Hundredfold Return

Smiling Jazz grabbed his own shoulder and ripped downward with force!

As his robes flew upward, the appearance underneath caused everyone's pupils to constrict.

Smiling Jazz was highly mutated; twisted vines pierced the surface of his body, which was covered in feathers that precisely traced the lines of his muscles, while his knees were highly reversed, his form somewhere between a bird and a feline, with massive black wings unfurling from his back.

As those wings spread, three slender arms slowly drew a semi-circle behind him, and a scale, a codex, and a hammer appeared one after another.

A bright halo floated above Smiling Jazz's head, and three eyes bulged from his face at the same time, rolling around and squeezing against each other as his entire body emitted a warm light.

A hexagonal colorless crystal replaced his heart, with a dense network of blood vessels spreading like crawling insects from his chest to the rest of his body.

The colorless crystal pulsed.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The heavy thumping, like a roaring engine, echoed through the palace, making hands go numb and consciousness waver.

He had merged with the traits of the Three-Legged Bird!

In this special state, the eerie and divine aura of Smiling Jazz alone filled those around him with awe, and the minds of players with low psyche values were instantly washed blank by a flood of mysterious, contaminated, and meaningless knowledge.

Even the members of the Silent Sequence, including his own teammates, had never seen the man in such a state.

"Get the kill at all costs!"

An ear-piercing shriek erupted from Smiling Jazz's beak, filled with strange languages and low chants, yet strangely, everyone present understood the meaning behind his words.

"Ignore Smiling Jazz and save your skills; the kill belongs to the Heterogeneous Front!" Clotho-Lan's valiant shout exploded in everyone's ears.

"Push forward and avenge our vice president!" The members of the Golden Navigator let out a war cry and charged at the front, hacking down anyone who dared to stand in their way!

Li Liujin swung her weapon, slicing the pouncing monsters in two; the giant scythe in her hands was completely out of proportion with her petite frame, yet it shone as bright as a meteor streaking across the dark night.

The flag of Daybreak Elegy fluttered high on the giant scythe, and though the girl's face was covered in dust, it was filled with determination as the angel's halo above her head shone brilliantly, chanting to provide buffs for everyone behind her.

Winter Dawn and the Slaughterers launched their final charge at the same time, with thousands of fanatical gazes focused simultaneously on the figure seated upon the throne.

Everyone was venting days of suppressed frustration and final madness; the monster army retreated step by step before the Fourth Calamity and was soon surrounded near the throne, including the female general.

This remnant of the kingdom's forces retreated to their final position, facing the overwhelming army of the enemy.

The kingdom was on the brink of total destruction.

In the midst of this chaos, Smiling Jazz spread his wings and lunged toward the Incurable Crown, watching the health bar drop to around a hundred thousand; a fanatical light flashed in his eyes, knowing that the Incurable Crown was finally within his execution threshold.

As long as he could get close enough to activate the Judgment of the Three-Legged Bird, this farce would end instantly, victory would belong to the Silent Sequence, and the ultimate glory would belong to Smiling Jazz alone!

Just as his hand was about to touch the edge of the throne, a golden streak of light shot out from nowhere, slamming into him like a cannonball and blasting him back hundreds of meters.

"Dark Gold Rose!" Smiling Jazz hissed, fire erupting in his eyes.

"What the hell are you trying to do?"

"Even if you aren't going for the kill on the Incurable Crown, you still want to stop me? You're a lunatic, completely unreasonable!"

"I made a vow," Xu Xiaoyou said with a calm gaze. "Whoever dares to wrong me, I will pay them back a hundredfold."

"Fine!" Smiling Jazz laughed maniacally, his gaze darkening. "Then try and see if you can actually stop me!"

With that, he lunged toward Xu Xiaoyou like a bolt of black lightning, his claws reaching for the girl's face.

Xu Xiaoyou neither dodged nor retreated, fusing all her remaining offensive skill cards into a single 【Bad Girl Workshop Edge】 to clash head-on with Smiling Jazz; the long whip in her left hand danced like a storm, while the Rose Flowers in her other hand bombarded the air with a row of scorching flames.

The movements of the two were so fast that they were reduced to mere afterimages, leaving the people on the ground unable to see their exchange; they blasted their way from the left side of the hall to the right before crashing from the sky back to the ground together.

Xu Xiaoyou gripped her whip tightly, slicing through the air with such speed that the space in front of her was rent with a thousand cracks, sparks flying as flames erupted from every rift; upon closer inspection, they were tens of thousands of explosive rounds woven into a net of fire.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of explosions formed a brilliant golden rose, and Smiling Jazz's figure tore through the black smoke as he was sent flying backward; flames clung to him, and sparks flew from his charred skin as it regenerated, only to be riddled with bullet holes by the following volley.

Smiling Jazz's eyes widened in surprise; he hadn't expected the girl to still overwhelm him in their initial clash even in this state, nor was she affected by the contamination—just how high was this monster's psyche attribute?

Another spatial rift was sliced open in front of him, and Xu Xiaoyou charged out, her bright golden eyes glowing; four Rose Flowers with intricate golden patterns floated behind her, their muzzles aimed and firing in alternating succession!

Smiling Jazz was instantly suppressed into the ground by the overwhelming firepower, creating a web of cracks upon impact.

As dust rose, the golden figure's whip danced wildly in front of her like an indestructible drill as she charged into the haze; the crisp sounds of clashing weapons continued within the chaos, accompanied by flashes of white light.

In the blink of an eye, the invisible blade-winds sliced the surroundings into fragments, a row of bullet holes swept across the ceiling, and tall Roman columns collapsed under the pressure as the two figures burst out of the smoke.

Xu Xiaoyou sprinted across the ground, and the Hand of Silence ground all the incoming feathers into dust; at the same time, she grabbed a fallen stone pillar and hurled it toward Smiling Jazz like a javelin.

Smiling Jazz also unfurled his wings to maintain flight, and seeing the massive stone pillar tearing through the air toward him, he no longer held back; his aura surged as he let out a shriek and threw a series of punches, shattering the pillar into sections.

Finally, he grabbed the last piece of the pillar and embraced the sky, roaring as he dove straight down toward Xu Xiaoyou.

Xu Xiaoyou casually grabbed several spiral spears from her armory and threw them into the air with a slight build-up of power.

The spears collided with the giant pillar, and after a brief stalemate, the situation became one-sided; the surface of the pillar cracked and collapsed piece by piece, easily pierced by the spears.

The spiral spears turned into meteors, flashing through the air with a light so brilliant it rivaled the day, piercing through Smiling Jazz's body in an instant!