: The Death of Herzog

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A tremendous sense of crisis surged within Herzog; he had a feeling that if he were to strike again, he might really die!

With its fleshy wings flapping behind it, Herzog, suspended in mid-air, turned at an incredible angle of rotation.

He's trying to escape!

The audience members watching this scene were all astonished, their jaws dropping in surprise.

What did they see? The White King was scared away by a player?

A cruel smile appeared on Lin Zhiying's face; this was exactly what he wanted.

Killing him with one blow would be too easy on him.

Moreover, Herzog definitely has a second phase.

Based on my experience from my previous life, the best way to deal with a boss with two phases is not to kill it directly, but to weaken it.

The blade, writhing with flames, slashed fiercely at the fleshy wings behind Herzog.

Like cutting butter with a knife, it flows smoothly from top to bottom without any obstruction.

The dark golden blood flowing from the wound was instantly evaporated by the high temperature, leaving only blackened, scab-covered flesh at the incision site.

With one wing severed, Herzog could no longer maintain his balance and crashed heavily to the ground.

But he didn't stop; the guy behind him was too dangerous, and he had to escape.

The mighty White King was crawling on the ground, using both his hands and feet, like a pig or dog at the mercy of others!

Han Li was stunned for a long time before he reacted.

This, this is a good thing!

"Quickly, start the live stream! Contact the backstage team and broadcast this footage. The title should be... 'The Death of Herzog'!"

This is absolutely amazing material! The promotional effect of releasing this will be phenomenal!

Lu Yue hurriedly contacted the back office, and countless personnel were mobilized.

Lin Zhiying's game screen was moved directly to the center of the big screen, while everyone else was squeezed into the corners.

Han Li's eyes lit up as he looked at Lin Zhiying in the picture, showing a strong interest in the guy.

Unexpectedly, this guy actually has some skills.

But how should he handle Herzog's second phase?

None of that matters. Even if he were dead now, he would have already achieved his goal of publicity!

Han Li sighed softly, feeling a little regretful.

He wasn't very optimistic that Lin Chih-ying could survive the second phase.

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"Go ahead and scream, scream your lungs out, it won't do any good, hehehe..."

In the game scene, Lin Zhiying, carrying a knife and with blood splattered on his face, laughs wildly as he approaches step by step.

In the footage, he looks more like the villain, while Herzog looks like an innocent victim being targeted by a psychopathic killer.

"You ant, you do not understand the power of the gods!"

As he was injured, Herzog felt the power within him gradually awakening, but he had not yet reached that critical point.

He had already figured out how to deal with the guy in front of him.

"A god, you must be!"

The folding knife was stuck in front of Herzog, and then pulled down hard, removing his other fleshy wing as if it were a surgical exoskeleton.

He went from being a dragon descendant to a free-range chicken.

Herzog felt pain in his body, but in his heart he prayed that the other man would hit him harder.

Lin Zhiying has confirmed that Herzog's strength in the first stage is basically equivalent to a B-level hybrid, and that's without using Word of Power.

With "Time Zero" and "Monarch Flame" at his disposal, killing him would be as easy as killing a chicken!

His folding knife moved incessantly across Herzog's body, cutting him open like a thousand slices, leaving bloody holes, dissecting his joints with the skill of a butcher.

Always keep Herzog a tiny distance from the second phase.

The audience felt it was too bloody, but Lin Zhiying still didn't stop.

"I suggest a thorough investigation. This guy definitely has some side hustle."

"Agreed, even I, a pervert, am starting to get a little worked up watching this."

"Something's not right with you."

Herzog is now essentially a youthful version of a "human pig," with his hands and feet still hanging, but all his joints have been cut off.

The folding knife swung in an arc and struck his neck.

The next moment, Herzog, who should have died, opened his eyes again. His flesh and blood regenerated rapidly, and he felt his power return. He secretly vowed to repay what he had lost a hundredfold or a thousandfold!

Then he realized that he still couldn't move.

Every joint in the limbs has been removed, and even if it can regenerate, it will not be possible to fully recover in a short period of time.

Herzog felt fear for the first time, a fear called "death".

"You can't kill me... Do you want to become a dragon? I can help you, just let me go..."

His face revealed a fawning expression; he was a "person" who would do anything to survive.

A "person" detached from all interests, a pure "birth".

"OK."

Lin Zhiying's lips curled up in a playful smile as he gently pressed the Peacekeeper against the back of his head.

"My gun has six bullets. With each shot, you have a one in six chance of dying. It all depends on your luck."

"If you're still alive after six shots, I'll leave."

Hope rekindled in Herzog's eyes. Ordinary alchemical pistols couldn't harm him at all; he still had a chance to turn the tables!

"This shot is for Erii!"

Lin Zhiying recalled the image of the girl crying at the "Red Well" and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

[Peacekeeper, costing 50,000 gold, currently at 0 gold!]

As expected, in this standalone game level, only the equipment was carried over, but the money was not.

So to some extent, this has led to the current bizarre situation.

Of course, this isn't a "bug," it's a "mechanism"!

The golden bullet that appeared out of nowhere struck Herzog in the back of the head.

He felt as if he had been struck by a giant hammer, and then white flames erupted from all over his body, destroying the joints that he had finally managed to reconnect.

Something's wrong with this gun! If this continues, Herzog is feeling excruciating pain; he might not even last six shots before he dies!

This triggered the "Judgment" effect.

More and more people gathered in the venue. The audience members below the stage, as well as those watching the live stream online, remained silent, watching the scene in quiet.

The title of this scene is also: The Trial.

Lin Zhiying pulled the trigger again without hesitation.

"This shot is for the 'Giant Tortoise Brothers'!"

Two somewhat similar handsome faces appeared before my eyes.

"My brother is the best!"

"My dream is to sell sunscreen on Montalivate Beach in France."

The two of them nestled together and died in each other's arms.

"Bang!"

[Peacekeeper, consuming 50,000 mana points, current consumption: 0!]

Herzog's wound was bleeding profusely.

The effect triggered this time is "bleeding".

"You're lucky, you still have four shots left."

Herzog is barely alive.

"A madman, this guy is absolutely insane!" Herzog thought to himself.

I'm...I'm doomed!

The more selfish a person is, the more afraid they are of death. That's why Lin Zhiying ordered six shots, so that he would experience death again and again on a psychological level.

"This shot is for all those who died because of you."

Aso Makoto, Yabuki Sakura, Sakurai Kogure, Inuyama He... each and every one of these lives is a blood debt owed by Herzog, and now they've come to claim them!

"Bang!"

[Peacekeeper, consuming 50,000 mana points, current consumption: 0!]

"This shot was for... wait, how did he die?"

Lin Zhiying looked at the fallen Herzog with a sense of regret, still feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

He only now realizes that he has been calculating one thing wrong all along.

That means the probability of each shot triggering "instant death" is not one in six, but one in five.

Because the Peacekeeper was positioned behind Herzog's head, it was "guaranteed to hit"!

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