The ghost phantom roared silently, raising the thunder beast and smashing it fiercely onto the ground.
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes and said, "Very fierce, then..."
Bai Ye raised his hand, and immediately, a giant magic circle pattern appeared beneath his feet, spreading outwards in all directions, scattering brilliant light.
Magic Chant!
As the magic circle pattern of the magic chant took shape, Bai Ye's chosen reinforcement direction was naturally...
Elemental reinforcement to oneself, with a 15% increase in effect for any item or ability related to elements!
There was nothing to consider; elemental reinforcement was the most direct way to increase the power of the Thunder-Thunder Fruit.
Zzzt!
Large swathes of lightning appeared on the bodies of the three thunder beasts.
The lightning arcs that exploded became even more violent, scattering outwards continuously.
The thunder beast that was flipped onto the ground quickly got back up, once again biting onto the wrist of the ghost phantom, while the thunder dragon opened its monstrous maw, and then...
Zzzt!
Large swathes of lightning arcs were spewed out by the thunder dragon, forming a pillar of lightning that pierced a large hole through the body of the ghost phantom.
Similarly, the ghost phantom displayed its terror to the fullest, a large hole opened in its chest, yet it continued to hold on.
A terrifying demonic aura emanated from its body, and the surrounding wails of ghosts intensified.
In the sky, countless white vengeful spirits appeared, dancing in the air.
The ground, bearing the brunt of the battle, continued to crack, and was then ground into powder.
This was a battle of equals.
The Demon Blade Oni-kiri was indeed powerful, its phantom ghost capable of fighting the three thunder beasts of the Thunder-Thunder Fruit alone.
However...
This was not Bai Ye's objective.
The entanglement of the thunder beasts was merely a distraction.
What Bai Ye truly intended to do was...
Zzzt!
Suddenly, Bai Ye's figure flickered, his body transforming into electricity and moving forward, passing directly through the gap between the thunder beast and the ghost phantom, appearing before Xu Mengfei.
The ghost phantom reacted quickly, attempting to turn around immediately, but...
The thunder bird swooped down from the sky, crashing fiercely onto the ghost phantom.
The thunder dragon's body coiled around the ghost phantom, the thunder beast bit onto the ghost phantom's right leg, rendering it unable to move, and then...
*Poof!*
The moment Bai Ye reappeared from the lightning, he pointed a finger at Xu Mengfei's forehead.
A current surged from Bai Ye's fingertip.
In the next instant, Xu Mengfei's forehead was pierced by a current, a bloody hole appearing on his forehead.
His vacant gaze seemed to regain some semblance of clarity, but only for a fleeting moment.
Because, he was dead!
With a bang, Xu Mengfei's body fell backward, crashing onto the ground.
The demonic aura surrounding the ghost phantom also rapidly receded, and then the ghost phantom disappeared. The Oni-kiri, emitting an eerie glow, also dimmed at this moment.
"You have killed Number 5. The next target for pursuit is Number 2."
With Xu Mengfei's death, Bai Ye's target shifted to Li Jiayi.
"Hoo!"
Bai Ye let out a long sigh.
The Demon Blade Oni-kiri was indeed troublesome.
But, having possessed it before, Bai Ye knew its strengths, its trickery, and its weaknesses!
The Demon Blade Oni-kiri's only weakness was that in its chaotic state, the user was unconscious.
In an unconscious state, one could not use other items or abilities!
The Demon Blade Oni-kiri could not control the body to use other abilities, or other items.
And no matter how demonic the blade, it was still just a blade.
A blade was a weapon, and weapons were used to kill, but weapons could not kill on their own. As long as the wielder was eliminated, no matter how powerful the demon blade, it was useless.
Of course, in a chaotic state, coupled with a berserk demon blade, it was extremely powerful, and most of the time, nothing else was needed.
However, Bai Ye was clearly not part of the "most of the time."
As Bai Ye pondered, he transformed into lightning and disappeared again. When he reappeared, he was already in a secluded small park.
The progress of this wish mission was far faster than Bai Ye had imagined. Nine days had passed, and the result...
Bai Ye checked the time. There were still eight or nine hours left until the full 24 hours were up. Only three people were left dead.
However, the triangular cycle was established. Although Bai Ye's plan had a slight deviation, the final outcome was not problematic.
Hamil wanted to kill Bai Ye, Bai Ye had to kill Li Jiayi, and Li Jiayi wanted to kill Hamil.
Simultaneously, Bai Ye's pursuit count was three. As long as he didn't die, Bai Ye was certain he would receive the reward for the wish mission.
And with the reward obtained, the significance of forming this triangular cycle was that Bai Ye wanted to kill Li Jiayi.
That troublesome fellow had lived for too long. Every time Bai Ye wanted to strike him down, he couldn't.
In a way...
Bai Ye recognized Li Jiayi as a worthy opponent.
Therefore, Bai Ye wanted to kill Li Jiayi even more.
Because Bai Ye did not kill those without a future.
"Still eight days left..." Bai Ye curved his lips and said, "Can you still run away from this?"
Bai Ye had eight days to hunt Li Jiayi, and Li Jiayi, to avoid elimination, could not counter-kill Bai Ye.
Of course, while the rules were as such, in a critical moment, Li Jiayi would surely go for the kill. Elimination was definitely better than being eliminated.
But regardless, at present, Bai Ye believed the advantage was on his side.
Then...
...
"Where did that bastard hide?"
In a secluded guesthouse, Bai Ye looked out the window, feeling numb.
It was the fifth day of the wish mission...
Li Jiayi had disappeared.
The hunter's pursuit convention was still ongoing, and Bai Ye had been paying attention to the intelligence shared among the hunters, but for five days, there had been no news.
Bai Ye had disappeared.
Li Jiayi had disappeared.
Hamil had also disappeared.
There was no mention of the three of them in the hunters' intelligence transmissions. Every day, they continuously exchanged information, sharing which areas they had searched, but with no results.
Bai Ye felt a bit disheartened. This was not what he had expected.
Bai Ye had expected Li Jiayi to be hunted by the hunters, expose his location, and then Bai Ye would pursue Li Jiayi, attempting to kill him.
If the script were to be made more convoluted, then Li Jiayi, unable to escape, would eventually abandon the wish mission and prepare to counter-kill Bai Ye to eliminate him.
However, due to being attacked unilaterally for too long during the pursuit, he was already severely injured, and still could not defeat Bai Ye, being pierced through the throat with a sword. Though he died, he put up a magnificent fight and died honorably.
If there were to be a further twist, Hamil could even make an appearance midway, playing a cameo role.
But what was this situation now?
Not only was this guy not acting according to the script, but he wasn't even showing up at the scene?
The male protagonist was in place, but there was no villain...
Bai Ye felt a headache coming on, and then concluded that Li Jiayi must be slacking off.
...