95: He can't escape.

Although he had finally struck the target, and even wounded it, Locke's eyes could not help but turn grave.

Because this time, there was no scene of cutting through like slicing vegetables as there had been when he slew Victor. Instead, the blade in his hand, even after breaking through the opponent's Extraordinary Factor defense, ended up stuck on the bones of both arms, unable to advance any further.

In the instant of the collision, Locke's hand holding the sword felt a tremendous resistance, preventing his blade from moving forward.

This resistance caused the blade in his hand, which had previously been invincible, to be blocked outside the bone for the first time.

In the past, whether facing Kraven or Marcus, his blade had always been invincible.

Of course, Locke's sword had ultimately cut into Marcus's bones, but that was all; it could not advance any further.

This left Locke somewhat dissatisfied: "Could it be because of that Extraordinary Factor just now?"

Opposite him, the wounded Marcus, feeling the blade on his arm, looked at Locke with eyes similarly filled with horror.

"F*ck, f*ck, f*ck, how is this possible? I already concentrated all of my Extraordinary Factor outside my arms. How could this brat still wound me so easily! What kind of monster is this!"

This strike from Locke had almost directly broken Marcus's defense.

Not just in the physical sense, but even more so in the psychological sense.

You must know, this was a defensive film formed by the condensation of all the Extraordinary Factor in his entire body. Marcus was very confident that even if bullets were fired at him, it would be impossible to pierce the defensive film formed by the Extraordinary Factor on his arms.

Although Locke was also Sequence 9, he could feel that Locke's strike just now had not attached any Extraordinary Factor to the blade. Yet he had used his Extraordinary Factor to condense a film to block Locke's strike, which hadn't used any Extraordinary Factor, and not only failed to block it but actually sustained a significant injury. How could he, who prided himself on being a powerhouse, accept this?

Opposite him, Locke felt somewhat surprised that he hadn't severed Marcus's arm with a single strike. Although he didn't think this strike would decapitate Marcus on the spot, he hadn't expected that he wouldn't even be able to hack off the arm that had blocked him.

"What a pity."

Marcus, on the other hand, had a drastic change in expression because he hadn't been able to block Locke's strike. After parrying the blow, he violently flapped his wings and flew higher.

"Brat, I will remember this strike of yours. Just wait, I will absolutely not let you go."

After delivering this strike, Locke correspondingly lost his upward momentum. After all, he had no wings. With no other choice, he could only pull out the sword stuck in the bone and then rapidly fell toward the ground. During his descent, he started to retort:

"Marcus, don't just talk, put your money where your mouth is. If you have any guts, don't run. Come now and let me witness your strength."

"Hmph!"

Marcus was naturally not stupid; he knew Locke was trying to provoke him, so he snorted coldly and then flew toward the heights at an even faster speed, finally disappearing into the darkness.

On this side, with a loud boom, the originally flat ground was smashed into a crater, and Locke was standing inside it.

Although the process was somewhat perilous, after landing, his feet still inevitably sank into the ground.

Before his feet had even been pulled out from the ground, a group of men surrounded him, staring at him with admiration:

"Lord Locke, are you alright?"

"Lord Locke, that strike of yours just now was truly handsome!"

"Lord Locke, how were you able to jump so high!"

"Sigh, it's just a pity that guy got away."

The group of werewolves who had immediately rushed over upon hearing the commotion surrounded him, asking questions incessantly.

At this moment, every werewolf looked at Locke with admiration in their eyes.

Locke waved his hand very calmly at the surrounding werewolves, then jumped out of the pit, looking in the direction where Marcus had left.

"He cannot escape from the palm of my hand."

With bats tracking from behind, he was not worried that Marcus would escape his sight.

"So that's it, Lord Locke had already prepared for this. As expected of Lord Locke, it truly makes us admire you."

Don't look at this group of men as rough and brawny; when it came to flattering, they were no less skilled than ordinary people.

However, Locke did not take these praises to heart, turning instead to care about the previously half-dead Lucien:

"By the way, Lucien, how are you? You should be fine now, right?"

"Our Lord has recovered quite well after treatment, and is currently watching over the sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law? Has Sophia come back to life?"

"Yes, but Miss Sophia just woke up and then fainted weakly. Lord Lucien didn't take her away immediately because he wanted to wait for you."

"Wait for me?" Locke pushed through the crowd and walked toward the position where Lucien had just been:

"Wait for me for what? Could it be that there are other problems with Sophia's body?"

"No, Lord Locke."

Kruto, who had been standing on the side and hadn't spoken all along, saw the perfect opportunity and immediately approached him intimately. With his hands clasped together, he replied somewhat restrainedly: "My big brother wants to wait until you finish fighting to thank you in person."

"Fine, where is he? Take me to him."

Locke did not refuse, because he had his own plans.

His saving of Lucien was not entirely out of sincerity either; he also had his own goals.

Completing the 【Underworld】 main quest was the most important thing in his eyes; saving Lucien was just a side benefit.

Of course, there were some personal feelings mixed in as well.

After all, in his eyes, Lucien could still be counted as one of the few good people in this Underworld story.

If he could save him while he was at it, then he would save him.

Under Kruto's very eager guidance, Locke arrived in front of Lucien, who was leaning against a large tree.

At this moment, Lucien's complexion was somewhat pale, but the lacerations on his body caused by the immense force of Marcus's descent from the sky had already disappeared.

It seems that, just as Kruto said, his recovery was not bad.

Hearing footsteps, Lucien looked up and, upon discovering it was Locke, stood up immediately with unconcealable excitement on his face.

In three steps taken as two, he rushed to in front of Locke. Ignoring his just-recovered injuries, he then violently bent his legs at the knees and slammed them heavily onto the ground.

"Lord Locke, thank you for saving my life, and also thank you for expending such a great cost to save Sophia for me."

As he spoke, he violently knocked his head against the ground, and then continued: "This life of mine was given by you, Lord Locke. You have saved me twice in just one day today. From now on, if you have any needs, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will not hesitate even if it means death."