The Nanling Plains, already stained red by blood and fire, burned beneath the night sky.
Followers roared and fought to the death, hunters charged endlessly forward, and the air reeked of death and despair.
At the very center of the battlefield, Xu Zhu's world had completely stilled.
——
[Residual Edge Sync Rate: 99.9%]
[Extremity State: Critical]
[System Notice: Storm Core resonance detected, Residual Edge Extremity may trigger a special event.]
The whispers in his ears were no longer murmurs, but deafening thunder:
"Residual blood… residual blood undying… the storm is the master…"
His eyes turned entirely crimson, golden cracks shimmering deep within his pupils.
The trajectories of Residual Edge became countless scarlet threads, enshrouding the battlefield.
In that instant, he no longer saw only the death paths of his enemies—
But the life and death of all, nailed into fate by blood-red lines.
——
Leng Tian gripped his blood spear, his face for the first time turning grave.
"This aura… is that the Extremity?!"
The spectator channel erupted in madness:
[The Residual Blood Maniac is reaching Extremity!]
[The first-ever Residual Edge Extremity in the entire server!]
[Holy shit… is this about to trigger a global announcement?!]
——
Blood surged from Xu Zhu's throat, his body convulsing, his mind nearly torn apart.
But at that moment, the golden light of the Storm Core suddenly burst forth, suppressing part of the Residual Edge's frenzy.
[System Notice]:
Storm Core resonating with Residual Edge.
Residual Edge Extremity — temporarily stabilized.
Effect: All death lines revealed across the battlefield, freely controllable.
Side Effect: Permanent +30% mental damage.
——
Xu Zhu gripped his staff with both hands, voice hoarse yet thunderous:
"Residual blood undying… the storm follows me!"
Boom!!!
As the staff fell, the death trajectories of Residual Edge became tangible bloodlines, sweeping across the battlefield!
Dozens of enemies were pierced through simultaneously by the crimson threads, vanishing into gray light at once!
The followers froze for a heartbeat, then erupted with frenzied roars:
"Residual Blood Maniac! Residual Blood Maniac!"
——
[World Announcement]:
Player "Xu Zhu" has triggered hidden state — Residual Edge Extremity.
The full form of the Residual Blood Curse has been revealed for the first time server-wide.
Current event difficulty: increased by one level.
The channel spiraled into chaos:
[Global announcement! Residual Blood Maniac in Extremity!]
[This is legend!]
[Insane— is he truly residual blood?!]
[Residual blood undying!]
——
Leng Tian's face darkened, his blood spear shattering the air as he roared:
"Residual Blood Maniac or Storm's Son, I don't care! Tonight, you die by my hand!"
Xu Zhu's crimson eyes blazed, staff sweeping wide, Residual Edge's bloodlines twisting to suppress Leng Tian's spear force head-on.
"You want to kill me?" His voice was low, like a fiend crawling out of a sea of blood.
"—Then pay with your life."
The Storm's Extremity had finally descended in full.