"Boom——"

In the Blood Burning State, Nuobai’s speed skyrocketed, shattering the ground with a step as she broke the sound barrier. The violent wind pressure snapped nearby trees like twigs as she charged at Lucifer at supersonic speed.

However, just as Nuobai reached Lucifer in an instant, her eyes suddenly narrowed.

She inexplicably withdrew her attack, using the immense power and inertia from the Blood Burning to counteract it.

The sudden change in force direction put great pressure on her body, causing her blood vessels to rupture and large bruises to appear on her skin.

Finally, she halted her movement, jumped back to increase distance, and frowned as she gazed ahead.

"Clap clap clap..." Lucifer began clapping, smiling mockingly, "You noticed so quickly? Not bad, truly impressive."

At that moment, snow was falling, and a snowflake landed in front of Lucifer, unexpectedly splitting in two and dropping to the ground.

The fine droplets of melted snow suspended in the air, then fell in a slanted trajectory, reflecting a fleeting glint.

There was something in the air...

It was a type of nanowire, thinner than a hair, almost impossible to perceive with the naked eye, and possessing extremely strong toughness, forming a barrier in front of Lucifer.

If Nuobai had continued at her previous speed and crashed into it, her body would have been sliced up without any resistance, turning into a heap of remains!

The opponent had planned the ambush in advance, and who knows how many such nanowires were set up around. Nuobai didn’t dare to act rashly.

She activated the Crimson Rose Blood Code, massively differentiating her body’s IPS cells into cone cells and rod cells.

These two types of cells significantly enhanced her eyesight’s light sensitivity, allowing her to see everything around her in the dark.

Soon, all those previously imperceptible nanowires became visible to her eyes.

She could clearly see white traces crisscrossed around the neighborhood, each representing a nanowire.

From the time she left Grandma Zheng’s convenience store to going home and being bombed down, it was only a few minutes, leaving little time for the Hellhound Mercenaries to set traps.

Their nanowires hadn’t completely sealed off the surroundings, and there were many gaps.

Nuobai locked onto a gap, quickly dashed towards it, prepared to bypass the nanowires and attack Lucifer directly.

Seeing Nuobai’s actions, a barely noticeable curve appeared on the corner of Lucifer’s mouth.

Halfway through her charge, Nuobai suddenly felt something strange under her foot.

Her keen combat intuition quickly made her realize...

A landmine!

She forcibly changed her sprinting direction with the Power of Burning Blood, immediately taking evasive action to the side.

Although her speed was fast, the landmine’s detonation time was extremely short, just a few tens of milliseconds, and she couldn’t fully escape the explosion range.

"Boom!!!"

It was a steel ball mine, and after the explosion, numerous alloy steel balls rapidly spread in all directions, forming an airtight web of destruction.

Nuobai crossed her arms in front of her to protect her vital areas, but the alloy steel balls rained down on her, opening up dozens of ghastly blood arrows.

She fell heavily to the ground, splattering a large pool of blood. Before she could catch her breath, an oppressive feeling came from the side.

She rolled and dodged with great effort, and the spot where she had been lying was suddenly blasted open, leaving a charred bullet mark.

"Bang!" The gunshot only echoed after the mark appeared.

A sniper hidden in the distance had joined the fray.

Nuobai gritted her teeth tightly.

There were too many enemies around.

Who knows how many more traps they had set.

Being surrounded like this was not a good situation...

It’s better to escape first.

Vengeance definitely needed to be taken.

But if she lost her life here, everything would be for nothing.

Just as Nuobai was secretly planning her escape route, she suddenly felt her heart pinch hard, her knees involuntarily buckled, and she half-knelt to the ground.

Her smooth forehead was covered in cold sweat, dripping down her cheeks, her breathing becoming sharp and rapid as her right hand instinctively grasped at her chest.

What was happening...

Why was she unable to breathe...

The steel balls from the landmine shouldn’t have hit her vital points...

Even if they did, with the regenerative power of the Crimson Rose Blood Code, she should have been able to recover...

Just as Nuobai was confused, an even more shocking situation occurred.

Despite her desperate activation of her hyper-regeneration ability, the bloody holes created by the alloy steel balls wouldn’t heal; instead, strange black blood flowed out.

The Crimson Rose Blood Code... was it failing?

No, it’s not failing...

It’s another kind of power ravaging inside her, its destructive speed surpassing the recovery ability of the Crimson Rose Blood Code!

"Hehehe..." Lucifer walked slowly towards Nuobai, bypassing the nanowires, and asked with a teasing smile, "How does it feel to have Python Poison-contaminated steel balls inside you?"

Nuobai’s hand firmly grasped her chest, her injuries becoming more severe, as she coughed up a mouthful of black blood.

Lucifer looked at Nuobai like a predator watching a dying prey struggle: "I got the poison on those steel balls from a big shot in the company. He’s a Python Poison Blood Code Carrier, mid-level transliminal, at least a full level higher than you."

"Even if you’re a carrier of the Crimson Rose Blood Code, you’ll still be suppressed by this advanced Python Poison. The steel balls will continuously release toxins inside you, making you more and more painful."

"I’d say, stop struggling, it’s so tiring. Just lie down obediently, and I promise to give you a quick end."

With those words, he pointed his handgun at Nuobai’s head, smiling malevolently, "Goodbye, Silent Death God. The bounty of 500 million, and the fame for killing you, will all be mine."

Before he could pull the trigger, Nuobai suddenly erupted.

Nuobai had been maintaining the Blood Burning State, possessing stronger physical functions than other carriers of the same level Crimson Rose Blood Code, allowing her to unleash one final burst of power in the face of certain death.

She gripped a shard of glass that had fallen from a previous explosion and fiercely stabbed it towards Lucifer’s throat.

Suddenly, a blazing blade light flashed.

Nuobai’s eyes reflected flying limbs and a swirling blood flower.

"Pfft!"

Her hand severed, blood gushed out from her wrist like a spring, staining the ground red.

Nuobai staggered back several steps, collapsing once again to her knees, pressing hard on her severed wrist, and looked at Lucifer unwillingly.

Lucifer held a Tang Blade in his hand, the weapon she had once used, clearly stolen from her home earlier.

Imitating Nuobai’s signature move, Lucifer clamped the scarlet Tang Blade under his arm, wiped the blood off it, then sheathed it back under his coat with a reverse grip.

"Clack." The Tang Blade slid into its sheath with a cold, crisp sound.

He stuck out his tongue provocatively, his face full of mocking laughter, "Forgot to tell you, I’m also an expert with cold weapons."

"Your blade is quite nice, but it deserves a new owner. A cowardly mercenary always thinking about retreating doesn’t deserve such a fine weapon."

He signaled everyone to combine their attacks to end Nuobai’s life.

The Hellhound Mercenaries rushed forward when suddenly Nuobai lifted her only remaining hand high into the air.

In her palm, a dense Blood Crystal had formed.

The Crimson Rose Blood Code carriers not only had potent regenerative abilities; their full power lay in controlling blood, with super regeneration being only one aspect.

Advanced carriers could exert finer control over their own blood, including altering its properties and forms.

The Blood Crystal formed using this ability exceeded the hardness of metal, and its power when launched was more terrifying than that of a bullet.

Seeing that Nuobai had gathered such a large Blood Crystal in her palm, Lucifer realized her intention and immediately retreated into the convenience store to hide.

"Boom!" The Blood Crystal exploded under Nuobai’s control, dispersing into thousands of fragments that spread in all directions.

The surrounding Hellhound Mercenaries couldn’t dodge in time and were hit by the Blood Crystal shards, causing screams to fill the chaotic scene.

Once the Blood Crystal fragments settled, Lucifer clambered out from behind the convenience store wall, pushing aside a few stumbling Hellhound Mercenaries, looking around.

"Tch." He spat on the ground.

Nuobai had already escaped during the earlier chaos.