Published: February 6, 2025
"Thank you to Doujiang Dababao for the ten thousand starting coins, thank you to the one on the right for the 588, and thank you to the other brothers who voted!"
Xia Bai decisively removed her lineage.
In this special space, facing opponents that were twisted like rubber, her profession didn't offer Xia Bai much help.
Although she had returned to her original self, Xia Bai lost some of her ethereal grace, yet she was more familiar with this version of herself.
After all, the previous transformation was her first after obtaining lineage, and she felt a bit inexperienced using such a powerful ability.
She dodged an attack from a shadow, sidestepped, and her short knife slashed at another twisted monster. However, she did not see blood; instead, she only saw a pale wound that reminded her of pork being cut at a meat stall.
A pain shot through her waist, and Xia Bai was flung away.
This was the price for the wound she just inflicted.
Now, Xia Bai was getting more accustomed to this fighting style, trading injury for injury.
It seemed simple, even rough if taken literally.
But in fact, it was not like that at all. Fighting this way required a high standard from the person involved.
First, one must have exceptionally good resilience to withstand hits; otherwise, if you injure someone and they injure you back, and you can't hold on, then it becomes meaningless.
Secondly, one needed to learn to trade small injuries for larger ones, achieving the greatest benefit at the least cost. If you killed an enemy using this method but ended up crippled yourself, then such a victory isn’t really a victory.
It's easy to talk about, but if one wants to sustain only minor injuries, one must master timing, control over their body, and various on-the-spot reactions, all of which are essential. Very few can accomplish this.
Lastly, one must have a resilient heart.
To endure pain, withstand torment, and conquer suffering, like a cockroach that refuses to die, vitality must be incredibly strong.
Xia Bai's experiences had given her such a heart, and perhaps even more. Her psychopathy made her exceptionally ruthless towards anyone except Ye Zhongming, including herself, which allowed her to develop a fighting style that became her trademark.
Moreover, Xia Bai didn't just possess a fearless heart; she also had thick nerves. No matter the situation, she wouldn’t show panic or fear. Her stubbornness in seeking solutions to problems was shocking.
For example, right now, she hadn’t even thought about where she was; her only focus was on how to kill these twisted monsters.
Others might act similarly, but their inner thoughts would be about killing them to avoid becoming like them. Yet Xia Bai thought, "You hit me, I'll kill you."
Such a straightforward approach often allowed her to accomplish things that many, who acted with deliberation, could not.
The short knife once again cut into a shadow, and Xia Bai was hit again.
However, this time, instead of using the force to fly out of the fray and look for another opportunity, she took the hit head-on, retaliating with her weapon, severing several fingers from the guard that had just struck her.
Those fingers fell to the strange gray ground and disappeared after a flash, while the hand began to visibly grow new fingers at an astonishing speed.
Even with Xia Bai’s considerable resilience, she couldn’t help but frown.
Several guards surrounded her again, launching their attacks, and Xia Bai resumed the fight.
The short knife sliced through the guards, creating wound after wound, while more scars appeared on Xia Bai’s body.
She discovered that the wounds inflicted by these guards didn’t heal; only the missing parts of their bodies could regenerate.
This made Xia Bai change her strategy, leaving various cuts on the twisted guards without severing their limbs.
A punch landed on Xia Bai’s chin, and she heard the sound of bones cracking. Unable to dodge in time, she was knocked away and fell heavily to the ground. But at that moment, she managed to slice open one guard's throat for the first time.