fangyi's abundant blood energy.

Under the astonishing weight and sharpness carried by this saber strike, even this thick and solid blood energy membrane could not withstand it.

Instantly, countless cracks spread across the membrane, and then with a bang, the blood energy membrane was shattered by a single saber strike!

The long saber's speed did not diminish, continuing to slash downwards.

Pfft!

It not only severed both of Luo Fangyi's raised hands that were blocking but also slashed down onto Luo Fangyi's head, the blade directly penetrating his skull, splitting it down the middle, cutting the entire head into two halves.

Xiao Shi reached out, grabbed the items that fell out after Luo Fangyi's death, threw them into his storage bag, then dragged his long saber and quickly rushed towards the other Bounty Hunter.

From the beginning of the fight until now, approximately two minutes had passed.

Xiao Shi had to resolve this as quickly as possible and leave early.

This was also why he decisively used black ink stone and soaring sword grass.

If he had only used one saber strike after another, it would have taken a considerable amount of time to break through their blood energy membranes.

However, after using black ink stone and soaring sword grass, only one saber strike was needed to cut through the blood energy membrane.

Pfft!

After the other Bounty Hunter was also killed by Xiao Shi's saber, he picked up the items that had fallen from him, then pulled up the formation flags from the ground, and turned to leave without hesitation.

"This time, only one Swamp Array was used, and two Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level were successfully killed; I've made a huge profit!"

Xiao Shi's heart was greatly excited, and he had strong expectations for the items that had dropped from the two.