The sudden spatial vortex completely stunned the Blood Elf.
He never imagined that without even engaging in battle, Lin Ran would dare to provoke him so recklessly by personally charging forward.
Was Lin Ran truly unafraid of him charging forward and fighting alongside the demons?
It was precisely this unexpectedness, combined with Shen Wei's swift and forceful attack, that caused him to be thoroughly hit by this targeted strike.
*Crack!*
With a clear and crisp sound that echoed, the Blood Elf's head was cleanly twisted off by half.
Along with his flowing, dashing golden long hair, it dissolved into the air.
From the severed wound where his head had vanished, gray calamity energy continued to leak out.
However, the Blood Elf did not die from his severed head. Instead, relying on the calamity energy leaking from within his body, he re-condensed a brand new half-head.
Self-healing ability?
But it seemed to come at a price...
After re-condensing his head, the Blood Elf's energy noticeably diminished, and some of his calamity energy was lost through leakage.
Although the overall loss of energy was not significant compared to his total reserves, it was still a loss. And judging by the extent of this loss, it was highly unlikely to be reversed in a short period.
As long as he could maintain continuous pressure and offensive rhythm, he could likely make their recovery unable to keep up with the damage he inflicted.
Through this back-and-forth engagement, it wouldn't be difficult to wear them down.
Not to mention, it appeared that these individuals had no means to break through his defenses.
As for calamity energy, judging from the recent exchanges, it was likely insufficient...
Turning his attention back to the Blood Elf.
The Blood Elf did not seem to react to Lin Ran's sudden intrusion. After healing his injuries, he still stood in the rear, observing coldly, his thoughts unknown.
The demon, however, was enraged by Lin Ran's actions.
What kind of joke was this?! To sneak attack his brother from behind right under his nose, and he didn't even notice...
What was most infuriating was that the sneak attack had actually succeeded!
Where would such a prideful person like him be able to show his face?
"Seeking death!"
The enraged demon spread his hands, conjured his demonic wings, and unleashed a torrent of black demonic aura outwards.
Lin Ran, however, still did not take him too seriously. While deploying his Gate of Babylon to suppress the flying demonic aura, he engaged the demon in close-quarters combat.
Although Lin Ran appeared quite serious, the demon could clearly sense that Lin Ran's focus was not entirely diverted from the Blood Elf.
In truth, Lin Ran did feel that the Blood Elf posed a greater threat.
Despite the Blood Elf not having made a single move thus far, the aura of danger emanating from him was far more potent than that of the demon.
Therefore, it wasn't that Lin Ran was deliberately underestimating the demon; his threat level was genuinely moderate.
"Setting up formations for a big move?"
Lin Ran deliberately voiced his thoughts to the three of them.
The demon's expression clearly shifted, and he unconsciously increased the force of his attacks.
The Blood Elf appeared outwardly calm, but a tremor in his internal energy fluctuations proved that his heart was in turmoil.
"It really is, isn't it..."
"It seems my extremely untimely appearance here has greatly exceeded your expectations, hasn't it?"
Lin Ran casually caught a heavy punch from the demon with his palm and then said with a grin.
The Blood Elf's expression grew even more grim, but he still offered no rebuttal to Lin Ran.
After all, what Lin Ran said was essentially the truth.
They had set up an extremely grand teleportation array here, covering every detail to the point where no gaps were left.
Yet, who would have known that Lin Ran, who should have been teleported away, would appear here, and seemingly unfazed?
Since Lin Ran showed no surprise, they naturally could not either.
Thus, despite their eyes nearly bulging out upon seeing Lin Ran, the three of them forcefully suppressed their astonishment.
This was especially true for the Blood Elf, who served as the leader and captain of their group.
Although he tried to console himself that this was merely a minor part of their grand plan, and a slight hiccup wouldn't make much difference, Lin Ran's incredibly annoying smile still cast a shadow over his heart.
The Blood Elf gritted his teeth and said:
"Give up struggling... No matter how hard you try, your ultimate fate is to become nourishment for the earth. There is no difference!"
Is he trying to change the subject now?
Lin Ran became even more amused.
Looking at the Blood Elf's constipated expression was truly satisfying.
Meanwhile, the demon was about to explode with rage.
Lin Ran had effortlessly blocked his seemingly decisive punch with a casual wave of his hand. Not only that, but he was even able to forcibly hold his ground with internal energy and engage in a casual conversation with the Blood Elf behind him...
If he didn't show this fellow some real pain and make him suffer, he would never be able to overcome this humiliation in his life!
"Demon Transformation!"
The demon roared, rapidly expanding his body and continuously injecting calamity energy into the emanating demonic aura, intending to suppress Lin Ran through area control.
In response to the demon's provocation, Lin Ran merely smiled lightly:
"What, have those of you hiding in the shadows never seen me play before?"
Susanoo!
A cerulean Tengu armor suddenly appeared before the demon's face. Wielding the Ten-Finger Sword, it sliced the demon in half.
"Waaah!"
The demon, halfway through its expansion, let out a piercing scream as it was bisected. It hastily abandoned its lower half, which was being devoured by the Ten-Finger Sword, and used its upper half to reform its body.
However, Lin Ran had no intention of letting him off the hook. Piloting this nearly fully formed Susanoo, he unleashed another slash, stripping away another piece of flesh from the demon.
Such a cruel sword! Such a potent energy construct!
The demon, now cornered, finally realized that facing Lin Ran in this state, without unleashing all of its desperate measures, would only result in being utterly dominated.
Since that was the case, let's drop the pretense!
"Stars... Realign!"
The demon whispered, looking with a fond gaze at the eighteen gray stars in the sky.
*Thump!*
In the next moment, the aura of a tenth-tier powerhouse erupted from the demon without reservation.