187: Chapter 187 Cut-off Control

Rumble—!

Purple Void Divine Lightning poured down like a rainstorm, each bolt accurately turning a Modified Beast into charcoal.

However, the cells of the Mother Nest flowed within these Modified Beasts. The severed limbs and broken arms that had been blasted apart actually writhed and aggregated in the green nutrient solution on the ground, standing up again moments later, becoming even more hideous and terrifying.

"Captain Chen! They're regenerating!"

Su Xiaoxiao's face was pale; even with the infinite endurance provided by [Ice-Thunder Source Return], this high-intensity mental burden made her feel bouts of dizziness.

"Watch out on the left!"

Just as Su Xiaoxiao's strength was spent, an Invisible Chameleon lurking in the shadows suddenly lunged. Its long, barbed tongue shot toward the back of Su Xiaoxiao's heart like a sharp sword!

If this strike landed, even an SS-rank Valkyrie would be heavily injured.

"[Time Rewind]!"

At the critical moment, a cold and steady voice rang out.

Li Murou stood in the center of the battlefield, the harp of time reversal in her hand glowing brilliantly.

Buzz—!

The time flow around the chameleon that was about to succeed suddenly underwent a bizarre reversal. Its extended long tongue actually retracted, defying the laws of physics, and its body seemed as if a rewind button had been pressed, returning to its invisible state before the attack.

"Sister Xiaoxiao! Now!"

Li Murou shouted, her face instantly turning deathly pale. Using time rules against such a high-tier fierce beast was extremely taxing for her.

"Die!"

Su Xiaoxiao reacted extremely fast, turning around with a lightning spear strike that pinned the confused chameleon directly to the ground. Thunderous fire instantly reduced it to ashes, giving it no chance to regenerate.

"Thanks, Mu Rou!"

"Don't mention it! I'm also reaching my limit!" Li Murou smiled bitterly, her fingers dancing frantically across the harp strings as she threw out time-slowing force fields, barely maintaining the defensive line from collapsing.

In the center of the battlefield, Chen Xi's face was as calm as still water.

He looked at the surrounding tide of beasts that seemed endless and glanced at the Black-Robed Shen Ye in mid-air who was controlling everything, his brain working at high speed.

"Capture the leader first? No, the Black-Robed Man is currently an energy projection; physical attacks are ineffective."

"Kill all the monsters? That won't work either; this is the Mother Nest's domain, they are immortal."

"The only way... is to sever the control!"

Chen Xi's gaze instantly became sharp.

He activated the advanced vision of [Card Affinity Reflection], and the world in his eyes instantly turned into countless intersecting energy lines.

He clearly saw that a very thin energy thread emitting black light was connected to the back of each Modified Beast's head. And the source of these threads all converged in the hands of Black-Robed Shen Ye!

That was the authority of the [Sovereign]! It was a slavery contract that Black-Robed Shen Ye had forcibly imposed on these creatures using future technology!

"Since you're controlling them through contracts..."

A cold arc curled at the corner of Chen Xi's mouth as he suddenly crushed a golden card in his hand.

"Then I'll let you see what a true [Sovereign] is!!"

Chen Xi took a sudden step forward, a domineering aura of absolute supremacy erupting from him. It wasn't a pressure of rank, but a rule suppression originating from the underlying logic of his class!

Talent Skill—[Sovereign Judgment]!

"Break... for me!!!"

Chen Xi grabbed at the air with his right hand as if holding an invisible pair of scissors and snipped fiercely at the void!

Snap! Snap! Snap!

A series of dense, crisp sounds, like harp strings snapping, echoed in the air.

Those black threads connected to the back of the Modified Beasts' heads instantly snapped inch by inch like fragile spider silk before the supreme power of the rules of [Sovereign Judgment]!

"Roar?!"

The beast tide, which had been perfectly coordinated as if it were an extension of his own arms, suddenly froze.

Although the red light in their eyes had not faded, the unity of being controlled vanished instantly. It was replaced by the chaos and confusion belonging to wild beasts.

Deprived of Black-Robed Shen Ye's command, these monsters patched together from different species immediately erupted with instinctive repulsion and hatred.

"Awoo!!"

A lion-headed monster stopped attacking Chen Xi and instead bit into a giant python next to it.

The scene instantly spiraled out of control, turning from an encirclement into a massive free-for-all!

"What?!"

In mid-air, Black-Robed Shen Ye's body jolted violently, and the face beneath the mask showed unprecedented shock.

"You... you can actually sever my Soul Link?!"

"How is this possible?! This is future Soul Inscription technology! How could you possibly break it?!"

Chen Xi stood in the center of the chaotic battlefield, his clothes fluttering in the wind, his gaze disdainful:

"Future?"

"Before me, there is no future, only the present!"

"Your control has been stripped away by me!"

"Bastard!!"

Black-Robed Shen Ye was exasperated; he hadn't expected this greatest variable to possess an ability that countered him so perfectly.

"Even without control, they are still bloodthirsty monsters! They will still tear you to pieces!"

Black-Robed Shen Ye roared and pressed his hands downward fiercely.

A massive amount of spatial pressure descended, attempting to forcibly drive those chaotic monsters to continue attacking Chen Xi and the others.

"Captain Chen! Think of something fast! These monsters have gone mad, they're biting everyone they see!"

Wang Shan hid behind a rock, scared out of his wits.

Although the Black-Robed Man had lost fine control, these hundreds of frenzied fourth and fifth-tier fierce beasts running wild in the narrow space were still a catastrophe for the Nirvana Battle Team.

Just at this moment where chaos and despair intertwined.

Ye Fei, who had been silent and protected behind Chen Xi, slowly raised her head.

She looked at the hellish scene before her, at her teammates fighting bloodily to protect her, and at the Black-Robed Man who had fallen into madness to resurrect "her."

Her body was trembling.

Not because of fear.

But because of... awakening.

"Enough..."

Ye Fei whispered softly.

She pushed aside Chen Xi, who was blocking her, and step by step, walked firmly toward the center of the battlefield's storm.

"Ye Fei! What are you doing?! Come back!"

Li Murou had just used [Time Rewind] to save Xia Qing from the mouth of a giant beast when she turned to see Ye Fei actually walking out of the defensive circle on her own, and she immediately shouted in panic.

The surroundings were full of frenzied Modified Beasts; a single claw from any of them could tear her fragile little body to shreds!

However, Ye Fei did not stop.

Her red hair flew in the turbulent air currents, and on her face, which had originally held a bit of greenness and cowardice, there was now a look of unprecedented determination and majesty.

She walked to Chen Xi's side, stopped, and turned to look at this captain who had led and protected her all the way.

"Captain."

Ye Fei's voice was very light, but it reached Chen Xi's ears clearly amidst the noisy battlefield:

"You said... I am the source."

"You said... I have that quality that makes fierce beasts submit."

Chen Xi kicked away a Shadow Beast that pounced on them and turned to look at Ye Fei, his brow furrowed:

"Now is not the time for this! These Modified Beasts have lost control, and your passive pressure has a very weak effect on them! Go back!"

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