As a Great Demon King powerhouse, Skye also felt the murderous intention. He asked Chen Rui, "Do you want to …"
"No need." Chen Rui shook his head and pouted his lips at Alian and the others. Skye understood what he meant. Just take care of the three girls and Master Xingxing.
"Arux! Come with me to have a look. " Chen Rui greeted Arux, walked over and patted him on the shoulder. He slightly increased his strength.
Arux had been following Chen Rui for more than a day. He understood something was wrong and nodded, "Yes, leader."
As soon as the word "leader" came out, Chen Rui immediately felt that the target of the murderous intention turned to him. He was secretly puzzled.
Vasasha saw that Chen Rui had something to talk to Arux about, so she walked straight to the other side.
Arux followed Chen Rui all the way out of the night market and actually walked to a remote place. They didn't stop along the way and arrived at the south gate of the Dark Moon City. Although the city gate generally did not allow free access at night, the guards at the gate recognized Instructor Arux, so they didn't dare to stop them.
The two walked through the southern suburbs until they reached a huge desolate pit. Only then did Chen Rui's footsteps stop.
"Arux, you're quite close to the Demon King now, right?"
"Yes, I've already faintly felt that limit. I'm only one step away from breaking through."
Chen Rui nodded, "So what do you think is the best way to break through the bottleneck?"
"Fight!" Arux's eyes lit up. Master pulled me here. Could it be that he wants to use fighting to guide me to break through the last line and advance to Demon King? Before this, he had privately requested to fight with Athena several times. However, due to the huge difference in strength, and Athena's skill of suppressing her strength was not skillful enough, she couldn't perfectly control it at the Higher Demon level, so he was completely defeated.
"That's right, and it must be a real battle. Are you prepared to die?" Chen Rui asked with a serious expression.
Arux nodded sternly. His eyes were extremely firm. He didn't have a fortuitous encounter like Chen Rui. Other than the devil fruit, his strength was accumulated through countless actual battles. He had experienced several life and death situations, so he naturally understood that the more life and death battles were, the more potential he could break through the bottleneck. Compared to a real life and death battle, Athena's battle was just a sparring session.
"Then …" Chen Rui saw Arux's determination. He suddenly raised his voice and shouted, "The two people following, come out!"
Arux was taken aback. He didn't feel anyone following him!
"Humph! I can't believe I was discovered by an ant like you. But so what? You're going to die anyway. "A cold voice rang out. Under the moonlight, the silhouettes of a man and a woman gradually became clearer.
When Chen Rui heard the word ant, he suddenly thought of Broc. His heart was filled with disgust. He asked, "Who are you? Why do you want to kill me and Arux?"
In the night market, the previous murderous intent was targeted at Arux, but then it turned to him. It seemed that both of them were the target of the other party.
The buxom woman snorted coldly, "I'll let you die knowing. My name is Dominique, and this is Cyprus."
Chen Rui shook his head, "I don't know you. Since you want me to die knowing, you can at least tell me the person who instructed you."
"You're the leader of the Cloak Gang, Aguile!" The woman's eyes showed a monstrous hatred, "Wick of the Gorefiend Gang is my younger brother!"
Chen Rui thought of Wick, who was personally killed by Arux. He finally understood the source of the woman's hatred. He didn't expect the leader of the Gorefiend Gang, who was supported by the Mellon Family, had such an early stage Demon King sister!
However, Wick was cruel and bloodthirsty, and he was a sworn enemy of the Cloak Gang. There was nothing to explain if he was killed. It was just that this man and woman thought that he was only at the peak of Higher Demon in the state of "True. Breath Holding", so they walked out without a care.
The man, Cyprus, spoke, "I initially wanted to see what secrets you were discussing here. I didn't expect you to be delusional enough to charge into the Demon King realm by challenging us! You're overestimating yourself! Dominique, I'll leave Wick's murderer to you. "
"Of course! After killing these two, I'll kill everyone in the Cloak Gang to avenge my brother! "Dominique walked out. Her cold murderous intent had locked onto Chen Rui and Arux.
"Every debt has a debtor." Chen Rui took a few steps back and pointed at Arux, "He's the real murderer who killed your brother. Go and find him."
Arux had already understood Chen Rui's intention. His fighting spirit soared, and he gathered all his strength. A double-headed scythe appeared in his hand. He walked slowly toward Dominique, and the flames on his body were already shining.
"The leader of the Cloak Gang is actually such a cowardly person!" Dominique said disdainfully. She looked at the fearless Arux and nodded, "At least you still have some courage. However, the courage that transcends your strength can only be regarded as stupidity!"
Arux didn't respond. He swung his scythe, yelled, leaped high and slashed at Dominique. Dominique showed a contemptuous smile. She didn't use transformation or buff flames, so she easily avoided the slash. At the same time, she punched Arux's chest. Arux groaned. His entire body shook and he took six to seven steps back before he could stand firm. His face was inevitably a little pale.
Dominique was a little surprised. From her point of view, although she didn't use her full strength in that punch, it should have sent Arux flying, causing him to vomit blood and fall to the ground. The gap between realms was quite obvious, especially between Higher Demon and Demon King. It was equivalent to the lower to middle level.
Chen Rui wasn't surprised by this. The reason was simple, equipment.
Arux was currently armed to the teeth. Scythe, armor, boots, wristguards, belts, and rings were all "experimental products" of Chen Rui's mechanics. Although some of the quality hadn't reached excellent grade and could only be regarded as very close to excellent grade, it was undoubtedly extremely luxurious for a Higher Demon.
Arux felt his blood boiling. He had the experience of fighting with Athena, so he wasn't afraid. He took a deep breath and rushed forward again under the acceleration effect of his shoes. His speed surprised Dominique. Arux's specialty was to replace defense with offense. His flames were even more blazing. Thunder sounded, and the dark star iron scythe in his hand turned into several light arcs, rolling towards Dominique.
Dominique's figure flashed like a ghost, avoiding the light arcs one by one. However, Arux's attack was very experienced. It wasn't uniform speed, but a combination of fast and slow. It was like an unpredictable trap that was impossible to guard against.
Dominique was a little careless, and her face was swept by the light arcs. The dark star iron weapon with special sharpness and bloodthirstiness instantly broke through Dominique's skin defense, leaving a bloody mark on her face. Dominique was furious. She didn't expect to be hurt by a Higher Demon, and it was the face that she cared about the most. She shouted angrily and instantly moved behind Arux. In the blink of an eye, she had transformed into her battle form.
The Demon King-level Great Demon was no longer an ordinary transformation form. Both of Dominique's elbows had long bone spurs that were as sharp as a blade. She slashed towards Arux.
Arux was alarmed, but the opponent's speed was too fast. It was too late for him to dodge, so he immediately teleported and dodged. The angry Dominique was about to kill Arux with all her might, but she suddenly felt that her movements were stagnant. Her speed was actually greatly reduced – it was a symptom of being affected by [Slow]!
Dominique's gaze fell on the cloaked man, "Aguile", who was nearby. She sneered, and her buff flame blazed. The Great Demon's flame could eliminate negative states, but no matter how she burned the flame, she couldn't eliminate the effect of [Slow]. There was only one possibility. The opponent's magic and spirit power had far exceeded the power of the flame. On the other side, Arux didn't give Dominique a chance to breathe. The scythe turned into two and attacked again.
Dominique's bone spurs blocked the scythe. Sparks splashed, but there was only one more crack. Then, it gradually recovered. With the sharpness of the dark star iron, it actually couldn't cut off the bone spurs. It seemed that this was the mutated power of Dominique's bloodline.
Although Dominique had just advanced to Demon King for less than a year, and she couldn't exert her speed under [Slow], although Arux had luxurious equipment and was only one step away from Demon King, approaching the power of Demon King and mastering the power of Demon King were two different concepts. The difference in strength between the two was still obvious. With just a few confrontations, Arux was already in danger. If it weren't for his good equipment and rich combat experience that allowed him to avoid the killer move at the critical moment, he would have died several times already.
Chen Rui didn't help. There was no free lunch in the sky. Besides, judging from Arux's eyes earlier, he wouldn't let him help again.
"Dominique, you're too slow. It takes you so long to deal with a Higher Demon." Cyprus walked down the stage. His voice was a little loud, "We don't have time to stay here for too long. I'll help you capture that Aguile."
"Dominique's [Slow] still has about half an hour, Arux." Chen Rui shrugged, "I will never help you again. Whether you die or break through, it's up to you."
"You should worry about yourself, ant." Cyprus looked proud, "Even if your magic power is special, it has no effect on me. My mutated bloodline attribute weakens magic. However, I won't kill you. I'll only cut off your limbs. I'll leave your life to Dominique. "
"The word 'ant' … I'll return it to you."
When he said the word "ant", Chen Rui had already appeared in front of Cyprus. Cyprus was shocked. Before he could defend, there was a cramping pain in his abdomen, and his whole body was sent flying. Chen Rui's figure was extremely fast. He had already caught up with him in mid-air. Taking advantage of the fact that Cyprus lost his balance in the air and couldn't exert force, Chen Rui swung his hand forcefully, turning the backward force into an upward force. Cyprus was thrown into mid-air.
Chen Rui bounced his feet and appeared above Cyprus. He clenched his fists and slammed them down. "Bang!" With a muffled sound, Cyprus was like being hit by a huge hammer. He fell heavily to the ground, causing a tremor.
These few moves were done in a flash. At this time, the words "I'll return it to you" were just spoken.
Dominique on the side was shocked. She knew Cyprus's strength very well. Intermediate stage of Demon King! He was actually beaten up by this Aguile. Then Aguile's strength … is at least on the same level as Cyprus! The word "ant" is indeed not qualified unless both of them admit that they are ants.
Didn't the intel say that a few months ago, Aguile fought hard against Arux in the Dark Moon Arena and finally won by a narrow margin? Arux hasn't even reached Demon King yet. Could it be that the intel is wrong, or something special happened in these months …
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