Boom!
Fire burned fiercely as shrapnel flew in all directions. A layer of stone glow and an invisible force field shone on Kieran.
Instantly, Kieran's HP, which had been halved by half, recovered by 200 points.
The [Heavily Wounded] status disappeared from Kieran's attribute window.
[Tessirot's Blessing, Scale of Blessing]
[Primus Arm, Primus Leather Armor]
The protection from the Rare and Legendary pieces of equipment had allowed Kieran to survive the explosion unscathed.
Wilco was not so lucky though.
The explosion had not only destroyed Wilco's force field barrier, but it had also left him in a miserable state.
His red shirt and pants had long since become ragged, and his entire body was covered in black stains that were mixed with traces of blood.
Although Wilco had noticed the anomaly before the explosion, he had been caught off guard and had been a step too late. Sometimes, being a step too late was enough to seal the deal.
"Damn it!"
The pain made Wilco's killing intent surge.
However, the next moment, his face turned pale.
Kieran was standing in front of him, his thumbs crossed and his fingers extended, his palms facing Wilco as he chanted, "Aioplds!"
Fuuuu!
A cone-shaped flame burst out from between Kieran's palms, engulfing Wilco.
The scorching heat was still wreaking havoc in the secret passage, and the sound of the explosion was endless. Bang!
Bang! Bang!
Bang! Kieran fired the [Mire-02] in his left hand and the [Python-W2] in his right.
His fingers squeezed the triggers repeatedly.
Bullets rained down on Wilco.
But that was not the end.
After the [Python-W2] in Kieran's right hand was emptied, he quickly reached for the back of his waist.
A broken ring appeared in his hand.
Ding!
Kieran threw the ring precisely at Wilco's feet.
Boom!
Another explosion occurred.
This time, Wilco did not have the protection of the force field barrier.
After taking a hit from the [Burning Hand] and a baptism of 13 bullets, this explosion was the last straw that broke the camel's back.
With unwillingness and hatred, Wilco's body danced in the air along with the explosion.
In the end, he fell heavily to the ground.
There was no sound.
[Burning Hand: Inflicts 200 Fire Damage to Target HP, Target has Beginner Immune to Lethal Attack, Beginner Elemental Resistance, Beginner Tenacious Armor, Intermediate Iron Skin, Resisted 50 Damage, 150 True Damage Inflicted …]
[Shooting: Lethal Attack, Inflicts 100 Damage to Target HP, (50 Firearm Weapon, Light (Musou) X2), Target has Beginner Immune to Lethal Attack, Beginner Elemental Resistance, Beginner Tenacious Armor, Intermediate Iron Skin, Resisted 85 Damage, 15 True Damage Inflicted …]
[Explosion: Inflicts 200 Damage to Target HP (Firearm Weapon, Explosion (Master)), Target has Beginner Immune to Lethal Attack, Beginner Elemental Resistance, Beginner Tenacious Armor, Intermediate Iron Skin, Resisted 150 Damage, 50 True Damage inflicted to Target, Target dies …]
…
The battlelog that appeared in his vision announced Wilco's death.
After confirming the man's death, Kieran leaned on the wall helplessly, panting heavily.
The sound of breathing filled the entire secret passage.
Although both of them had only exchanged blows for less than ten seconds, Kieran had given it his all and gave it his all.
He had used Musou Level [Hand-to-Hand Combat, Kick Combat] and [Barsical Kick] to lure Wilco into his trap, and then he had used Wilco's desire to extract information from him to restrict his movements. Then, he had used Wilco's Force Field Barrier to get rid of unnecessary obstacles for the [Burning Hand].
Everything was linked together. Other than his trump cards, luck had played a big part in his victory.
Kieran could not deny it.
He knew that if Wilco had not wanted to keep him alive to extract more information about Alcatraz Island and had underestimated him, Kieran would have been killed the moment they met.
The fact that Wilco had appeared behind him without a sound in the Celestial Garden was proof enough.
Without that, Kieran would not have been able to kill Wilco.
He would not have had the time to think about his next move.
That was why Kieran felt a sense of relief.
He was glad that he had killed Wilco, and he was glad that he had gotten what he wanted.
An orange item floated up from Wilco's body.
Kieran walked over and picked up the Rare item.
As the orange glow faded away, a crystal clear ring appeared in Kieran's hand.
A wisp of dense blue mist swirled around the ring.
[Name: Wilco's Grudge]
[Type: Accessory]
[Rarity: Rare]
[Attack: None]
[Defense: None]
[Attributes: 1. Chilling Touch; 2. Grudge Curse]
[Effects: None]
[Prerequisites: None]
[Able to bring out of the dungeon: Yes]
[Remarks: A mission that Wilco had thought was easy had become his journey to death. The arrogant Wilco was filled with resentment and unwillingness!]
...
[Chilling Touch: When the skill is activated, the wearer needs to touch the target with the ring to activate a Powerful freezing attack. Lasts 5 seconds (When the ring touches anything other than the wearer and the wearer's belongings, the attack will end), 1 time per day]
[Grudge Curse: Anyone who wears the ring will be cursed by Wilco. Each time Chilling Touch is activated, the wearer will receive 300 damage (Can be nullified by skills, but the skill must be higher than Wilco's curse level!)]
...
"Powerful attack!"
When Kieran saw the [Wilco's Grudge], he was immediately attracted by the [Chilling Touch]'s attack. However, he frowned when he saw the [Grudge Curse].
300 damage!
For Kieran, who did not have any immunity skills, it was true damage.
The 300 true damage was enough to put Kieran into a [Heavily Wounded] status, and that was when Kieran was at full HP.
If he was at half or low HP, once the [Chilling Touch] was used, he would die instantly.
However, a Powerful attack was a must for Kieran!
Why did he enchant [Jagdtiger-X1] with a [Critical Hit]?
Wasn't it to get a higher attack?
The [Critical Hit] enchantment had a certain chance of being triggered. It was not like it could be triggered every time.
Now that he had a 100% chance of activating a Powerful attack with attributes, even if there were some drawbacks, Kieran would not give up on it.
Kieran put the [Wilco's Grudge] on his right middle finger.
The crystal clear ring was adjusted to the thickness of Kieran's middle finger.
It was an ability that normal items did not have.
Kieran moved his right hand around to make sure that he could put on the [Lightning Tiger's Finger] without any problems. Kieran then looked at Wilco's body.
He hoped to find more spoils of war.
However, the results were disappointing to Kieran.
Wilco had gone through multiple explosions, and he had not left any loot behind.
The Magical Item that Kieran had placed his hopes on, the one that could activate a force field barrier, had also been destroyed by the explosion.
Kieran picked up his backpack and grabbed Simones, who was still unconscious. Then he started running, continuing his unfinished retreat.
Although Wilco had been killed, Kieran did not think they were safe.
There was only one reason why Wilco had appeared in the tunnel and intercepted them: Carlos was dead.
Kieran did not know how strong Carlos was, but the pressure that Carlos gave him was no less than Wilco's. Kieran was sure that Wilco would not have been able to kill Carlos unscathed.
Moreover, it was done in an extremely short period of time.
What did that mean?
Wilco had help!
Other than that, Kieran could not think of any other possibility.
Therefore, this secret passage was definitely not safe.
He had to leave before Wilco's helpers found out that he was dead.
As for where to go?
Back to 1st Black Street.
He had to find Nikorei.
Following the appearance of the Night Demon Society, Kieran knew that he would only be safe if Nikorei was there.
While he was deep in thought, Kieran reached the end of the tunnel.
There was a ladder leading up.
At the top of the ladder was a secret door.
However, before Kieran could climb up and push the secret door open, the door opened.
The secret door was opened.
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