Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 2011 - 2074: Dark Handmaiden

The maid’s aura rose again, and her palm strikes were even more fierce than before, with a touch of brutality. The black energy around her surged, putting considerable pressure on Li Yifei. Everywhere she passed, even the fallen leaves quickly turned yellow and black, and several members of the Holy War Organization who were watching rolled and crawled backward.

It was obvious that they had seen this move from the maid before, as fear showed on their faces. This black energy seemed to be a kind of sacrifice that could grant greater power. After the sacrifice, the black energy emanating from the maid exuded a threatening aura that even made Li Yifei feel in danger.

He pulled back a bit, watching the maid’s transformation. Li Yifei had never felt this black energy on the Holy Maiden, which suggested two possibilities: either the Holy Maiden hadn’t used it on him, or she didn’t know how. Li Yifei leaned toward the latter; it seemed that what they practiced was different.

As the black energy grew denser and the terrifying aura increased, the maid’s eyes also changed. Her originally blue eyes slowly turned gray, then black, and eventually entirely black, like two pieces of black glass that didn’t reflect light and seemed to draw in anyone who looked at them.

The maid, now surrounded by black energy, was full of killing intent. This intent was different from before, as it mixed with the black energy and slowly pushed back Li Yifei’s aura. If Li Yifei didn’t take measures, he might soon be forced to retreat step by step.

"Humph." Li Yifei snorted heavily, his chest puffed up, and his aura instantly surged outward. With this snort, his aura blocked the maid’s black energy.

"You forced me to this!" The maid’s voice sounded like it came from the Nine Nether, carrying a cold, icy tone. Although right in front of him, it felt as if she were far away.

Li Yifei said, "A minor trick, do you think this is enough to defeat me?"

"Haha, is it really so difficult to beat you?" The maid didn’t seem in a hurry to attack because her sacrifice was not yet complete; the powers she gained needed to continue to infuse into her body.

Half a minute passed, and the maid completed her sacrifice, gaining great power. From within the black energy came countless cries and wails, as if many souls were trapped inside. Li Yifei frowned as he looked at the maid, and coldly said, "Are you practicing evil magic?"

"Evil magic? Haha, what’s evil about it? The strongest is always the best." The maid neither confirmed nor denied it.

"Alright, alright." Li Yifei nodded repeatedly. He instinctively felt that what the maid practiced was far more sinister than the Tame Head techniques in Southeast Asia. The cries and wails within the black energy might well be wrongful souls.

Li Yifei transformed his palm into a blade and looked up at the maid.

Neither spoke, and both moved at the same time.

The four Holy War Organization members who had retreated far back were filled with both excitement and fear. Although they didn’t know exactly what the maid practiced, they knew that every time she used it, she needed to replenish, and this replenishment wasn’t simply resting, but required lives!

Knowing this, how could they not be afraid? Yet, they didn’t dare to leave now, knowing the maid wouldn’t let them off easily if they did.

Knowing it was evil magic, Li Yifei decided he must change his initial plan. He needed to eliminate this woman today, as what she practiced was too malevolent.

As soon as they exchanged blows, Li Yifei felt the evil qi assault him, almost overwhelming him. He had to muster a surge of True Qi, focusing on his palms, using hand blades to sever the persistent black energy.

Unfortunately, the maid’s black energy seemed inexhaustible. Even as Li Yifei slashed through it repeatedly, new black energy would surge forth. This black energy seemed to have a life of its own, actively attacking him.

Damn thing! Li Yifei’s True Qi rapidly circulated, continuously flowing from his Dantian.

From the outside, the two seemed to move so fast that the four onlookers could hardly catch even a shadow.

Bang, bang, bang, three consecutive clashes, each contact was fought to exhaustion. Li Yifei stepped back two steps, and the maid three; from the scene, the maid was slightly inferior.

Isn’t this enough? The maid’s face turned unnaturally black, unlike any normal human black, especially since she was originally Caucasian, making the blackness appear more terrifying.

How powerful is this Golden Eagle? No wonder the Holy Maiden couldn’t defeat him and needed the elders to resort to such measures, the maid thought. Then the thought came: after paying such a heavy price today, she must kill Li Yifei, or else it would all be for nothing!

With that in mind, the maid’s hands formed strange gestures again, and a red-black worm crawled out from her sleeve. The maid placed the worm in the flesh between her thumb and index finger, and it burrowed directly in. Li Yifei noticed that the wound from the worm barely bled, and the blood at the wound was similarly blackish.

Even the blood has changed color, Li Yifei thought to himself. This maid is probably one of the most peculiar people Li Yifei has encountered in his training journey thus far.

As the worm burrowed inside, her face quickly changed again; first from the forehead, it seemed as though an organism suddenly appeared under her skin. Li Yifei’s eyelid twitched, feeling that the organism might be the black-red worm from before.

The worm burrowed quickly, but Li Yifei was in no hurry to attack and instead observed the maid. This woman had many tricks up her sleeve; the fight hadn’t lasted long, yet she had taken several doses of medicine.

Damn, this is a bit disgusting, Li Yifei muttered, pulling at the corner of his mouth. It seemed as though there was nothing beneath the maid’s facial skin, allowing the worm to crawl freely. Strangely, the maid’s face showed no signs of pain; on the contrary, she seemed to enjoy it.

Li Yifei had no idea what was going on, but it was clear that the opponent was quite abnormal. Fortunately, the child was not cared for by such a person, otherwise...

After the worm crawled around under the maid’s facial skin, without waiting for it to emerge, the maid suddenly made her move, attacking Li Yifei.

This time, the maid’s strength surged again, and as she charged forward, a sinister black wind swirled around her, filled with a rancid, bloody smell. Whether this came from the worm biting her, or from the worm itself, was unclear.

This medicine works well, Li Yifei sensed the maid’s enhancement. If before she could be on par with the Saintess, now she was even more formidable, at least more so than the Saintess Li Yifei contended with before.

"Boom!" Li Yifei swung a fierce punch, aiming directly at the maid’s chest. Previously, such a punch from Li Yifei would send someone flying. Of course, given her new strength, the maid should have been able to dodge Li Yifei’s punch and avoid being hit.

When Li Yifei’s fist struck the maid’s chest, she suddenly lifted her head, a strange smile playing on her face.

Hmm? Damn! Li Yifei’s heart skipped a beat. Though his fist hit the maid’s chest, which should typically feel soft, the sensation on his fist was quite different, even oddly peculiar.

Something isn’t right. Li Yifei quickly tried to retract his fist, but it was too late. A dark smoke suddenly erupted from the maid’s chest, enveloping his fist entirely. Never before had Li Yifei heard of energy capable of stopping solid objects, but as he tried to withdraw his fist, he realized it was trapped by something inexplicable, as if his punch had struck a vacuum pocket, blocked due to internal-external pressure differences.

As Li Yifei tried to retract his hand, the maid’s attack was already closing in. With a bridge technique, she swept a leg while two black claws reached for Li Yifei.

"Damn!" Li Yifei hastily used his other hand to block, simultaneously channeling True Qi into his trapped arm. With a ripping noise, the maid’s black claws tore away two patches of his clothes, leaving black marks on the exposed skin.

The True Qi surged, and the black marks slowly faded, though they seemed to have a life of their own.

What on earth is this? Li Yifei felt a burning sensation but was quietly thankful that he had only been scratched. Had the claw penetrated him, and the dark energy invaded his body, the pain could have been unimaginable.

He lifted a foot to kick the opponent’s pelvis, using his full strength. The maid had no place to escape, pinned by Li Yifei’s knee, yet she was not sent flying.

"Is this all you’ve got?" The maid kept Li Yifei’s hand trapped with black energy, taunting him after blocking several of his attacks.

Do you think you’re above defeat? Li Yifei was a bit angry. He didn’t feel he was in grave danger; if it were a life-and-death situation, the Worm within him wouldn’t just sit idly—it would rush out to help him fight the maid.

His relative safety meant that he was not too endangered, but the black energy was particularly troublesome. Li Yifei could feel an agonizing pain emanating from the coated skin of his fist, akin to being thrust into concentrated sulfuric acid.

"Get the hell away!" Li Yifei blocked the maid’s claws, gathering his strength and shouted loudly as he fiercely swung the trapped arm. The force was so immense that it was astounding. Although the maid hooked her legs around Li Yifei’s leg, she was ultimately swung aside by Li Yifei.

The four observers at a distance gasped, unable to believe it. Could the maid actually be defeated?

Their hearts quickly settled as the maid hadn’t lost; she hadn’t sustained significant harm. After being swung away, she continued her assault. Li Yifei, in turn, bent forward to deliver an Earth Fist, aiming to smash the maid into the ground.

Few can force Li Yifei to desperation; among those he has encountered, scarcely any have required his full exertion. Murong Yuanqing and other elders can be counted among them. Besides them, there was Satan in their last grand battle. Beyond that, Li Yifei hadn’t faced any Unparalleled Strongman. Surely, this maid couldn’t surpass them, Li Yifei thought.