I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods

"Gah---!"

A toothache-inducing screech resonated as it appeared on the steel door.

The scarlet chitin scimitar, transformed by the Red Scale, under Yun You's full control, forcefully cleaved open the outer shell of the door, tearing through the steel plate, carving a gap at least half a meter long.

As for the depth of the gap... at least 150 millimeters.

Purely in terms of armor-piercing ability, Yun You's strike rivals that of an armor-piercing shell from an infantry fighting vehicle.

However... even with such a huge gap cut open, the steel door still stood firm, showing no structural damage.

"The thickness must be at least 220 millimeters, damn... it's too hard, isn't it?"

"I have to swing another strike!"

Yun You furrowed her brows, somewhat laboriously withdrawing the Red Scale Scimitar.

The hardness of the steel door had surpassed the main armor belt of most special vehicles.

In normal circumstances, an Apprentice Death God during their internship period would be unable to open such a solid steel plate.

Luckily, the Mad Dog Sequence could enhance Yun You's limb strength, while the Red Scale Scimitar could further convert this strength into pure destructive power.

The combination of the two provided Yun You with the strength to damage the door.

However, wielding the scimitar comes at a great cost.

Yun You struggled to lift the scimitar, her lower legs almost trembling.

She estimated that at most, she could only strike four times.

If the door still didn't open after four strikes, she would be left lying on the ground.

But Yun You generally wouldn't consider such consequences during a battle.

Without the spirit of disregarding life and death, she would forever remain indecisive and cowardly, never able to win.

"So, the second strike."

"It's still six steps away from me, there's time, no problem!"

Thinking this, Yun You swung the scimitar again, striking at the gap she had previously opened.

Crack!

This time, the iron door was completely pierced through.

The crescent scimitar sliced through the 220 millimeters thick iron door, drawing the red light on the other side into the door.

Yun You could even feel the sensation of air blowing past her fingertips.

The other side of the door still seemed to be a red corridor.

But this wasn't a big problem; Yun You knew that escaping from this ghostly place wouldn't be easy. What she was doing now was merely to shake off the Night Watchman.

"The door's thickness really is 220... well, it's not too bad, at least it's not infinitely wide."

"Except, this door uses the same door as the ship's watertight compartment, just cutting a gap isn't enough to destroy the main structure."

"Should I cut horizontally again? No, I'm afraid that won't work, this is monolithic rolled steel, its strength is far beyond spliced steel. Even if I cut out a cross-shaped gap, it wouldn't cause it to collapse by itself."

"Collapse..."

"Wrong."

"I don't have to stick to 'cutting' as a form, nor do I have to destroy the main structure of the door. As long as I create a 'path' for myself to pass through, wouldn't that be enough?"

Yun You had a sudden inspiration, changing her approach; she immediately thought of a solution.

"It's still four steps away... definitely enough!"

The little girl thought for a moment and made a decision.

She steeled her heart, disregarded everything, and directly wedged the scimitar into the gap of the door, forcing it inside...

Once the Red Scale Scimitar was completely wedged in, Yun You clenched her fist tightly and closed her eyes.

Meanwhile, the Night Watchman also jumped closer, further shortening the distance between itself and the girl, reaching a place less than ten meters behind her, watching Yun You's actions with a smile.

Perhaps in its view, Yun You's actions were very foolish.

The Red Scale Scimitar was sharp, but trying to cut open door weighing more than ten tons in a short time was simply foolish.

Neither chopping nor cutting nor sawing would accomplish it.

The Night Watchman smiled, as if it could already see the look of despair on Yun You's face.

But in the next moment, the scimitar in the little girl's hand moved.

However, its movement wasn't chopping, nor cutting or sawing, but... re-forging.

It was re-forging!

First, a "boom" sounded, transforming into star-like red light, then quickly condensed together, surrounding Yun You's right hand, bit by bit, forming a claw.

A claw shaped into a fist!

[Giant Blade Form·Activated]

Switching forms is another ability of the Red Scale.

It can seamlessly switch its current form during battle, alternating between claw and blade.

The price Yun You had to pay was the physical strength of a full-force punch or slash.

The conversion process, or rather... the process of the Red Scale forming a claw and blade is irreversible.

And unstoppable.

But what if it encountered an obstacle?

It would be just as it is now.

The gradually "growing" giant claw fist squeezed open the surrounding steel, forcing the door to deform.

The metal groaned and shrieked, emitting a series of nerve-wracking squeezing sounds.

"Creak...creak..."

The iron, squeezed apart, resembled waves spreading outward.

Due to excessive pressure, some metal even began to turn red, showing signs of melting.

But regardless of what happened, they couldn't prevent the forming of the giant claw.

The center of the iron door was forcibly squeezed open, creating a large hole!

This was Yun You's plan: using the indestructible material of the Red Scale and its irresistible transforming characteristic, she forcefully opened a hole on the door for herself to pass through.

The metal door was hard, but the Red Scale Giant Claw was harder, stronger!

Of course, due to the overwhelming pressure, Yun You's slender right hand suffered compression as well.

Her bones were unbroken, but her fingernail was broken, and the base of her thumb and the webbing between her fingers were a complete mess.

And as the saying goes, ten fingers are connected to the heart. Normally, a small injury to a finger can make a strong man sweat coldly from the pain.

Now, the little girl's five fingers suffered terribly, the pain shrinking her heart, almost causing her to faint.

But Yun You didn't care about her own injuries.

"My giant claw fist has a diameter of about 25 centimeters, while my shoulder width can shrink to a minimum of 28 centimeters. I need to get through it, just by a little..."

"Just a little bit!"

"So, get up!"

She gritted her teeth, grabbed the edge of the door gap, and tore to the side!

"That thing suddenly increased its jumping speed, did it get annoyed by us for tearing out a gap? No idea."

"It'll take about 5 seconds to reach here."

"5 seconds..."

"Enough! Absolutely enough!"

"Open it up, Yun You, tear it apart!"

"Ah ah ah---!"

The girl screamed, her body tense that her voice broke.

The Night Watchman quickly jumped forward, eager to reach out and grab the little girl.

The distance between them shortened to less than half a meter!

At this critical juncture...

The melted steel was finally torn open by Yun You, revealing a hole large enough for the girl to fit through.

Thus, without any hesitation, the little girl dispersed the giant claw, her entire body curling like a ball, rolling inwards through the opening, compressing to the other side of the door.

And the Night Watchman, grasped at nothing.

The crisis was temporarily averted.

But only temporarily...