"Boom ——!"

The sound of the earth being shattered suddenly sounded, and the quiet cold light was directly stepped through by the terrifying hooves of the demon species with a demonic posture.

It didn't even look at Rick in front of it, and it didn't even have the desire to attack, but just waved its claws casually, and its arms were as terrible as the pounce of a poisonous snake, and the pitch-black claws seemed to be coated with a layer of bright red under the wrapping of the alien elf, with layers of afterimage, and slashed towards Rick's body.

Looking at the afterimage that still seemed to be galloping under the enhanced vision, Rick's face was full of solemnity, and when the cold aura on the pitch-black claws was already close to his body, he suddenly jumped his legs, and with the twisting of his spine, he almost dodged the attack of the demon seed with a light and vigorous posture.

In the process, he even calmly ignored the killing machine that would kill him at any time, accurately stabbed into the joint of the opponent's attacking arm, and cut all the way along the lines of the muscles, causing purple-black blood to gush out.

For a moment, even the unpleasant smell of the corpse was diluted by the sweet smell of blood.

"Roar ——!"

The sharp pain from his arm caused the demon species to let out a high-pitched roar, which was filled with a smell of disbelief.

Its eyes widened suddenly, and it hadn't yet realized from the facts in its eyes.

How is this possible?

It wasn't surprised that Rick dodged his attack, after all, the random blow didn't mean anything, it was just a casual one.

After all, the killing intent it has for this little man is probably the level of seeing ants on the side of the road when passing by, and stepping on this level in the past.

As a high-level demon species with high intelligence, the purpose of its attraction to this group of humans is naturally not because it wants to rob the wolves that are being killed, in fact, the reason why it came here is because it recently discovered the strange thing that its kind was actually killed by humans, so as to find out the truth about why the human race has changed in this way.

That's why it let the slow humans run away and observe, otherwise it would have torn this group of weak people apart.

In the face of the huge gap between the two, even it will be more or less dragged down by its huge size, but it is still far superior to the group of humans in front of it.

Not to mention the already excellent strength and defense, even the magic attack of the forest spirit species could not break through its scales, but why, that weak human could actually hurt himself, obviously what he was holding in his hand was not a magic weapon, just an ordinary iron sword.

However, before the demon could come up with an answer, Rick had already bullied himself and used his body as a springboard with amazing balance, stabbing it through its internal organs with another swing of his sword, severing several thick veins along the way.

Blood erupted as if it had found a breakthrough, dyeing the huge body of the demon seed a deep purple.

This kind of injury is not a small fight like before, although I want to study whether this strangeness is caused by the strangeness of the person in front of me, but the manic instinct still makes this demon instinct instinctively burst out of its own magic.

In his angry roar, the alien spirit that had infiltrated his bones in the innate transformation suddenly burst out, spreading like gunpowder ignited in an instant, with a terrifying power like a landslide and a crack.

With the crunch of the air bursting, a circle of visible air waves radiated in all directions, and Rick's figure was unsurprisingly lifted high, flying upside down, and smashed straight into the distant hillside, knocking out a deep pit like a spider's web.

"Boom ——!"

The unabated force rolled up countless sharp wind blades, cutting through everything around them, and for a while, all that was left was the humming sound of friction.

"Humph!"

The tall demon let out a cold snort, and instead of paying attention to Rick who was being shaken away, he lowered his head and looked at his wound with a solemn gaze, and by forcibly closing the muscle, the blood that flowed out had been greatly reduced.

But the trend didn't stop, and every few seconds, a drop of crystalline, viscous blood squeezed out of the wound and smashed into the ground with an ominous low sound.

This phenomenon made the demon roar even more angrily, and even a trace of inexplicable fear.

As the pinnacle of the lower-level race, the physical strength of the demon race is far from being comparable to that of the orc race, and it is even more so as a high-level demon race.

If it weren't for a wound like a large hole, an injury of the level of being cut off by a sword blade and even internal organs would be directly covered by the regenerative ability in the next moment, but since the battle with that human, its injury has not improved. It's as if it's solidified.

The demon raised its head and was about to inspect the human's corpse, but it stopped after taking a step.

In the diffuse smoke and dust, he endured his diffused aura at close range, and with the quality that the other party had just shown, he should have suffered serious injuries from internal organs crushed into a ball and bones broken inch by inch, and it was normal for him to die on the spot if he was unlucky, but now, except for the clothes on his body that were a little embarrassed, Rick looked like he had nothing to do.

No, if you want to talk about change, there is still one.

The demon squeezed his eyes in confusion and looked at the strange red strip on Rick's head, where a small red light and shadow were slowly fading away, leaving a pale hollow groove.

It looked up in hindsight, only to find that it had a similar strip on its head, only much longer than Rick's.

"It's ...... What is the procedure? ”

It raises its own questions in a not very proficient human language.

However, the young man with an excited smile on the corner of his mouth gave it an answer in skillful demon language.

"It's not a technique, it's a mechanic."

"Mechanics?"

"That's right," Rick narrowed his eyes and looked at the red stripe on the enemy's head, "whether it's an injury you haven't recovered, or a small damage from me being knocked flying, and the health bar on our head, these are all mechanics, and in a game where players are fighting against disproportionate bosses, these mechanics are bound to exist to make it possible to attack." ”

Rick paused slightly, and said slowly: "Speaking of which, thanks to you, if you are willing to give me the opportunity to explain the rules, this game will become a PK between players, which will make this game a lot more difficult." ”

"But under the inherent arrogance of the upper species, you and other demon species have taken the lead in attacking, in this case, you can only exist as a BOSS, and considering our previous gap, my 'NO GAME NO LIFE' will naturally inhibit your regeneration ability, and will be able to kill me in seconds while retaining the effect of being shocked away, further reducing the damage, after all, the balance of the game is very important."

“NO GAME NO LIFE？”

The demon seed's face changed, chewing on the unknown term.

"Yes, this is my spirit suit," Rick said softly, "Although Lord Roland doesn't have a fixed title for this type of ability, according to him, this guy is a variant of the Void and the double combined with the power of the mind, so I will call it the spirit suit without permission." ”

Armed by the mind.

Rick had prayed countless times that it would be nice if reality were as simple as a game.

Even if the rules are unfair, even if the opponent will cheat, as long as there is a possibility of reversing the rules of strength and weakness, he will definitely find a way out of the desperate situation.

Perhaps it was such a strong desire that allowed Rick to obtain such a spiritual outfit.

"Although it's just an experiment, if you talk about the spirit suit alone, this chess piece of yours has already reached the level of the second rank."

Even Lord Roland gave him such an evaluation.

Although Rick didn't seem to understand this sentence at first, when he saw that Clonie could only use part of her spirit suit after awakening, and he could materialize the chess pieces, he also roughly understood his own particularity.

As long as the pieces in your hand are selected to a specific object and the rules that he has sworn to the will are announced, both sides will start a game as players that cannot be interfered with.

From combat, to wisdom, to mere competition, anything can be taken as a bet as long as both sides agree on it, life, soul, and even some conceptual existence.

And according to the strength of the other party, the difficulty of the game will also be spontaneously balanced by Rick's spirit outfit, but if the gap is too large, at most it will only retain the lower limit of having a strategy method.

Attacking like this demon species without saying a word, and directly aiming to take away life, will be considered cheating, allowing Rick to gain a large advantage, and the other party will be given the solidification of the boss template, which is one of the most significant punishments.

It was also by relying on its power that Rick killed a low-rank demon species alone last time.

"You say it's a game? No kidding! ”

Although the demon had vaguely understood the meaning of Rick's words, it still did not mean to believe it, but rolled up a shocking movement and rushed over again.

The atmosphere vibrated with a roar, and in normal times, the sprite-laced turbulence would be enough to slice Rick's neck.

But under the effect of the mechanism, just as the fragile iron sword in his hand will inevitably break through the defenses of the demon species as long as it hits, for the current Rick, it is just a gust of wind.

Rick stood up silently and raised his sword.

In the time just now, his physical strength bar has also been full, and with the bleeding injuries brought by this long sword, two more rounds, this high-ranking demon seed will inevitably die.

However, the next moment, a huge claw grabbed at his body in horror.

With a clear killing intent in his arms, the demon erupted with a strength far beyond usual, and Rick's expression was solemn, and he also took this opportunity to stab the other party's heart directly.

Realizing this, the demon species acted almost at the same time as Rick, and when he stabbed his sword, he also brazenly poked out another claw.

Then, in Rick's surprised eyes, the long sword with the clear sound pierced the demon's heart without any sluggishness, and the enemy's claws had already grabbed his calf.

The demon didn't intend to block the attack at all, but directly grabbed Rick's body and dragged him to the ground.

In an instant, the blood bar on the top of the two of them began to drop rapidly!

"Can you stop such an offensive with your game mechanics?"

Seeing that the plan worked, a trace of cunning flashed in the demon's eyes.

Although he didn't know much about the game, he didn't know much about many of Rick's words, but that didn't stop him from understanding the fact that he would die when the red stripe on his head disappeared.

But according to that human, it should be relative.

Even if you don't have that kind of player status, it doesn't make sense that the other party won't fail, and from the perspective of length and frequency, the one who dies first must be the other party!

Now that you have fallen into the calculations of the enemy, you should simply take advantage of the speed of your unrestricted forces.

You don't need any moves, just ordinary flesh to compete.

Anyway, even if he guesses wrong, he has room to redeem.

Rick's mouth was completely filled with the smell of rust and his face was pale, but his ability to not affect his physical attributes due to the reduction of his health bar was still tenacious.

The boy struggled to twist the hilt of the sword in his hand, allowing it to crush the huge heart completely.

But even such a serious injury could not change the difference in vitality between the two, and Rick's health bar was reduced to the edge at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he looked precarious.

On the other hand, the demon species still has a health bar that is nearly one-third or so long.

"Just human! Also trying to fight against the demon species, stop dreaming! ”

Just as the laughing demon species wanted to end the battle with its strange powers, its eyes widened.

Because, in an extremely disadvantageous situation, the smile on the corner of Rick's mouth still did not retract, and he even had time to cast a caring look at the enemy.

That's why...... Why do you think that you can win the game by fighting a battle that you can't resist with simple attributes? ”

Rick's hand suddenly lit up with a blazing white light, and his body, which had already run out of oil, actually gave birth to a new force out of thin air, tossing up inside the demon seed's body like turning over a river and a sea, and the speed at which the demon seed's blood bar decreased suddenly increased by a notch.

And his health bar suddenly became longer, saving him from his dying fate.

"No, it can't be!"

"I've also revealed some rules to you, whether it's as a player or as a boss, you're terrible."

Rick sighed and rolled his eyes helplessly.

"If the boss doesn't have any tricks.,Only use attributes to crush.,Who would play such a bad job.,For the sake of balance,It's natural to add a function for the player to increase the energy bar when they are hit.。

"Or, in plain language, you can understand, just now—I upgraded."

"So what!"

The demon species shouted angrily, wanting to lift it again to continue its attack.

"Even if your strength grows stronger, it's still far from me, the result won't change anything, and before you kill me, I'll empty your health bar!"

Hearing such innocent and ridiculous words, Rick was just about to speak, but he was suddenly stunned and looked at the top of the demon seed with surprised eyes.

There, a brisk, yet mocking, voice rang out.

"Not bad, you're not that stupid compared to other demon species, but unfortunately, you'll never be able to do that."

"Didn't this kid tell you everything? The health bar is also part of the mechanic, and you only have a quarter of your health bar left, so "

The demon seed turned his head in hindsight and stared blankly at the black-haired young man with ruby jade pupils in the sky, and he looked at the two people fighting below with gentle eyes, as if giving a verdict.

"—It's time for execution."

(End of chapter)