Chapter 113 – Grenade Launcher

These dense threads cannot be touched. Firstly, they might alert the Thread Demon directly. Secondly, the fine threads are bound to be very sharp, and could easily sever limbs.

Moreover, Su Hao is currently in the shadows, which is an advantage. There’s no need to alert the opponent. It’s best to prepare something big first, then hit them hard, and attack once he has the advantage.

Su Hao slowly retreated and moved to the roof of the opposite building.

“First, I’ll send them a grenade!” Su Hao’s idea was simple. Although the threads are sharp, they are very likely vulnerable to fire and corrosive elements. So, as long as the threads are scorched by fire, they will lose their effectiveness, allowing his attack to hit the Thread Demon smoothly.

In this regard, Su Hao has a huge advantage over the Thread Demon!

When fighting, as long as he continuously impacts the surroundings with ‘Fire Ring,’ the Thread Demon can only watch helplessly.

Su Hao confirmed his combat strategy and immediately took action.

First, he tied three ‘Twenty-Burst’ orbs together and slowly infused them with Blood Qi, activating a ten-second countdown.

He then attached the properties of ‘Corrosion’ and ‘High Temperature’ to their surfaces.

Holding the orbs in his hands, he aimed at the Thread Demon’s location, assuming a Kamehameha stance.

The armor on his hands, enhanced with ‘Hardness’ and ‘Barrier,’ was more than enough to serve as a cannon barrel.

“Triple Burst!”

The Triple ‘Burst’ Rune on his palm instantly activated.

“Boom!”

Su Hao’s hands exploded violently, and he was pushed back five meters by the recoil, nearly blowing the roof off.

The three ‘Twenty-Burst’ orbs, now a cannonball, had already pierced through the window. The attached ‘High Temperature’ and ‘Corrosion’ properties burned through the dense threads blocking the way, flying straight towards the Thread Demon.

They reached their target in the blink of an eye.

Xike, the Thread Demon, wasn’t awakened by the massive explosion, but by the sensation of a large portion of his own threads being destroyed.

The sound waves from the explosion were still chasing after the projectiles and hadn’t reached Xike’s ears yet.

As Xike suddenly flipped over inside his massive cocoon of threads and opened his eyes.

As if in slow motion, he saw his thread cocoon begin to bulge, char, and darken, then a hole appeared, revealing three round balls the size of fists shooting towards his belly.

“What is that?” Xike only had time to form the question in his mind.

The three small balls then impacted his chest.

“Boom—”

A violent explosion roared, shaking the entire small building.

Immense energy raged within the room, destroying a large amount of furniture, windows were flung outwards, and the walls of the small building were covered in dense cracks.

“Bang!” One side of the small building suddenly burst open, and a figure rapidly fled into the distance.

It was Xike, the Thread Demon.

At this moment, Xike looked utterly pathetic, his clothes torn into ragged scraps clinging to his body, his abdomen and face covered in gruesome bloody gashes, terrifyingly as if a chainsaw had plowed through him. An ordinary person would likely have fallen and died on the spot.

His hair also lacked its usual neatness, hanging messily on his head.

This can’t even be called pathetic anymore! This is tragic.

To be hit directly by three ‘sixty-explosions’ without any defense, and still be able to run so fast, Su Hao would call it badass.

“Trying to run?” Su Hao smiled. After recklessly causing chaos throughout the city for the past two years, he wondered if the other party had ever considered this day would come.

Su Hao stepped forward to pursue.

Soon, Su Hao slowed down because he discovered that the escape route of the Thread Demon was covered in dense, fine threads, obstructing his pursuit.

If one were to charge in without defense, they would likely be torn to shreds on the spot.

If it were someone else, they might have given up the chase. But it happened to be Su Hao, and for him, running away this easily was impossible.

The ‘High Temperature’ and ‘Corrosion’ states were immediately applied to his entire body.

Su Hao reached out and tentatively touched a fine thread.

‘Sss~’

The invisible fine thread instantly broke, and fire erupted from the断口.

Su Hao no longer hesitated, applied another layer of ‘High Temperature’ to his armor, and directly pursued the Thread Demon.

All the threads blocking his path snapped the moment Su Hao touched them, like crushing dry weeds.

At the same time, it continuously activates ‘Fire Ring’ to radiate outwards, burning any special threads that might exist.

Su Hao had to end the fight as soon as possible, because… he was hot!

Speed wasn’t Xike’s strong suit. As a Level 4 Evolved Human ‘Thread Demon’ of the ‘Thread Weaver’ sequence, he had seven abilities: ‘Spit Silk’, ‘Entangle’, ‘Thread Tide’, ‘Thread Perception’, ‘Cutting Line’, ‘Penetration Line’, and ‘Invisible Line’.

None of these abilities increased his speed.

He would soon be caught up by Su Hao.

At this moment, he also perceived that the fine threads he had laid out behind him were being destroyed with overwhelming force, unable to hinder him in the slightest. He was immediately filled with disbelief, “How is this possible?”

Xike’s face was covered in wounds and blood. This expression of disbelief made him look even more ferocious.

He couldn’t help but look back.

He immediately understood why his fine threads couldn’t stop the opponent.

“Damn flames!” Xike cursed inwardly. The natural enemy of the ‘Thread Weaver’ sequence was fire. At other times, his threads were incredibly tough and could cut through anything, being extremely sharp. However, upon encountering fire or high temperatures, they became completely useless.

“Run!” Xike had lost any desire to fight and just wanted to escape this ordeal first.

However, how could Xike, who was much slower than Su Hao, escape?

He was soon caught up by Su Hao.

Su Hao performed a Burst, charging directly at Xike.

Xike knew he couldn’t escape, so he stopped and looked for another opportunity.

He leaped from the rooftop and landed in the middle of the street, searching for advantageous terrain.

‘Thread Tide’!

Large amounts of silk surged from various parts of Xike’s body, thousands upon thousands of strands, rolling towards Su Hao with immense force.

‘Fire Dragon’!

Su Hao activated the Rune he had drawn in advance.

Instantly, a giant Fire Dragon materialized from the Long Blade in his right hand, extending continuously and soaring into the sky. With a twist, it swept across the incoming threads.

‘Boom!’

As the Fire Dragon swept by, Xike’s Thread Tide immediately ignited, turning into ashes in an instant, and also scorched Xike’s body.

Xike’s eyes were about to split. He immediately severed the threads.

Then he flicked his hand towards Su Hao.

‘Cutting Line’!

Su Hao immediately activated ‘Fire Ring’!

The ‘Cutting Line’ was swept by the ‘Fire Ring’ and also turned to ash.

Xike still didn’t give up struggling, pointing his ten fingers at Su Hao.

‘Penetration Line’!

Ten slightly thicker lines shot out from his fingertips, piercing towards Su Hao.

Su Hao swung his Long Blade, cutting the lines. He didn’t expect the broken ends of the lines to continue their momentum and embed themselves in Su Hao’s Armor.

‘Sizzle!’

Like placing hair on red-hot steel, the ‘Penetration Lines’ immediately scorched and curled, losing their effect.

‘Ah! Impossible!’ Xike went mad, as if he had lost his mind.

He generated large masses of Thread Tide again, rolling towards Su Hao. Each thread was incredibly sharp, and each thread was incredibly tough.

However, it was useless. Under Su Hao’s flames, all the fine threads turned to ash.

The fine threads that had once helped him fight invincibly now had almost no effect.

As Xike tried to counterattack again, Su Hao, covered in black, appeared before him and raised his Long Blade.

A flash crossed Xike’s mind. His eyes widened, and he blurted out: ‘You are the [Nightfiend]!’

(End of Chapter)