Chapter 558 Chance of Victory

Chapter 558: The Possibility of Victory

Everyone's gaze turned towards the motionless creature standing in the corridor.

The thing with the appearance of a nurse was clearly an Eerie Entity controlled by the withered branch, and it might even be the avatar of that mysterious giant tree. But now, Tian Yue's dagger was still embedded in its temple. The blade continued to flicker with residual electric light, blue arcs flowing along the edge, illuminating the nurse's ashen-gray face, making it appear exceptionally eerie.

The lights in the corridor were back on, but unlike the other nurses, this entity hadn't retreated to the wall. Instead, it stood there motionless, as if forcibly frozen in place.

"It seems attacking these things is feasible." Chi Yan also snapped back to attention; the most important thing right now wasn't the new facial mark on Su Bai.

Su Bai followed Chi Yan and the others forward to observe the nurse and the withered branch behind her.

Although he couldn't see with his eyes, Su Bai could sense that there wasn't much of the Red Moon's power on the nurse and the branch.

Something was off.

According to their previous speculation, the Eerie Entity lurking behind Ward 666's Neonatal Department should be the giant tree hidden in the corridor. But why was there none of that suffocating Red Moon power on the withered branch it controlled?

Were their speculations wrong, or had "it" already detached from its main body, lurking somewhere in the Neonatal Department?

Legends Su Bai had heard in his previous life flashed through his mind. Some extremely powerful Eerie Entities might have a main body that was a tree, a building, or even an entire forest or a sea of blood. Their forms made it difficult for them to move freely under the Red Moon. But when their power became too terrifying, they would give birth to their own avatars, allowing them to walk and hunt freely.

The only problem was that damage inflicted on the main body would be reflected on the avatar, and vice versa. Therefore, many Eerie Entities chose to protect their main bodies well, keeping them in places they could safeguard.

"The power I left on the dagger is starting to fade."

Tian Yue's tone carried a hint of caution. Simultaneously, the electric arcs that had been swirling around the blade of the dagger embedded in the nurse's temple gradually dimmed.

Almost at the same moment, the motionless nurse swayed slightly. The joints in its limbs emitted a series of creaking, grinding sounds, as if being reawakened from dormancy by some force.

"Since we're experimenting, let's do it thoroughly." Jie Ying's voice suddenly rang out.

*Brother, that Sister Xie took out a really big cleaver from her handbag. Could that handbag be the legendary storage-type prop?* A familiar voice sounded in Su Bai's mind.

Le Shiya had woken up.

However, everyone's attention was now focused on Jie Ying's actions. They saw her slowly withdraw a sharp cleaver from the handbag she carried. The knife was thicker than an ordinary kitchen knife, with a broad, sharp blade that gleamed with a cold metallic sheen in the dim light.

This knife seemed utterly incongruous with Jie Ying's usual image of an unattainable beauty, even appearing somewhat abrupt.

*Clang—!*

The blade hacked fiercely at the withered branch trailing behind the nurse. However, the expected sound of splitting wood did not occur. Instead, there was a sharp clang of metal on metal. Where the blade struck, a shower of tiny sparks erupted, as if it had hit something incredibly hard.

The withered branch was completely unscathed.

Jie Ying frowned slightly, glanced at the knife in her hand, then looked up at Tian Yue, her tone still calm. "Miss Tian, can you imbue this knife in my hand with your ability?"

Within this team, she still maintained her original, formal way of addressing people.

"I'll try. After all, my dagger was specially made. I'm not sure if I can succeed." As Tian Yue's voice fell, accompanied by a crackling sound of electricity, a dazzling electric arc instantly climbed onto the blade. Blue-white light flowed along the metal surface, emitting a low hum.

Tian Yue's expression turned somewhat surprised. She clearly hadn't expected the cleaver to take to the electric charge so well. Jie Ying's knife probably hadn't been enhanced by the Special Operations Group's methods. So, another possibility was that this knife itself was a very special and valuable prop.

Jie Ying swung the knife again—

*Clang—!*

The blade hacked into the withered branch once more. This time, although the sound was still that of metal clashing, Su Bai keenly sensed the surrounding power fluctuations beginning to intensify. Their attack must have drawn "its" attention.

"It's... it's bleeding!" Xiang Feiyu's voice carried a tremor of disbelief.

Everyone looked at the wound. Where the withered branch had been struck, a thick, blackish liquid was slowly seeping out, like blood or some kind of putrid sap, oozing slowly down the branch.

"Even with a prop and ability enhancement, we can only make a wound like this?" Jie Ying stared at the bleeding crack, her tone still flat, but a trace of dissatisfaction flickered between her brows.

"Let us help too." Xu Rui spoke up, his tone firm. "Although Feiyu has de-aged due to breaking a rule, his physical enhancement ability is still there. If Miss Xie doesn't mind, perhaps him wielding the knife would be more effective."

As Xu Rui spoke, Xiang Feiyu quickly wrote out the words to inform Jie Ying.

"Also, my ability can further enhance other players' abilities, so I can boost Feiyu's strength again." Xu Rui seemed confident about this.

"And me." Feng Xuelan had recovered somewhat by now and said with a deep breath, "My ability can further fortify this knife and soften that branch-like thing, weakening its toughness."

"I'll also imbue the knife with stronger electricity. Let's try again." Tian Yue said solemnly. Faint crackling sounds of electricity could be heard in the surrounding air.

A gleam of anticipation ignited in everyone's eyes.

They could injure this thing. That meant they weren't completely without a chance of victory.