Bai Pu gripped the greatsword with both hands, stepped forward, and delivered a horizontal slash, leaving a deep scar on Emperor Gustav's body!

Under the rules of the Spirit Realm Will, the person who lands the final blow on a monster (the slayer) will enjoy 20% of the kill contribution.

Bai Pu's goal was clear: to snatch the final blow from Duke William's hands.

Although his output was not as sustained as Duke William's, his short-term explosive power was not weak, and with careful planning, there was a good chance of success.

At this moment, Gustav's defense had weakened, further highlighting the chainsaw sword's formidable 30-point armor penetration.

Emperor Gustav let out a muffled groan, the blocking speed of the golden heavy shield clearly a beat slower, barely managing to fend off Bai Pu's follow-up Wind-Seeking Second Blade.

Duke William also attacked from the side, the sword edge deeply embedded in Gustav's back.

Just then, a black light flickered, and from the shadows, an awakened one appeared, flashing into view. The long spear in his hand emitted a black meteor-like glow, aiming for the vulnerable spot on Gustav's neck.

Obviously, seeing a dying lord, someone could not resist the temptation and wanted to seize the final blow on Gustav.

Duke William frowned slightly but said nothing. He could see that this spear-wielding awakened one belonged to the Swedish Rebel Army's camp.

Although the spear-awakened one disobeyed the orders of Bai Pu and Duke William, the Duke had no authority to intervene; he merely revoked the Eagle Domain's enhancement for this awakened one.

Bai Pu's eyes grew cold, the gravity field of the Blood River Territory suddenly determining to treat this spear-wielding awakened one as an enemy!

[Your Blood River Territory inflicts a 40-point slowing effect on the awakened 'Gun Ghost,' while dealing 15 points of dark attribute damage per second.]

The speed of the spear-awakened 'Gun Ghost,' formerly boosted by the Blood River Territory, now had to endure the field's negative control effects!

On top of that, he had lost the benefits of the Eagle Domain enhancement.

Fortunately, Gustav no longer had enough Blood Fighting Qi to maintain the Blood Ring Domination Domain, or else Gun Ghost would be entirely suppressed by the Blood Ring Emperor's domain skill.

Even so, Gun Ghost's speed decreased significantly, as if his body was tied with a thousand pounds, slowing the black meteor-like strike considerably.

"You are not worthy to kill me!"

With a furious roar, Gustav raised the golden heavy shield just in time and used what little Blood Fighting Qi he had left in a pulling maneuver!

The golden heavy shield exerted a powerful suction force, yanking Gun Ghost's spear out of his hands, triggering a disarming effect due to the failed strength check.

Simultaneously, his body lurched forward due to inertia.

Gustav's next sword strike, as fast as the wind, pierced Gun Ghost's chest, sinking deep to the hilt!

In Gustav's eyes, dying to a powerful figure like Duke William was honorable, and although Bai Pu's strength was inferior, his steel-like defense was admirable—dying by Bai Pu's hand was not regrettable.

But for a mere Swedish Rebel Army soldier to dare to kill him?

Had that succeeded, history would record: On such-and-such a day, Emperor Gustav Adolf of the Blood Ring Empire was killed by an unknown nobody.

Thus, Gustav retaliated fiercely!

In one defense and one attack, in just two moves, Gustav showcased his strength and skill to the fullest, displaying that even near death, the dignity of a lord could not be taken lightly!

If not for the depletion of Blood Fighting Qi, Gustav's sword into Gun Ghost's body would have dealt enough damage to trigger an instant kill (causing one-third Life Value damage in a single blow to a vital part).

Now, Gun Ghost survived, severely wounded, hanging in midair by a broadsword, like a wind-dried, living fish.

Duke William even paused, thinking simply to wait and let Gustav take out this transgressor.

However, Bai Pu, to avoid prolonging the uncertainty, acted directly, the Chainsaw Greatsword slicing through Gustav's neck, taking away the last hundred Life Value points.

Bai Pu was concerned that if Gun Ghost had some powerful single-target damage scroll, he might clear Gustav's remaining Life Value, stealing the final kill contribution, which would mean Bai Pu would have to share half of the Lord's Treasure Chest with him—how infuriating!

In the Winter of 1624, on the battlefield of Linköping, Emperor Gustav Adolf of the Blood Ring Empire was slain by Swedish Rebel Army Commander Dior Fulri.

The power of the Blood Ring Fortress came to an end.

Henceforth, in the world of Flesh and Blood Plague: The Distorted World, an era of power struggle began. Nations that gained knowledge and Extraordinary Power from the Flesh and Blood Plague vigorously developed Flesh and Blood Alchemy, nurturing more "Qualified" to prepare for future possible war conflicts.

Bai Pu retracted the Blood River Territory, glancing coldly at the awakened one codenamed 'Gun Ghost.'

Gun Ghost's face turned pale as he received a prompt from the Spirit Realm Will:

[Swedish Rebel Army Commander Dior Fulri has expelled you from the Swedish Rebel Army camp, and all Battle Merits you gained in this war have been reset.]

This was Bai Pu's authority.

In front of the natives, Bai Pu couldn't just directly kill Gun Ghost—after all, although Gun Ghost disobeyed orders and attacked Gustav, in the natives' eyes, he hadn't betrayed the camp; it could be seen as "too eager for merit" or "harboring a deep-seated grudge against Gustav" and similar reasons.

Were Bai Pu to kill him, it would make Bai Pu look petty instead.

Of course, another reason was Bai Pu's good mood.

[You killed Blood Ring Emperor Gustav Adolf, significantly altering the fate of Flesh and Blood Plague: The Distorted World, earning 1 Legend Point.]

Meanwhile, Bai Pu's belt, the [Iron Waist Guard of the Immortal King], in the quick equipment area with the Spider Demon Tower Shield, emitted waves of heat—evidently craving the corpse of a Lord Level powerhouse like Gustav.

Additionally, there was the dark gold treasure chest hovering above Gustav's body!

Almost all the awakened ones present had their eyes fixed on that dark gold treasure chest.

After all, it was a lord's drop.

Despite the involvement of native strongmen in the kill, meaning the chest might be diluted, a thin camel was still larger than a horse, so the loot was sure to exceed that of an Enhanced Leader's chest.

Bai Pu reached out and grabbed it, amid the jealous and glaring eyes, and stored the dark gold treasure chest in his storage space.

Simultaneously, Bai Pu took out the battered, almost severed Spider Demon Tower Shield and chose Gustav's corpse for devouring.

The Spider Demon Tower Shield burst into a dark gold light, enveloping Gustav's body completely, then transformed into a Dark Gold Cocoon.

Of course, in the eyes of the natives, this scene was invisible; they could only see and touch the Spirit Realm Will's fake Gustav corpse, lying quietly on the ground.

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